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Blurred Reality

Evan Jacobs Evan

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Alden Nash is a video gamer. His skills have earned him elite gamer status and wealth. Currently, he ranks in the world’s top 10. Then Alden''s agent gets him an amazing deal—to test a virtual reality game that''s in secret development. Alden hates VR, but this game was created by a gaming guru Alden wants to meet. And first prize is one million dollars. What he doesn''t know is that the game isn''t the only thing being tested. Can he win without losing his mind?This series of books was designed specifically for struggling teen readers. The contemporary fiction is written at accessible levels and provides substantive content without being edgy. The relatable plots appeal to teens, especially those who are reluctant to read. Books in the series quickly grab their interest with fast-paced storylines that feature realistic, sometimes larger-than-life teen characters readers can identify with or would like to know. Then there is an unexpected twist. The characters’ lives are suddenly on the edge—of fame, fear, or even sanity. What starts out as fun or routine becomes a nightmare, real or imagined. As characters are tested in mind, body, and spirit, readers have a sense of being there to experience the adventure.
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Affiche du document When Sleeping Dogs Awaken (Mystery)

When Sleeping Dogs Awaken (Mystery)

Anne Schraff Anne

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81 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h1min.
Tanner Brice has always resented his stepfather. But is that any reason to suspect the man of murder? When Tanner asks a powerful man to help him investigate his father''s death, he quickly finds out that appearances can be deceiving. Written specifically for struggling readers to explore genres, like mysteries and science fiction, these fast-paced books hold student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title promote cognitive development by making students think about vocabulary, comprehension, character, and plot.
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Affiche du document Whatever Happened to Megan Marie? (Mystery)

Whatever Happened to Megan Marie? (Mystery)

Anne Schraff Anne

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87 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h05min.
The pretty high school junior seems to have everything going for her—until she mysteriously disappears. Has she run away from home? Was she kidnapped? And why is the missing girl’s father blaming first-year teacher, Cathy North? Written specifically for struggling readers to explore genres, like mysteries and science fiction, these fast-paced books hold student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title promote cognitive development by making students think about vocabulary, comprehension, character, and plot.
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Affiche du document Once Upon a Crime (Mystery)

Once Upon a Crime (Mystery)

Anne Schraff Anne

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81 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h1min.
First Vivi Calderon finds old letters hidden in some library books while doing research. Then and odd-looking man starts stalking her. Are these strange events related? The letters seem to hold clues to an unsolved homicide. Did Vivi’s stalker get away with murder? Written specifically for struggling readers to explore genres, like mysteries and science fiction, these fast-paced books hold student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title promote cognitive development by making students think about vocabulary, comprehension, character, and plot.
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Affiche du document Count on Me [4]

Count on Me [4]

Shanna Silva Shanna

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70 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 52min.
Theme: Hi-Lo, emergent, teen content, full-color, Realistic LifeJoe is working at an accounting office over the summer instead of hanging out at the park shooting hoops with his friends. He discovers something strange at work. Is his boss a thief?TERL Boosters offer expansion opportunities for your Teen Emergent Reader Libraries. Unlike the libraries, Booster titles are sold individually. Each Booster level supports a TERL library. Boosters can also stand alone and are excellent hi-lo classroom books. There are six Booster titles supporting each level of TERL. STEM Boosters offer a unique way to delve into science, technology, engineering, and math for emergent readers. Verse Boosters introduce readers to the versatility of contemporary poetry.
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American Government: Foundations

John Perritano John

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97 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h13min.
Foundations explains the beginnings of the American political system, including historical background. Chapters introduce the concepts of a federal republic, with relevant facts that keep young adults engaged. Five unique handbooks comprise the new American Government series. With the confusing political discourse in today’s world, it’s no wonder kids tune out. How can we tune them back in? The stale descriptions in standard American government textbooks do nothing to motivate learning. The readability is too high. And the language too dry. How can we make it personal? Accessible? Interesting? Even humorous?
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Grave Mistake

Jeff Gottesfeld Jeff

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71 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 53min.
Themes: friendship, personality differences, decision-making, bravery, action. Sam and Logan are best friends. But sometimes Logan likes to have fun in ways that Sam doesn’t. When Sam decides to join Logan to explore a graveyard, he later comes to regret his choice. This series of short 60- to 70-page novels was designed to engage a broad spectrum of striving readers. No longer will upper-elementary students have to read material junior to their maturity and interests. Characters are age appropriate and come from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Science fiction, sports, paranormal, realistic life, historical fiction, and fantasy are just a few of the many genres. Books are no higher than a 1.5 reading level, with illustrations on every spread that support visual literacy and draw kids into the text. Red Rhino Books® maintain consistency in design and readability throughout each novel, making reading enjoyable and achievable.
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Affiche du document Using Coupons/ Get the Deal (Money Skills)

