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"There's a long-running joke that, after coming out as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex person, you should receive a membership card and instruction manual. This is that instruction manual. You're welcome. Inside this revised and updated edition, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask: from sex to politics, hooking up to stereotypes, coming out and more. This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration...
5) The sun
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Vibrant illustrations accompany information about the Sun. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Join three fantastic felines as they embark on the adventures of their (nine) lives in this colorful Chapters book, filled with photos and fun facts. Meet Dusty, a Siamese cat who gives the phrase "cat burglar" new meaning. Take to the seas with Scatty, a sailor and cat hero. And trek across the United States with Vladimir, a real-life cat explorer! These amazing--and TRUE--stories are sure to keep cat lovers and adventure fans on the edge of their...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Contains sixty-five essays, originally published in "Newsweek" and "The New York Times," in which Anna Quindlen shares her thoughts on a variety of topics, including social and political events, parenthood, the aftermath of September 11, and others.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Based on the New York Times bestseller, UNTIL TUESDAY, this full-color picture book filled with adorable photographs tells the story of the amazing service dog who helps former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalván overcome his combat-related wounds"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's about being seen. Both for who you are, and who you hope you can become. History is a mirror, and all too often, the history we're told in school reflects only a small subset of the population. In the new ongoing graphic novel program; Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers, you'll find the stories of the real groundbreakers who changed our world for the better. Meet Edmonia Lewis, the woman who changed America during the Civil War by...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
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Tarquin Group
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[2020]
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English
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School mathematics sometimes excite and sometimes scare, and sadly, sometimes bore. In fact, elementary school arithmetic seems to get us through most situations. So why all the rest? This book aspires to give a glimpse into how things started and evolved, and how math can help us today, from simple measurements to navigating using mathematically simplified maps. The accompanying activities (some easier and some more challenging ones) aim to engage...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Did you know England is almost exactly 1,000 years old? Not only that, but can you believe English people have been around for even longer? It's true: even before England had been invented, English people lived in several smaller countries all over the island of Britain. The Saxon King Alfred the Great is famous for trying to bring these countries together--even though this caused many clashes with their greatest enemies, the Vikings. Eventually,...
17) I Can Sew
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Annie's
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2012.
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English
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A great teaching tool for young sewers, this book features easy-to-understand instructions and clear, step-by-step illustrations that will guide novice sewers through techniques such as straight stitches, pivot and turn, elastic casings, sewing around curves, hemming, and much more. Each lesson builds upon the skills learned in the previous lesson, and the projects include a pony tail scrunchy, a digital music player carrier, a drawstring backpack,...
18) Billie Holiday
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NBM Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Born in Baltimore in 1915, and dead too early in New York in 1959, Billie Holiday became a legendary jazz singer, even mythical. With her voice even now managing to touch so many people, we follow a reporter on the trail of the artist on behalf of a New York daily. Beyond the public scandals that marred the life of the star (alcohol, drugs, violence ... ), he seeks to restore the truth, revisiting the memory of Billie. Through this investigation,...
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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Do you want to speak Hittite? Hold out a glass and ask for wa-tar. This unique activity book for children ages nine and up shows what life was like among the Nubians, Mesopotamians, Hittites, and their neighbors the Egyptians from around 3100 B.C., when Upper and Lower Egypt became one kingdom, to the death of Queen Cleopatra under the Romans, in 30 B.C. Projects such as building a Nubian irrigation machine, creating a Mesopotamian cylinder seal out...
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