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English
Description
The most helpful, complete, and yearly up-to-date name book, and our list of names from around the world keeps growing! Here you'll find more than 100,000 names--complete with origins, meanings, variations, and famous namesakes. You'll find names from major linguistic and ethnic groups of origin, including English (19,000 names), Latin (11,000 names), Greek (11,000 names), American (11,000 names), Hebrew (9,000 names), Hispanic (9,000 names), French...
Author
Series
Penny (Kevin Henkes) volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.
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Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her, "What is the one story you always wanted to write?" The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office--a list of 100 names--with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
14) Inspired baby names from around the world: 6,000 international names and the meanings behind them
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"More than 6,000 baby names and their meanings, with each name accompanied by an inspiring quotation. Includes naming customs, guided meditations for selecting a name, and indexes of names by meaning and ethnicity. Also includes popular names by decade, terms for grandparents, and popular pet names"--Provided by publisher.
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