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The muscular system

Olien, Rebecca


"Bridgestone books." Moving muscles -- With or without bones -- Parts of the muscular system -- Skeletal muscles -- Smooth and cardiac muscles -- Biceps and triceps -- Muscles and nerves -- Muscular system problems -- Keeping muscles healthy. Explains how the muscular system works, and discusses its role in the human body, problems that can affect the muscular system, and how to keep muscles healthy.
Date Published:2006

"Bridgestone books." Moving muscles -- With or without bones -- Parts of the muscular system -- Skeletal muscles -- Smooth and cardiac muscles -- Biceps and triceps -- Muscles and nerves -- Muscular system problems -- Keeping muscles healthy. Explains how the muscular system works, and discusses its role in the human body, problems that can affect the muscular system, and how to keep muscles healthy.

Date Published:2006

Patience

Olien, Rebecca


Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2006. Library Media Connection, October 2005. Introduces patience through examples of everyday situations where this character trait can be used.
Date Published:2006

Troubadour

Hoffman, Mary, 1945-


In the winter of 1208 while the dispute between the Pope and the Cathars intensifies, thirteen-year-old Lady Elinor, secretely in love with the troubadour Bertran de Miramont and determined to avoid her imminent marriage to an older man, runs away from her family's castle disguised as an apprentice troubadour, unaware of the dangers ahead as the Albigensian Crusade begins its onslaught on her native Languedoc.
Date Published:2009

In the winter of 1208 while the dispute between the Pope and the Cathars intensifies, thirteen-year-old Lady Elinor, secretely in love with the troubadour Bertran de Miramont and determined to avoid her imminent marriage to an older man, runs away from her family's castle disguised as an apprentice troubadour, unaware of the dangers ahead as the Albigensian Crusade begins its onslaught on her native Languedoc.

Date Published:2009

The obsidian blade

Hautman, Pete, 1952-


After thirteen-year-old Tucker Feye's parents disappear, he suspects that the strange disks of shimmering air that he keeps seeing are somehow involved, and when he steps inside of one he is whisked on a time-twisting journey trailed by a shadowy sect of priests and haunted by ghostlike figures.
Date Published:2012

Sweet fifteen

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales.


School Library Journal, September 1995. Book Report, January 1996. Multicultural Review, September 1996. When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceañera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to Stefanie's uncle.
Date Published:1995

War against the weak : eugenics and America's campaign to create a master race /

Black, Edwin.


Library Journal Starred, July 2003. Choice, April 2004. Kirkus Review, July 2003. Links the crimes of the Nazis to a pseudoscientific American movement of the early twentieth century called eugenics, in which more than sixty thousand Americans were coercively sterilized.
Date Published:2003

Lindbergh

Berg, A. Scott.


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Pulitzer Prize, April 1999. Publisher's Weekly, August 1998. Kirkus Starred, September 1998. New York Times, September 1998. Kliatt, November 1999. Chronicles the life of Charles Lindbergh and discusses his childhood, his influence and accomplishments in the aviation industry, his child's murder, and his work on creating an artificial heart.
Date Published:1998

Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Pulitzer Prize, April 1999. Publisher's Weekly, August 1998. Kirkus Starred, September 1998. New York Times, September 1998. Kliatt, November 1999. Chronicles the life of Charles Lindbergh and discusses his childhood, his influence and accomplishments in the aviation industry, his child's murder, and his work on creating an artificial heart.

Date Published:1998

Society's sisters : stories of women who fought for social justice in America /

Gourley, Catherine, 1950-


The woman's sphere -- The child savers -- Attacking the nest -- The white ribbon women -- Lifting as we rise -- The agitators -- The pacifists. Booklist, November 2003. Horn Book, April 2004. Profiles nineteenth-century women who overcame the disadvantage of being female in order to change the society in which they lived, by promoting temperance, child labor laws, health care, and other causes.
Date Published:2003

What colleges don't tell you : (and other parents don't want you to know) : 272 secrets for getting your kids into the top schools /

Wissner-Gross, Elizabeth.


Includes index. The shoo-in kid -- Your role as advocate and opportunity scout -- Your role in producing high-achievers -- Helping your child excel at standardized testing -- Arranging a winning college visit -- Knowing your audience: who is judging your kid? -- How you can help with the application forms -- Overseeing the college application essays -- Guaranteeing excellent recommendations -- Preparing your child for memorable and effective interviews -- Getting your kid off the wait list -- And into the school of his or her dreams -- Success after deferral or rejection. Library Journal, July 2007. Publisher's Weekly, May 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2007. Presents advice for parents on helping their kids through the college admissions process, offering strategies on filling out application forms, raising standardized test scores, writing application essays, interviewing for admission, and overcoming deferrals and rejections.
Date Published:2006

Includes index. The shoo-in kid -- Your role as advocate and opportunity scout -- Your role in producing high-achievers -- Helping your child excel at standardized testing -- Arranging a winning college visit -- Knowing your audience: who is judging your kid? -- How you can help with the application forms -- Overseeing the college application essays -- Guaranteeing excellent recommendations -- Preparing your child for memorable and effective interviews -- Getting your kid off the wait list -- And into the school of his or her dreams -- Success after deferral or rejection. Library Journal, July 2007. Publisher's Weekly, May 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2007. Presents advice for parents on helping their kids through the college admissions process, offering strategies on filling out application forms, raising standardized test scores, writing application essays, interviewing for admission, and overcoming deferrals and rejections.

Date Published:2006

The vice principal problem

Magoon, Kekla.


