Gingrich, Callista.
Summary: Ellis the Elephant travels back in time to view significant events and meet important figures in American history, explaining how the past has shaped the American character and made America a land of liberty and opportunity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GINSantangelo, Christa
Summary: In her decades of practice and academic research, Dr. Christa Santangelo, a psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the University of California-San Francisco, has seen many relationships devastated by the emotional hurricane that teenagers can inflict on a family. Yet Dr. Santangelo also understands how that conflict can be resolved and a new way forward mapped together between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SANSmith, Malissa
Contents: She-devils and Amazonian tigresses : women enter the boxing ring -- Victorian ladies boxing -- Boxing, women, and the mores of change -- Encountering the modern : Flappers, Mae West, and the war years -- Boxing in the Age of the "Mighty Atom" -- Burning bras, taking on the "sheriff," and winning the right to fight -- A ring of their own -- These ladies love the ring -- Christy Martin and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.4 SMILockhart, Chris
Summary: For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child. Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.96894 LOCPhelps, Carissa.
Summary: In this book is a story of triumph and a fierce determination to give back. The author was a runner. By twelve, she had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp, who made her walk the hard streets of central California. But even when she escaped him, she could not outrun the crushing inner pain of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. With little to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHELPS, CARISSA PHECamisa, Kathryn
Summary: "Readers will learn all about the life and habits of weird, but cute barn owls"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.9 CAMParravani, Christa
Summary: "A stressed family, an unplanned pregnancy, and a painful, if liberating, awakening from the author of the lauded memoir Her. Loved and Wanted is the passionate story of a woman's love for her children, and a poignant and bracing look at the difficult choices women in America are forced to make every day, in a nation where policies and a cultural war on women leave them without sufficient...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PARRAVANI, CHRISTA PARKelly, Christa
Summary: "From movies and actors to video games and superheroes, these information-packed books cover the exciting world of entertainment. In the Entertainment Encyclopedias series, learn about influential movies that changed the film industry and impacted US culture, and get to know the actors who have brought these movies to life. Discover thrilling video games made in the 1950s and onward, and learn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 741.503 KELLockhart, James Macdonald
Summary: From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, James Macdonald Lockhart’s stunning debut is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky. On its surface, Raptor is a journey across the British Isles in search of fifteen species of birds of prey, but as Lockhart seeks out these elusive predators, his quest becomes so much more: an incomparably elegant elegy on the beauty of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 LOCRoberts, Christa
Summary: Incredible Animals! might be the wildest Guinness World Records book yet. From jaw-dropping skills to unique physical traits, every furry, feathered, scaly, smooth, and slimy creature in this book has defied the odds and silenced the neigh-sayers to become the biggest, fastest, and coolest animals, from the jungle to your own backyard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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Summary: Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Light It! Creations that Glow, Shine, and Blink, kids will make a wearable mask that glows, a working lamp, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 535 SCHCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM Cool SchneiderThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Meet the Arabian horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Arabian horses are strong and tough. They often win long races. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.1 THIThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Meet the Quarter Horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Quarter horses are fast and powerful. They often win short races. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.1 THIParravani, Christa.
Summary: Identical twins Christa and Cara Parravani were raised up from poverty by a determined single mother. Gifted and beautiful, the girls sheltered each other from family violence and loss by inventing their own haven of creativity. They earned scholarships to a prestigious college, pursued careers in the arts, and paired off in early marriages. Then an act of brutality sent Cara into a downward...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2013
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 PARRAVANI, CHRISTA PARSchneider, Christa
Summary: "Learn about makerspaces with Make It Yourself! Comics & Graphic Novels! Young makers will discover what makerspaces are and how to hold maker events. Kids will develop characters, write stories, create graphic novels, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Special techniques and tips help kids make the most of their makerspace experiences. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.5 SCHSchneider, Christa
Summary: Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Move It! Projects You Can Drive, Fly, and Roll, kids will make a mini helicopter fly from a circuit-controlled helipad, build a motorized LEGO car, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 608 SCHCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM Cool SchneiderWolf, Christa
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOLThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Meet the Clydesdale horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Clydesdale horses are large draft horses, built to work and pull. Their feet are as big as dinner plates! Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.1 THIThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Why do ferrets hide their toys? Find out the answer and spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction book. Long and furry, ferrets are perpetual explorers with high energy and a mischievous spirit. Nine kid-friendly Q&As teach readers about life with a pet ferret, including their behavior, playful antics, and tendency to run into walls. Engaging questions draw in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.976 THIThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Can turtles breathe underwater? Find out the answer and spark early readers' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction book. Splish, splash! Turtles aren't cuddly reptiles, but their long lives and aquatic tanks make them captivating pets. Nine kid-friendly Q&As teach readers about life with a turtle, including their behavior, aquarium needs, and how their shells grow....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 639.392 THIStanton, Carissa
Summary: Through 100 flavor-bomb dishes that are good for your health, heart and mind, the creator of Brocc Your Body wants to remove the anxiety around food by helping us all feel more confident in and out of the kitchen-and live life to the fullest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2024
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Summary: The moment you check your phone in the morning you are giving away data. Before you've even switched off your alarm, a whole host of organizations have been alerted to when you woke up, where you slept, and with whom. As you check the weather, scroll through your 'suggested friends' on Facebook, you continually compromise your privacy. Without your permission, or even your awareness, tech...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 005.8 VELLockhart, Jessica Wynne
Summary: Frommer's EasyGuides contain punchy, concise prose by our expert local journalists, which gives readers all they need to know to plan the perfect vacation. This includes reviews for travel venues in all price ranges, as well as information on culture and history that will enhance any trip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: FrommerMedia 2023
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Summary: "Squeezed" weaves together intimate reporting with sharp and lively critique to show how the high cost of parenthood and our increasingly unstable job market have imploded the middle-class American Dream for many families, and offers surprising solutionsfor how we might change things. Families today are squeezed on every side--from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2018