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41) Fever
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In a future where genetic engineering has cured humanity of all diseases and defects but has also produced a virus that kills all females by age twenty and all males by the age twenty-five, teenaged Rhine escapes her forced marriage and journeys back to New York to find her twin brother.
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A modern girl is nothing without her squad of besties, but Maggs takes readers on a tour of some of history's most famous female BFFs. You'll meet lady pirates, socialites, Olympic skiers and medical students who showed just how essential female friendship has been throughout history-- and throughout the world. -- adapted from jacket
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"A veteran nonfiction storyteller dives deep into the four-hundred-year history of Manhattan to map the island's unexpected intersections. Focusing on the evolution of four streets and a square (Wall Street, 42nd Street, West 4th Street, 125th Street, and Union Square) Marc Aronson explores how new ideas and forms of art evolved from social blending"--Amazon.
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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of...
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Candlewick Press
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2019.
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English
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"Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education, fleeing violence, and escaping poverty. All have heartbreaking and hopeful stories about leaving their homelands and starting a new life in America. And all are weary of living in the shadows." --
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"Kwame Onwuachi's story shines a light on food and culture not just in American restaurants or African American communities but around the world." {u2014}Questlove By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened{u2014}and closed{u2014}one of the most talked about restaurants in America. He had launched his own catering company with twenty thousand dollars that he made from selling candy on the subway, yet he'd been told he would...
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"In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping a white woman in the Jim Crow south almost certainly...
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"In March 1907, the lives of three remarkable people collided at a New York City brownstone where Mary Mallon worked as a cook. They were brought together by typhoid fever, a dreaded scourge that killed tens of thousands of Americans each year. Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary is the first middle-grade trade book that tells the true story of the woman who unwittingly spread deadly bacteria, the epidemiologist who discovered her trail of infection,...
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Girl Friday Books
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"Learn how to make anything and everything cute in this hands-on, creative workbook from artist Carlianne Tipsey. With ... lessons on how to draw irresistible faces and animals--and convert everyday objects into charismatic characters-- How to Draw Adorable includes visual tips, step-by-step examples, and design theories that can be used by beginning and advanced artists alike"--
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"Experts say that as many as 1 in 68 American kids may fall somewhere on the autism spectrum. Autism affects people's ability to communicate and socialize. The disorder can be a challenge sometimes, but people with autism are also capable of amazing things. Learning as much as you can about the disorder can make it easier to cope with it. The lives of millions of kids are affected by mental illness. And yet it's all too common for kids to feel like...
54) The Black Death
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This book discusses the pivotal moment in history when one out of three people died and changed the course of world history, the Black Death.
56) Concrete kids
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The author takes readers on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem. León explores love and loss, melody and bloodshed as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. She invites readers to dream with abandon-- because it is a privilege to dream at all. -- adapted from front flap.
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West Warwick Public Library
Pub. Date
2020.
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"'Voices of the Lost Year' represents an innovative project that used a grant from the RI Office of Library and Information Services to fund an eleven week writing workshop for Rhode Island teens which culminated in this anthology of their work." --
Flash Fiction: The Seamstress; Safe; Perfect Daughter: Three young women in this series of short tales explore the darker side of fiction with tales of trauma, revenge from beyond the grave, and an artist's...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking - suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. This book explains it. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events...
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America's Test Kitchen
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[2022]
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English
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For the first time ever, America's Test Kitchen Kids is bringing their rigorous testing, kitchen knowhow, and hands-on learning to teenagers in the kitchen. Fiercely independent and searching for culinary adventure, teen chefs are ready for exciting, global recipes made to share with friends and family--with the support of fundamental kitchen techniques and approachable instruction. -- Provided by the publisher.
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"Communication is an essential life skill that every teen must learn. Based on the New Harbinger classic, Messages, this book will teach you the necessary skills -- such as assertiveness, active listening, and compassion -- to become an effective communicator for life. In an age of social media, texting, and ever-evolving technology, it's easy to forget how to engage in real, face-to-face communication, a critical skill for your future success! As...
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