Two everyday superheroes set out to save the worldâ€”starting with their schoolâ€”in an exciting new middle-grade graphic series from two award-winning authors and a debut illustrator. When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their school culture is threatened by an influential foe in disguise. Joining student council feels like a way to help, so both cousins toss their hats in the ring for sixth-grade class president. But when they realize what they're up againstâ€”money, power, and liesâ€”they quickly shift from competition to cooperation, joining forces as superheroes. Riley is savvy with people; Maya is a whiz with gadgets. In no time, this dazzling duo is off to save the day! Relatable and rich in themes of family, community, and compromise, the Blue Stars series will entertain and empower, inspiring readers to be the stars they are.
Date Published:2024

Two everyday superheroes set out to save the worldâ€”starting with their schoolâ€”in an exciting new middle-grade graphic series from two award-winning authors and a debut illustrator. When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their school culture is threatened by an influential foe in disguise. Joining student council feels like a way to help, so both cousins toss their hats in the ring for sixth-grade class president. But when they realize what they're up againstâ€”money, power, and liesâ€”they quickly shift from competition to cooperation, joining forces as superheroes. Riley is savvy with people; Maya is a whiz with gadgets. In no time, this dazzling duo is off to save the day! Relatable and rich in themes of family, community, and compromise, the Blue Stars series will entertain and empower, inspiring readers to be the stars they are.

Date Published:2024

The bombing of Hiroshima : August 6, 1945 /

Malam, John, 1957-


First published: Slough, Berkshire, UK : Cherrytree Press, c2002. Includes index. Relates how scientists in several countries over a period of many years conducted research that ultimately led to the invention of the atomic bomb, which was then used against Japan in the hope of ending World War II.
Date Published:2003

Raymie Nightingale

DiCamillo, Kate.


Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal starred, March 2016. Booklist starred, February 2016. Horn Book Starred, March 2016. Pub Weekly, January 2016. Kirkus Starred, January 2016. New York Times, May 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2016. Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.
Date Published:2016

Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal starred, March 2016. Booklist starred, February 2016. Horn Book Starred, March 2016. Pub Weekly, January 2016. Kirkus Starred, January 2016. New York Times, May 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2016. Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.

Date Published:2016

APª psychology

Weseley, Allyson.


Second ed. published under title: Barron's how to prepare for the AP pscyhology advanced placement examination; with Robert McEntarffer as the first author. Description based on print version record. History and approaches -- Methods -- Biological bases of behavior -- Sensation and perception -- States of consciousness -- Learning -- Cognition -- Motivation and emotion -- Developmental psychology -- Personality -- Testing and individual differences -- Abnormal psychology -- Treatment of psychological disorders -- Social psychology -- Multiple-choice test-taking tips -- Essay writing.
Date Published:2010

Second ed. published under title: Barron's how to prepare for the AP pscyhology advanced placement examination; with Robert McEntarffer as the first author. Description based on print version record. History and approaches -- Methods -- Biological bases of behavior -- Sensation and perception -- States of consciousness -- Learning -- Cognition -- Motivation and emotion -- Developmental psychology -- Personality -- Testing and individual differences -- Abnormal psychology -- Treatment of psychological disorders -- Social psychology -- Multiple-choice test-taking tips -- Essay writing.

Date Published:2010

Sammy Keyes and the hotel thief

Van Draanen, Wendelin.


"A Yearling book." Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
Date Published:1998

Fire arrow : the second song of Eirren /

Pattou, Edith.


Companion to: Hero's song. School Library Journal, July 1998. Booklist starred, May 1998. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 1998. Kliatt, January 2000. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. While on the trail of her father's murderers, the young archer Brie discovers her birthright--a magical arrow--and the sinister doings of an evil sorcerer.
Date Published:1998

Zelda Fitzgerald : her voice in paradise /

Cline, Sally.


Originally published: London : John Murray, c2002. Library Journal, April 2003. Booklist starred, May 2003. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Kirkus Review, March 2003. Chronicles the life of Zelda Fitzgerald, discussing how she transformed from the archetypal Southern belle to the first American flapper.
Date Published:2003

Lessons of the game

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales.


Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2002. Booklist, January 1999. Kirkus Review, December 1998. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Romance blossoms when student teacher Kaylene finds that the handsome Alex, a friend from her past, is a football coach at her new school, but she fears that his busy schedule will not let him spend any time with her.
Date Published:1998

Leslie's journal : a novel /

Stratton, Allan.


"A Doghouse book"--T.p. verso. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. School Library Journal, April 2001. Booklist, March 2001. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2001. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Kliatt, January 2001. Resource Links, December 2000. Catholic Library World, March 2001. Leslie's life seems to settle from chaos to wonderful when Jason, the new guy in school, asks her out. Things quickly change, however, and spin out of control as she finds out that Jason is not as nice as she thought and she must find a way to break out of the relationship.
Date Published:2000

"A Doghouse book"--T.p. verso. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. School Library Journal, April 2001. Booklist, March 2001. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2001. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Kliatt, January 2001. Resource Links, December 2000. Catholic Library World, March 2001. Leslie's life seems to settle from chaos to wonderful when Jason, the new guy in school, asks her out. Things quickly change, however, and spin out of control as she finds out that Jason is not as nice as she thought and she must find a way to break out of the relationship.

Date Published:2000

Protestantism

Brown, Stephen F.


Title from Web page (viewed on July 30, 2009). Presents the history, customs and origins of Protestantism, and also what impact the current issues and challenges will have on their faith.
Date Published:2009

Judaism

Morrison, M. A. (Martha A.)


Title from Web page (viewed on July 17, 2009). Presents the history, beliefs and traditions of Judaism and the religion's impact historically and in the modern world.
Date Published:2009