Using Coupons/ Get the Deal (Money Skills)

PJ Gray PJ

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Each 5-book set in the series covers a key aspect of independent living, such as managing money, finding and keeping a job, or completing common household tasks. Developed for students reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.3–1.8 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 240L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them generalize the skills as they read about teens in real-world situations. Build students’ personal finance skills with this five-book set. Important aspects of managing money are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: budgeting, opening a bank account, credit, coupons, and saving.
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Affiche du document Hamlet

Hamlet

William Shakespeare William

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108 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h21min.
Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays retold will grab a student’s attention from the first page. Presented in traditional play script format, each title features simplified language, easy-to-read type, and strict adherence to the tone and integrity of the original. Each 5-1/4" x 8-1/4" softcover book is 110 pages. The ghost of the murdered king begs his son to get revenge. But young Prince Hamlet is beset by doubts and unable to bring himself to action. If he waits too long, however, he could well become the murderer''s next target.
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Affiche du document History and Its Limits

History and Its Limits

Dominick Lacapra

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Dominick LaCapra''s History and Its Limits articulates the relations among intellectual history, cultural history, and critical theory, examining the recent rise of "Practice Theory" and probing the limitations of prevalent forms of humanism. LaCapra focuses on the problem of understanding extreme cases, specifically events and experiences involving violence and victimization. He asks how historians treat and are simultaneously implicated in the traumatic processes they attempt to represent. In addressing these questions, he also investigates violence''s impact on various types of writing and establishes a distinctive role for critical theory in the face of an insufficiently discriminating aesthetic of the sublime (often unreflectively amalgamated with the uncanny).In History and Its Limits, LaCapra inquires into the related phenomenon of a turn to the "postsecular," even the messianic or the miraculous, in recent theoretical discussions of extreme events by such prominent figures as Giorgio Agamben, Eric L. Santner, and Slavoj Zizek. In a related vein, he discusses Martin Heidegger''s evocative, if not enchanting, understanding of "The Origin of the Work of Art." LaCapra subjects to critical scrutiny the sometimes internally divided way in which violence has been valorized in sacrificial, regenerative, or redemptive terms by a series of important modern intellectuals on both the far right and the far left, including Georges Sorel, the early Walter Benjamin, Georges Bataille, Frantz Fanon, and Ernst Jünger.Violence and victimization are prominent in the relation between the human and the animal. LaCapra questions prevalent anthropocentrism (evident even in theorists of the "posthuman") and the long-standing quest for a decisive criterion separating or dividing the human from the animal. LaCapra regards this attempt to fix the difference as misguided and potentially dangerous because it renders insufficiently problematic the manner in which humans treat other animals and interact with the environment. In raising the issue of desirable transformations in modernity, History and Its Limits examines the legitimacy of normative limits necessary for life in common and explores the disconcerting role of transgressive initiatives beyond limits (including limits blocking the recognition that humans are themselves animals).
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Desert by Design

Molly Mandell

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676 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 8h27min.
Desert by Design celebrates the interior worlds that exist in Earth’s most arid climes and, more importantly, the creative minds who inhabit them   It is an ode to these landscapes—their sounds, smells, flora, and fauna—filled with equal parts mystery and beauty and a glimpse into the projects and lives of those who have chosen to call them home. Deserts are known to be sensitive ecosystems where adaptability and resilience become common currency, requiring humans to live within the environment rather than apart from it. The result is a people who are inspired by challenge and who constantly create and innovate, a notion that set in for Marfa, Texas-based desert dwellers Molly Mandell and James Burke as they took off on a quest to identify thirty incredible spaces across the globe. By area, deserts make up a third of the planet’s landmass, so Mandell and Burke had a lot of ground to cover. They made their way through the southwestern United States, down to Mexico and Argentina, and across the pond to Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, and the Canary Islands. They traveled to Rajasthan, India, and to a micro-desert in New Zealand. They visited high desert and low desert, urban desert and rural desert, sandy desert and scrubby desert. They photographed everything from iconic properties inhabited by Yves Saint Laurent, César Manrique, and Donald Judd to thoughtfully curated, centuries-old adobe structures and modern, groundbreaking ones, all the while interviewing the choreographers, hoteliers, sculptors, environmentalists, chefs, audio engineers, and preservationists who bring them to life.  Desert by Design—its genuine, beautiful, and unexpected approach—is decidedly not your average interiors book. From tips for cultivating the intimate and unpretentious environment that is synonymous with the desert to images that evoke mindful living, it is both an homage to this unique and dynamic climate—its most extraordinary places and memorable personalities—and a manual for adopting elements of this lifestyle, no matter our location. Yes, this publication is for desert people, those who reside in it or who simply resonate with it. But it likewise exists for all of us who are seeking authentic design inspiration or courage to take the path less traveled, regardless of where we hang our hats.
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Thinking About Thinking

