Richard Poe
5) Ungifted
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Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
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George Washington as he's rarely seen. Besides being a general and the first president of the United States, George Washington was also a farmer. His efforts to create a self-sufficient farm at Mount Vernon, Virginia, mirrored his struggle to form a new nation. Excerpts from Washington's writings are featured throughout the book, which also includes a timeline, resource section, as well as essays on Washington at Mount Vernon and his thoughts on slavery....
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McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which flies to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows and drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it's time to turn around and go back home. But first, the mower...
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Native American Heritage for Kids
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
Winter at Blackhawk
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
Winter at Blackhawk
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In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.
10) Ship of the dead
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RuneWarriors volume 3
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In order to save his one true love and prevent the destruction of the earth, Dane the Defiant must defeat an old--and undead--enemy.
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Books of Umber volume 1
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A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny--and a powerful enemy.
12) Dragon games
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Books of Umber volume 2
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Having learned more about his mysterious past, Happenstance accompanies Lord Umber on a daring journey that could affect the future of Kuraharen.
13) The end of time
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Books of Umber volume 3
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As young Hap prepares to reverse the global catastrophe on Lord Umber's world, an evil prince and a destructive sorceress threaten the kingdom of Kurahaven.
14) A story for bear
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A young bear who is fascinated by the mysterious marks he sees on paper finds a friend when a kind woman reads to him.
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The cannon smoke of the American Revolution still fresh in the air, Noah Webster realized that "a national language is a band of national union." Common spellings and pronunciations not only would help unite the thirteen colonies, but they would also further break the bond with England. And Noah Webster would help with his dictionaries, textbooks, and other cultural and political achievements. Noah Webster is particularly relevant today. He insisted...