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1) Survival
Author
Series
Deadlands (Skye Melki-Wegner) volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt Books and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As bloody battle rages between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and the other young exiles--including a peppy stegosaur, a stoic sauropod, a testy triceratops, and a mysterious spy--have temporarily thwarted the Carrion Kingdom, a conniving cabal of carnivores, and destroyed their secret stronghold. Fearing that their cunning enemies will soon regroup and seek vengeance, the exiles must risk their lives by returning home to unite and lead...
Author
Publisher
Gamewright
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Gear up for a thrilling adventure to recover a legendary flying machine buried deep in the ruins of an ancient desert city. You'll need to coordinate with your teammates and use every available resource it you hope to survive the scorching heat and relentless sandstorm. Find the flying machine and escape before you all become permanent artifacts of the forbidden desert!
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Paul Colbert's French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn't seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper stuck in a tree. When Paul helps the soldier, he discovers a secret resistance movement - and he learns the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis. But first, the resistance needs Paul's help. This is Paul's chance...
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Great Alaska Earthquake is the largest and most powerful recorded earthquake in US history. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving this terrifying natural disaster pounds with page-turning action and heartwarming hope.
It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles
...Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to dangerous lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family.
Queen Elizabeth
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Series
I survived volume 23
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong--"Alaska tough". But then the most powerful earthquake in American history--the Good...
Publisher
A360 Media, LLC
Language
English
Description
This is our 20th issue. As always, we had a blast putting this one together, and we think you'll agree that it's one of our best yet. Our goal with each issue is to provide you with practical, actionable information that will keep you and your family safe, come what may. To that end, we've brought together some truly outstanding articles from writers who aren't just knowledgeable and experienced, but who are also able to explain
...12) Mother, nature: a 5,000-mile journey to discover if a mother and son can survive their differences
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this poignant memoir from the New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self, a forty-year-old gay man and his eccentric conservative mother travel the country together and find surprising answers to our generational and cultural rifts. When his mother, Barbara, turned seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins was reminded of a palpable, sobering truth: Our parents won't live forever. For years, he and Barbara had talked about taking a trip together,...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"With their stunning black-and-orange wings, monarch butterflies are one of the most recognizable insects on the planet. But despite their delicate beauty, these creatures are warriors. The moment they hatch, they're fighting for their lives. Everything is the enemy: from the very leaf they live on to the humans and animals around them to nature itself. How does such a tiny egg survive to become a butterfly? And even after emerging from the cocoon,...
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This revised guide covers every aspect of prostate cancer: everything from potential causes, diets, and diagnostic tests to curative treatment and innovative means of controlling advanced stages of cancer. As of 2022, an estimated 268,490 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. A high percentage of those will relapse. But the good news is that more men are being cured of this disease than ever before. In a new and completely revised...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Holding on is all fourteen-year-old Stephanie Clare Smith can do when she's left home alone in New Orleans during the summer of 1973. As she seeks to ease her loneliness through her summer algebra class, the city itself, and her friendship with a streetcar operator, adults fail her again and again with devastating consequences. Dreamlike and beautifully paced, this lyrical debut memoir traces that harrowing summer and its repercussions throughout...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
THE FIRST BOOK BY A CONFIRMED SURVIVOR OF TED BUNDY, AND THE ONLY MEMOIR TO CHALLENGE THE POPULAR NARRATIVE OF BUNDY AS A HANDSOME KILLER WHO CHARMED HIS VICTIMS INTO TRUSTING HIM In January 1978, I slept in my bed at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University as Ted Bundy stalked nearby. He grabbed an oak log from a stack of firewood, slipped through a back door with a broken padlock, and headed upstairs.He began twisting doorknobs....
Author
Publisher
Dey Street Books, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world's most famous family and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface. Now, with unique insight, deep access, and exclusive revelations, journalist Omid Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil, exposing the infighting, family deterioration,...
Author
Publisher
New Page Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. Best known is the Krampus who has been the subject of films and songs. There was a time in the late 1800s when people sent Krampus cards, not holiday greetings. There are other violent and dangerous monsters from all over northern climes who have been hunting naughty children for centuries. From shapeshifters...
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