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622) Above and below
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Far, far away and out of sight, that's where April, Dave, Cindy, Rick and the Godfather are creating life on their own terms. From the depths of the flood channels under Sin City, to a reclaimed military bunker in the middle of the dusty, heated Californian nowhere land to beyond the stratosphere where Mars now lives on earth. Each individual has been flung into periling circumstances on this rollercoaster ride called life.
623) Edge of America
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Based on a true story, an African American high school teacher takes a job at the Three Nations Reservation school in Utah where he is convinced to coach the girls basketball team.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"The priceless ruby necklace secretly given to Ophelia Oatman by her dying mother isn't easily given away--nor is her virginity. But Ophelia must choose between them. The necklace becomes both Ophelia's ticket to freedom and shackles of shame. Fate, family legacy, hair color, the shape of her skull, sex, survival, the completion of the transcontinental railroad, and the tension between Mormons and Gentiles in the Utah Territory converge to shape her...
Author
Pub. Date
©1999
Description
The Colorado River and its deeply entrenched canyons create a lengthy barrier to travel in the interior West. From the mid-19th until the mid 20th century, one of the few places between California and Nevada where wheeled vehicles could cross it was at the mouth of the Pahreah River, between Glen Canyon and the river's steep drop toward Grand Canyon. Lee's Ferry was a primary link between Utah and Arizona. Mormons looking for new lands for colonization...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Samirah, a spirited Arabian filly, has been carefully raised and trained by her girl, Jasper, on a struggling dude ranch near the Green River in Utah. Sami and Jasper, both searching for their place in the world, bond on their joyous rides together and become so close that each will do anything for the other. As the ranch's fortunes decline, Jasper fears that her beloved horse will be sold. Desperate, she concocts a plan that unwittingly brings the...
630) New ghoul in school
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Is the new boy in Ghostville Elementary a ghost? Nina and her friends, as well as the school's ghosts are afraid to find out.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Examines the ultimate fighters of the Jurassic period, the gigantic beasts that stalked the earth millions of years ago. Some of these dinosaurs were larger than seven-story buildings and hunted their prey with strategy and cunning, transforming the prehistoric world into a battlefield. The temperature, terrain, and innate sense of the opponent's weaknesses and strengths all played a role in how each dinosaur planned its attack. Paleontologists are...
635) Project polar bear
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Showcases the development and growth of a baby polar bear at a zoo, discussing the zookeeper's role in its life and the natural habitat, foods, and life cycle of the animal.
637) The Mormons
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
In this revealing American Experience/Frontline co-production, dig deep into the Mormon past to understand the church today, and how they are finally confronting its history of what is fact and what is fiction.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earth—the state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah’s powder lives up to its reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard regions beyond Utah, providing a meteorological guide to mountain weather and snow climates around...
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