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1) Call me Emma
Author
Publisher
Street Noise Books
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
"Yixuan Liu, a 16-year-old Chinese girl, just moved from China to America with her family. To try to fit in to a new school, a new city, and a new culture, Yixuan chooses an English name, Emma. As she works to succeed in school and make friends, Yixuan/Emma is confused by the anti-Asian and anti-Black racism she hears from her teachers and her friends. She must learn to be herself and stop striving to please everyone else in order to make sense of...
Author
Publication Date
2024
Language
English
Description
When twins Daniel and David stay over at Granny and Grandad's house, they have so much fun and learn new things. From growing food to delicious dinners and singing funny songs David and Daniel have the time of their lives. But can you tell them apart?
This heartwarming book illustrates the importance of treasuring our grandparents and the humour of being a twin.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A rare glimpse into the private lives of your favorite athletes and what gives these champion sportsmen and women a deeper satisfaction than any trophy or championship ring. It's no surprise that the stories in Wish Granted celebrates the strength and courage of the human spirit in the face of adversity--and a celebration you can be a part of. Every book sold will help grant life-changing wishes.
5) Warm bodies
Publisher
Liongate
Publication Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After a zombie epidemic, R (a zombie) rescues Julie (a human survivor) from a zombie attack. The two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human, setting off a chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.
Author
Publisher
[Distributed in the United States by] Publishers Group West
Publication Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
Spanish
Description
When the government builds a dam that will flood Napí's Mazatec village, the people must move to a new site far away, where they burn the jungle to plant crops and build new homes, and when Napí's father is injured, she must go for help.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Howard is a widowed sailor living alone on the coast of Ireland. His daughter, Grace, hires Annie, a lovely older woman to help around the house. Initially resistant to this support, Howard is soon charmed by Annie's gentle care, and the two fall in love. This new romance illuminates the hurt within Howard's relationship with Grace, tearing at Howard and Annie's seaside love story.
9) LennoNYC
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
As the world remembered John Lennon on what would have been his 70th birthday, and the 30th anniversary of his death, a new film takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. Featuring never-before-heard studio recordings and never-before-seen outtakes from Lennon in concert and home movies.
10) PLANT
Publisher
DK Pub
Publication Date
[2006], c1994
Language
English
Description
Through the ages, man has depended on plants for everything from oxygen to food to building supplies. Gives a colorful tour of the world's most dazzling flora - from the most magical to the most bizarre. Watch buds burst, flowers bloom, and discover the myriad ways plants struggle to survive.
11) POND & RIVER
Publisher
DK Pub
Publication Date
2007, c1994
Language
English
Description
Takes you on a twisting journey down the great rivers of the world, pausing to visit the thriving realm of freshwater ponds. Travel upstream to find civilization's source - then down again to see the key to our very survival.
12) MAMMAL
Publisher
DK Publishing
Publication Date
[2007], c1996
Language
English
Description
Reveals the most amazing facts and folklore about our favorite furry animals. Towering or tiny, ferocious or friendly, mammals trot, hop, swim, and soar. Meet the creatures that make up this huge and varied family.
Author
Publisher
Published by Marvel Worldwide
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Recently, Spider-man, MJ and Annie defeated the villain Regent, who ruled the world with the stolen powers of Earth's super heroes. Although resistant to the idea of his wife and daughter following in his crimefighting footsteps, Peter realizes it's two against one in that argument...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Mork, a misfit on Ork because of his sense of humor, was sent off to study Earthlings, whose "crazy" customs the "Orkans" had never been able to understand. Mork landed in a giant eggshell near Boulder, Colorado and was befriended by pretty Mindy McConnell, a music store clerk. Mork looked human but his strange mix of Orkan and Earthling customs led most people to think of him as just some kind of nut. Aware of his origins, Mindy helped him adjust...