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[2020]
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English
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"Born in 551 BC, Confucius was a young man when he set his heart and mind on learning as much as he could. By his thirties, he'd become a brilliant teacher who shared his knowledge of several subjects, including arithmetic, history, and poetry, with his students. Confucius wanted to make sure that everyone in China had access to an education and devoted his whole life to learning and teaching so he could transform and improve society. His lessons--now...
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In the ancient world, philosopher Archimedes designed new machines for farming. During the Renaissance, artist Leonardo da Vinci sketched his ideas for wondrous flying machines. Scientist James Watt provided ideas that would power the Industrial Revolution, while American inventor Thomas Edison patented more than 1000 inventions that would shape modern life, including the movie camera and the electric light bulb. Today's inventors still explore ideas...
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[2010]
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English
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Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minna have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Pre-Teen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minna realizes what life in their small town in the Pacific Northwest has been like for her more outgoing, darker-skinned sister.
11) The lost planet
Author
Series
Lost planet series volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Waking up on a distant planet, Chase Garrety is horrified to learn that he has no memory of his life and finds himself under the protection of a mysterious benefactor who requires him to complete an important mission before time runs out.
12) Ode to a nobody
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a devastating tornado tears apart her home, thirteen-year-old Quinn struggles to find stability and return to who she was before, finding she has to rebuild herself.
13) Pezzettino
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Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Description
Little Pezzettino is so small he is convinced he must be a piece of somebody else. A wise man helps him discover the truth.
14) Pathfinder
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Series
Pathfinder (Orson Scott Card) volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Rigg has a secret ability to see the paths of others' pasts, but revelations after his father's death set him on a dangerous quest that brings new threats from those who would either control his destiny or kill him.
15) Ancient Athens
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Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the ancient Greek city of Athens, describing its art, architecture, food, religious practices, social classes, and everyday life.
16) Winterling
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Series
Winterling volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Spirited young Fer travels through the Way to a magical world in which beings part human and part animal serve an evil ruler known as the Lady, and where she hopes to learn about her long-lost parents and her own identitiy.
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Jenna Fox chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.
18) Gracie's girl
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Pub. Date
2000.
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English
Description
As she starts middle school, Bess volunteers to work on the school musical in hopes of fitting in, but when she and a friend get to know an elderly homeless woman, Bess changes her mind about what is really important.
19) Stitching Snow
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A futuristic retelling of Snow White in which seventeen-year-old Essie, a master at repairing robots and drones on the frozen mining planet Thanda, is pulled into a war by handsome and mysterious Dane after his shuttle crash-lands near her home.
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