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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable -- together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide. But soon their parents were tragically taken away, and...
2) 24: Season 5
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen months after faking his own death, Jack Bauer returns to L.A. when it becomes clear that the only four people who know he is still alive are being targeted for assassination. The killings coincide with the signing of an anti-terrorism treaty with Russia, leading Jack to suspect a link between the assassinations, the treaty, and a group of Russian terrorists. But as the terror unfolds, Jack learns the day's events were set in motion by...
Author
Series
Harry Potter (Original series) volume 4
Publisher
Salamandra
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 34
Language
Español
Description
Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger.
Author
Series
Rainbow magic. Rainbow fairies volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While they are out exploring Rainspell Island, best friends Kirsty and Rachel are searching for signs of Sunny the Yellow Fairy, who has gone missing thanks to the evil plans of Jack Frost. After finding the first two missing fairies, will the pair be able to rescue Sunny with the help of some clever bees so that the fairies can restore color to Fairyland?"--
"With a flutter of wings, friends Rachel and Kirsty will rescue Sunny the Yellow Fairy...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When President Obama signed the affordable health care act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in Massachusetts levies $20 fines on swearing in public. Nothing is as paradoxical as our attitude toward swearing and "bad language": how can we judge profanity so harshly in principle, yet use it so frequently in practice? Though profanity is more acceptable today than ever, it is still...
6) Taken
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris, former spy Bryan Mills relies on his skills to bring down the ruthless kidnappers and rescue his daughter.
Kim is seventeen years-old and the pride and joy of her father, the ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills. Bryan left the agency to stay near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim convinces the reluctant Bryan to sign an authorization form so she can travel...
7) Landfall
Author
Publisher
Nonesuch
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by her experience of Hurricane Sandy, Laurie Anderson collaborates with Kronos Quartet in a dream-like blend of electronics, acoustic instruments, high-tech software and voice overs, ruminating on loss and the meaning behind a devastating storm.
Author
Publisher
Islamic Foundation
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
This first English only edition is the product of cumulative experiences gained over the past three decades in publishing the meaning of the Qur an in several languages. Amana publications has been blessed in undertaking publication of this great work of the late Abdullah Yusuf Ali with the highest standard of scholarship and authenticity that his work deserves. In response to repeated requests of readers to publish an explanatory English translation...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3,000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. His The Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable and helpful book on the disease. Now Dr. Wallace has...
Author
Series
Publisher
Knack
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"While learning a new language isn't a “knack” for everyone, Knack American Sign Language finally makes it easy. The clear layout, succinct information, and topic-specific sign language partnered with high-quality photos enable quick learning. By a “bilingual” author whose parents were both deaf, and photographed by a design professor at the leading deaf university, Gallaudet, it covers all the basic building blocks of communication. It does...
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