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1) The Pearl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream-that wealth erases all problems-Steinbeck's classic illustrates our fall from innocence."--Pub.desc.
2) Boar Island
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Series
Description
"Anna Pigeon, in her career as a National Park Service Ranger, has had to deal with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors, but cyber-bullying and stalking is a new one. The target is Elizabeth, the adopted teenage daughter of her friend Heath Jarrod. Elizabeth is driven to despair by the disgusting rumors spreading online and bullying texts. Until, one day, Heath finds her daughter Elizabeth in the midst of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. And then...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
At Baskerville Hall on the grim moors of Devonshire, a legendary curse has apparently claimed one more victim. Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead. There are no signs of violence, but his face is hideously distorted with terror. Has the spectral destroyer struck again? More important, is Sir Henry Baskerville, younger heir to the estate, now in danger? Enter Sherlock Holmes, summoned to protect Sir Henry. As Holmes and Watson begin to investigate,...
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Kids will develop their English language skills as they work their way through exercises, games, and interactive storybooks designed to teach them reading fundamentals and boost their confidence. Ideal for keeping kids between kindergarten and second grade interested in learning over the summer months.
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Series
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Business consultant, former military intelligence officer, and award-winning Professor Stanley K. Ridgley of Drexel University has crafted these 24 lectures as an accessible way to engage with thinking that will help you think and act more strategically in business and in your own life, whether you're the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or you're preparing to embark on a new career path. Bonus disc contains course workbook.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Kids will learn all sorts of ways to sharpen their minds and develop their critical thinking skills as they match, search, explore, and play their way through new challenges. Improve memory and problem-solving skills; develop hand-eye coordination; sharpen logic and critical thinking; learn a new language." --
10) Reason pack
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The goal of the Evaluation & Calculation Module is to teach kids to identify and analyze the details, data, and patterns that define the world around them. Topics in this module include quantification, research, algebraic thinking, statistics, association, and measurement. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to...
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