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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. "Jess and Jason," she calls them. Their life -- as she sees it -- is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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This bestselling and innovative debut novel from Audrey Niffenegger explores the perfect marriage, one that is tested by challenges the couple can neither control nor predict. An imaginative extension of everyday life, the story asks: What if two people who loved each other deeply, married, and faced a life in which one person remained constant while the other slipped fluidly in and out of time?This is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student,...
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Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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One day Baby has had enough of her bossy older sister, Eugenia, so she decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go.
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English
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"Discover the most historic, unique and beloved diners in the state of Connecticut"--
Over twenty thousand miles of highways and main streets crisscross the state of Connecticut, inviting hungry travelers and locals into the more than one hundred diners that dot the roadways. Among these eateries are some of the most prized American classic diners manufactured by such legendary builders as DeRaffele, O'Mahony, Tierney and Kullman. Author Garrison...
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Publisher
Inscribe Digital
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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The Arab equivalent of Marco Polo, Sheikh Ibn Battuta (1304-77) set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later.The only medieval traveler known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, Ibn Battuta was born into a family of highly respected religious judges and educated as a theologian. Leaving his native city of Tangier in 1326, he traveled — over the next several years — to East...
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Publisher
Lightning Source Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
On this leg of the journey you’ll explore the scariest spots in Southern New England. Author Andrew Lake visits more than 30 legendary haunted places, all of which are open to the publicso you can test your own ghosthunting skills, if you dare.Join Andrew as he visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and giving you a first-hand account.Enjoy Ghosthunting Southern...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Connecticut Waters is a tribute to Connecticut’s maritime roots both past and present. The book takes readers on a nautical journey exploring the many ways Nutmeggers use our lakes, rivers, sounds and shores for industry, education, and recreation. From boat builders, to antique, power and sailing vessels, to lobster shacks, the oyster and fishing industries, historic ferries, nautical arts, lighthouses and islands, charter boats, maritime festivals...
10) She Explores
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Publisher
Chronicle Books Llc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
For every woman who has ever been called outdoorsy comes a collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure.Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, She Explores is a spirited celebration of female bravery and courage, and an inspirational companion for any woman who wants to travel the world on her own terms.Combining breathtaking travel photography with compelling personal narratives, She Explores shares the stories of 40 diverse women...
Author
Publisher
Inscribe Digital
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The Arab equivalent of Marco Polo, Sheikh Ibn Battuta (1304-77) set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later.The only medieval traveler known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, Ibn Battuta was born into a family of highly respected religious judges and educated as a theologian. Leaving his native city of Tangier in 1326, he traveled — over the next several years — to East...
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Publisher
Bookbaby
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
One graduate’s journey to find his place in the world. In 1990, before embarking on his groundbreaking children’s book career, Mo Willems packed a small bag and a sketchbook and set out to explore the world—by plan, car, boat, bus, motorcycle, and rickshaw. At the end of each day, he drew a cartoon of the one event that stuck out in his mind, from the sublime to the ridiculous. This is his sketch diary.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, from the author of three highly acclaimed previous novels. One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time-from the actor's early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a...
14) Song for a whale
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
New England is the oldest and most influential region of America. Although it has changed much through the centuries, it remains a place that even the Colonials may still recognize. Through a collection of photos, illustrations, history, and stories, this book explores the architectural history of New England and how, although it has changed much through the centuries, it remains a place that even the Colonials might still recognize.The book begins...
16) Fire
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited new work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and into the inferno of a fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. Here is the same meticulous prose brought to bear on the inner workings of a terrifying elemental force; here is a cast of characters risking everything in an effort to bring that force under control.Few writers...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Fans of Claudia Gray and Kelly Link will love Hannah Fergesen's wild and poignant debut-a wacky time-traveling sci-fi odyssey wrapped in an elegiac ode to lost friendship and a clever homage to Doctor Who.
To save the future, she must return to the beginning.
Three years after her best friend Peggy went missing, Harper Starling is lost. Lost in her dead-end job, lost in her grief. All she has are regrets and reruns of her favorite science fiction...
19) Connecticut
Author
Publisher
Natl Book Network
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The mention of Connecticut summons charming images of seaports and peaceful rural areas, but this densely populated state has its share of landmark crimes.
20) Kindred
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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A young African-American woman is mysteriously transfered back in time leading to an irresistable curiosity about her family's past.
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