Demetrios, Heather
Summary: "To say Virginia "Dindy" Hall was ambitious would be an understatement. She was that girl at your high school who makes everyone else look like a slacker, no matter how hard they're working. But how many of them can say they've been on Nazi Germany's Most Wanted list? At a time when most women were expected to becomes wives and mothers, Virginia craved adventure. And with the world gearing up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 GOIHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: "As World War II raged, millions of young Jewish people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis' Final Solution. Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state's genocidal campaign against European Jews and others of so-called "inferior" races. Yet so many of the individual stories remain buried in time. Of those who endured the Holocaust, some were caught by the Nazis and sent to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 HOPVan, R. L.
Summary: "Welcome to Ukraine--home of the Lemurian Lake, the National Chernobyl Museum, and vast fields of grain! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Ukraine's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J947.7 VANGigliotti, Jim
Summary: Describes the life of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901, and the social and political conditions in Great Britain during her lifetime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "Explores 'yucky' aspects of medieval medicine"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 610 BRECurrie, Stephen
Summary: With no scientific knowledge to guide them, people of medieval times believed that diseases were supernatural phenomena or punishments from God. Thus medical treatments were usually primitive and often horrifying. But little by little, knowledge grewultimately leading to a more practical and scientific approach to understanding sickness and ways to treat it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 CURMarriott, Emma
Summary: Discover the incredible journeys of more than 60 explorers from across the world and throughout history in this big, fun, illustrated compendium. Among the adventurers you'll meet are famous figures such as Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Roald Amundsen, as well as lesser-known intrepids, including Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the Earth (which she did disguised...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Ltd 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.922 MAREdwards, Roberta
Summary: While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Wld Hist What EdwardsKeppeler, Jill
Summary: Text and photographs look at how to build castles in Minecraft, focusing on how to build arches, drawbridges, towers, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.8 KEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM KeppelerLee, Mackenzi
Summary: Monty's epic grand tour may be over, but now that he and Percy are finally a couple, he realizes there is something more nerve-wracking than being chased across Europe: getting together with the person you love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEELee, Mackenzi
Summary: A young British lord embarks on an unforgettable grand tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush in this eighteenth-century romantic adventure for the modern age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC LEEHuang, Nellie
Summary: "Tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing on 50 of the world's greatest explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filled with first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks [to] re-create history's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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Summary: Presents basic information about Oregon, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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Summary: Presents basic information about Washington, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.7 TIEDuany, Ger
Summary: The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor. Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 DUAFirme, Tom
Summary: "Learn about the history of colonialism throughout the world in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 325.32 FIRSidman, Joyce
Summary: "Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MERCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People SidmanPatrick, Denise Lewis
Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PATMakos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOMurray, Julie
Summary: Presents basic information about Illinois, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.3 MURMurray, Julie
Summary: Presents basic information about Iowa, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.7 MURMurray, Julie
Summary: Explore North Dakota in this comprehensive title! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized photos showcase the beauty and diversity of this state. Readers learn about the state's history, cities, land features, animals, industries, sports, famous people, and more! A Tour Book spread highlights kid-friendly things to do in North Dakota. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.4 MURMurray, Julie
Summary: Presents basic information about Oklahoma, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.6 MURTieck, Sarah
Summary: Presents basic information about Arkansas, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020