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Enduring freedom

Arash, Jawad,


"In this dual-narrative tale, a teenage American army private and an Afghan boy living under the horrors of the Taliban, caught on separate sides of the world during the tumultuous times leading up to and following 9/11, come to discover how much more they have in common than they ever could have imagined"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Ashlords

Reintgen, Scott,


School Library Journal, December 2019. School Library Journal. "Follows alchemists Imelda, Adrian, and Pippa as they reach for their dreams of glory riding phoenix horses at The Races, the modern spectacle that has replaced warfare within their empire"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Building a bridge : how the Catholic Church and the LGBT community can enter into a relationship of respect, compassion, and sensitivity /

Martin, James, 1960-,


"Provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite ... [people] as God's children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge to enable LGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the 'us' versus 'them' mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministry--'respect, compassion, and sensitivity'--as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

"Provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite ... [people] as God's children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge to enable LGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the 'us' versus 'them' mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministry--'respect, compassion, and sensitivity'--as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2017

The living

de la Peña, Matt,


School Library Journal, October 2013. Publisher's Weekly, October 2013. Booklist, September 2013. Kirkus Starred, October 2013. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
Date Published:2013

The last dragon on Mars

Reintgen, Scott,


"Special first edition"--Dust jacket. "Thirteen-year-old Lunar Jones was born on Mars, with every day a struggle, until he stumbles into a restricted military zone where he learns dragons are real and a new dragon has chosen him as a rider--a role he needs to embrace quickly because this dragon could save the Martian colony"--OCLC.
Date Published:2024

Eco-hustle : global warming, greenwashing, and sustainability /

Johansen, Bruce E. (Bruce Elliott), 1950-


Title proper from title frame. Choice, November 2015. "Johansen examines the sanctioned activities and practices commonly touted as environmentally responsible and points out their failings. He explains why the global climate change problem is more urgent than many people think, and provides real-world examples of companies that are taking measures with genuine benefits to the environment"--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2015

Title proper from title frame. Choice, November 2015. "Johansen examines the sanctioned activities and practices commonly touted as environmentally responsible and points out their failings. He explains why the global climate change problem is more urgent than many people think, and provides real-world examples of companies that are taking measures with genuine benefits to the environment"--Dust jacket.

Date Published:2015

The last letter a novel /

Yarros, Rebecca,


When Ryan dies in Afghanistan, he leaves a letter asking that his friend Beckett watch over his sister, Ella. Beckett has already been corresponding with her under his nickname, Chaos, and after leaving the service he goes to visit Ella, who is the mother of twins. One of the twins has been diagnosed with leukemia, and Ella is dealing with the illness while running a business-- singlehandedly. When Beckett becomes part of Ella's life, will his promise to watch over her bloom into something more? -- adapted from Goodreads.com info and perusal of book.
Date Published:2019

When Ryan dies in Afghanistan, he leaves a letter asking that his friend Beckett watch over his sister, Ella. Beckett has already been corresponding with her under his nickname, Chaos, and after leaving the service he goes to visit Ella, who is the mother of twins. One of the twins has been diagnosed with leukemia, and Ella is dealing with the illness while running a business-- singlehandedly. When Beckett becomes part of Ella's life, will his promise to watch over her bloom into something more? -- adapted from Goodreads.com info and perusal of book.

Date Published:2019

Remarkably bright creatures a novel /

Van Pelt, Shelby,


"A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus"--
Date Published:2025

Hemlock & silver

Kingfisher, T.,


"From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of "Snow White" steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save- seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja's unorthodox methods can save her. Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick. Or it might be the thing that kills them all"--
Date Published:2025

"From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of "Snow White" steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save- seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja's unorthodox methods can save her. Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick. Or it might be the thing that kills them all"--

Date Published:2025

Questioning for classroom discussion : purposeful speaking, engaged listening, deep thinking /

Walsh, Jackie A.


Quality questioning: the heart of thoughtful discussion -- The DNA of productive discussion: social, cognitive, and use-of-knowledge skills and companion -- Dispositions -- Teacher-guided discussion: teachers as coaches during five stages of discussion -- Structured small-group discussion: using protocols to scaffold skills for discussion -- Student-driven discussion: putting students in the driver's seat -- Questioning for discussion: creating your own designs.
Date Published:2015

Quality questioning: the heart of thoughtful discussion -- The DNA of productive discussion: social, cognitive, and use-of-knowledge skills and companion -- Dispositions -- Teacher-guided discussion: teachers as coaches during five stages of discussion -- Structured small-group discussion: using protocols to scaffold skills for discussion -- Student-driven discussion: putting students in the driver's seat -- Questioning for discussion: creating your own designs.

