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"While no-nonsense mother-to-be Cass Halloran tries downplaying her pregnancy and her frequent doctor's visits as an "older" mother-to-be, a softer side of the lobsterwoman emerges as she joins the Seaside Knitters in knitting an abundance of delicate hats and booties. But in contrast to the happy news, terrifying events unfold at the town's art series that puts a real chill in their New England fall... Izzy Perry's husband Sam had reservations about...
42) Tsubasa: 22
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Series
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Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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In the country of Ôto, Syaoran fought his former mentor, Seishirô, and lost badly. Now Seishirô is back, and this time Syaoran is determined not to allow him to escape with Sakura's feather. Many things have changed since their first battle, but Syaoran now strong enough to withstand Seishirô's vampire-killing skills?
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Currency
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[2019]
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English
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"Diane Tavenner, founder of Summit Public Schools, offers a blueprint for a better way to educate our children, based on the revolutionary lessons, insights, and methodology she and her faculty developed over 15 years at their famously successful charter schools in California and Washington, which she is now introducing to public school systems across the country that Summit is partnering with to transform education and better prepare our children...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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A narrative account of the friendship shared between the Hall of Fame catcher and the Yankees pitcher describes their annual reunions in Florida during spring training, offering insight into Berra's role in mentoring younger players.
46) The school of greatness: a real-world guide to living bigger, loving deeper, and leaving a legacy
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Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An entrepreneur and business coach describes the invaluable tips and techniques he learned by reaching out to people he admired and interviewing them, seeking advice from mentors and applying lessons he learned in sports to his life off the field.
47) The crow
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Series
Pellinor volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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After a brief reunion with his lost sister Maered, who continues to pursue her dangerous destiny in the frozen North, orphaned Hem is sent south to Turbansk for safety but, as the armies of the Dark overrun the city, he flees with his mentor Saliman, his white crow Irc, and the orphan girl Zelika to join the resistance forces of the Light and finally learn his role in his sister's quest.
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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" The #1 internationally bestselling thriller, and ingenious book within a book, about the disappearance of a 15-year-old New Hampshire girl and, 30 years later, a young American writer's determination to clear his mentor's name-and find the inspiration for his next bestseller August 30, 1975: the day fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan is glimpsed fleeing through the woods before she disappears; the day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. Thirty-three...
49) Fart quest
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Series
Fart quest volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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After their masters are vaporized in a goblin battle gone badly, Fart, Pan, and Moxie, three lowly apprentices, decide to impersonate their mentors and pick up the mantle as heroes of the realm. But they need more than a fancy robe, magic staff, and book of magical beasts to be real heroes. They need a quest! So when The Great and Powerful Kevin puts out a call for help, seeking the coveted Golden Llama and its magical golden fart, young Fart and...
50) Queen bitch
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Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"With the cards stacked against her, Precious has to gamble it all and use the only weapon she has left--her street savvy brains to outwit the most dangerous enemies she's encountered yet. In this game where the winner takes all, who will come out on top--the mentor or the protégé? Because there can only be one Queen Bitch"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher
Kregel Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"In the wake of her parents' mysterious disappearance, a society girl discovers her dilettante father and flighty mother were leading double lives as government spies. With the help of her uncle and mentor, she determines to continue her parents' work-a decision that takes her from the ballrooms of London to the fox hunts and regattas and soirees of high society, chasing down artfully hidden clues while trying to keep her mission a secret from her...
52) Walk in my shoes: conversations between a civil rights legend and his godson on the journey ahead
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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A top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of history's important civil rights leaders, Andrew Young has witnessed history and made his own. For years, he has been mentoring his godson, Kabir Sehgal, in correspondence and conversation. This book encapsulates that mentoring, and presents Young's thoughts and meditations on such important topics as race, civil rights, and the American Dream. It's an inspirational and inter-generational discourse...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Finally, mentor texts written by teenagers, to help your students craft convincing arguments. In this new collection of 100 essays curated by The New York Times, students will find mentor texts written by their peers-13-to-18-year-olds-on a wide range of topics, including social media, race, video games, lockdown drills, immigration, tackle football, and the #MeToo movement. All of the essays were either winners or runners-up from New York Times...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Describes the author's experiences as a middle-aged mom whose initial resolve to train for and complete the Iditarod failed when her dogs refused to finish the race, detailing how she overcame daunting challenges to succeed during a second attempt.
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Amy Butcher was an accomplished college professor, mentor, and writer, but in her own home, she was embarrassed and emotionally burdened by an increasingly abusive relationship. Exhausted and terrified, Amy reached out to Instagram celebrity Joy "Mothertrucker" Wiebe - the nation's only female ice road trucker. Invited by Joy to ride shotgun, Amy found her escape on a road that was treacherous, beautiful, and exhilarating - an adventurous ride through...
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Hallmark Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Darby Piper is in shock. Samantha Porter, her mentor and business partner at Two Girls Detective Agency, has died in a car crash, and it doesn't look like an accident. In fact, evidence is pointing toward Darby. Darby had expected to inherit Samantha's half of the agency, but Samantha had recently changed the will to leave it to Tate Porter, her nephew, who returns to town. Tate is no P.I. He's a veteran, a world traveler, and something of a mystery...
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A King Production
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Angel lost the grandmother who raised her and the man who had been her mentor. With so much pain, finding happiness seemed out of reach, until she fell in love with boxing champ Darien Blaze. That romance quickly comes to an abrupt end when the one man she always yearned to have a relationship with enters her life, the father she never knew, Nico Carter. Nico brings a storm of chaos that will change Angel's life forever in Female hustler part 2."--...
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Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Stepmother tells the story of Marianne Lile, who met a man, fell in love, got married, and arrived home from the honeymoon with a new label: stepmom. It was a role she initially embraced--but she quickly discovered she was alone in a difficult situation, with no handbook and no mentor. Here, Lile describes the complexities of the stepmom position, in a family and in the community, and shares her experience wearing a tag that is often misunderstood...
59) A blade so black
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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"A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban fantasy retelling of Alice in Wonderland ... but it's not the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective...
Author
Series
Kyoshi novels volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Kyoshi's place as the true Avatar has finally been cemented-but at a heavy cost. With her mentors gone, Kyoshi voyages to the Southern Air Temple, where she can master the elements beyond what she could have ever imagined. But while her bending grows stronger, a mysterious threat emerges from the Spirit World. To stop it, Kyoshi, Rangi, the daofei, and their reluctant allies must join forces before the four nations are destroyed irreparably"--
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