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Disappointment River : finding and losing the Northwest Passage / by Castner, Brian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie travelled the 1,125 miles of the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, only to confront impassable pack ice. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey--and discovered the Passage he could not find. Disappointment River is a dual historical narrative and travel memoir that at once transports readers back to the heroic age of North American exploration and places them in a still rugged but increasingly fragile Arctic wilderness in the process of profound alteration by the dual forces of energy extraction and climate change. Eleven years before Lewis and Clark, the Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie actually crossed the North American continent with a team of voyageurs and Native guides. Before that he was the first to discover a route to the Arctic Ocean from the Great Lakes, along the river he named "Disappointment" because he believed he'd failed in his mission to find a trade route to the riches of the East. In fact he had--he was just two-plus centuries early. In this book, Brian Castner not only retells the story of Mackenzie's epic voyages in vivid prose, he personally retraces his travels in an 1,125-mile canoe voyage down the river that bears his name, battling exhaustion, exposure, mosquitoes, white water rapids and the threat of bears. He transports readers to a world rarely glimpsed in the media, of tar sands, thawing permafrost, remote Native villages and, at the end, a wide open Arctic Ocean that is quickly becoming a far-northern Mississippi of barges and pipelines and oil money."--
Subjects: Castner, Brian; Mackenzie, Alexander, Sir, 1764-1820; Canoes and canoeing;
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Sunderworld : The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. by Riggs, Ransom.;
SERIES: SUNDERWORLD - BOOK 1. Don't miss the much-anticipated new fantasy series from Ransom Riggs, his first since introducing the #1 global phenomenon 'Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children' series. Ages 14+Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Wizards & Witches; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance;
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Sky's surprise / by Coe, Catherine.; Boyd, Chie Y.;
"Some bunnies have all the luck! Bounce-a-Lot festival day in the hoppiest day of the year! Sky has been practicing her springiest, fizziest moves so she can be one of the star bouncers. But when she isn't chosen, the funniest bunny in Bright Burrow wilts like a carrot in the sun. Can Sky's friends show her there is more than one way to let her plucky spirit shine?"--Page [4] of cover.Appeals to 2nd-3rd graders.Reading level Grade 3.LSC
Subjects: Rabbits; Festivals; Friendship; Disappointment;
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Just my best friend / by Mayer, Mercer,1943-;
Little Critter is looking forward to his best friend, Tiger, visiting for a sleepover, and is very upset when the visit is cancelled.Guided reading level: E.LSC
Subjects: Little Critter (Fictitious character); Disappointment; Conduct of life;
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How happiness happens : finding lasting joy in world of comparison, disappointment, and unmet expectations / by Lucado, Max,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 'How Happiness Happens', Max Lucado debunks societys idea of how to get happiness, leading the reader to the way of life that creates lasting and fulfilling joy, supported by Jesus teaching and modern research.
Subjects: Happiness; Christian life.;
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We crossed a bridge and it trembled : voices from Syria / by Pearlman, Wendy,author.;
Subjects: Protest movements; Refugees;
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Edgar's second word / by Vernick, Audrey.; Burris, Priscilla.;
After waiting for her baby brother to arrive, and then waiting for him to learn to talk, Hazel is disappointed in his first word.LSC
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Conversation; Infants; Babies;
© c2014., Clarion Books,
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Circus fun / by Moeller, Rebecca Klevberg.; Sévigny, Éric.; Johnson, Marion,1949-Circus parade.;
Caillou is disappointed that the circus isn't coming to town until tomorrow, but Daddy saves the day with a special breakfast.GRL: G, Lexile: 300L.LSC
Subjects: Radio and television novels.; Caillou (Fictitious character); Circus; Father and child;
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The Friday afternoon club : a family memoir / by Dunne, Griffin,author.;
"A memoir and coming-of-age story chronicling the successes and disappointments, wit and wildness of Dunne and his multigenerational family of larger-than-life characters"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Dunne, Griffin.; Dunne, Griffin; Actors;
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Relentless : unleashing a life of purpose, grit, and faith / by Tesh, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Entertainer, media personality, and popular television and radio host John Tesh reveals the untold story of how his struggles, failures, and greatest disappointments were the secret to his success"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Tesh, John.; Musicians; New Age musicians; Television personalities; Entertainers; Conduct of life.; Success;
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