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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train returns with Into the Water, her addictive new novel of psychological suspense. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long...
3) Rivers
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the world's rivers, discussing how they were formed, what organisms live there, and how they are used by humans.
6) Rivers of power: how a natural force raised kingdoms, destroyed civilizations, and shapes our world
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and can capriciously destroy everything in their path. Even today, rivers remain a powerful global force -- one that is more critical than ever to our future. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith explores the...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An inspirational bucket list for anyone interested in rafting, kayaking, or canoeing -- from armchair traveler to recreational paddler to hard-core white-water enthusiast. From the Penobscot to the Potomac, the New to the Suwannee, the Colorado to the Snake, America's Great River Journeys entices people to experience America from its free-flowing waterways. Vivid descriptions of our nation's fifty finest river trips are complete with stunning photos...
Author
Series
Princes of Texas romance volume 3
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"As the firstborn son, it's been drilled into Nick that he is the heir apparent to the Prince family empire. But cattle ranching has never been his true passion. Nick wants to be a pilot. However, when his father dies, leaving Nick to clean up the mess, he knows he must do his duty before following his heart. Charlotte Bailey can't believe that Nick is back to run the ranch. As the office manager, she knows it's her responsibility to help him. If...
Author
Series
Rainbow magic. Earth fairies volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014, ©2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rachel and Kirsty are helping Milly the River Fairy clean up a polluted river. But troublemaking goblins keep getting in the way. The girls need to get Milly's wand back to make the river a safe place again.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief's daughter, isn't at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when she goes to swim there, she enrages the Mother of Monsters and causes more trouble than she could've imagined! Can Ntombi survive the monster's gigantic head, bulging eyes and thick, slimy scales?"--
16) Up Jim River
Author
Series
January dancer volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The Hound Bridget ban has vanished and the Kennel has given up the search. But her daughter, the harper Méarana, has enlisted the scarred man, Donovan, to aid her in her search.
19) What is a river?
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"What is a river?" an inquisitive young girl asks her grandmother as the pair sits together on the river's banks. Like many questions posed by curious children, this one is deceptively simple in its asking. Yet, its answer spans the very world itself: geography and history, science and religion, industry and environmentalism. Through author-illustrator Monika Vaicenavičienė's eyes, the river becomes a vessel for enormous complexity, a lens through...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl expresses her love of the river that she visits, plays in, and cares for throughout the year.
Una nįa expresa su amor por el r̕o que visita, juega y cuida durante todo el ąo.
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