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The sequel to "Presumed Innocent", in which the same main character appears. Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, the most celebrated defense lawyer in the Mid-western city where he lives, comes home from a business trip to find that Clara, his wife of 30 years, has committed suicide.
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Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Did you know that many Highland dances use swords to prove their strength? Or that bharatanatyam dancers perform with bells around their ankles and red dye on their hands and feet? There's a whole world of dances out there! Told with simple language and shown with vivid photographs, A World of Dancers is perfect for emerging readers curious about the fascinating and varied dancers worldwide"--
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Did you know that wild boar originally from Europe have taken over parts of the United States? Or that thousands of Burmese pythons from Southeast Asia slither all around the Everglades in South Florida? These animals, taken from their homes and brought to new areas, might not be the best neighbors, but they make it work!"--
7) 1984
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Pearson Education
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English
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"Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people's lives every second of the day. Alone in his small, one-room apartment, Winston dreams of a better life. Is freedom from this life of suffering possible? There must be something that the Party cannot control - something like love, perhaps?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, An Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ranked number one in the world by FIFA after their 2015 World Cup win, the US Women's national soccer team has a long history of firsts. Get to know the team that was the first women's team to have a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes in New York in this exciting book"--Publisher.
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Did you know taht people used to think dinosaur bones were actually dragon bones? Or that Alexander the Great claimed to have battled a dragon in India? Discover the history of this special creature, and decide for yourself if you believe in dragons!" -- Back cover.
A photographic history of dragon lore attributes famous mythological tales to real-world animals considered by some to be examples of dragon species, in a nonfiction leveled reader...
10) Jellyfish!
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the jellyfish. Did you know that the heaviest jellyfish in the world weighs almost 500 pounds? Or that the smallest jellyfish is less than one inch wide, but has venom that is 100 times stronger than a cobra's? Dive into the depths of the ocean and learn amazing facts about one of the world's oldest animals--the jellyfish!
11) No bones!
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, An Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Who needs bones to swim the seven seas? Not octopuses, clams, crabs, or jellies. Learn more about the lives of these and other ocean animals with no spines. Dive in!"--
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Ella lives in a small, Southern town in the 1940s. In the USA at this time, black people are treated badly by white people. Ella's mother lives in Boston, but Ella does not know who her father is. When Ella visits her mother, she learns more about herself and the world." -- back cover.
13) Lion
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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
Five-year-old Saroo gets on the wrong train in India and is taken thousands of miles to the city of Kolkata. After months of living on the streets, he is adopted by a family in Australia. Many years later, Saroo decides to try and find his Indian family.
16) Pig-Heart Boy
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Series
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Cameron Kelsey is 13 years old. He is not well and needs a new pig heart. Doctors want to give him a pig's heart. Cameron cannot decide if he wants the pig's heart, and some groups are very angry about doctors using animals in this way.
17) Scary plants!
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Introduces some of the planet's trickiest plants, and explains how varieties including poison ivy, devil's thorn, and the Venus fly trap are able to protect and feed themselves by stinging, trapping, and poisoning other living things.
18) Welcome, Bao Bao
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Shares information on Bao Bao, the newest panda cub at the National Zoo, including who her parents are, how she got her name, and her favorite treats.
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