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"Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers--and for people--Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. And that unceasing desire--especially a taste for young girls--resulted in his stunning fall from grace. From Epstein himself, to the girls he employed as masseuses...
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Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters discover a woolly bear caterpillar. One day, a curious friend shows up in Edie and Lou's vegetable garden. Woolly Bear doesn't say much, but she's just the quiet friend the sisters need: a tiny adventurer who quickly becomes part of the family. They build her a cozy home, feed her tiny thyme leaves, and sing her all the songs they know. Woolly Bear is the last thing they think of at bedtime, and the first thing they think of in the morning....
8) Welcome
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Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After the ice they're living on breaks, three polars drift away and must find a new home.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Deep in the woods is a little wooden house, with nine neat windows and a red front door. When a little mouse decides it will make the perfect home, so do the other animals in the woods. One by one other animals are welcomed to share the home until the little house is full. All the animals live happily together until the day a great big bear wants to squeeze in too. But will the bear be able to put everything right when their home comes tumbling down?...
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Did you know that many animals make their homes in the coldest, most barren places on Earth? Meet emperor penguins, arctic foxes, and more in the pages of My Home on the Ice.
11) Hex
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English
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Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters homes at will. She stands next to children's bed for nights on end. Everybody knows that her eyes may never be opened or the consequences will be too terrible to bear.
13) Yosemite
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Publisher
Purple Toad Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Witness the majesty of the beautiful and preserved lands of America's National Parks as we journey into Yosemite National Park. 48 pages with full color phots detail the incredible animals and lands of this national treasure."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
FootHills Publishing
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Marlon Brando dies at 80 -- Half-breed at ten years old, the Great Depression -- Her Pocahontas -- Suzy doll -- Welcome to the land of ma'am -- You really have -- Old man -- Wonder bread -- Harvest -- Tear -- First time -- Your America, my Turtle Island -- WHIM -- Sexiest tribe in America -- Fear -- Before Christmas that year -- Catskill -- Tweed -- Shadow dream -- Winter's end white dream -- Riding with gold -- Driving home tonight -- Bering Strait...
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Charles Eliot Norton lectures volume 2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct Others? Why does the presence of Others make us so afraid?Drawing on her Norton Lectures, Toni Morrison takes up these and other vital questions bearing on identity...
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Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In this book the author argues that a strong connection to nature is essential for human health. Supported by research, anecdotal evidence, and personal stories, the author shows how tapping into the restorative powers of the natural world can boost mental acuity and creativity; promote health and wellness; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and ultimately strengthen human bonds. He outlines seven precepts he...
17) Arctic
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Series
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the different habitats of Earth, and learn what animals do as the day goes by, with this new series of books!"--
"How are day and night different in each of the main habitats on Earth? Discover it with this series of books! The Arctic is a cold and unusual place. There are six months of daylight and six months of darkness. How does this affect the creatures that live there? What do animals such as polar bears, walruses, and reindeers do...
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Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1997 the author, aged 17, escaped North Korea for China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were "don't come back". The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal. Twelve years later she returned to the North Korean border in a daring mission to spirit her mother and brother to South Korea in a very costly and dangerous journey. This eloquent book offers the first credible account of ordinary life in North Korea...
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Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The activist, nun, and esteemed spiritual voice who has twice appeared on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday sounds the call to create a monastery within ourselves--to cultivate wisdom and resilience so that we may join God in the work of renewal, restoration, and justice right where we are. "In every beating heart is a silent undercurrent that calls each of us to a place unknown, to the vision of a wiser life, to become what we feel we must be--but cannot...