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2) Glass sword
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Mare's blood is red -- the colour of common folk -- but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from the prince and friend who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by the Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red and Silver fighters...
4) Red queen
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A freelance journalist explores the science, traditions and myths surrounding blood, from ancient bloodletting practices to the development of mass blood donations during the Blitz and from researchers working on synthetic blood to the lucrative business of plasma transfusions.
8) Blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Copper Beech Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains what blood is, what it does, and how it circulates in the human body.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This funny and fact-filled picture book is all about blood: where it's found, what it does, how it travels, and why vampires shouldn't drink it. From the four chambers of the heart to the platelets that clot your blood when you scrape your knee, everything you want to know about the cardiovascular system is right inside these pages. Just watch out for thirsty vampires"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mercy Dane, jaded from her past in a troubled foster home, races to Blessings, Georgia to donate blood to save the life of an accident victim, and is surprised when the grateful town opens its arms to her. Police Chief Lon Pittman finds himself drawn to her, and ready to do anything to convince her that home is where their heart is.
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bad Blood meets Dreamland in this kaleidoscopic investigation into the shadowy and vampiric blood business and the dangerous limits of demand for the crucial resource that runs through our very veins. Every year, about twenty million Americans sell blood plasma for cash in a barely regulated market dominated by private industry and off-the-grid trafficking. These commercial efforts prey on an insatiable market for medical and scientific innovation...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Joyce Conway leaves hospital after recovering from a terrible accident. Having faced a near-death experience, she is suddenly awakened to the stark reality of her futile marriage, and vows to start afresh -- separating from husband Conor and moving back in with her dad. Justin Hitchcock arrives in Dublin to give a guest lecture. Recently divorced and living near his daughter Bea, but far from his Chicago home, he's lonely and restless. When beautiful...
13) Blood
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
Description
Discusses such aspects of the composition and functions of blood as the manufacture of red blood cells, blood type and Rh factor, lymph, clotting, disease and antibodies, and the transportation of oxygen, hormones, and food.
14) My heart
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the parts, activities, and functions of the human heart and circulatory system and problems that may develop there.
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Explains how important blood is to the makeup of the circulatory system of the body. Discusses the ingredients of blood including the blood recipe that contains plasma, white blood cells and platelets, and red blood cells. Includes projects that demonstrate how the heart pumps blood into the blood vessels and how to observe blood flow in a healthy and unhealty heart by constructing a model blood flow unit.
16) Inside the blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
c2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A fun and easy introduction to how blood works
19) Monster blood
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"While staying with his weird great-aunt, Evan buys a mixture of monster blood at a funky old toy store. It's fun to play with at first. But then Evan notices something weird about the green slimy stuff -- it seems to be growing. And all that growing has given it a monstrous appetite ..." P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume Related title
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows. Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to New York Times bestseller Red Queen. Also includes an exclusive excerpt of the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen series! Glass Sword transports readers to the world of Silver tyranny, a Red dawn rising, and one girl's resolve to break down the system that will hold her back...