Soontornvat, Christina
Summary: "On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.52 SOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J796.52 SOOTabor, James M.
Summary: This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find the deepest cave on Earth, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong. Tabor focuses particularly on the heroic efforts of Bill Stone in the vast Cheve Cave of southern Mexico and Alexander Klimchouk in the supercave Krubera of the Republic of Georgia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.52 TABLotz, Sarah
Summary: Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, ex-adrenaline junkie Simon Newman undertakes two life-risking ventures, one in the notorious Cwm Pot caves and another scaling Everest, that force him to test the limits of his morality and wits in order to survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LOTBrimner, Larry Dane
Summary: "Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving wanted to live out their married life near family in Virginia. However, the state refused to let them--because Richard was white and Mildred was black. After being arrested and charged with a crime, the Lovings were forced to leave their home--until they turned to the legal system. In one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.845 BRIKeenan, Sheila
Summary: "Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.2 KEETangerman, E. J. (Elmer John)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 736.4 TANCashin, Sheryll
Summary: "How interracial love and marriage changed history, and may soon alter the landscape of American politics. Loving beyond boundaries is a radical act that is changing America. When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 CASBrown, Tami Lewis
Summary: "...a... picture book biography of modern art icon Keith Haring, celebrating the ways his life embodied the message: art is for everyone."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARCusolito, Michelle
Summary: "Humans use machines to explore the ocean-from snorkel gear to submersibles-and they ask, "How deep can we dive?""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.46 CUSCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 627.7 CUSHogan, Chris
Summary: "Millionaire status doesn't require inheriting a bunch of money or having a high-paying job. No. The path to becoming a millionaire is paved with more-ordinary tools--tools that you either already have or that you can learn. If you thought you could never become a millionaire, think again. Listen and learn from over 10,000 everyday millionaires who have done it and believe it's possible for you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ramsey Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 HOGCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 HOGReina, Mary.
Summary: "Simple text and colorful photos describe the benefits to saving money and ways to save"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone Imprint, Pebble Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 332 REINeff, Miriam
Summary: "A book by women, for women, about money management.More women than ever have control of capital and are making financial decisions. Yet not every woman has command of the lingo, the underlying principles, or the big-picture perspective of money management. If that describes you, Wise Women Managing Money is here to help. Written by a mother-daughter team, this book is uniquely positioned to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moody Publishers 2022
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Summary: "Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creston Books, LLC 2020
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 921 WARCohn, Jessica
Summary: From the first time a person looked up at the sky and wondered 'What's out there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos. For so long, our neighbor in the solar system has been shrouded in mystery. Was there ever life on Mars? How can we enable astronauts to land on that planet—and return safely? Mars rovers, including the latest: Perseverance, may just provide the answers! They might...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 COHOwen, Ruth
Summary: "When someone wants to buy something expensive, they may not have all the money right away. What do they do? They save up! Learn all about saving money. Discover why people save, different ways to save, and more. It's key personal finance curriculum made approachable for all!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2023