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Summary: Spending the summer with his grandmother on South Carolina's Dewees Island, eleven-year-old Jake finds two friends who are also struggling with family issues and together they try to save a sea turtle nest from predators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONAnderson, Olive M. (Olive Mary)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alger County Historical Society 1989
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1999
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Summary: Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It's another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed. Isaac Cline was confident of his ability to predict the weather: he had new technology at his disposal, 'perfect science', and, like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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Summary: "In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women's suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 ROCCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J324.6 ROCGrindol, Mary Alice Benedict
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Publisher / Publication Date: M.A.B. Grindol 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: MI 977Rosenstock, Barb
Summary: Presents the story of Bill Monroe, whose deep Kentucky roots helped him to create the unique American music called bluegrass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 781.6 ROSDaniel, Mary-Alice
Summary: "Mary-Alice Daniel's family moved from West Africa to England when she was a very young girl, leaving behind the vivid culture of her native land in the Nigerian savanna. They arrived to a blanched, cold world of prim suburbs and unfamiliar customs. So began her family's series of travels across three continents in search of places of belonging. A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing ventures...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DANIEL, MARY-ALICE DANCary, Mara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 CARThomas, Bob
Summary: "Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world. After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced a definitive biography of the man behind the legend of Disney:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DISNEY, WALT THOSummary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Summary: Examines the relationship between cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US PeyserCaucci, Al.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyon's Press 2004
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1 available in Adams Fly Collection, Call number: 799.1757 CauNewman, Aline Alexander
Summary: A guide on how to understand a cat's body language and behavior; illustrates 55 different feline poses with detailed explanations of their meanings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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Summary: A guide to gardening with advice on growing perennials, herbs, vines, ground covers, shrubs, and annuals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt and Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 MunroSummary: Featuring guest editor contributions by the author of "Rodham" and "You Think It, I'll Say It," the latest edition of the respected literary annual collects twenty top-selected short stories from the previous year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESMueller, Mary
Summary: Parents often are challenged to find ways to help their children be successful in their learning endeavors. They want to be involved in their children's education, but are often unsure of the best ways to help their children to succeed academically. This book offers parents a resource they can use to navigate their child's education, communicate with teachers, and support their children in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372.7 MUEHornbacher, Marya
Summary: When Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted, she did not yet know the reason for her all-but-shattered young life. At age 24, Hornbacher was diagnosed with Type 1 rapid-cycle bipolar, the most severe form of bipolar disease there is. Here, in her trademark wry, self-revealing voice, Hornbacher tells her new story. She takes us inside her own desperate attempts to control violently...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind HornbacherSmith, Marny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 SMIMunroe, Randall
Summary: "Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 500 MUNBuck, Marny
Summary: A collection of easy-to-sew patterns influenced by modern cuisine, such as the crispy wonton block and tempting turnovers quilt. Prepare 18 beginner-friendly quilts and pillow projects, or cook up something totally you, with an interchangeable menu of blocks, settings and sizes to help you design your own quilt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 BUCAliche, Tiffany
Summary: "Introducing the powerful idea of striving for financial wholeness instead of early retirement or millionaire status, Get Good with Money guides us through the ten short-term steps that lead to long-term security. From the simple (best practices for budgeting and saving) to the more sophisticated (investing, taking charge of your credit score, and calculating your insurance needs), Tiffany...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 ALIMcKenna, Maryn.
Summary: "In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributer Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity -- and human health threat -- uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017
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Summary: "Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021