Grant Snider

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A playful examination of the way we think (and overthink) by cartoonist Grant Snider, creator of Incidental Comics, which appear regularly in the New York Times Book ReviewThinking About Thinking—the latest sly and charming collection of one- and two-page haiku-like comics from cartoonist Grant Snider—explores our inner life, using colorful illustrations and clever visual metaphors to depict the spectrum of our emotions. Facing self-doubt? Overcoming fears? Grappling with indecision? Snider doesn’t present solutions to these challenges, but he does inspire and encourage, offering thoughtful reassurance and a unique, humorous perspective that’s characteristic of his work—an approach that resonates with millions of readers all over the world. Emotions can be tricky to navigate. We overthink. We second-guess. And we can’t get out of our own way. The reality is, it’s impossible for any of us to understand our complicated feelings fully. But fear not, because you’ve come to the right place. 
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French at Heart

Jess Thomson

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281 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h31min.
This gorgeous cookbook about living well the French way comes from the founders of The Cook’s Atelier, the beloved cooking school in Burgundy, France    Cooking is about more than just the food, and while French at Heart has more than 100 go-to recipes, it's a cookbook for anyone who wants to explore the little details and make our time around the table even more special. When mother and daughter duo and expats Marjorie Taylor and Kendall Smith Franchini moved to Beaune in Burgundy, France, to open their now incredibly popular cooking school The Cook’s Atelier, they learned that choosing to appreciate tiny moments more mindfully, like they saw the French do, really opened their hearts. To them, being French at heart doesn’t mean you have to speak French or live in France; it means slowing down enough to enjoy the little details of every day. Whether that’s preparing a meal for your family and taking the time to enjoy it together around the table or taking an extra moment to set the table with fresh flowers, curating your own joy is worth your time. This cookbook offers plenty of ideas for adopting this particularly French habit in your own life.French at Heart shows how to create simple, joyous family meals around your own table, in whatever place you call home. Recipes range from classics that will make you fall in love with France—things like Salade Niçoise, French Onion Soup, and Tarte Tatin—to more modern French favorites with surprising flavors, like Tataki-Style Beef Tenderloin and Duck Confit Tostadas.   They are simple recipes, what Taylor and Smith Franchini often cook for their family after a long day, and reflect their take on familiar French dishes. There is plenty of advice from the heart on how to serve a memorable cheese or charcuterie board, curate a French-inspired pantry, start your own kitchen garden, or get the most out of your local farmers’ market.    Creating meaningful moments around meals and sharing them turns out to be quite contagious—and exactly why people love coming to see Taylor and Smith Franchini at their cooking school.  
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Affiche du document History and Its Limits

History and Its Limits

Dominick Lacapra

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241 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h1min.
Dominick LaCapra''s History and Its Limits articulates the relations among intellectual history, cultural history, and critical theory, examining the recent rise of "Practice Theory" and probing the limitations of prevalent forms of humanism. LaCapra focuses on the problem of understanding extreme cases, specifically events and experiences involving violence and victimization. He asks how historians treat and are simultaneously implicated in the traumatic processes they attempt to represent. In addressing these questions, he also investigates violence''s impact on various types of writing and establishes a distinctive role for critical theory in the face of an insufficiently discriminating aesthetic of the sublime (often unreflectively amalgamated with the uncanny).In History and Its Limits, LaCapra inquires into the related phenomenon of a turn to the "postsecular," even the messianic or the miraculous, in recent theoretical discussions of extreme events by such prominent figures as Giorgio Agamben, Eric L. Santner, and Slavoj Zizek. In a related vein, he discusses Martin Heidegger''s evocative, if not enchanting, understanding of "The Origin of the Work of Art." LaCapra subjects to critical scrutiny the sometimes internally divided way in which violence has been valorized in sacrificial, regenerative, or redemptive terms by a series of important modern intellectuals on both the far right and the far left, including Georges Sorel, the early Walter Benjamin, Georges Bataille, Frantz Fanon, and Ernst Jünger.Violence and victimization are prominent in the relation between the human and the animal. LaCapra questions prevalent anthropocentrism (evident even in theorists of the "posthuman") and the long-standing quest for a decisive criterion separating or dividing the human from the animal. LaCapra regards this attempt to fix the difference as misguided and potentially dangerous because it renders insufficiently problematic the manner in which humans treat other animals and interact with the environment. In raising the issue of desirable transformations in modernity, History and Its Limits examines the legitimacy of normative limits necessary for life in common and explores the disconcerting role of transgressive initiatives beyond limits (including limits blocking the recognition that humans are themselves animals).
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Dark Soul

