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The monster variations

Kraus, Daniel, 1975-


School Library Journal, November 2009. Publisher's Weekly, August 2009. Library Media Connection, October 2009. On his way to State University, nineteen-year-old James runs into a former friend and is immersed in memories from the year they were twelve and learned that monsters exist in the world--and within themselves.
Date Published:2009

Fair trade


Introduces readers to the controversies of international fair trade in an objective and comprehensive way. Features a wide spectrum of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields; the authors represent leading conservative, liberal, and centrist views. Extensive book and periodical bibliographies and a list of organizations to contact are also included.
Date Published:2010

Bloody times : the funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt for Jefferson Davis

Swanson, James L.,


Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, April 2011. Booklist starred, March 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Discusses how Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, was blamed for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and describes how the hunt for Davis continued even after Lincoln's body was put in its final resting place.
Date Published:2011

Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, April 2011. Booklist starred, March 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Discusses how Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, was blamed for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and describes how the hunt for Davis continued even after Lincoln's body was put in its final resting place.

Date Published:2011

Tiger bone & rhino horn : the destruction of wildlife for traditional Chinese medicine

Ellis, Richard, 1938-


Booklist, May 2005. Choice, January 2006. Reveals the trade in animal parts for tradition Chinese medicine and explains how this trade has lead to some species' endangerment in Asia and Africa.
Date Published:2005

Solving Zoe

Dee, Barbara.


Zoe's sixth-grade year at a Brooklyn school for gifted students is marked by changing relationships with her fellow students and teachers, recognition of her talent for cryptography, and a greater awareness of her passion.
Date Published:2009

The last dog on Earth

Ehrenhaft, Daniel.


"A Dell Yearling book." Library Media Connection starred, October 2003. Publisher's Weekly, January 2003. Horn Book, April 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2003. Kliatt, January 2003. Fourteen-year-old Logan Moore, lacking direction and self-esteem, develops a strong bond with Jack, a stray dog, but even that relationship is threatened when a deadly disease emerges which causes canines to turn vicious before they die, and has humans reacting in a typically irrational manner.
Date Published:2003

"A Dell Yearling book." Library Media Connection starred, October 2003. Publisher's Weekly, January 2003. Horn Book, April 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2003. Kliatt, January 2003. Fourteen-year-old Logan Moore, lacking direction and self-esteem, develops a strong bond with Jack, a stray dog, but even that relationship is threatened when a deadly disease emerges which causes canines to turn vicious before they die, and has humans reacting in a typically irrational manner.

Date Published:2003

Strip patchwork : quick and easy patchwork using the Seminole technique

Dudley, Taimi.


Includes index.
Date Published:1980

Book

Brookfield, Karen.


Wilson Children's catalog. Bowker Best books for children. Elementary school library collection, Phase I. Wilson Middle and junior high school library catalog. Bowker Best books for junior high readers. Text and photographs trace the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more.
Date Published:2000

Claymore. : The souls of the fallen. Vol. 12, The souls of the fallen /

Yagi, Norihiro.


Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 2001 by Shueisha, Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. A new generation of Claymores, who are half-human and half-monster warriors such as Clare and her comrades, fight the Awakened Ones seven years after the battle in Pieta.
Date Published:2008

The birth of stars and planets

Bally, John.


Includes index. Explains the formation of stars and planets, discussing dark clouds, star clusters, nebulae, interstellar gas and dust, planetary systems, black holes, and much more. Includes photographs.
Date Published:2006

For one more day

Albom, Mitch, 1958-



Date Published:2006

The call of the wild, White Fang, and other stories

London, Jack, 1876-1916.


Bâtard -- The call of the wild -- Love of life -- White Fang -- A note on Jack London's life and works. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Senior High School, November 1997. A collection of four stories by the naturalist author.
Date Published:1993

Tortilla Flat

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.


"Bantam Pathfinder editions."
Date Published:1965

Superbug : the fatal menace of MRSA

McKenna, Maryn.


The first alert -- The cloud babies -- The silent attack -- The puzzle pieces -- The biggest thing since AIDS -- The flood rising -- Gone without warning -- The foe on the field -- Prison, the perfect incubator -- Into the food chain -- Soap, the wonder cure -- The end of antibiotics -- The epidemics converging. Kirkus Review, February 2010. Tells the story of the fast-spreading, drug-resistant bacteria, Staphyloccocus aureus, also known as MRSA, describing how it takes over the body, who is most susceptible, and what medical professionals are trying to do stop it.
Date Published:2010

The first alert -- The cloud babies -- The silent attack -- The puzzle pieces -- The biggest thing since AIDS -- The flood rising -- Gone without warning -- The foe on the field -- Prison, the perfect incubator -- Into the food chain -- Soap, the wonder cure -- The end of antibiotics -- The epidemics converging. Kirkus Review, February 2010. Tells the story of the fast-spreading, drug-resistant bacteria, Staphyloccocus aureus, also known as MRSA, describing how it takes over the body, who is most susceptible, and what medical professionals are trying to do stop it.

Date Published:2010

Women in the world of Southeast Asia

Libal, Autumn.


School Library Journal. Describes the complex history that has shaped Southeast Asia and how that history affects women's lives today.
Date Published:2005

When Santa was a shaman : the ancient origins of Santa Claus & the Christmas tree

Renterghem, Tony van,


Includes one sheet folded accordian style of the family tree of Santa Claus.
Date Published:1995

The secret of the yellow death : a true story of medical sleuthing

Jurmain, Suzanne,


Booklist, Library Media Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Presents the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down the cause of yellow fever, one of the most vicious plagues in history. Reveals how this discovery forever changed mankind's understanding of the disease and features full-color and black-and-white photographs.
Date Published:2009

Women in the world of Russia

Libal, Autumn.


Presents the history and traditions of Russia describing how those conditions changed the roles of women, particularly in the Communist era.
Date Published:2005

Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English dictionary


"Developed in collaboration with Collins"--Cover. Presents a dictionary with precise definitions and pronunciations of over 48,000 entry words and phrases.
Date Published:2010

The cartoon guide to the environment

Gonick, Larry.


SLJ Sep 1996. PW 03/11/1996.
Date Published:1996