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Series
Pub. Date
2008, c2005
Description
"In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit--and the subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently"--Container.
3603) El pez naumero catorce
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Every night when he was a boy, Jose M. Hernandez would look out the window and stare at the stars. They were different colors: blue, yellow and white. Some were larger and brighter than others, and some twinkled as if they were alive. Later, when he saw man land on the moon on TV, he knew he wanted to be an astronaut. But Jose̹ struggled in school because his family moved constantly and he didn't speak English. His parents were migrant workers...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Appears on list
Description
In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage...
3606) Shooting gallery
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Jericho Hudson is a street kid with a gift for shooting pool and a knack for finding trouble. When he joins a group of local hustlers at a pool hall, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous hustle when he's played as a pawn in a contest of wits.
3608) Slavery & freedom
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Learn the impact of indentured servitude and chattel slavery on American life and values, and trace the development of political ideals taking shape in representative governments and local meeting places. Also, the social impact of the Great Awakening.
3609) Pangato: Soy yo, dos
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
¡Pangato y Buamp regresan con más aventuras! En esta nueva colección de historias divertidas, el dinámico dúo felino explora las artes plásticas, viaja a una realidad alternativa donde el mundo se ha vuelto extraordinariamente tonto, juega videojuegos y ¡mucho más! Descubre desde monstruos debajo de la cama de Buamp hasta las razones por las que NUNCA debes comer ensalada, ¡porque este nuevo volumen de Pangato tiene de todo un poco!"--
3611) Barbie of Swan Lake
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
A young girl named Odette (played by Barbie) follows a beautiful unicorn into the enchanted forest and picks up a magic crystal that proclaims her destiny as savior of the enchanted forest. Odette, hampered by an overwhelming sense of insecurity, feels herself unfit for the job and sets out to leave the forest when the evil wizard, Rothbart, turns her into a swan. Meanwhile, love blossoms between Odette and Prince Daniel. Eventually, Odette finds...
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
Over the last century, thousands of people have gone missing. Suddenly, 4400 fo them are returned all at once in a blinding explosion. Unclear about what this even means, the government invesitages the 4400 to piece together where they've been. But then slowly the 4400 begin to manifest strange powers, and it becomes clear that they are going to change the human race... forever!
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
"Entre los objetos personales de Frida Kahlo había una pequeña libreta negra a la que llamaba 'El Libro de Hierba Santa' con su colección de recetas de cocina dedicadas a la Santa Muerte. Esta se exhibiría por primera vez en el Palacio de Bellas Artes con motivo de la fecha de su natalicio. El día que se abrió la exhibición al público la libreta desapareció"--Page 4 of cover.
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
It's senior year, and Miley is at a crossroads. After all these years, does she still have the best of both worlds? Can she continue her alter ego, Hannah Montana, or will she leave it all behind to be an ordinary girl? Bonus features include cast goodbyes, final season alternate ending, and more."
3620) Eraser
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
A U.S. Marshal must protect an executive who's uncovered a deal to put a new superweapon into the wrong hands.