Angie L. Deryckere

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Jessica étudie les lettres à la Faculté de Paris. Belle, charmante et studieuse, elle décline toutes les invitations aux fêtes d’étudiants qui se présentent à elle. Sauf une à laquelle sa meilleure amie Lucie la persuade d'aller ; Jessy accepte alors de la rejoindre chez Claudia pour tenter d’approcher le garçon qui lui plaît. Cependant, elle n’ira jamais à la fête. On l’attend, caché derrière des bosquets. Ils sont trois. Trois hommes qui feront d’elle un objet sexuel. Son besoin de lever le pied va l’envoyer dans l’horreur où le pire des cauchemars l’attend. Dans ce huis clos des plus étouffants, Jessica saura-t-elle se sortir des ténèbres ?
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Stranger

Manija Brown Rachel

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A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, Stranger captures the excitement of The Hunger Games, the immersive world of Shadow and Bone, and the special powers of The Darkest Minds. "A first-rate page-turner"--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the post-apocalyptic world of the Change, people with mutant talents are powerful and hated, and even the trees can kill you. Teenage loner Ross, wounded and hunted, walks out of the desert and into a town full of secrets. He brings with him a mysterious ancient book, the rage of a vengeful king, and a deadly power he can't control. In the walled town of Las Anclas, he confronts prejudice and danger. But he also meets the shy and brilliant teenage mechanic Mia, and the confident and passionate warrior Jennie. The last time Ross got close to anyone, disaster followed. With his enemies closing in on him, he faces a perilous choice... 'A fresh story with well-developed characters, fast-paced action, and a fantastical world'--School Library Journal (starred review)"Set against a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles that feels like a futuristic Wild West, this novel follows a diverse cast of characters in terms of both race and sexual orientation who must navigate a landscape full of telekinetic squirrels, man-eating trees, and a bounty hunter after an ancient book."--YALSA (American Library Association) The HubMore praise for Stranger:'Infused with a generous spirit - call it a utopian dystopia... Characterization is rich and stereotype-free... Equally exceptional is the depiction of conflict... The five dynamic narrators and action-packed plot deliver thrills while slyly undermining genre cliches. A first-rate page-turner that leaves its own compelling afterimage.'--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)'Told in alternating third-person narratives by teenage citizens of Las Anclas (a desolate future Los Angeles), this dystopian novel follows a town's attempts to survive after a solar storm ravaged the world and mutated some of its inhabitants. The setting is both bizarre (deadly 'singing' trees can kill humans) and familiar - the story has a 'wild west' atmosphere as the town battles the elements and invaders with only basic weaponry. The story's characters and their tightly woven relationships are well developed, and Brown and Smith provide plenty of narrative diversity, making each character's entry feel fresh, distinctive, and unexpected. The buildup to the action-packed ending does not disappoint.'--Publishers WeeklyDon't miss any of Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith's The Change series:STRANGER o HOSTAGE o REBEL o TRAITOR
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Line Up

Alex Kuskowski Alex

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61 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 46min.
Corey Thompson is a smart, talented basketball player. When his former mentor lets him down, Corey leaves the game behind. Encouraged by a friend, he tries a new sport. But will a danger from the past ruin Corey''s future? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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No Easy Race

Katherine Hengel Katherine

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57 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 43min.
Victor Flores is a natural-born runner, but his struggles with bullying throw him off track. Then a surprising opportunity presents itself. Does Victor have the strength and self-confidence to get back in the race? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document Down and Out

Down and Out

Katherine Hengel Katherine

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61 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 46min.
Terrance Wright is struggling. Between being bullied and having a hard time with his schoolwork, Terrance is feeling low. But when he’s asked to join the football team, his outlook begins to brighten. Will this opportunity give Terrance the confidence to make some changes in his life? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Lightweight

