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Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Kids around the world are working together to make our planet a better, safer, happier place--and now you can join in with this practical guide!You Can Change the World empowers kids to make changes in their lives and communities with the powerful message that anyone can make a difference in the world. This colorfully illustrated book is packed with information, ideas, and activities for everyday sustainability--like mending clothes, composting, and...
122) Caterpillar summer
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Since her father's death, Cat has taken care of her brother, Chicken, for their hardworking mother but while spending time with grandparents they never knew, Cat has the chance to be a child again.
123) Maggie-now
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"In Brooklyn's unforgiving urban jungle, Maggie Moore is torn between answering her own needs and catering to the desirous men who dominate her life. Confronted by her quarrelsome Irish immigrant father, the feckless lover who may become her husband, and others, Maggie must learn to navigate a cycle of loss, separation, and hope as she forges her own path toward happiness."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Knox Press, An Imprint of Permuted Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, comes to light."--Amazon.com.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Looking at the headlines--the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval--it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after...
Author
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Kaya is a Nez Perce girl who takes pride in helping out and supporting the tribe--and also in her beloved horse, Steps High. But when she chooses racing her horse over family responsibilities, Kaya has to prove herself to earn her tribe's respect. Kaya's story of adventure in the wilderness is sure to engage today's readers as they learn what it was like to be a Native American girl in 1764 in this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader. Great for...
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This is the first comprehensive book from a radical left perspective on the rising power of the Silicon Valley tech sector, particularly the five dominant empires of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, challenging the ocean of liberal ass-kissery and right-wing scorn that dominates analysis of these giants. Every day we grow more dependent on our phones and apps to do our chores, our jobs, and our socializing. And every quarter the enormous...
129) Burn it all down
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old aspiring comic Joey Rossi just found out his boyfriend has been cheating on him for the past ten months. But what did he expect? Joey was born with an addiction to toxic jerks--something he inherited from his lovably messy, wisecracking, Italian-American spitfire of a mom (and best friend): 34-year-old Gia Rossi. When Gia's latest non-relationship goes up in flames only a day later, the pair's Bayonne, New Jersey apartment can barely...
Author
Series
Golems and goblins volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Naomi Teitelbaum is so ready for her Bat Mitzvah. Her prayers are memorized and she's definitely got a handle on her Torah portion (well, almost). Then she gets a mysterious gift: a tiny clay Golem. To Naomi's shock, it comes to life -- and obeys her every command. At first, this small magical helper seems like the best Bat Mitzvah gift ever. But with each command, the Golem grows ... and gets harder to hide. And creepy, unnatural creatures like dybbuks,...
132) The aviary
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In late nineteenth-century Maine, isolated, eleven-year-old Clara Dooley gains a friend and uncovers a magical secret that changes her life when she learns to care for the once-feared birds in the aviary attached to the Glendoveer mansion where she lives.
133) No more plastic
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When she sees a beached whale that has starved to death after ingesting plastic, a young girl named Isley is inspired to adopt a plastic-free lifestyle, encouraging her family to join her. When people start falling back into old habits, Isley builds a plastic sculpture of a whale that inspires lasting change."--
Series
Giant days volume 6
Publisher
Boom Box!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Second year begins and Daisy, Susan, and Esther have taken their friendship commitment to the next level by moving into their beautiful home
Author
Publisher
Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and the cartoonist and award-winning author of MUTTS join forces to call for a Compassionate Revolution that encourages everyone to work together to heal our relationships with each other and with the planet.
At the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, India, an unusual visitor has arrived. His Holiness interrupts his morning meditation to greet a troubled Giant Panda who has travelled many miles to see...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author John Perkins tells the dramatic story of how his experiences with shamans in Ecuador and Guatemala transformed him from an economic hit man to a dedicated decolonizer-and how anyone can overcome fear and take action"--
137) Super Oscar
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
138) The beauty of nature
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ariel, Belle, Tiana, and the rest of the Disney princesses love nature and all their animal friends. Explore the outdoors with them and learn how the princesses help take care of the environment.
Publisher
Atlas Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, a group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical - now found in 99.7% of Americans - into the drinking water supply.
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