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Genesis begins again / by Williams, Alicia,1970-;
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.Ages 9-13.LSC
Subjects: African American families; Human skin color; Self-esteem in children; Prejudices; Attitude change; Moving, Household;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sinner / by Stiefvater, Maggie,1981-author.;
Cole St. Clair has come to California for one reason: to get back Isabel Culpeper.
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Supernatural; Metamorphosis; Human-animal relationships; Wolves;
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Can you believe it? : how to spot fake news and find the facts / by Grant, Joyce,1963-; Marcotte, Kathleen.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.Introduction: Gotcha! Spotting fake news -- Real or fake? -- The good stuff -- Whoops! Mistakes happen -- Not quite fake, not quite real -- Become an investigator -- And now for the good news! -- Conclusion: Critical thinking really is critical.Provides ways to tell real news from fake news in print and online, including how real news gets made, what fake news is and reasons it's created, and how to investigate what is available online.LSC
Subjects: Fake news; Media literacy;
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Forests & jungles / by Radley, Gail;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.Through short essays and poems, discusses ten endangered species that live in forests or jungle, including scientific information about each, reasons for its endangered status, and descriptions of efforts to protect it.
Subjects: Forest fauna; Endangered species; Jungle fauna;
© c2001., Carolrhoda,
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Sid the science kid. [videorecording] / by Massey, Drew.; Jim Henson Company.; NCircle Entertainment.; PBS for Kids.;
Sid's pet project -- Sleep? Who need it?! -- Seed the science kid -- The reason Sid's sneezin'.Drew Massey.Sid gets the chance to babysit his Grandma's dog, Philbert this weekend! He's excited because this is his opportunity to show his mom and dad that he is able to care for his own pet. Sid has a problem though-he doesn't know what to do! Find out how Sid handles pet-sitting for the weekend!G.DVD ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Pet sitting; Science television programs.; Science; Video recordings for children.;
© c2013., Jim Henson Company : Distributed by NCircle Entertainment,
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Bridge of Clay / by Zusak, Markus.;
Upon their father's return, the five Dunbar boys, who have raised themselves since their mother's death, begin to learn family secrets, including that of fourth brother Clay, who will build a bridge for complex reasons, including his own redemption.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Fathers; Brothers; Abandoned children; Motherless families; Family secrets; Bridges;
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Obsession / by Webb, Debra.;
Special Agent Jess Harris travels to Birmingham Alabama to advise on a case of four missing young women. The case forces Jess to confront all the reasons she put her hometown and her first love, Police Chief Dan Burnett, behind her all those years ago.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Ex-police officers; First loves; Missing persons; Serial murderers; Romantic suspense.;
© c2013., Grand Central Publishing,
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Sixties Scoop / by Nicks, Erin.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Discusses the removal of Indigenous children from their families, the reasons behind their removal, their lives in foster care, and the feelings of identity loss, depression, and anxiety felt by many adoptees as a result of being raised in a non-Indigenous family. LSC
Subjects: Interracial adoption; Native peoples; Native children; Native peoples; Native peoples;
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Then / by Gleitzman, Morris.;
In early 1940s Poland, ten-year-old Felix and his friend Zelda escape from a cattle car headed to the Nazi death camps and struggle to survive, first on their own and then with Genia, a farmer with her own reasons for hating Germans.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jews; Jewish children in the Holocaust; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945; Survival skills; Orphans; Women farmers;
© 2013, c2008., Henry Holt,
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One last secret / by Parks, Adele,author.;
Hired to be Daniel's girlfriend during a long weekend of celebrating at a beautiful chateau in the South of France, Dora finds herself face-to-face with a man from her past she has been unable to forget, for all the wrong reasons, placing her life in danger.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; British; Escort services; Revenge; Secrecy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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