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Beekman history of the world wars library Fall of Egypt 2 I fell into a fairy tale One day in history Other half of history Pals in peril tale 3 Rome, Rise and Fall of an Empire Russia, ten years after the fall of the Soviet Union Spirit animals. Fall of the beasts 3 Victory in the PacificFilter By Subjects
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Beekman history of the world wars library Fall of Egypt 2 I fell into a fairy tale One day in history Other half of history Pals in peril tale 3 Rome, Rise and Fall of an Empire Russia, ten years after the fall of the Soviet Union Spirit animals. Fall of the beasts 3 Victory in the PacificTroupe, Thomas Kingsley
Summary: With bombs bursting overhead, a tattered flag flying ... Joined by two cartoon flies and their factual narrative infused with kid-friendly fun, readers go above deck with Francis Scott Key and witness the birth of the U.S. national anthem during the War of 1812.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.5 TROSummary: Collects approximately one hundred articles that were published just prior to and in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in a volume that offers insight into such topics as the responses of Roosevelt and Churchill and the practice of Japanese internment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 DECSummary: A compendium of articles and historical analyses discusses such topics as daily life as it was experienced before and after the Declaration of Independence, the contributions of the Sons of Liberty, and the causes of the American Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.303 JULMacdonald, Fiona.
Summary: Examines the everyday life of women in the United States during the 1800s, contrasting society's ideal view of women with their real lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Bedrick Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.42 MACMacdonald, Fiona.
Summary: Examines the status and conditions of women in ancient Roman society, discussing such topics as marriage and family life, clothing, domestic duties, religion, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Bedrick Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 305.4 MacdoKagawa, Julie.
Summary: When Ethan Chase is attacked and the fey begin to disappear, he must change the rules he lives by to protect his family and save a girl he never thought he'd dare to fall for.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KAGBrooks, Terry
Summary: "Following The Black Elfstone, the second book of the epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series from one of the acknowledged masters of the fantasy genre. Tensions in the Four Lands are high. The mysterious force that laid waste to Paranor has revealed a more human face. While some gain a new understanding of the invaders and what they are after, others continue their existing quests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fantasy Brooks 2018Brooks, Terry
Summary: "The first book of the triumphant and epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy. The Four Lands has been at peace for generations, but now a mysterious army of invaders is cutting a bloody swathe across a remote region of the land. No one knows who they are, where they come from, or what they are after--and most seem content to ignore these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fantasy Brooks 2017Van Loan, Ryan
Summary: "The Memory in the Blood is the pulse-pounding conclusion to Ryan Van Loan's The Fall of the Gods series, featuring sea battles, hidden libraries, warring deities, old enemies, and one woman's desire for liberation and revenge. When her quest to destroy the Gods began, Buc was a child of the streets. Now she is a woman of steel, shaped by gaining and losing power, tempered by love and betrayal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANVan Loan, Ryan
Summary: "Buc and Eld are the first private detectives in a world where pirates roam the seas, mages speak to each other across oceans, mechanical devices change the tide of battle, and earthly wealth is concentrated in the hands of a powerful few. It's been weeks since ships last returned to the magnificent city of Servenza with bounty from the Shattered Coast. Disaster threatens not just the city's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANSummary: In segment one of this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent John Donvan investigate the endemic nature of corruption in Russia, where bribery is commonplace and paying protection money is considered a business expense. In segment two, Koppel and billionaire Boris Berezovsky, identified as the unseen force behind Vladimir Putin's rise to power, discuss Berezovsky's recent foray...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Brooks, Terry
Summary: "The riveting conclusion not only to the Fall of Shannara but to the entire Shannara series--a truly landmark event, twenty-nine books and forty-three years in the making. Bringing a conclusion to an epic that has spanned centuries is a vast undertaking, but Terry Brooks is entirely equal to the challenge. As the Four Lands reels under a brutal invasion from across the sea, spearheaded by a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BROJohnson, Varian
Summary: Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan race to stop an ancient enemy with the power to strip spirit animals from their partners, while one young hero faces the loss of a spirit companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SPICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J SAFB 3Johnson, Varian
Summary: Split between two worlds, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan are four young heroes who are racing to stop an ancient evil. Even the spirit animal bond, the sacred link between humans and animals, is on the brink of destruction. The friends face an enemy with the power to enslave others to its will--and to steal spirit animals away from their rightful partners. With their own allies falling to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC JOHSummary: It was May 1945, and the US forces in Europe had just celebrated victory over the Nazis. While some would then occupy Germany, others would return home. And yet still, many would redeploy to the Pacific for the invasion of Japan-a battle resulting in the highest number of casualties in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Over 100,000 servicemen and tens of thousands of civilians were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In June of 1944, a vast American army began the siege of Saipan in the Mariana Islands located in the central Pacific Ocean. This airfield would put American bombers within range of Tokyo and the end of the war against Japan finally seemed in sight. Told by the voices of WW II veterans along with author Richard Frank, Death Before Surrender, a part of the PBS American Experience, Victory in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In segment one of this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel reports on issues related to the new openness in Russia surrounding sexuality, including the growth of prostitution, resistance to contraception, and the spread of AIDS. In segment two, Koppel and correspondent John Donvan examine the ongoing controversy revolving around the political sellout of the independent Russian media. And in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Brooks, Terry
Summary: "After The Black Elfstone and The Skaar Invasion comes the next chapter in the Fall of Shannara, a saga more than four decades in the making. The Skaar have arrived in the Four Lands, determined to stop at nothing less than all-out conquest. They badly need a new home, but peaceful coexistence is not a concept they have ever understood. An advance force under the command of the mercurial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fantasy Brooks 2019Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beekman House 9730
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Summary: Sharing the throne of Egypt with her eleven-year-old brother Ptolemy, Cleopatra is caught in a power struggle and forced to flee during a rebel uprising, while her sister Arsinoe, who follows Cleopatra into exile, is forced to chose between betraying her family or her country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOLBolte, Mari
Summary: When thirteen-year-old Kaita falls into a book, she meets Cinderella and teaches her how to speak up for herself and not let her stepmother and stepsisters treat her so unkindly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOLWalls, Jasmine
Summary: After Jake magically falls into the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale he becomes in awe of Belle's kindness and the Beast's demanding and rude attitude, but when he calls out the Beast on his terrible behavior he learns things about how he could become a better person, too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WALSummary: This program focuses on General Stilicho, who, as guardian of the young Emperor Honorius, became the de facto commander-in-chief of the Roman armies in the West.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008