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The invasion of the future has begun.
Literary legends including Steven Millhauser, Junot Diáz, Amiri Baraka, and Katharine Dunn have attacked the borders of the everyday. Like time traveling mad-scientists, they have concocted outrageous creations from the future. They have seized upon tales of technology gone wrong and mandated that pulp fiction must finally grow up.
In these wildly-speculative stories you will discover the company that controls...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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He may have been born Chad Johnson, but today this Cincinnati Bengal is known by the world and his many fans as Chad Ochocinco. This book follows Ochocinco's life from his athletic childhood, through his college football days at Oregon State, to his incredible career as a wide receiver for the Bengals. Photographs from both on and off the field help to illustrate the fascinating life of this singular star who marches to his own unique beat.
5) Bulldozers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discusses bulldozers, their parts, and uses of bulldozers at construction sites.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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Professor Nafisi resigned from her job as professor of English Literature at a university in Tehran in 1995 due to repressive government policies. For the next 2 years, until she left Iran, she gathered 7 young women, former students, at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss works of Western literature forbidden by the new regime. They used this forum to learn to speak freely, not only about literature, but also about the social, political,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Animals make perfect counting company! The simple language teaches young readers mathematical terms and counting concepts. Learn to count by 5s in the Busy Beavers book in this adorable series that counts the critters. Special thanks to content consultants Paula J. Maida, PhD. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades preK-3.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text lead young readers as they discover the purpose and parts of flatbed trucks. The bright images in each book will show construction vehicles in action. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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Entering a contest to redesign late author Emrys Myrddin's estate, aspiring architect Effy Sayre arrives at Hiraeth Manor where she meets a stodgy young literature scholar who draws her into a battle against dark forces - both mortal and magical - that threatens to consume them both.
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From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II.
In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, US Navy motor torpedo boat PT-109 patrolled the still, black waters of Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands. Suddenly, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri loomed out of the darkness, bearing directly down on the smaller ship. There was no time to get out of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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LeBron James is unquestionably one of the biggest names in basketball history, but it's his actions off the court that make him a true superstar. In this captivating biography, readers learn how James uses his position as a respected athlete to encourage and uplift others. The inspiring text describes how young LeBron overcame a difficult childhood, achieved unimaginable success, and gave back to his community by starting a school to help kids like...
14) Unhinged
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(Anita G.)Splintered novel volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Life gets complicated once again for teenaged Alyssa when her mother returns home from an asylum and the mysterious Morpheus tempts Alyssa with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland.
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A concise and timely account of Hitler's-and Fascism's-rise to power and ultimate defeat, from one of America's most famous journalists. American journalist and author William L. Shirer was a correspondent for six years in Nazi Germany-and had a front-row seat for Hitler's rise to power. His most definitive work on the subject, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, is a riveting account defined by first-person experience interviewing Hitler, watching...
17) Story's end
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"A deadly Enemy has threatened the future of Story--and twelve-year-old Una Fairchild is the only one who can stop his plans and save the character world from destruction"--Provided by publisher.
19) Tiger sharks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn all about tiger sharks that will eat almost anything.
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