Date Published:2015

#Eatfortheplanet : saving the world one bite at a time /

Zacharias, Nil,


Cover title: Eat for the planet. Argues how climate change is affected by the food industry and how dieting can help cut down on pollution.
Date Published:2018

The Thursday murder club

Osman, Richard, 1970-,


First published in hardcover in Great Britain by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London. "In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club"--
Date Published:2020

The fault in our stars

Green, John, 1977-


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, January 2012. Horn Book Starred, March 2012. Library Media Connection starred, August 2012. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2012. Pub Weekly, January 2012. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. New York Times, January 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Wilson's Senior High School. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
Date Published:2012

Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, January 2012. Horn Book Starred, March 2012. Library Media Connection starred, August 2012. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2012. Pub Weekly, January 2012. Kirkus Starred, January 2012. New York Times, January 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Wilson's Senior High School. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

Date Published:2012

Disrupting thinking : why how we read matters /

Beers, G. Kylene, 1957-,


A study on reading habits that explains how to help students become close readers and critical thinkers.
Date Published:2017

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The green teen cookbook : recipes for all seasons : written by teens, for teens /


Publisher's Weekly, June 2014. Kirkus Review, May 2014. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Review. An illustrated collection of more than eighty healthy recipes for a variety of meals, snacks, and smoothies, with information on seasonal and ethical eating.
Date Published:2014

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black



Date Published:2018

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina.


Pub Weekly, June 2012. Kirkus Starred, August 2012. Horn Book, September 2012. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Horn Book. Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Date Published:2012

Students at the center : personalized learning with habits of mind /

Kallick, Bena,


Empowering students to find their own way -- Toward a more student-driven practice -- Beginning with the end in mind: goals and inquiry/idea generation -- How students can show what they know: task and audience, evaluation, and cumulative demonstration of learning -- What personalized learning looks like, feels like, and sounds like: the instructional plan -- Promoting student growth: feedback -- Creating a culture of personalized learning. "Describe[s] personalized learning in terms of four...defining attributes--voice, co-creation, social construction, and self-discovery--and propose[s] using them as filters to examine and enhance practice in classrooms designed for personalized learning"--Foreword.
Date Published:2017

Empowering students to find their own way -- Toward a more student-driven practice -- Beginning with the end in mind: goals and inquiry/idea generation -- How students can show what they know: task and audience, evaluation, and cumulative demonstration of learning -- What personalized learning looks like, feels like, and sounds like: the instructional plan -- Promoting student growth: feedback -- Creating a culture of personalized learning. "Describe[s] personalized learning in terms of four...defining attributes--voice, co-creation, social construction, and self-discovery--and propose[s] using them as filters to examine and enhance practice in classrooms designed for personalized learning"--Foreword.

Date Published:2017

Just work : get sh*t done, fast & fair /

Scott, Kim (Kim Malone),


"From Kim Scott, author of the revolutionary New York Times bestseller Radical Candor, comes Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair-how we can recognize, attack, and eliminate workplace injustice-and transform our careers and organizations in the process. We-all of us-consistently exclude, underestimate, and underutilize huge numbers of people in the workforce even as we include, overestimate, and promote others, often beyond their level of competence. Not only is this immoral and unjust, it's bad for business. Just Work is the solution. Just Work is Kim Scott's new book, revealing a practical framework for both respecting everyone's individuality and collaborating effectively. This is the essential guide leaders and their employees need to create more just workplaces and establish new norms of collaboration and respect"--
Date Published:2021

"From Kim Scott, author of the revolutionary New York Times bestseller Radical Candor, comes Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair-how we can recognize, attack, and eliminate workplace injustice-and transform our careers and organizations in the process. We-all of us-consistently exclude, underestimate, and underutilize huge numbers of people in the workforce even as we include, overestimate, and promote others, often beyond their level of competence. Not only is this immoral and unjust, it's bad for business. Just Work is the solution. Just Work is Kim Scott's new book, revealing a practical framework for both respecting everyone's individuality and collaborating effectively. This is the essential guide leaders and their employees need to create more just workplaces and establish new norms of collaboration and respect"--

Date Published:2021