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Steve Pemberton's incredible true story teaches us that no matter how broken our past, no matter how great our misfortunes, we have it in us to create a new beginning and to build a place where love awaits. This new adaptation of A Chance in the World for children ages 8 to 12 shares Steve's journey with sensitivity, honesty, and hope.
Since its publication in 2012, Steve's story has inspired thousands of people around the world. He has shared his...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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English
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In 1912, orphaned Irish street musician Jonathan Harker accidentally stows away on the Titanic, where he is befriended by Wallace Hartley, called "the bravest man in the world" for playing violin with the band as the Titanic sank. Includes historical note.
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"Looking for wit, wisdom, and inspiration all within the pages of one useful book? Read Something Else. Life is a turbulent journey, fraught with confusion, heartbreak, and inconvenience. This collection of wit and wisdom from New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket is unlikely to help. It includes a new introduction filled with curious aphorisms, a handful of never-before-seen-or-heard quotations, and fan favorites from works over the years....
1124) A Lion to Guard Us
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The inspiring story that The New Yorker called "an exciting tale with top-notch writing," about one girl facing harsh conditions and huge responsibility as she brings her family to the American colonies. Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this acclaimed historical fiction novel portrays the realities faced by three children hoping to find a new home in an unknown land. Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father...
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English
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A Matter of Life or Death
It's 1849, and twelve-year-old, Lucas Whitaker is all alone after his whole family dies of a disease called consumption which has swept through the community. Lucas is grief-stricken and filled with guilt. He might have saved his mother, who was the last to die, if only he had listened to news of a strange cure for this deadly disease.
Unable to manage the family farm by himself, Lucas finds work as an apprentice to Doc...
1126) Despicable me 3
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who's grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the 80s, proves to be Gru's most formidable nemesis to date.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Tiger, sixteen, has been pushing away from her overprotective mother, but when her mother dies suddenly Tiger must learn to live when it feels she is surrounded by darkness.
It's always been Tiger and her mother against the world. And sometimes Tiger has been pushing away from her mother's over-protectiveness. Then, on a day like any other, her mother dies-- and now Tiger is alone. To her it feels like it's the brightest day of summer, but it's dark...
1128) Shipwreck Island
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Series
Orphans of the tide volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
404 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Ellie and Seth know more than most people do about living amongst gods. Ellie, an inventor with a tragic past, was once forced to become the human Vessel for the most wicked god of all, the Enemy; Seth, a mysterious boy with no memories, has just discovered that he's actually a god himself. So when they escape the City and all of its inhabitants who want them dead, they hope to find a new island--free of gods--to call home. Months on a homemade raft...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have fallen sick are quarantined into a separate ward to keep the plague at bay. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders, a woman doctor who is a rumored Rebel, and a teenage girl, Bridie, procured by the nuns from their orphanage as an extra set of hands. At first, this Bridie seems unschooled...
1130) The orphan thief
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English
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"When all seems lost... As Hitler's bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow - her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz. Hope still survives... Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needs... And love will overcome. Because Tommy brings with him...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A foster child named Angel and twelve-year-old Stella, who are living with Stella's great-aunt Louise at the Linger Longer Cottage Colony on Cape Cod, secretly assume responsibility for the vacation rentals when Louise unexpectedly dies and the girls are afraid of being returned to the foster care system.
1132) Cinder & glass
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
Cendrillon de Louvois has more grace, beauty, and charm than anyone else in France. While she was once the darling child of the king's favorite adviser, her father's death has turned her into the servant of her stepmother and cruel stepsisters--and at her own chateau, too! Cendrillon--now called Cinder--manages to evade her stepmother and attend the ball, where she catches the eye of the handsome Prince Louis and his younger brother Auguste. Even...
1133) I Have No Secrets
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Jemma knows who the murderer is. She knows because he told her.
He thought his secret was safe because Jemma can't speak or move.
But Jemma observes all kinds of things about everyone around her. His secret is just one of them.
And when a new technology means she may be able to communicate and reveal all she knows, Jemma no longer feels powerless in the face of this deadly secret. It's a race against time before the killer acts again...or tries...
1134) The Big Wave
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English
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The author of The Good Earth tells a poignant story about two boys whose friendship and courage help them survive an overwhelming tragedy. On a mountainside in Japan, two boys enjoy a humble life governed by age-old customs. Jiya belongs to a family of fishermen; his best friend, Kino, farms rice. But when a neighboring volcano erupts and a tidal wave swallows their village, including Jiya's family, life as they know it is changed forever. The orphaned...
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Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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English
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Maestro Von Haughty wants to present three thrilling tales of terror and misfortune, but members of the Wayward Orphans Theatre make some very silly changes to the costumes and script.
1136) Great expectations
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A modern day version of the Dickens' classic finds an aspiring artist (Hawke) reunited with his love (Paltrow). When she agrees to model for him, his dearest hopes may be realized, along with his darkest fears.
1137) Vinland saga: Book four
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
English edition.
Physical Desc
434 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After his father plotted to kill him, Prince Canute tries to take the throne for himself, while Thorfinn watches from afar as the vengeance he has waited so long to achieve might be stolen out from underneath him.
1138) Grave of the fireflies
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Publisher
Sentai Filmworks
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Remastered ed. ; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain of firebombs falls upon Japan, the final death march of a nation is echoed in millions of smaller tragedies. Seita and his younger sister Setsuko are two children born at the wrong time, in the wrong place, and now cast adrift in a world that lacks not the care to shelter them, but simply the resources. They are forced to fend for themselves in the aftermath of fires that swept entire cities...
1139) Heart-Beat
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English
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Sam and Jasper are the best of friends since a tragedy brought them together.They feel they have all the time in the world to succeed in their goals, until their lives come to a sudden stop when they learn the devastating news that Jasper is terminally ill, diagnosed with an inoperable tumor in his heart.With only a few days more to live, Jasper is determined to make every minute count. He pleads with Sam to fulfill his last wish to sing once in front...
1140) Nightshade
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Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Teen spy Alex Rider is sent to a maximum security facility in Gibraltar to impersonate Julius Grief while seeking information about a new criminal organization called Nightshade.
Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organisation known only as Nightshade. He is sent to a maximum security facility in Gibraltar to impersonate Julius Grief, who may know something about the organization and their plans to attack...
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