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1) A good woman
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English
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The Titanic disaster spurs 19-year-old Annabelle Worthington to leave her privileged life for one of service. Fleeing scandal brought on by the end of her marriage, she winds up in France, working in a hospital for those wounded in WWI. She almost succeeds in forgetting her past, until a chance meeting brings it all rushing back.
2) Catch-22
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 30
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English
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A bombardier, based in Italy during World War II, repeatedly tries to avoid flying bombing missions while his colonel tries to get him killed by demanding that he fly more and more missions
Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy--it is his own army, which...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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On June 1st, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply vanish without trace? NOVA assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following this...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Follow a team of international scientists documenting an archeological sensation: the exploration of royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacǹ. Not much is known about this long-lost society. When archeologists discover evidence of a sacrificial chamber beneath the famous Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent, they find the clues that may finally tell us who these mysterious people were.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Dr. Kathleen Martinez, criminal lawyer turned maverick archaeologist, searches for Cleopatra's lost tomb. Very little evidence remains of Egypt's last queen, but Kathleen's radical new theory about the real Cleopatra has led her to look where no one else has dared and her hunch is paying off. Could Kathleen be closing in on Cleopatra's final resting place?