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The mysterious Benedict Society

Stewart, Trenton Lee,


"Megan Tingley books." Booklist starred, January 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2007. Horn Book, March 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008. Pub Weekly, December 2006. School Library Journal starred, March 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Date Published:2007

"Megan Tingley books." Booklist starred, January 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2007. Horn Book, March 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008. Pub Weekly, December 2006. School Library Journal starred, March 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

Date Published:2007

Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Book 01, The lightning thief, the graphic novel /

Riordan, Rick,


"Adapted from the novel Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief"--Colophon. Booklist, December 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. Library Media Connection, May 2011. Pub Weekly, October 2010. School Library Journal, March 2011. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. A graphic novel adaptation of "The Lightning Thief" in which Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood, a special camp to prepare him to stop a war among the gods.
Date Published:2023

"Adapted from the novel Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief"--Colophon. Booklist, December 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. Library Media Connection, May 2011. Pub Weekly, October 2010. School Library Journal, March 2011. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. A graphic novel adaptation of "The Lightning Thief" in which Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood, a special camp to prepare him to stop a war among the gods.

Date Published:2023

Abuela, don't forget me

Ogle, Rex


Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now. Booklist, August 2022. Junior Library Guild. Kirkus Review, July 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. School Library Journal starred, October 2022. "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2022

Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now. Booklist, August 2022. Junior Library Guild. Kirkus Review, July 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. School Library Journal starred, October 2022. "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2022

When I was the greatest

Reynolds, Jason,


Ali lives in Bed-Stuy, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for guns and drugs, but he and his sister, Jazz, and their neighbors, Needles and Noodles, stay out of trouble until they go to the wrong party, where one gets badly hurt and another leaves with a target on his back.
Date Published:2014

Shackleton and the lost Antarctic expedition

Hoena, B. A.,


Contains biographical information. Provides an account of British explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica, telling of how the crew survived after their ship became lodged in ice and finally sank. Presented in graphic novel form.
Date Published:2006

The son of Neptune

Riordan, Rick,


Some copies signed by author. Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Date Published:2013

Lakelore

McLemore, Anna-Marie,


Junior Library Guild. Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastian Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been there. Bastian grew up both above the lake and in the otherworldly space beneath it. Lore's only seen the world under the lake once, but that one encounter changed their life and their fate. Then the lines between air and water begin to blur. The world under the lake drifts above the surface. If Bastian and Lore don't want it bringing their secrets to the surface with it, they have to stop it, and to do that, they have to work together. There's just one problem: Bastian and Lore haven't spoken in seven years, and working together means trusting each other with the very things they're trying to hide.
Date Published:2022

Junior Library Guild. Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastian Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been there. Bastian grew up both above the lake and in the otherworldly space beneath it. Lore's only seen the world under the lake once, but that one encounter changed their life and their fate. Then the lines between air and water begin to blur. The world under the lake drifts above the surface. If Bastian and Lore don't want it bringing their secrets to the surface with it, they have to stop it, and to do that, they have to work together. There's just one problem: Bastian and Lore haven't spoken in seven years, and working together means trusting each other with the very things they're trying to hide.

Date Published:2022

Personhood


It might seem unnecessary to define what a person is, but the issue of personhood has been a longstanding source of debate. The scope of personhood has been questioned in many applications, including human slavery, right to life and right to end life, animal rights, bioethics, corporate rights, and theology. It is believed the question will arise again as robots and artificial intelligence become more sophisticated and ingrained in our culture. What makes a person, and who gets to define personhood? Viewpoints in this volume address this fascinating topic from a number of angles.
Date Published:2022

It might seem unnecessary to define what a person is, but the issue of personhood has been a longstanding source of debate. The scope of personhood has been questioned in many applications, including human slavery, right to life and right to end life, animal rights, bioethics, corporate rights, and theology. It is believed the question will arise again as robots and artificial intelligence become more sophisticated and ingrained in our culture. What makes a person, and who gets to define personhood? Viewpoints in this volume address this fascinating topic from a number of angles.

Date Published:2022

Our dark duet

Schwab, Victoria.


