Keith Nobbs
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The New York Times bestseller that explains why certain products and ideas become popular.
"Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information 'go viral' than anyone in the world." —Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness
What makes things popular? If you said advertising, think again. People don't listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about...
"Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information 'go viral' than anyone in the world." —Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness
What makes things popular? If you said advertising, think again. People don't listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about...
2) No talking
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English
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The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
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[2010]
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English
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Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed.
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Five kingdoms volume 4
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2016.
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English
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Cole and his friends finally reach the fourth of the five kingdoms, Necronum, land of the dead, where they confront unexpected dangers and meet new allies.
6) Time jumpers
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Five kingdoms volume 5
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English
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Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole and his friends are pushed to the limit as they make one final attempt to restore magic to the Outskirts and find their way back home.
Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole Randolph can barely remember what life was like back in Arizona. Now he and his friends are pushed to the limit as they make one final attempt to restore magic to the Outskirts....
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2016.
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English
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Explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make--from what we buy, to the careers we choose, to what we eat.
You think that your choices and behaviors are driven by your individual, personal tastes, and opinions. Our own personal thoughts and opinions is patently obvious. Right? Wrong. Other people's behavior has a huge influence on everything we do, from the mundane to the momentous. Berger integrates research and thinking...
8) Rogue Knight
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Five kingdoms volume 2
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English
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When the hunt for his lost friends leads Cole Randolph to the kingdom of Elloweer, he and new friends Mira, Twitch, and Jace team up with the resistance movement to search for Mira's sister, Honor, but enemies abound and Cole and Mira must use a new kind of magic to protect themselves.
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Five kingdoms volume 3
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2015.
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English
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Cole Randolph ventures to a new kingdom as he continues his search for his friends, and also pursues his quest to mend what's gone awry with the magic in The Outskirts.
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Comeback kids volume 3
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English
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Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
12) Frindle
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When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
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When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
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