Shanna Silva Shanna

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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
Ruben’s life changes after the unexpected death of his older brother. Without his brother’s protection, Ruben is bullied. Will the encouragement of a mentor and the support of a coach help Ruben face his fears? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Second Shot

Alex Kuskowski Alex

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61 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 46min.
Micah Sharp isn’t thrilled to be the new student at school. But the chance to make better decisions and showcase his basketball skills keeps him focused. Will Micah manage to stay out of trouble this time? Has he really escaped his past mistakes? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document Changing Goals

Changing Goals

Shanna Silva Shanna

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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
Jay Reed is headed down the wrong path. The teen often skips school to hang out with his troublemaking friends. Concerned, Jay’s mom sends him to live with his strict Uncle Ron in the city. There, Jay takes up soccer and learns about teamwork, grit, and making good choices in life. District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document 180 Degrees

180 Degrees

Gail Herman Gail

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Jordy “Dunk” Duncan hails from a family of star basketball players. After being cut from the team, Jordy secretly finds a passion in a different sport—one that comes with new risks. Will Jordy find the courage to tell his family the truth? How will they react to his newfound interest? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document Taking Control

Taking Control

Katherine Hengel Katherine

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66 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
Akil once loved playing basketball. But for the last two years, his heart hasn’t been in the game. When an old friend shows up, she reignites his passion for hoops. Will Akil play it safe or get back on the court? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document Wings

Wings

Katherine Hengel Katherine

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61 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 46min.
Angel “Wings” Alvarez is a baseball star. But an injury caused by a good friend forces him off the field. Can Angel find a way to forgive his friend? Will Angel ever play ball again? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document Hit Just Right

Hit Just Right

Katherine Hengel Katherine

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63 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 47min.
All summer, Hugo had practiced at the batting cages. He can’t wait for practice to start at school. But he’s shaken when he learns his best friend, Eli, won’t be playing. Does Hugo have the confidence to make it through the season alone? Will wanting to fit in change him? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.
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Affiche du document Summer of the Bone Horses

Summer of the Bone Horses

Hawk Sneve Virginia Driving

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A Lakota child spends a summer with grandparents at their home on the Rosebud Reservation in this young chapter book, illustrated in full-color This charming chapter book follows a present-day Lakota child connecting with extended family, embracing new experiences, and growing up along the way. When Eddie’s parents drive from the Black Hills to the Dakota plains to drop him off with Grandpa and Grandma High Elk, Eddie aches all over at the thought of being away from Mom and Dad for the first time. But quickly, Eddie’s stay on the Rosebud Reservation becomes a summer that he’ll never forget as he spends his days riding horses, fishing, helping Grandma in her garden, and playing with the toy bone horses that his grandfather gave him. When his grandfather is hurt and needs medical attention, Eddie steps up and helps him get the care he needs.
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Affiche du document Sous pression

Sous pression

Layla Reyne

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282 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h31min.
C’est une bonne chose que l’assistant du procureur Dominic Price soit copropriétaire d’une brasserie. Il aurait bien besoin d’un remontant. Le témoin principal de Nic vient d’être kidnappé, son opération conjointe avec le FBI est en danger, le passé louche de son père le rattrape et le nouvel agent spécial venant de San Francisco est le genre de distraction qu’il vaut mieux gérer avec un verre à portée de main. Cameron Byrne, expert « kidnapping & sauvetage », a bien une petite idée sur la façon de gérer Nic, mais ses compétences sont actuellement requises ailleurs. Cam, agent irréprochable du FBI, se fait passer pour un membre de la célèbre bande de cambrioleurs afin de sauver le témoin de Nic, de démanteler l’organisation et de clore l’affaire avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne soit blessé. Nic en particulier. Les choses prennent un tout autre tournant lorsque Cam tombe amoureux de Nic, et que le témoin de ce dernier tombe amoureux de Cam. Alors que les soupçons au sujet de Cam grandissent, il doit décider jusqu’où il est prêt à aller – et s’il est prêt à plonger dans son propre passé sombre – pour que tout le monde s’en sorte vivant.
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Renegade Dragon

