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Chinese Cinderella volume 2
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The daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman describes her very difficult childhood and the psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother.
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Fractals come in a huge variety of forms, but they are generally defined as shapes that exhibit self-similarity and high complexity. These shapes appear in many different forms throughout nature. Introduce students to the fascinating topic of fractals with this high-interest nonfiction book! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this title includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents....
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From hormones to homework, parents to peers, health issues to bad habits, life can be a pressure cooker. How can we find relief?
Author Whitney Stewart introduces readers to the practice of mindfulness. With its roots in ancient Buddhist teachings, mindfulness—the practice of purposefully focusing attention on the present moment—can change a person's approach to stress, develop skills to handle anxiety and depression,
...25) A Dozen Cousins
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Introduces young readers to the idea of a group of twelve, or one dozen, and of counting different numbers of smaller groups to make up a dozen.
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Sticky Fingers is a vibrant, easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to creating amazing projects with the hottest crafting material on the market today: duct tape! The book includes tons of photographs alongside directions designed to make creating a wallet and making a bag even easier, while also providing a steady stream of ideas for personalizing and embellishing your duct tape creations. Each project includes icons showing difficulty level and project...
27) This book is gay
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Lesbian. Bisexual. Queer. Transgender. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU. There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and instruction manual. THIS IS THAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. You're welcome. Inside you'll find the answers to all the questions...
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Tattoos have gone from a symbol of shame and isolation to a widely accepted art form all over the world. The book looks at tattoo techniques and styles, from honored religious and cultural traditions of the East to the pop-culture inspired body art of the West. Colorful images provide an interesting glimpse at unique and traditional tattoo styles as they evolve through history into what they are today.
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The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.
It started as an assignment... Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place.
Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one....
It started as an assignment... Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place.
Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one....
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How does the food you eat affect your body? Why is it important to exercise? How does stress affect the brain? Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this high-interest book teaches students the importance of a balanced diet and regular exercise, and provides tips on how to manage stress. The intriguing sidebars, detailed images, and in-depth Reader's Guide require students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings....
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"Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, #Not Your Princess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate...
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"Calling all roboticists. Does the idea of designing and building bots make your synapses sizzle? Do you take things apart and put them back together just because? Do you dream of drone fleets and robot warriors? If the answer is yes, it's time to start plotting your career in robotics!"--
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There was a time when people assumed that the world was flat. Once an alternate theory was proposed, however, that conceit was challenged and, eventually, disproved. In short, theories and ideas can be potent agents of change-none more so than those that are extensively detailed in this book.
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There was a time when every voyage contained an element of the unknown. Today, however, the world spreads out before us carefully mapped and plotted. One must credit explorers with this transformation. Readers will devour these tales of explorers who have pushed geographic and personal boundaries, leaving virtually no corner of the globe off limits.
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"Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon...
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"A history of modern forensic science from the first test for arsenic poisoning in the 1700s to criminal profiling, fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the milestones in between"--
"Blood, Bullets, and Bones provides young readers with a fresh and fascinating look at the ever-evolving science of forensics. Since the introduction of DNA testing, forensic science has been in the forefront of the public's imagination, thanks...
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J.K. Rowling's success is beyond impressive. Few authors in history have experienced anything like it. There are theme parks that recreate the Potter world, multiple films, rock bands named for Potter places and characters, websites dedicated to Potter lore, and Quidditch teams around the world. This high-interest biography details the fascinating life of the creator of the Harry Potter books-J.K. Rowling. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring...
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Sports fans: dive in! Join us as we celebrate some spectacular sports moments in history. There will be surprising statistics and times when you will be amazed at these numbers - and the stories behind them! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this nonfiction book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and detailed Reader's Guide...
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