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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday life--the fissures in her parents'...
4) Ward D
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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"Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital's inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and...
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Leah is changed. A marine biologist, she left for a routine expedition months earlier, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"For fans of Grey's Anatomy and Seven Days in June, this dazzling debut novel by Shirlene Obuobi explores that time in your life when you must decide what you want, how to get it, & who you are, all while navigating love, friendship, and the realization that the path you're traveling is going to be a bumpy ride"--
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For home cooks, nothing beats preparing a long, leisurely dinner for your family, stirring slowly, seasoning gradually, and savoring every flavorful step.Screeeeeech! Reality check! Okay, let's face it: With school, sports, work, obligations, and activities pulling us in a million directions, not many of us can spend that amount of time in the kitchen anymore! What we really need are simple, scrumptious, doable recipes that solve the challenge of...
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"A nutritional guide for healing your body of the autoimmune condition Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, featuring 125 recipes, 100 food and lifestyle photographs, meal plans, kitchen revamping suggestions, and thyroid-supporting nutrients highlighted on every page"--
"'When l was in pharmacy school, l discovered that food has a profound impact on our healing and that what we put in our bodies will either heal us or make us sicker. In the same way that we...
10) Happy hour
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"It's the summer of 2013, and while New York swelters, Isa and Gala scrape and hustle to get by. Among a rotating cast of artists, academics, and bad-mannered grifters, they discover that desires aren't for denying. But as money gets sparse and circumstances grow precarious, the pair struggle to convert social capital into something more tangible"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2017
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"From stand-up comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish comes The Last Black Unicorn, a hilarious, edgy, and heart-wrenching collection of autobiographical essays that will leave you laughing through tears. Tiffany Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles. Her mother wound up with a debilitating brain injury after surviving a car accident. Tiffany never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the foster...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself, kids will make a mini monster robot that responds to light, a spinning robotic pencil holder, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
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Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 17
Description
In ancient times, a Golden Capstone was placed atop the Great Pyramid at Giza during a rare solar event called the Tartarus rotation. Once every 4,500 years, a superhot sunspot - the Tartaus sunspot - aligned itself with Earth and caused immense worldwide flooding and sun-scorching. It is said that when the Capstone sat atop the Great Pyramid, no such flooding or solar damage occurred. And, according to legend, whosoever places the Capstone on the...
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Pub. Date
2020
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A charming checklist for decluttering.
In this whimsical yet practical guide to sorting through the too-much-stuff of modern life, the premise is simple: on each page, a delightful illustration of items that fill our lives—novelty ice cube trays, a manual typewriter, game pieces, that souvenir snow globe. And beneath each drawing, two little checkboxes: Yes and No. Look at the object. Note your response. Act accordingly!
Additionally, the book...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Do something good for your loved ones by learning how to plant a garden that will yield wholesome, organic fruits and vegetables in surprisingly less pace than you would think. Melissa K. Norris, fifth-generation homesteader and host of the popular Pioneering Today podcast, walks you through each step of the process, including how to decide which food crops are best for you area and family ; plan your garden to maximize the space you have e; protect...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"One of the biggest concerns among aging men and women is the fear of falling. Chair yoga, or "yoga while seated," allows anyone to experience all of the benefits of an exercise program without being afraid. In Chair Yoga for Seniors, registered yoga practitioner and instructor Lynn Lehmkuhl offers readers easy-to-follow yoga positions and stretches that can be done at home, while sitting down. Chair Yoga for Seniors outlines the physical and mental...
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Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 18
Mary Russell novel volume 18
Mary Russel and Sherlock Holmes volume 18
Mary Russell novel volume 18
Mary Russel and Sherlock Holmes volume 18
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"Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes' son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian's house, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat. Holmes rushes after...
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Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"In Sunquakes, J. B. Zirker tells the story of this new science and explains the physics behind these illuminating vibrations.".
"Zirker recounts the discovery of solar oscillations in the early 1960s and international efforts throughout the rest of the decade to explain this phenomenon. By the mid-1970s, scientists working independently in France, Germany, Japan, and the U.S. had developed a theoretical model of the Sun that postulated the existence...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
achael DeVaux’s Good Eats makes cooking meals and daily treats enjoyable–and keeps the prep and kitchen clean-up easy as can be. Many dishes are one-pan, and almost all are expandable from “serves you and your roommate” to a crowd.
Most of Rachael’s recipes are vegetable-forward and emphasize food as fuel, but you’ll find that most are paleo-style and use an array of wholesome ingredients for flavor and to promote satiety. They are gluten-free,...