Irene Radford

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The casualties of war must number those who are left behind during a retreat.Journeyman Magician Rollett didn't have time to follow his mentor's retreat from Hanassa through the damaged dragongate. Now he's trapped behind the magical portal that isolates the haven of outlaws, Rovers, mercenaries, and exiled magicians.He gathers a ragged band to dig out the collapsed entrance to the lost city while he seeks a path through volcanic tunnels in hope of reviving the dragongate before the next kardiaquake destroys it forever.Apprentice Magician Powwell had to leave behind his half-sister Kalen when he was forced to flee Hanassa. Although she is the only person he loves, he fears she is possessed by the tyrannical spirit of the original red dragon, whose spirit jumps from one tyrant to the next and rules the city.Yaala--the orphaned daughter of the deceased Kaalipha of Hanassa--who was also possessed by the bloodthirsty red dragon. She believes she has learned enough to govern the city properly.Together, Powwell and Yaala brave the tunnels in an attempt to return to the city. Yaala teaches Powwell to love again, but she has already given her heart to Rollett, who wants only to go home.Can the magicians from Coronnan find a way out and a means to save the people before they too succumb to the cruel ghosts, the murderous rages, starvation, and the evil that infects the city?
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Signed in Blood

Irene Radford

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Tess Noncoire may be a warrior of the Celestial Blade, but she can't fight demons without Scrap, her imp familiar who becomes the Celestial Blade. Scrap has gone walkabout. Before he leaves he bequeaths to Tess the onyx fountain pen she used to sign in blood a special document for the Powers That Be. Scrap knows that Tess is going to need this special pen while he's away. Figuring out how and when to use it is only half the battle with a pukha who portends death.
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Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 2)

N. Williams Brittany

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The second book in the stunning YA fantasy trilogy—the Forge & Fracture Saga—that New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray called “nothing short of spectacular."   There’s danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the Pact between humanity and the Fae to stop the looming war. As conflict erupts across London and the murderous spymaster Robert Cecil closes in, the Fae queen Titanea coerces Joan into joining the royal court while holding her godfather prisoner in the infamous Tower of London. Now Joan will have to survive deadly schemes both magical and mortal all while balancing the magnetic pull of her two loves—Rose and Nick—before the world as she knows it is destroyed forever. Swashbuckling and romantic, this series delivers an unforgettable story—and a heroine unlike any other.The Forge & Fracture SagaThat Self-Same Metal (#1)Saint-Seducing Gold (#2)Iron Tongue of Midnight (#3)
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Cut Loose! (The Chance to Fly #2)

Davidowitz Stacy

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Cut Loose! by Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz is the showstopping sequel to The Chance to Fly. This uplifting story continues the journey of Nat Beacon, a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair, as she navigates the challenges of eighth grade and her passion for performing. Nat is thrilled when she learns about a middle school theater competition where the winning production gets to perform on a real Broadway stage. This is her chance to shine and prove she belongs at her new school. Drawing inspiration from her favorite musical, Wicked, and its empowering anthem "Defying Gravity," Nat lands a role in the school production of Footloose. However, rehearsals are far from smooth. With dance diva Skye pushing for more complex choreography, Nat's boyfriend, Malik, frequently missing practice for band commitments, and her best friend, Hudson, acting distant, Nat feels the pressure mounting. She begins to question whether she can carry the show to Broadway and if it's worth pursuing theater without the support of her friends.Cut Loose is a heartwarming tale about embracing your strengths, standing out, and standing up for what you believe in. Perfect for fans of musicals and anyone who has ever dared to dream big, this book celebrates resilience, friendship, and the magic of theater.
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La Gare

Françoise Coneim

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Ce n’est pas tout à fait ici, ce n’est pas tout à fait ailleurs. Bien sûr, il ne viendrait à personne l’idée de s’asseoir dans un lieu public ! Et on entend beaucoup parler des habitants du pays de Molor, ces voisins si inquiétants qui passent parfois la frontière. Mais quand vient la tempête et que tous se retrouvent coincés dans la salle d’attente de la gare, chacun se retrouve confronté à lui-même !
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L'Ordre Mondial des Élites

Kf Andrews

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227 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h50min.
Dans une vie future, la Terre est sous le contrôle d’une société secrète : l’OME (Ordre Mondial des Élites). Suite à une grande pandémie qui a duré plusieurs années, l’économie mondiale s’est effondrée, laissant les plus grandes puissances de ce monde dans le chaos. Patrick Kaunor, son leader, a su s’infiltrer dans toutes les institutions, il est prêt à tout pour atteindre ses objectifs. L’humanité est en danger. Quand Agathe a créé son blog, elle ne s’imaginait pas qu’elle deviendrait le centre d’intérêt de cette société secrète. Elle ignore que sa vie va prendre une toute nouvelle direction, là où elle ne s’attendait pas à trouver des réponses. C’est au moment de sa rencontre avec Victor, le fils unique de Patrick Kaunor, revenu en France pour se venger de son père, que son pire cauchemar refait surface. Agathe et Victor sont la clef. Ils vont devoir s’associer et découvrir ensemble, comment et pourquoi ils sont liés, au point que leur mission va bouleverser leurs croyances sur les origines de la vie.
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Brad et Cassie

