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Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Multiple
Description
"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to school in another country? This Spanish and English dual-language book takes you around the world to compare how children get to school, what they learn there, how they have fun, and even what they eat for lunch!"--
3) Spanish
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to Spanish that explains where people speak Spanish and offers an overview of basic Spanish words and phrases.
Publisher
CBS Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Rafe, an imaginative teenager, is tired of his school's obsession with rules at the expense of any and all creativity. Desperate to shake things up, he and his best friends have come up with a plan to break every single rule in the school and let the students run wild.
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your actions. In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages- from nursery school to medical school- and gives them the get-up-and-go to move mountains with the unrivaled exuberance and charm that have made De. Seuss books favorites for years.
Author
Series
Big Nate volume 7
Publisher
RBA / Lectorum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"¡Nate el grande vive a tope ! Cuando le piden a Nate que se haga amigo de un nuevo alumno, se muestra más que dispuesto...hasta que lo conoce. ¿Tendrá Nate que aguantar a un aguafiestas? ¿O su nuevo compañero será el alma de la fiesta?"-- Page 4 of cover.
"When Nate is asked to befriend the new kid at school, he is more than willing, but Breckenridge Puffington appears to be a little nerdy. P.S. 38 is 100 years old and everyone is excited...
8) The fallout
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
High school student Vada survives a school tragedy but then is faced with navigating relationships and life while coming to grips with her experience.
Author
Publisher
Little Libros
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Introduce little ones to the life of legendary Ritchie Valens in both English and Spanish! Born May 13, 1941, Richard Steven Valenzuela, better known as Ritchie Valens, was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His musical journey began in Pacoima, California, at age 5, when his father encouraged him to take up guitar. In high school, he made his performing debut with his band, the Silhouettes. At age 17, Ritchie recorded his final...
10) Easy A
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in 'The Scarlet Letter,' which she is currently studying in school. Hoping to become popular, she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
12) Charlie Bartlett
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor
Pub. Date
2008]
Language
English
Description
Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett is failing miserably at fitting in at his new public high school. The school is run by the world-weary Principal Gardner. As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability gives him the position as the resident 'psychiatrist.' Along with his partner and fellow student, Murphy Bivens, Charlie dishes out advice and the occasional prescription to other students in need. Along...
13) School daze
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at black college life. Includes soundtrack audio cd.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Con la llegada del D̕a de la Madre, Antonio descubre que tiene que decidir qǔ es importante para ̌l cuando sus compąeros de clase se burlan de la apariencia inusual de la pareja de su madre, Leslie.
With Mother's Day coming, Antonio finds he has to decide about what is important to him when his classmates make fun of the unusual appearance of his mother's partner, Leslie.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life, middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
16) Monster trucks
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp, a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend.
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Para ser veterinario, necesitas mucho m̀s que un amor por los animales. Este libro explica la realidad de convertirse en veterinario. Al igual que otros m̌dicos, los veterinarios van a la escuela durante muchos ąos. Aprenden muchas habilidades, incluido el tratamiento de enfermedades, la prescripci̤n de medicamentos y la realizaci̤n de cirug̕a. Los lectores aprender̀n que los veterinarios no solo cuidan de las mascotas. Algunos pueden trabajar...
18) The wave: Welle
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Deutsch
Description
During project week, a popular and unorthodox high school teacher, in an attempt to stir up his lethargic students, devises an experiment that will explain what totalitarianism is and how it works. What begins with harmless notions about discipline and community builds into a real movement: the Wave. The teacher decides to break off the experiment. But it may be too late; the Wave has taken on a life of its own and is out of control.
19) Scent of a woman
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Napoleon is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his older brother, Kip, and trying to avoid his scheming Uncle Rico. When two new friends enter Napolean's life - shy Deb and mustachioed Pedro - the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But...
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