"Sequel to This Savage Song"--Dust jacket. "Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in. And a new monster is waiting -- one that feeds on chaos and brings out its victims' inner demons. Which will be harder to conquer; the monsters they face, or the monsters within?"--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2017

Macbeth


"Viewer discretion is advised. This film contains graphic imagery." Based on the Chichester Festival Theatre production. Broadcast on PBs great performances. Title from container. TV-14; V. Adaptation of the stage production which relocates the action to a nameless 20th-century underground facility, offering a parable of the quest for power in the modern world.
Date Published:2010

The blood of Olympus

Riordan, Rick,


Horn Book, April 2015. "The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood"--
Date Published:2016

Sonia Sotomayor : first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice

McElroy, Lisa Tucker,


Discusses the early life, education, career, and various achievements of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Date Published:2010

Michael Jackson : king of pop

Pratt, Mary K.,


A dazzling performer -- Growing up Jackson -- The rise of the Jackson 5 -- The Jackson 5 era -- Going solo -- Thriller -- A life of fame -- Marriage, family, and more controversy -- Jackson, dead at 50. An exploration of the life and career of Michael Jackson that discusses his childhood, family, success, personal relationships, controversy, and untimely death.
Date Published:2010

The seven songs of Merlin

Barron, T. A,


Having stumbled upon his hidden powers, the young wizard Merlin voyages to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself and the way to the realm of the spirit.
Date Published:1997

Big pharma and drug pricing


A collection of essays presenting varying perspectives on the issue of pharmaceutical companies and drug pricing.
Date Published:2018

The city of Ember

DuPrau, Jeanne,


In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
Date Published:2003

Daily life in a medieval monastery

Olson, Sherri, 1954-,


Describes daily life in medieval European monasteries.
Date Published:2013

Bailout : government intervention in business

Bezdecheck, Bethany,


Corporate bailouts explained -- Prerecession bailouts -- The subprime mortgage crisis -- The automotive crisis -- Corporate bailout controversy. Explains corporate bailouts, discussing the factors in business that result in government intervention, and examining bailouts that have occurred during the economic recession of the early twenty-first century, as well as others throughout history.
Date Published:2011

Harry Potter and the half-blood prince

Rowling, J. K.,


"Year 6" on spine. 2013 & 2018 Editions include excerpt from Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. ALA Booklist. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Booklist starred, August 01, 2005. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2005. Horn book, September 2005. Kirkus Reviews. School library journal, September 2005. Wilson Children's catalog. Wilson Senior high core collection. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince brings us Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as Lord Voldemort becomes ever more powerful with his followers increasing day by day in this continuing battle between good and evil. Harry searches for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort, and thereby finds what may be his only vulnerability.
Date Published:2023

"Year 6" on spine. 2013 & 2018 Editions include excerpt from Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. ALA Booklist. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Booklist starred, August 01, 2005. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2005. Horn book, September 2005. Kirkus Reviews. School library journal, September 2005. Wilson Children's catalog. Wilson Senior high core collection. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince brings us Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as Lord Voldemort becomes ever more powerful with his followers increasing day by day in this continuing battle between good and evil. Harry searches for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort, and thereby finds what may be his only vulnerability.

Date Published:2023

The six : the untold story of America's first women astronauts

Grush, Loren, 1988-,


But only men can be astronauts -- Far from home -- Still warming up to the bench -- NASA catches up -- Are you still interesting in coming to work for NASA? -- Jet-setting -- The dawn of the space shuttle -- Wroking with men -- Choosing "the one" -- Ready, set... -- Sally's ride -- Take two -- A walk into the void -- Anna to the rescue -- The heist -- The prince and the frog -- Turning point -- Closing a chapter. Junior Library Guild. "In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts-six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle."
Date Published:2023

But only men can be astronauts -- Far from home -- Still warming up to the bench -- NASA catches up -- Are you still interesting in coming to work for NASA? -- Jet-setting -- The dawn of the space shuttle -- Wroking with men -- Choosing "the one" -- Ready, set... -- Sally's ride -- Take two -- A walk into the void -- Anna to the rescue -- The heist -- The prince and the frog -- Turning point -- Closing a chapter. Junior Library Guild. "In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts-six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle."

Date Published:2023