C.N. Ferry

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202 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h31min.
Les parents de Brad et Cassie n'acceptent pas leur relation... et pour cause ! Francis, le père de Brad, a épousé Doris... la mère de Cassie, ce qui fait d'eux les membres d'une même fratrie malgré l'absence de liens de sang. De nombreux obstacles se dressent sur leur chemin... est-ce que leur amour y survivra ?
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Passionnément italien tome 2

Christina Castagnaro

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De mère en fille : encore plus de recettes gourmandes à partager ! Après le succès de notre premier livre en duo, ma mère et moi avons voulu prolonger notre plaisir (et le vôtre !) en vous offrant un deuxième recueil de recettes, toujours aussi savoureuses et rassembleuses. Cet ouvrage vous invite à explorer de nouveau notre héritage familial italien et à découvrir encore plus de plats mettant à l’honneur cette cuisine qui nous passionne tant. De savoureux classiques et des créations revisitées vous attendent ! Nous vous proposons des recettes de pâtes incontournables, comme des pennes sauce rosée à la vodka épicée (les meilleurs !) et des rigatonis aux champignons, d’autres repas principaux alléchants tels une pizza bruschetta et burrata et un poulet croustillant avec sauce toscane, des entrées et des bouchées ainsi que de succulents desserts, dont un décadent tiramisu à la pistache. Comme dans le tome précédent, nous vous fournissons des astuces pour que vous réussissiez chaque plat comme si vous les concoctiez avec nous. En prime, nous vous présentons quelques idées de menus pour créer des accords parfaits. Ce livre célèbre les saveurs de l’Italie et le plaisir de la bonne bouffe. Nous espérons que nos recettes vous apporteront autant de bonheur à les préparer et à les savourer en famille ou entre amis que nous en avons eu à les créer ! Buon appetito !
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God on the Big Screen

Terry Lindvall

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Links film history with church history over the past century, illuminating America’s broader relationship with religious currents over time Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Frankenstein, Amistad, Easy Rider, Talladega Nights, and Alien 3, as well as in religiously inspired classics such as Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments. Here, Terry Lindvall examines how films have reflected, and sometimes sought to prescribe, ideas about how one ought to pray. He surveys the landscape of those films that employ prayer in their narratives, beginning with the silent era and moving through the uplifting and inspirational movies of the Great Depression and World War II, the cynical, anti-establishment films of the 60s and 70s, and the sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters of today. Lindvall considers how the presentation of cinematic prayer varies across race, age, and gender, and places the use of prayer in film in historical context, shedding light on the religious currents at play during those time periods.God on the Big Screen demonstrates that the way prayer is presented in film during each historical period tells us a great deal about America’s broader relationship with religion.
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Raven Hale 1

Françoise Gosselin

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Issue d'une puissante lignée de sorcières, dont la première de mon clan doit ses pouvoirs à un Archange, je parcours les rues de Glowdale toutes les nuits à la recherche de ceux qui utilisent à tort leurs pouvoirs. Ma vie était toute tracée, réglée à la minute près, lorsque tout a basculé. Il me cherche, je le sens. Il a frôlé mon esprit cette nuit-là, sauf que je ne peux plus reculer : je dois agir. Non seulement je ne peux plus faire comme s'il n'existait pas, mais en plus il apporte tout son lot de problèmes. Et des problèmes, ce n'est pas ce dont j'ai besoin en ce moment. Les surnaturels me craignent : je ne suis ni gentille ni accommodante. Ils m'appellent l'Exécutrice ; mon nom est Raven Hale !
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Incandescente 1

K. Aisling

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Partir. Tout quitter. Mes racines. Ma famille. Mes amis. Et tenter de me reconstruire et guérir de mes blessures. Je devais reprendre ma vie en main avec pour simples bagages, une valise et mes souvenirs ! Pourtant, rien n’aurait pu me préparer à ce que j’allais affronter. Je pensais être un monstre, néanmoins je n’étais rien comparé à certains. Ma vie allait prendre un nouveau tournant, surprenant et bien loin de ce que j’avais imaginé. Mais je ne serais pas seule face à mon destin. Une rencontre précieuse. Gabriel. Je m’appelle Cathye... mais pour eux, je suis le Phénix !
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Des langues nationales aux valeurs citoyennes pour une école de développement

