Blake, Kevin
Summary: Learn all about ticks and the deadly diseases they carry in this engrossing new narrative nonfiction book for young readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.9 BLAGoodreau, Olivia
Summary: "So many young people are faced with life-changing hardships--from illness and disease to loss and calamity. What Olivia Goodreau discovers through her journey with chronic Lyme , and what she has been sharing with the world, is that inside of every predicament is also a possibility. This is the story of how Olivia turned the physical challenges and emotional hardships she had faced since she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gaudium Publishing 2023
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Summary: "A fascinating investigation into the lucrative, minimally regulated, fast-growing industry of egg freezing, from a young reporter on a personal journey into the world of cutting-edge reproductive medicine"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 LAMWhyte, John J.
Summary: From the Chief Medical Officer of WebMD, the world's largest provider of trusted health information, learn how to reduce your diabetes risk, and change your mindset from I hope I don't get diabetes to I can prevent diabetes.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.462 WHYSilver, Nate
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk-and the players raising the stakes In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape-and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024
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Summary: Gia and Raashaun Casey met when they were two teenagers living around the corner from each other in Queens. They have been together for an astounding twenty-five years and have remained together through RaaShaun's growing celebrity, a devastating cheating scandal, and the births of five children. Gia and Raashaun explore the entire chronology of their love story with vulnerability, honesty, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920 CASNeering, Rosemary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.774 NEEGrace, Catherine O'Neill
Summary: A recreation of the first Thanksgiving reveals the actual events during the three days that the Wampanoag people and the colonists came together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2001
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 394.2649 GRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist GraceWeaver, Andrew J. (Andrew John)
Summary: Offers an introduction to the causes and effects of global warming, considers reasons for denying its existence, and discusses the threat it presents for the future and some possible solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raven Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.6 WEAKertell, Lynn Maslen
Summary: Master teacher Bobby Lynn Maslen taught kindergarden for 13 years. She developed Bob Books to guide children's earliest steps into reading. Daughter Lynn Maslen Kertell carries on the tradition with "My First Bob Books." These early readers combine early learning with fun in playful, read-aloud stories to introduce literacy skills to the very youngest children
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMEDe Becker, Gavin
Summary: Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrates, is learning how to trust -- and act on -- our own intuitions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company 2021
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Summary: "Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools Outside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seemingly bent on punishing their teenage son. North of Dallas, a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave, but can't escape the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 HERWilliams, Billy Dee
Summary: "Film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades-a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A feature-length documentary exposing the link between our treatment of animals and emerging health threats such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "A guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 HARSummary: "Understanding investments" helps you to do just that. In 24 lectures, it introduces the fundamentals of investing to those new to the subject while broadening and deepening the knowledge of more experienced investors.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 UNDReid, Gavin
Summary: "Improve your skills and discover the strengths of your dyslexia, strategies, and exercises for adults. Dyslexia is a continuous, lifelong journey, one that asks you to adapt and grow every day. The Dyslexia Workbook for Adults offers practical tools, techniques, and activities to help you improve your literacy skills, boost your self-esteem, and use your dyslexia as an advantage. Gain a sense...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 REIPallotta, Jerry
Summary: This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5 PALDuVal, Kathleen
Summary: "In this magisterial history of the continent, Kathleen DuVal traces the power of Native nations from the rise of ancient cities more than 1000 years ago to the present. She reframes North American history, noting significantly that Indigenous civilizations did not come to a halt when a few wandering explorers or hungry settlers arrived, even when the strangers came well-armed. A millennium...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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Summary: Learn how to thrive with dyslexia as an adult. No matter when you're diagnosed, living with dyslexia can be a challenge -- but it can also make you a unique and creative thinker. The Dyslexia Guide for Adults helps you boost your confidence with advice for embracing your greatest strengths. With these proven strategies and exercises, you'll learn to understand yourself better as you navigate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 PETDavies, Beth
Summary: A guide to "Solo, a Star Wars story," introduces new heroes, villains, droids, and vehicles from the film.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DAVLawlor, Laurie
Summary: "This picture book biography chronicles the lifelong friendship that began in adolescence between Ludwig van Beethoven and master piano maker Nannette Streicher emphasizing her support for him and his work and his influence on the many innovations she made to piano construction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023