Tapper, Alice Paul
Summary: When the author notices the girls in her class were not participating as much as the boys, she discusses it with her Girl Scout Troop and comes up with a creative way to encourage classroom participation in girls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Nelson, Willie
Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Stamper, Norm.
Summary: Stamper, a 34-year police veteran (he's the former chief of police in Seattle and former deputy chief in San Diego) candidly describes his odyssey as a police officer, offering candid advice along the way. Born near San Diego, Stamper was abused by his parents and as a teenager had numerous run-ins with the police. He decided to join the police force because he needed the money. While accounts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 STAChii
Summary: "A diary comic with an upbeat, adorable flair that tells the charming tale of Chii, a woman assigned male at birth. Her story starts with her childhood and follows the ups and downs of exploring her sexuality, gender, and transition-as well as falling in love with a man who's head over heels for her. Now, Chii is about to embark on a new adventure: becoming a bride!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIStamper, Kory
Summary: "Brimming with intelligence and personality, a vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made - a must read for word mavens. Have you ever tried to define the word "is?" Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) "irregardless?" Did you know that OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter to Winston Churchill? These are the questions that keep lexicographers up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 410 STACopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 410 STAStarker, Ron
Summary: "Why do we need libraries when we have Google?" Today's libraries are in jeopardy. And yes, perhaps if libraries were only book warehouses, we wouldn't need them. But libraries can be so much more than a place to check out books. In the Digital Age, it's more important than ever for libraries to evolve into gathering points for collaboration, spaces for innovation, and places where authentic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: EdTechTeam Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 025 STAGramling, Gary.
Summary: Presents top ten lists, covering such topics as strangest plays, team rivals, and players.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sports GramlingPhilp, Drew
Summary: "A young writer's sincere search (with his dog) for an authentic life--buying a ruined house in Detroit for $500, fixing it up nail by nail, and, in the process, participating in the grassroots rebirth of the city itself."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHILP, DREW PHIStatler Brothers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1984
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY STAStatler Brothers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1979
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY STARajchman, Chil.
Summary: One of the few survivors of the Nazi death camp Treblinka during World War II, the author tells the story of how he survived by becoming one of the workers whose grim task it was to tend to the dead and went on to take part in the Treblinka workers' revolt and later testified at a war-crime tribunal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 RAJCHMAN, CHIL RAJStanger, Shelby
Summary: "Will to Wild is an instruction manual to adventure. Your guide: enthusiastic outdoorswoman Shelby Stanger. Shelby has been teaching folks how to leap into the unknown since she taught her first surf class over twenty years ago. Over the years, she watched many of her students quit their jobs, end dysfunctional relationships, and move across the country for a healthier work-life-balance--all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 STAStatler Brothers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY STAStamper, Judith Bauer.
Summary: Describes how dogs can help recapture exotic pets that have been released into the wild, locate endangered animals for tagging, and identify smugglers at airports.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 STAStabler, David
Summary: "At 6 feet 6, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is one of the tallest passers in the NFL. He used his height and strong arm to become the 2020 NFL Rookie of the Year"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HERStabler, David.
Summary: "Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock’s family moved constantly—he lived in eight different cities before he was sixteen years old. Georgia O’Keeffe lived in the shadow of her zperfecty older...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2016
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT 709 StablerStabler, David
Summary: Presents twenty stories featuring the United States presidents when they were children, including William Taft's dance lessons, Lyndon Johnson's classroom pranks, and Gerald Ford's struggles with dyslexia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 STAStamper, Judith Bauer.
Summary: Discusses the origins of Easter customs and suggests various activities for the holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Troll Associates 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: J 745.5941 STAPHISH.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PHIStampler, Ann Redisch.
Summary: Impressed by a poor Jewish shoemaker's belief that God will ensure everything turns out as it should, a shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, devises a series of hardships to test the man's faith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 STAStamps, Caroline
Summary: Covering every horsey topic you could possibly want to explore- from discovering the different horse and pony breeds, to finding out how cultures around the world live with their horses, and learning how horse-lovers ride these magnificent animals- DK's Horses & Ponies is a one-stop shop for equine knowledge. With colourful photographs and pictures on every page, this guide helps you become an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Stager, Curt
Contents: Walden -- Waters of life, waters of death -- Lakes through the looking glass -- The Great Rift -- Galilee -- Sky water -- Heritage lakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 551.48 STAStarmer, Aaron
Summary: "It's the first day of the fourth grade at Arthimos Elementary and things are already off to a strange start--poisonous cookies, a zipline disaster, a missing iPad, and what are those strange sounds coming from the school custodian's wheelbarrow? Luckily the Prime Detectives--Abby "the Abacus" Feldstein, Cameron "Cam" McGill, and Gabriel "Gabe" Kim--are on the case! Using arithmetic, geometry,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Odd Dot 2023