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The Conference of the Birds
With his dying words, H—Jacob Portman’s final connection to his grandfather Abe’s secret life— entrusts Jacob with a mission: Deliver newly contacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V. Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. Save Noor—Save the future of all peculiardom. With only a few bewilderi…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780593110157
- Collation
- 321 pages : illus. ; 21 cm.
- Series Title
- Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Chidren
- Call Number
- 813.6 RIG t
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his Lockheed P-38 vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. More than a half century later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power. The narrator is a downed pilot in the Sahara Desert, frantically trying to repair his wrecked plane. His efforts are interrupted one…
- Edition
- Wordsworth Classics, 1st Edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781853261589
- Collation
- 110p; bw; pbk
- Series Title
- Wordsworth Classics
- Call Number
- 843.912 SAI l
The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
The Science Book is an inventive visual take on astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. With eye-catching artwork, step-by-step diagrams, and illustrations that break down complicated ideas into manageable concepts, The Science Book will have readers conversant in genetic engineering, black holes, and global warming in no time. Along the way are found mini-biographies of the most w…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781465419651
- Collation
- 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 500 FAR T
The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
The Classical Music Book combines accessible, authoritative text with bold explanatory graphics to make the subject of classical music approachable to readers with an interest in the subject who want to learn more while still offering enough to appeal to music aficionados. From early devotional works to the great symphonies of the Classical and Romantic eras and the diverse and often challen…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780241301975
- Collation
- 352 pages : illus. ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 781.68 KEN c
How Psychology Works
Lying at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and medicine, psychology is at the heart of what makes us human. Perfect both for students and people new to the topic, How Psychology Works has a unique graphic approach and uses direct, jargon-free language. It explores various approaches that psychologists use to study how people think and behave, such as behaviorism, cognitive psychology,…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780241317693
- Collation
- 255 pages : illus. ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 150 HEN h
The Shakespeare Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Learn more about the work of William Shakespeare with The Shakespeare Book, packed full of infographics, inspirational quotes, character guides, and more bonus material that illuminates the bard's work, from Shakespeare plays like Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and As You Like It, to his best-loved sonnets, and even obscure lost works. Every comedy, tragedy, history, and poem of Shakespe…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780241182611
- Collation
- 352 pages : illus. ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 822.33 CAV s
Charlotte's Web
These are the words in Charlotte's web, high in the barn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for little pig named Wilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern.... who loves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions of readers.'
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 64400557
- Collation
- 183p., b/w., il., pb
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- WHI
Two Can Keep A Secret
Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781984851901
- Collation
- 327 pages ; 21 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 813.6 MCM t
They Both Die at the End
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to m…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781471166204
- Collation
- 373 pages : illus. ; 19,5 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 813.6 SIL t
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society. In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically unde…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780141029191
- Collation
- 323p.; bw.; pbk.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 823 CAI q
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