Gordon, Cambria
Summary: Isabel Perez is a sixteen-year-old who dreams of writing poetry, love, and being with the young nobleman Diego Altamirano; but in Trujillo, Spain in 1481 such a love is forbidden by the boy's family because Isabel's families are conversos, new Christians,but in the privacy of their home they still practice Judaism--a secret that could destroy them all when the Inquisition reaches Trujillo and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GORBasto, Sandy Pinto
Summary: Culture Smart! Portugal takes you beneath the surface of this fascinating country and shows you how to blend in and make the most of your visit. In these pages, you will gain insight into Portuguese priorities and learn how to tap into a helpful and resourceful nature that is often overlooked by the casual visitor. Beneath a sometimes vociferous manner, the Portuguese are laid-back and gentle,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2023
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Summary: "Now more than ever, count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know to travel in Portugal. In this book, you'll find his up-to-the-minute advice alongside time-tested travel tips"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023
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Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Portugal. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1993
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Summary: "For over fifteen years, almost any conversation about international soccer has always come back to two players--Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo--undoubtedly the greatest of their generation but with styles, attitudes, and fanbases that couldn't be more different. For millions of people around the world "Messi or Ronaldo?" isn't simply a barroom argument, or an affirmation of fandom, so much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 ROBBlauer, Ettagale
Summary: Describes the geography, wildlife, history, government, economy, religion, and culture of Portugal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Contents: The end of tolerance -- Spreading the fires -- Tortured justice -- Escape 88 -- The enemy within -- Terror envelops the world -- The Islamic threat -- Purity at all costs -- Every aspect of life -- The administration of fear -- The threat of knowledge -- The neurotic society -- Paranoia -- The failure of fear and the fear of failure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 272.2 GREBergreen, Laurence.
Summary: "A middle grade adaptation of Bergreen's adult title of the same name, about Magellan's historic voyage around the globe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 910 BERCervantes, Fernando
Summary: "A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world "The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more impressive is the analytical skill Cervantes applies. . . . [He] conveys complex arguments in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.01 CERGallagher, Jim
Summary: Presents a biography of the daring Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2000
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Summary: Presents a collection of thirteen Sephardic folk tales based on tales collected by the Israel Folktales Archives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Publication Society 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ROTBergreen, Laurence.
Summary: Publisher's description: Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen, interweaving a variety of candid, first-person accounts, some previously unavailable in English, brings to life this groundbreaking and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.92 BERVaill, Amanda.
Summary: "A spellbinding story of love amid the devastation of the Spanish Civil War Madrid, 1936. In a city blasted by a civil war that many fear will cross borders and engulf Europe--a conflict one writer will call "the decisive thing of the century"--six people meet and find their lives changed forever. Ernest Hemingway, his career stalled, his marriage sour, hopes that this war will give him fresh...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946.081 VAILassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASDaly-Weir, Catherine
Summary: An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Wld His What DalyContents: v. 1. Actium, Battle of-- Ex Voto -- v. 2. Factory Ship-- Navies, great powers, Japan -- v. 3. Navies, great powers: Portugal-- shipyards -- v. 4. Siebe, Augustus-- Zheng He topical outline of entries, diractory of contributors, index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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