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61) Colonial America
Author
Series
Publisher
Fideler Co
Pub. Date
1962
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A social science textbook describing and contrasting the cultural and social development of American colonies in New England, the Middle Atlantic region, the South, and the West.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogota. But threats of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside the walls, where drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities When their mother hires a live-in maid from the city's guerilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona, whose unusual behavior belies more than shyness."--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"The author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in an all-new novel of deadly obsession. Calista Langley operates an exclusive "introduction" agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning--a black mirror, a funeral...
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill., col. photos., map ; 21 x 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book gives an overview of the past and present lives of the Nez Perce tribe including their history, homes, food, clothing, family life, customs, religion, and government.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
Forget everything you thought you knew about princesses...
Welcome to Bad Princess by Kris Waldherr (author of Doomed Queens), where you'll discover what really happens after "Happily Ever After." From the war-torn Dark Ages of Medieval Europe to America's Gilded Age, and all the way up to Kate Middleton, Bad Princess explores more than 30 true princess stories, going beyond the glitz and glamour to find out what life was really like for young royals...
67) Mrs. Dalloway
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway, occupied with the last-minute details of party preparation, finds her thoughts on a very different route through the past.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A group of female friends navigates the ever-modernizing phenomena of midlife dating and relationships between The Village and Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The first frontier settlement in what is now Randolph Township took place in 1795 when a handful of brave pioneers overcame incredible odds to settle in the Pennsylvania wilderness. Slowly Randolph became dotted with small clearings, followed by self-sufficient farms. Ambitious tradesmen sold services, and scores of businesses sprouted up. Schools and churches followed as the crossroads of Guys Mills, Black Ash, Mount Hope, Brawley Stand, and Hickory...
Author
Series
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
ix, 181 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Part of the Myths and Mysteries series, Myths and Mysteries of Pennsylvania explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Pennsylvania's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Pennsylvania's history.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47, [1] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 22 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Inupiat people of Alaska's North Slope must learn to adjust to a changing climate that threatens to disrupt their ancient culture.
74) Bleak house
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 67
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
432 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Alice may be the president's daughter, but she's nobody's darling. As bold as her signature color Alice Blue, the gum-chewing, cigarette-smoking, poker-playing First Daughter discovers that the only way for a woman to stand out in Washington is to make waves -- oceans of them. With the canny sophistication of the savviest politician on the Hill, Alice uses her celebrity to her advantage, testing the limits of her power and the seductive thrill of...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
50p Colored photos
Language
English
Description
Describes the experience of a group of middle school students who spend a week at Kings Landing Historical Settlement, learning what life was like for young people in the nineteeth century.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[c1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
484p
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Witt, accused of murdering her husband, their young son, and her first husband, gainsays evidence her spouses abused her, frustrating Dismas Hardy's attempts to mount a convincing defense
78) Mexico
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32p.;color photos
Language
English
Description
Includes bibliographic references and index. Describes the background and customs associated with some of the important fiestas cele-brated in Mexico.
79) Spain
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32p.;color photos
Language
English
Description
Includes bibliographic references
nd index.