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1) Othello
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Of his tragedies, William Shakespeare is best known for plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Yet literary critics refer to the tragedy Othello as the most "modern" of the Bard's plays. Othello's treatment of race and gender make the play relatable to contemporary audiences. Reading Shakespeare Today: Othello examines the history, plot, and literary devices of the play. The book presents an in-depth look at this major work while also positioning...
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Since the beginning of exploration, people have searched for easier ways to navigate between waterways and oceans to bolster trade. The Panama Canal demonstrates how innovation, advanced engineering, hard work, and great personal cost resulted in one of modern history's most critical trade routes. This book includes information about the explorers and inventors behind the project, the goods and services traded, and the ways the canal is used today....
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Economic considerations are often at the forefront of political conflict in the Middle East. This text excavates past and current economic relationships in the Middle East in order to provide a more nuanced view of contemporary politics in the region. Historical context is given on a country-by-country basis, along with current economic issues and profiles of important figures in this domain.
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How does water change form? What is the relationship among pure substances, mixtures, and compounds? How do models help scientists understand the physical world? These are just a few of the questions addressed in this science experiment guidebook. From particle theory to forming a hypothesis, readers are guided through activities that make complicated concepts easy to understand and remember.
5) Cougar
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The cougar holds the Guinness World Record for the animal with the most names. Cougars have more than 40 names in English alone. Find out more in Cougar, one of the titles in the Backyard Animals series.
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En vacances loin de Paris, Jules Quatrenoix se lance dans une enquête palpitante en compagnie de son chien et de ses deux amis Aristide et Lothaire.
Été 1912. Jules Quatrenoix, douze ans, quitte Paris et emménage avec sa mère, Ernestine, à Hurlus-le-Mort-Homme. Elle a été engagée comme gouvernante chez les De Chaussecourte, après la disparition de son mari. Ils doivent commencer une nouvelle vie dans cette petite ville reculée, au grand...
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Kelly: Full Circle, the third and final book in the Changer Trilogy, combines all the elements inherent in promoting animal rights-from the clear view that animals are sentient beings, to all the ways in which they can contribute to our betterment when we work together. And it does so without compromising the elements that make for a riveting adolescent love story: a dangerous mission that could tear a couple apart, and the incredible adventure they...
8) Skiing
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Skiers ride the steep slopes at ski hills to practice tricks and techniques. Professional
skiers can reach speeds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) per hour. Learn more about one of the world's most daring sports and the athletes who take part in it in Skiing, part of the Extreme Adrenaline series.
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This Renaissance man and founding father helped build the United States into the great nation it is today. Students analyze Hamilton's most influential texts, including the Federalist Papers, to better understand the foundational moments in United States history. Students will learn about Alexander Hamilton's life, his role in the American Revolution, and the writings and policies he implemented that still affect Americans today.
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Texas is known for cowboys and chili, rodeos and ten-gallon hats, but the Lone Star State also has a rich history and holds an important place in the development of the United States. Filled with photographs and fascinating facts, this book provides a perfect introduction to the history, geography, and culture of Texas. It features information about the origins of the nation's second-largest state, the people who live there, and the government that...
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Paper is one of the most important innovations ever created. Curious readers will learn about the processes that trees and recycled materials undergo before paper products like printer paper, cardboard, and tissues reach homes and classrooms, as well as exciting new applications for paper and pulp. This book describes interesting concepts like the global supply chain and the relationship between paper mills, retailers, and consumers. It explains how...
12) Datura's curse
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As a young boy moves to a whole new place with his mother, he discovers that there are many mysteries in this town. Each answer leads him closer to a mission he will need help for.
Twelve-year-old Jules Quatrenoix leaves Paris to settle in Howlingdeadman with his mother in the summer of 1912. She was hired as a housekeeper at the De Chaussecourtes' after her husband, a junior officer on board RMS Titanic, went missing. Much to Jules' annoyance, they...
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À quelques jours du réveillon de Noël, Lina se réveille et fait face à une terrible nouvelle: le Père Noël a été kidnappé!
Et la demande de rançon est aussi troublante qu'étonnante: le ravisseur exige un kilo de tendresse, une tonne de bonheur et un zeste d'amour. Il n'en faut pas plus pour éveiller le cœur de Lina qui y voit davantage un geste désespéré plutt qu'un acte malveillant.
Désormais convaincue de connaitre l'identité...
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The handsome cat Shadow lives in a small village. He dreams of adventures and waits for them, sitting by the gate. And one day, the adventure comes. The book tells you how he got into the Hag's house, fell through to underground dwellers, and was bewitched by strange globes. As he tries to help his loved ones, Shadow goes to an underground country and to another planet, saves a little girl from a snakebite, and turns into a tiny cat. He is not afraid...
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Le petit Myrmius est prêt à tout pour ressembler aux autres lutins, mais finalement, ses faiblesses se révèleront être des forces insoupçonnables...
Myrmius, un lutin tout pareil aux autres, vit dans un village enneigé et travaille au sein d'une fabrique de jouets. Tout pareil ? Pas exactement. Il est bien plus petit et d'une générosité sans faille. Et cela, les affreux Pou et Crob passent leur temps à s'en moquer. Alors quand Myrmius...
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This collection of 28 poems by Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer won second place in Stone Soup Magazines 2019 Book Contest. Shrayer's Searching for Bow and Arrows is about the weight of history-one's own personal, familial history as well as the history of politics and nations-and a nostalgic longing for a homeland that both is and isn't home. In her spare, formal poems, Shrayer probes the thin veil between the past and present, focusing on the natural world...
19) The Hunger Games
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Hunger Games trilogy volume 1
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In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games....
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2018]
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The champion Paralympic swimmer, born in Russia with a condition that would result in the amputation of both legs below her knee, presents a photographic memoir of the life-changing moments that helped shape who she is today.