Modou Ndiaye

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Cet ouvrage conforte l’idée que la prise en compte effective des ressources qu’offre le contexte multilingue, notamment l’introduction des langues nationales dans le dispositif pédagogique scolaire, en cohabitation avec le français, pourrait aider à relever le défi de la qualité auquel est confronté le système éducatif sénégalais.L’auteur rappelle les arguments théoriques comme pratiques établissant la supériorité de l’enseignement bilingue, comparé à celui traditionnel exclusivement en français. Il déplore que malgré les expérimentations concluantes, et l’existence d’un modèle harmonisé de bilinguisme scolaire, exhaustif et fondé sur une option claire et démocratique, la mise à l’échelle plusieurs fois annoncée, soit reportée d’année en année. Il évalue les facteurs de réussite ainsi que les faiblesses dans la mise en œuvre de l’enseignement bilingue pour permettre de les consolider dans le premier cas ou de les surmonter dans le second.  L’auteur conclut, en considérant que le programme bilingue n’atteindra, cependant, l’objectif de la qualité que s’il s’inscrit dans un environnement global engagé dans la promotion des valeurs citoyennes aussi bien dans ses contenus d’enseignement que dans sa gouvernance.
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Letters to the Field

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Letters to the Field: Curriculum Scholars’ Stories for Future Generations encapsulates a generation of scholars who revitalized the field of Curriculum Studies across North America in the mid-1970s, as well as the generations of scholars who immediately followed, all of whom are now themselves senior scholars. Rather than another edited work of reprints or new monographs, this volume seeks to do something special by providing an opportunity for this group of scholars to speak to their field about understandings they believe to be of significance.The strength of this book generally resides in twooverarching factors. First, there is the depth and strength of this well-rounded, highly regarded group of scholars whose work speaks to the heart of the interdisciplinary nature of curriculum studies and curriculum theorizing. Second, as you might imagine, this is a significant moment in the United States when the very foundation of curriculum theory–critical inquiry and often an engagement with questions of race, queerness, disability, and the like–continues to be under attack in K-12 schools and universities across the United States. Contributors speak to the foundations of the field and the contemporary challenges that the field and schools of education more broadly must survive.Contributions to this important work are five to seven handwritten or, in the case of scholars who are unable to write, typed pages. There are also chapters that have accompanying photos and drawings. The reproduction of actual letters in the book lend authenticity and will appeal to readers by giving an intimate view into the thoughts and wishes of these scholars. We also understand that, similar to the challenge folks might face when handwriting a document, some writing might not be legible to all readers. Therefore, stable QR codes and/or hyperlinks to typed versions of handwritten chapters are included so that readers can easily look at typed versions alongside the handwritten work online.Letters to the Field makes an invaluable contribution to Curriculum Studies. By providing a history of the rationale used to revitalize the field, it will prove a valuable addition to the libraries of educators in a variety of disciplines.
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Games of Terror

Vera Dika

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142 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h46min.
This is a historical and structural study of the Stalker Film. As a subcategory of the more general Slasher Film, the Stalker Film is often characterised by an off-screen presence that dominates the visual field, and by a recuring combination of character and plot functions. The Stalker Film responds to an ongoing cultural conflict narrativised as the fight to protect self and community, and does so within a specific 1978–81 historical period. As a postmodern work, the surface material of the Stalker Film alludes to past and ongoing cultural forms, to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, for example, to the theories of Sigmund Freud, or even to Laura Mulvey on the male gaze. These forms are not used to enlighten but are exploited to maximum visceral effect. Positioned at the rise of the Reagan era, the Stalker Film questions the Horror Film genre and engages a mass audience response.Acknowledgements Foreword The Pressure of a Name: Slashers, Stalkers, Semantics Preface The Stalker Film and Repeatability Games of Terror: Halloween, Friday the 13th and the Films of the Stalker Cycle Introduction: Methods for Classification and Analysis Halloween: The Beginning of the Stalker Cycle Paradigms: The Basic Elements of the Stalker Formula The Most Successful Recombinations: Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2 The Films of the Stalker Cycle Conclusion: A Psychological and Sociological Evaluation Selected Writings on the Stalker Film An Introduction to the Selected Writings on the Stalker Film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre To Destroy the Sign Endnotes Bibliography
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