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Chaos walking volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
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Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
Author
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Chaos walking volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
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Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.
4) Hard times
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Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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Chaos walking volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
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As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xii, 444 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"A dozen of the best conversations from the podcast Making Sense, on topics that range from the nature of consciousness and free will, to politics and extremism, to acting ethically"--
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The Unwanteds volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
478 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Divided by their society into Wanted and Unwanted at thirteen, estranged twin brothers Aaron and Alex have both run into trouble--as mage of Artime, Alex must defend the island from attack, while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether.
8) Rumble fish
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Rusty-James wants to be as tough a teen as his older brother, Motorcycle Boy, who has always helped him out of tough spots. But one day, when Rusty-James faces danger, Motorcycle Boy is not around.
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The Unwanteds volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
452 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Alex and his friends from Artimé are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone, while in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artimé.
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Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xii, 235 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Ehrenreich's second work of satirical commentary reflects on one of the cruelest decades in memory--the 2000's--in which she finds a nation scarred by deepening inequality, corroded by distrust, and shamed by its official cruelty.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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xxi, 499 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Drawing on interviews with prominent activists, authors, actors, and politicians, this timely guide addresses some of the biggest issues of the present day, from climate change to gun violence to transphobia, empowering readers to make the world a betterplace.
Author
Series
Chaos walking volume 1
Publisher
Nube De Tinta
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
479 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
Perseguidos por Prentiss, hambriento de poder, y el loco ministro Aaron, los jóvenes Todd y Viola partieron por el Nuevo Mundo en busca de respuestas sobre el verdadero pasado de su colonia y la forma de advertir al barco que trae esperanzados colonos del Viejo Mundo.
13) Bleak House
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Bleak House defies a single description. It is a mystery story, in which Esther Summerson discovers the truth about her birth and her unknown mother's tragic life. It is a murder story, which comes to a climax in a thrilling chase, led by one of the earliest detectives in English fiction, Inspector Bucket.
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Series
The Unwanteds volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 22 cm.
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As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
272 pages
Description
"A clear-eyed warning about the increasingly destructive influence of America's "shame industrial complex" in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics-from the New York Times bestselling author of Weapons of Math Destruction. Shame is a powerfuland sometimes useful tool: When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce values of fairness and justice. But as Cathy O'Neil argues in this...
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Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xvi, 272 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Social justice is not justice-it is a dogma that divides society into identity groups and foments division, anger, and desire for vengeance. Unfortunately, social justice has permeated America; and as it turns out, it is not a philosophy that appeals to the better angels of our nature. In practice, social justice is outright disdainful of the kind of blind, objective justice toward which Western civilization has striven since there was such a thing...
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Monterey Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A film about a messed up world ... and how we could fix it. Join Turk Pipkin as he chronicles the model Indian orphanages of the Miracle Foundation, family planning initiatives with Thailand's Mechai Viravaidya, Ethiopian water projects with A Glimmer of Hope, and Architecture for Humanity's global design challenge for communities in need in the Himalayas, the Amazon, and the slums of Nairobi.
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Description
"Explore how Americans have worked to change our society through the history of the United States. Discover the inspiring stories behind Americans' campaigns for change, from the Declaration of Independence to the fight to abolish slavery and to secure votes for women. Learn about those who inspired these movements, from Sojourner Truth to Martin Luther King Jr. and Dolores Huerta. Explore the American story from the perspectives of the diverse voices...
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