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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The touching, triumphant story of a young black man's journey from violence and despair to one of the world's most elite artistic institutions, as if The Blind Side were set in the world of opera. Ryan Speedo Green had a tough upbringing in southeastern Virginia: his family lived in a trailer park and later a bullet-riddled house across the street from drug dealers. His father was absent; his mother was volatile and abusive. At the age of twelve,...
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the pandemic hit in 2020, flour and vegetable seeds flew off the shelves. But homesteader and entrepreneur Jill Winger believes these longings for sourdough bread and fresh veggies are more than a trend. As our society races toward progress, we've left something important behind. We are more connected than ever before, yet we re still feeling unfulfilled. In Old-Fashioned on Purpose, Winger shows how simplifying our lives and adopting retro skills...
Author
Publisher
Ryan Green, Self Published
Language
English
Description
In Victorian England, 1896, Evelina Marmon gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Doris. As was typical of the era, she sought adoption to provide a more stable upbringing for her child.
She chanced upon a newspaper advert, ‘Married couple with no family would adopt a healthy child, nice country home. Terms, £10.’ Could this home be the baby’s good fortune?
Evelina wanted to pay a more affordable ongoing fee for her daughter’s care, but...
12) The Reef
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) Going green
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ayla's commute to school takes way too long. Then she gets a new job and learns about new transportation options. Can Ayla find a fast way to get to school without spending a lot of money?
14) Robobees
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) Under the Lights
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Marc Morano's analysis of the proposed Green New Deal is eye-opening and damning. In his new book, Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse Than You Think, Morano exposes the program as a far-left agenda filled with progressive policies disguised as a way to save the planet.
No matter what the environmental scare-of-the-day may be, Morano says, the same solution is always proposed-and that solution should scare us. Morano clearly shows how...
18) The clean living handbook: 80+ all-natural soaps, cleaners, detergents & nontoxic household products
Publisher
Cider Mill Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Commercially bought soaps and shampoos are jam-packed with harmful chemicals that you might want to avoid, but buying organic products can get expensive. With so many DIY attempts resulting in failure, it can be hard to find safe and healthy alternatives. It's time to ditch the expensive creams and serums with ingredients you can't pronounce. The Chem Free Body features 100% natural products you can be confident in. What you put in and on your body...
Author
Publisher
BiblioBazaar
Pub. Date
May 2007
Language
English
Description
During the fall and winter of 1911-12, pioneering Grand Canyon photographers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb rowed down the Green and Colorado Rivers through the Grand Canyon. Remarkably, they brought a newfangled motion-picture camera along for the ride and became the first to record the Grand Canyon on film. The resulting movie was shown at the Grand Canyon for some sixty years, and Ellsworth Kolb wrote a vivid account of the adventure in Through the Grand...