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Diane Rehm has hosted a show on WAMU in Washington, D.C. since 1979. Newsweek calls The Diane Rehm Show one of the most interesting talk programs in the country. In Finding My Voice, this nationally acclaimed public radio personality shares the fascinating story of her life. Diane grows up with rigid Christian Arab parents who give her little self-confidence. Her father is distant, and her mother has a violent temper. Diane's first husband is as inaccessible...
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English
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In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women in the workplace still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely. This was especially true in the news business, a backwater of male chauvinism where a woman might be lucky to get a foothold on the "women's pages." But when a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s, and the door to serious journalism opened a crack, four...
10) Speed demons
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Phineas and Ferb attempt to make the most of their summer vacation by building a rocket, discovering a mummy, and engaging in other adventures while their sister Candace tries to reveal their endeavors to mom and Perry the Platypus saves the world from the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
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Scooby-Doo mysteries volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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While shopping for Shaggy's birthday present, Scooby-Doo and the gang make the acquaintance of a security robot as they work to solve a burglary in the department store.
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad. As the self-reinforcing bubbles we live in become more impenetrable,...
13) Runaway hit
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Candace's attempts to realize her dreams of stardom are thwarted by her brothers, Phineas and Ferb, who upstage her in every audition.
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English
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"I'll be watching you... "the cryptic e-mail read. Taylor Halstead, psychologist and successful radio personality, is terrified that she'll never be safe again. Coming on the heels of a series of tragic and terrible events, the e-mail sends chills racing up her spine. Her safe, secure world has already been violated by her cousin Stephanie's boyfriend, Gordon Mallory, in her own apartment. Only the door buzzer and Stephanie's intervening voice rescue...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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Good news! Fannie’s back in town—and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel.
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner;...
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner;...
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Broadway Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Go behind the scenes of seven of today's most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand...
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