Fleming, Candace
Summary: How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child ... and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLESullivan, Tom
Summary: CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK. June 12, 1962. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 7:18 A.M. A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow and crashes to the floor! Soon the guards realize that Morris and two other inmates, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, had done the seemingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 365.641 SULHarvey, Gill.
Summary: Are real criminals and detectives anything like the ones you see on TV or read about in novels? You can find out in these ten exciting stories. Serial murders, art forgers, kidnappers, robbers, runaways and forensic scientists are all here as well as cases of real life horror that will chill your bone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HARKrull, Kathleen
Summary: "One minute you can't live without them ... the next minute you don't want them breathing your air! Siblings everywhere will relate to this humorous look at famous brothers and sisters whose important bonds have shaped their accomplishments ... (mostly) for the better."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 KRUStanborough, Rebecca
Summary: Discover 25 women who shattered the glass ceiling, each in their own way. In politics, government, the business world, and more, these women show us that ambition, perserverance, and hard work go a long way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 STAHoxie, Jim
Summary: "When Grandpa loses his sight, he attends a school for veterans who are visually impaired. There he regains his confidence for independent living. Grandpa shares these experiences and talks about educating children about the tall white cane."--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Disabl HoxieManzanero, Paula
Summary: Describes the isolated Nevada air base known as Area 51, covering its use for testing top-secret aircraft, and discusses speculation about a connection to unidentified flying objects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHEYomtov, Nelson
Summary: Of all the places to explore on Earth, remote places are often said to be the most challenging. Yet brave explorers travel to the most remote corners of the world, pushing through vast forests, icy polar regions, and other landscapes. Who are these adventurers and why do they do it?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 509 YOMCastro, Rachel
Summary: Provides information on some amazing caves that have formed on Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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Summary: Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 910 SANRustad, Martha E. H. (Martha Elizabeth Hillman)
Summary: "Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present animals and plants found in a cave"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN RUSHerrington, Lisa M.
Summary: "Introduces the reader to what a cavity is, how to prevent them, and what happens when you get one"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 617.6 HERLinde, Barbara M.
Summary: Area 51 is a military base located in Nevada, though it has some questionable lore attached to its reputation. It's said to be the site of alien dissections, clandestine aircraft testing, and numerous covert government programs. The US government denied for many years that it even existed, which didn't stifle any of the rumors. This engrossing book presents what is known about the facility, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 LINKrasner, Barbara
Summary: This book presents leading theories and important clues about the mystery of Area 51, and challenges readers to study the evidence and develop their own conclusions about what has happened and what still happens today in Area 51.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 KRACooper, Elisha
Summary: A woman in a canoe takes the reader on a journey down the Hudson River, from its source, a lake in the Adirondack Mountains, to the point where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City. Includes a note on the history of the Hudson River.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COOYomtov, Nelson
Summary: "Experience the events that followed the Sobibor death camp prisoner's decision to escape. Readers will discover a powerful story of human courage and mankind's fierce will to live."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 YOMGreen, Sara
Summary: ""Engaging images accompany information about Coca-Cola. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2024
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Summary: The stars of ABC's Shark tank explain how a kid can discover a great business idea and get it off the ground.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diversion Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338 CUBBruchac, Joseph
Summary: After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC BRUGhigna, Charles.
Summary: "Introduces primary and secondary colors through fun, poetic text."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 535.6 GHIGaertner, Meg
Summary: "Step-by-step instructions to create cave crystals right in their kitchen. Readers are introduced to basic science concepts such as saturation, solutions, and atoms. Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, a phonetic glossary, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research" --Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 507.8 GAEPaley, Rebecca
Summary: Recounts life in early colonial America leading up to the famous tea tax protest that pushed the colonies and the British closer to war, using the stories of Felicity Merriman and how she became caught in between the two sides of the American Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PALHolub, Joan.
Summary: Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What HolubHargrave, Kiran Millwood
Summary: My name is Julia. This is the story of the summer I almost lost my mum, and found a shark older than trees. Don't worry though, that doesn't spoil the ending.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023