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21) Hattie Big Sky
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
℗2007.
Language
English
Description
After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe. Alone in the world, teen-aged Hattie is driven to prove up on her uncle's homesteading claim. For years, sixteen-year-old Hattie's been shuttled between relatives. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she courageously...
Author
Series
Castle in the stars volume 1
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In search of the mysterious element known as aether, Claire Dulac flew her hot air balloon toward the edge of our stratosphere--and never returned. Her husband, genius engineer Archibald Dulac, is certain that she is forever lost. Her son, Seraphin, still holds out hope. One year after her disappearance, Seraphin and his father are delivered a tantalizing clue: a letter from an unknown sender who claims to have Claire's lost logbook. The letter summons...
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Unabridged selections from a collection of cherished poems, songs, and lullabies, including beloved classics and modern favorites from Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein. Features a bonus pdf of paintings by James McMullan.
Author
Publisher
Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers--famous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and more--with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer. Illustrated Black History is a breathtaking collection of original portraits depicting black heroes--both famous and unsung--who made their mark on activism, science, politics, business, medicine, technology,...
Series
Library of America volume 333
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Across a turbulent history, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition that has been both a reckoning with American realities and an imaginative response to them. One of the great American art forms, African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse: formal, experimental, vernacular, lyric, and protest. The anthology opens with moving testaments to the power of poetry as a means of self-assertion, as enslaved people voice their passionate...
30) Chalet girl
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Pretty tomboy Kim Matthews used to be a champion skateboarder, but now she's stuck in a dead-end job, trying to support her dad. Opportunity comes knocking in the form of a catering job in one of the most exclusive chalets in the Alps. At first, Kim's baffled by this bizarre new world of posh people, champagne, and skiing, but then she discovers snowboarding, and the chance to win some much-needed prize money at the big end-of-season competition.
31) My first prayers
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
15 first prayers from all over the world make a beautiful gift book to light up every child's day.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures? Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper.
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Drawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.
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