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Sandford, John

Summary: When a renowned expert in infectious diseases disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport, with the world on high alert, calls in her father, Lucas, to locate him, and when their worst fears are confirmed, they must race against time to stop the virus he created from becoming the perfect weapon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Collins, Ailynn

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Summary: "The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires to break out across the city. Can you escape your damaged home before it collapses? Will you join the firefighters as they try to save the city from the devastating fires? Will you be accused of looting after helping a boy escape from some rubble?...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022

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Laden, Nina

Summary: Rhyming text illustrates how small acts become powerful seeds that improves oneself and the community.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024

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Berger, Melvin.

Summary: Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1995

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.92 BER

Harrison, Kim

Summary: "#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn, the official prequel to the series that will introduce you to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan's world as they've never seen it before! Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kal, have the same goal: save their species from extinction. But death comes in the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAR

Robey, Katherine Crawford

Summary: In Tor & Raven arefriends, Tor, a King shepherd, finds a Petoskey stone on the beach at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. He hopes that the rare stone will bring him a friend. Meanwhile in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Raven, too, finds a remarkable stone, a heart-shaped rock, right in the middle of the print of a bear paw. That night a great West Wind arises and blows Raven all the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ROB

Macgregor, Eloise

Summary: As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world, it's left many adults and children searching for answers about how they can stay safe. By focusing on facts presented in a relatable way rather than fear, this illustrated guide to health and safety gives children the tools they need to understand what's happening in the world and to discover how they can become a virus warrior. Facts about...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.2 MAC

Summary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BIL

Greenblatt, Stephen

Summary: A humanities professor describes the impact had by the translation of the last remaining manuscript of "On the Nature of Things" by Roman philosopher Lucretius, which fueled the Renaissance and inspired artists, great thinkers, and scientists.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2011

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.2 GRE

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.2 GRE

Greenblatt, Stephen

Summary: Greenblatt transports listeners to the dawn of the Renaissance and chronicles the life of an intrepid book lover who rescued the Roman philosophical text On the Nature of Things from certain oblivion.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011

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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 940.21 GRE

Henderson, Leah

Summary: A retelling of a tale of bravery against seemingly insurmountable odds and a community working together to overcome adversity, reminding us that no challenge is too great, and that even the smallest of us can make a world of difference. Includes the origins of the folktale and facts about hummingbirds.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEN

Khan, Hiba Noor

Summary: Malala Yousafzai is known across the world for having the courage to stand up for what she believes in, even in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, Malala's story has become an inspiration for people all over the world who are fighting for justice. Discover what it took for one incredible girl to become the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Yousafzai

Daynes, Katie

Summary: All the big questions children are asking about viruses (and adults are struggling to answer) are covered in this much-needed addition to the ever-popular First Questions & Answers series. Our lives have been taken over by a tiny germ we can't even see. It's time to explain to young children (and their parents and carers) what's really going on. What IS a virus? How do viruses spread? Why...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Set Lift Flap Daynes 2021

Zuchora-Walske, Christine.

Summary: An imaginary journey to Venus provides facts about the planet's gravity, year, days, atmosphere, temperature, and surface, and suggests some of the questions scientists would want to answer if it really were possible to travel there.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2012

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 523 ZUC

King, Stephen

Summary: A deadly biochemical virus called Captain Trips kills nearly everyone it infects, and the individuals who survive the virus are sought by the government that engineered it.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2010

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King, Stephen

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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2012

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Heath, David

Summary: In Longshot, investigative journalist David Heath takes readers inside the small group of scientists whose groundbreaking work was once largely dismissed but whose feat will now eclipse the importance of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in medical history. With never-before-reported details, Heath reveals how these scientists overcame countless obstacles to give the world an unprecedented head start...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 HEA

Heos, Bridget

Summary: "In friendly, simple text, the most "common" virus, rhinovirus (the common cold), explains how viruses work and spread. With funny, engaging, and informative illustrations, this is the perfect way to explain viruses to young children who have questions in the wake of a pandemic. The nonthreatening common cold walks readers through the basics of viruses, and then features past viruses we have...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.2 HEO

Beanland, Rachel

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Summary: Richmond, Virginia, 1811. It's the height of the winter social season, the General Assembly is in session, and many of Virginia's gentleman planters, along with their wives and children, have made the long and arduous journey to the capital in hopes of whiling away the darkest days of the year. At the city's only theater, the Charleston-based Placide & Green Company puts on two plays a night to...

Format: text

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Beanland

Peterson, Amy

Summary: "Where Goodness Still Grows dissects the moral code of American evangelicalism and puts it back together in a new way. Amy writes as someone intimately familiar with, fond of, and also deeply critical of the world of conservative evangelicalism. She writes as a woman and a mother, as someone invested in the future of humanity, and as someone who just needs to know how to teach her kids what it...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an Imprint of Thomas Nelson 2020

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Russell, Bailey J.

Summary: At the house shared by Abigail, Thomas, and Daniel the three explain to Mary and James that they search the country for Portals to the dead. They believe a Portal exists in Hawthorne Harbor and the Fire that destroyed the old high school had something to do with it. When a fire breaks out during the Junior/Senior Lock-In exactly fifty years after the Fire, it seems they are right! But are they?...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RUS

Applegate, Katherine.

Summary: Me llamo Iván. Soy un gorila. No es tan sencillo como parece.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Océano De México 2013

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 APP SPANISH

Summary: Dedicated insurance investigator Nate Ford becomes disillusioned with his job when the company he works for refuses a claim that allows his 8-year-old son to die. Assembling a team of con artists, professional thieves, and computer hackers, Nate turns his attention to aiding those who have been wronged by corrupt corporations, by stealing their money back for them.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV LEV

Edsel, Robert M.

Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDS

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