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2) Simone
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When a wildfire threatens Simone's home, she and Má must rush to take shelter. Guided by her own creativity, and buoyed by Má's memories of her childhood in Việt Nam, Simone navigates her way through an all-too-common crisis. This powerful story, straddling two generations and two countries, shows how communities come together in tough times, and how the youngest can imagine the path to a better future.--Book jacket.
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"Daredevil is back in black! Acclaimed writer D.G. Chichester returns to Hell's Kitchen for an all-new story set during his landmark 1990s run on the series! And Matt Murdock will need to push his extraordinary senses - and his stylish black-and-red armored costume - beyond their limits if he hopes to even stand a chance against what's coming. Because DD is about to be embroiled in a conflict involving the Hobgoblin, the Kingpin, Spider-Man and a...
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"After an accidental encounter with an unknown element in the sewers of the city, the Rat King finds his ability to control the hearts and minds of rodents is waning. But in its place, he finds the ability to control reptile life, which will totally make things harder for the Heroes in a Half Shell! Plus, the TMNT are stoked when Professor McGuffin sends them on a special expedition to the ocean floor where the heroes are shell-shocked to discover...
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"Despite her origins with a "good family," Beauregard Lionett's penchant for troublemaking was legendary. Outraged by her criminal activity, Beau's father arranges for her to be kidnapped and turned over to the order of monks known as the Cobalt Soul for some much-needed discipline and direction. But the direction Beau takes--toward the Mighty Nein--isn't what anyone anticipated"--
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When Fernando's coach tells him to steal second base, he's worried because he's never done it before. He get tagged out and feels like he let his team down. Luckily, his baseball-loving family is on hand to help out. Fernando practices with his family and learns how to steal bases in order to help his team at their next game.
8) Mystery club
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The kids of the Mystery Club take on two cases. First they follow clues around the city searching for evidence of werewolf activity. Then the kids investigate mummy sightings on the subway.
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Twelve-year-old Violet Crane is the only child in a broken home, with a mother who is increasingly scared of leaving the house. When a new family with five boisterous children (and a dog) moves in next door, Violet is convinced that they must be the happiest family in the whole world. They cheerfully include Violet in their games, but as school starts, Violet realizes that even happy families have their problems, and that twelve-year-old Reggie (the...
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Military child Airi Sano is excited her family is finally settling down in Hawaii for a long-term stay, after moving from base to base and school to school all her life. However, Airi experiences trouble at her new school when she realizes her teacher is determined to make her like learning. Airi is equally determined to prove the opposite and starts a prank war with Mrs. Ashton. When things escalate too far, Airi realizes she may have alienated the...
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When the teddies head back into the dangerous world to seek the secrets of their creation, they discover that the founder of Furrington Industries, known as the Suit, is on trial, and while at the courthouse, they learn the true, incendiary reason the teddies were thrown away.
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Tay Daniels is addicted to playing RPG video games, and when she notices her friend Sela growing distant in real life, she tries to connect with her inside her favorite video game. The two get themselves in over their heads when they discover that everyone except them have fallen asleep. Tay and Sela realize they are trapped inside the video game, and they must work together in order to escape.
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Provides a true account of the sinking of the RMS "Laconia" off the West African coast during World War II. Describes the German submarine that attacked the ship holding Italian prisoners of war, the German effort to rescue all the shipwrecked, and the American bomber that dropped bombs over the scene. Also discusses how those who survived stayed alive for weeks in shark-infested waters. Includes black-and-white photographs, a map, and a glossary....
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Fourteen-year-old Tell and twelve-year-old Wren live with their father in a remote snowy mountain village that survives by mining precious black glass and selling it to magic purveyors in the town of Halfway. After their father is blinded while procuring a thin sheet of valuable sorcerer's glass, the laws dictate he has thirty days to recover or be abandoned to die on the snowy slopes. Determined to keep their family together, Tell and Wren make the...
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Simple text accompanies black and white line drawings showing, first, a young child sitting on a stool in front of a door waiting for his beloved uncle to visit. The child imagines all the fun things he will get to do with his uncle when he arrives, but that never happens--his uncle has been forcibly disappeared, and the boy is still waiting even into his old age.
18) Asistente legal
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Explores the responsibilities, skills, education, and salary of legal assistants. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, and additional resources.