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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Powerful account of the brutal slaying of a Kansas family by two young ex-convicts.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Draws on the achievements of scientists, engineers, and mediums to consider the feasibility of life after death, from a reincarnation researcher's experimentation with out-of-body experiences to laboratory investigations into ghosts.
"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that, the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Draws on the achievements of scientists, engineers, and mediums to consider the feasibility of life after death, from a reincarnation researcher's experimentation with out-of-body experiences to laboratory investigations into ghosts.
"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that, the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Author and illustrator Evan Turk showcases the beauty and importance of the National Parks in this gorgeous picture book that takes readers on an amazing tour across the United States. In simple, soaring language and breathtaking art, acclaimed author-illustrator Evan Turk has created a stirring ode to nature and nation. From the rugged coast of Maine to the fiery volcanoes of Hawaii, You Are Home reminds us that every animal, plant, and person helps...
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Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
In a small village in India, a boy grows up to make a huge difference in his community by planting trees to celebrate the birth of every girl. Based on a true story, this book celebrates environmental sustainability, community activism and ecofeminism. This is the story of Sundar Paliwal, who is from a small Indian village ruled by ancient customs. As he grows to be a man, Sundar suffers much heartbreak and decides it is time for change to come to...
Author
Publisher
Whistling Rabbit Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Creative nonfiction tales of traveling in the deserts and mountains of the West, exploring what remains of the American Dream and observing those who still hope. Stories of conducting research about woodrats, helping with bird counts, seeking shade in the desert, close calls with fires and skunks, mixing with the local color, and ending up at an international ecological conference in Portland"--
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A newly-emerged peppered moth blends in with other speckled-winged moths on lichen-covered branches, but over time the moths with black wings increase as trees are blackened by soot from man-made machines.
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Publisher
Oceano de Mexico
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"El cerebro XX parte de las diferencias fundamentales en el envejecimiento cerebral de hombres y mujeres, específicamente por la acción de las hormonas, para entender por qué los cambios que experimentamos con la edad tienen efectos tan dispares. Desde el manejo del insomnio y la depresión hasta las controvertidas terapias hormonales y el papel de nuestro microbioma en el bienestar, la Dra. Mosconi analiza lo que sabemos sobre el envejecimiento...
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