Out Of The Dust

This gripping story, written in sparse first-person, free-verse poems, is the compelling tale of Billie Jo's struggle to survive during the dust bowl years of the Depression. With stoic courage, she learns to cope with the loss of her mother and her grieving father's slow deterioration. There is hope at the end when Billie Jo's badly burned hands are healed, and she is able to play her beloved …

Witness

Karen Hesse's Newbery Award-winning skills are put to great use in Witness, a poetic tale about friendship, fanaticism, and the deadly undercurrents of racial prejudice. The story takes place in a small Vermont town in the year 1924, revealing the devastating impact of the Ku Klux Klan on this pastoral, insular community. At the heart of the tale are two motherless girls who come to the attenti…

Ghost Writer

The role of a ghostwriter is to make his client look good, not to uncover the truth. But what happens when the client is a major political figure, and the truth could change the course of history? Adam Lang, the controversial former prime minister of Britain, is writing his memoirs. But his first ghostwriter dies under shocking circumstances, and his replacement--whose experience lies in portra…

Sam and the Lucky Money

Sam can hardly wait to go shopping with his mom. It's Chinese New Year's day and his grandparents have given him the traditional gift of lucky money–red envelopes called leisees (lay-sees). This year Sam is finally old enough to spend it any way he chooses. Best of all, he gets to spend his lucky money in his favorite place — Chinatown! But when Sam realizes that his grandparents' gift is n…

Space Exploration

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ISBN/ISSN

9780749692230

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Series Title

The Impact Of Science And Technology

Call Number

629.4 HAR S

The Great Transformation

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ISBN/ISSN

9780385721240

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200.9014 ARM T

Holy War : The Crusades And Their Impact On Today's World

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Second Edition

ISBN/ISSN

9780385721400

Collation

2

Series Title

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Call Number

909 ARM H

Steve Jobs : The Man Who Thought Different

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ISBN/ISSN

9781250014450

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920 BLU S

5000 Years of Textiles

5,000 Years of Textiles is an authoritative reference and a visual delight, with examples from the Far East to the Americas, from Africa to Scandinavia, and from Egyptian artifacts dating from 3000 BC to the most up-to-date modern craftwork and furnishings. The book includes an expert guide to nine fundamental textile techniques, from rug weaving and tapestry to felt and bark cloth. Each is cle…

Game Sound : An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Ga…

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ISBN/ISSN

9780262033787

Collation

200p; ill; bw; hc

Series Title

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Call Number

781.54 COL G