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In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing...
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The mata gente.
The “people killer.”
An ordinary freight train.
And the only way North without paying a peso.
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One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender...
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THE "UNSINKABLE" MEETS THE UNTHINKABLE -- A gripping acount of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic.
It took 4,000 men to build it, 23 tons of animal...
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Humor and basketball in a middle-grade novel--a slam dunk success with boys.
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Bad people always get what’s coming to them. Don’t they?
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CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPED
In 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York’s Central Park that would span...
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Rex, a tiny chameleon, is the class pet. Every day someone gets to take him home, along with a notebook for recording his adventures. How cool is that?
But...
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Deliciously interesting, tasty morsels of cultural history combined with luscious photographs will leave readers hungry for more.
"Every kind of food has...
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Soccer Chick Rule Number 7: Never, ever give up!
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How far would you go to defend your beliefs?
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Looking to start an underground band? Don't make a move until you've read this book!
So you KNOW you are destined to rock... well you're in luck -- all you...
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Maybe Tonight? opens as the reader is getting ready for the most exciting party of the year—Midwinter’s Night Dream, set in the frosty woods just off...
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THE GOOD, GOOD PIG GETS HIS OWN PICTURE BOOK, PERFECT FOR YOUNG READERS.
Christopher Hogwood is definitely a pig with personality! He’s bright, curious, and...
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When two self-professed middle school drama geeks––Isabelle and Annie (a.k.a. Cisco and The Bean)––fail at their attemps in romance, they start Flirt Club, an...
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The day his grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Billy “Brother” Grace discovers that he has a twin who has recently made headlines by nearly overdosing on...
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September, A.D. 79
In Ostia, near Rome, Flavia Gemina, the sea captain's daughter, Nubia, the African girl, and Lupus, the mute boy, are celebrating their...
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I felt my ears get hot. I'd gotten my wish--a big part--but this part? And in this play?
Topher Blakely has been waiting all his life to get the lead in the...
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Columcille was born in a remote corner of Ireland in the year 521. Legend has it that as a child, he was fed a cake filled with the letters of the alphabet,...
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Action, adventure, and magic are combined in this exotic, compelling quest fantasy by a distinguished author of adult fiction and poetry. Set in contemporary...
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I'ts Jack's first day at a new school and he's none too thrilled about it. Fortunately, things seem a whole lot better after his stellar performance as the...
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In the fifth volume of the popular series of historical mysteries, a ragged stranger and the prospect of losing her family's fortune lead Flavia Gemina and her...
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Ian Wallace is one of Canada's most honored picture book artists. His recent work includes Boy of the Deeps, Duncan's Way, and The True Story of Trapper Jack's...
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It is A.D. 79, and Flavia Gemina, daughter of a successful Roman sea captain, is about to celebrate her birthday. Then the dogs in her neighborhood start dying...
