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Illegal
by Bettina RestrepoIn this timely and gripping novel, author Bettina Restrepo exposes the challenges of one girl’s unique yet universal immigrant experience. This is an eye-opening look into the harrowing journey a family takes to forge a more hopeful future.Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora stays behind. She fights to make sense of her loss while living in poverty—in wait of her father’s return and a better day.When the letters and money stop coming, Nora decides that she and her mother must look for him in Texas. After a frightening experience crossing the border, the two are all alone in a strange place. Nora must find the strength to survive while aching for small comforts: friends, a new school, and her quinceañera.* Booklist Top Ten First Novels for Youth * YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers * Amelia Bloomer List * TAYSHAS Reading List Pick *
Illegal Alien
by Robert J. SawyerWhen a disabled spaceship enters Earth's atmosphere, seven members of the advanced Tosok race are welcomed by the world. Then a popular scientist is murdered, and all evidence points to one of the Tosoks. Now, an alien is tried in a court of law-and there may be far more at stake than accounting for one human life.
Illegal Drugs
by Paul GahlingerDoes Ecstasy cause brain damage? Why is crack more addictive than cocaine? What questions regarding drugs are legal to ask in a job interview? When does marijuana possession carry a greater prison sentence than murder?Illegal Drugs is the first comprehensive reference to offer timely, pertinent information on every drug currently prohibited by law in the United States. It includes their histories, chemical properties and effects, medical uses and recreational abuses, and associated health problems, as well as addiction and treatment information.Additional survey chapters discuss general and historical information on illegal drug use, the effect of drugs on the brain, the war on drugs, drugs in the workplace, the economy and culture of illegal drugs, and information on thirty-three psychoactive drugs that are legal in the United States, from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco to betel nuts and kava kava.
Illegal: A Disappeared Novel
by Francisco X. StorkWhat does it mean to be illegal in the United States?Life in Mexico is a death sentence for Emiliano and his sister Sara.To escape the violent cartel that is after them, they flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping that they can find a way to bring their pursuers to justice.Sara turns herself over to the authorities to apply for asylum.Emiliano enters the country illegally, planning to live with their father.But now Sara is being held indefinitely in a detention facility, awaiting an asylum hearing that may never come, finding it harder every day to hold on to her faith and hope. Life for Emiliano is not easy either. Everywhere he goes, it's clear that he doesn't belong. And all the while, the cartel is closing in on them...Emiliano sets off on a tense and dangerous race to find justice, but can he expose the web of crimes from his place in the shadows?Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork's powerful follow-up to Disappeared delves with his usual sensitivity into the injustice that hides under the guise of the law in the United States. This is a timely and moving story that takes an unsparing look at the asylum process and the journey to find a new life in the US.
Illuminae: The Illuminae Files: Book 1 (The Illuminae Files #1)
by Jay Kristoff Amie KaufmanThis morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.<P><P> The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit.<P> But their problems are just getting started. A plague has broken out and is mutating with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a web of data to find the truth, it’s clear the only person who can help her is the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.<P> Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, maps, files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes. <P><b> Nominee for the 2018 Young Reader's Choice Award </b> <i>(Pacific Northwest Library Association)</i>
Illusion (Chronicles of Nick #5)
by Sherrilyn Kenyon<P>Be careful what you wish for . . . You just might get it. Nick Gautier is tired of his destiny. He doesn't want to be the son of a demon who's fated to end the world. Nor does he want to see another demon or other preternatural creature who wants to kill or enslave him. He just wants to be normal and have normal problems like everyone else. <P>But normality isn't all it's cracked up to be. When he gets sucked into an alternate reality where his mother has married his mentor and his Atlantean god best friend has become a human geek, he begins to understand that no life is free of pain, and that every person has a specific place in the universe . . . Even the son of a hated demon. <P> Most of all, he sees that his powers aren't the curse he thought they were, and that the world needs a champion, especially one its enemies can't imagine rising up to defend the ones he should destroy. <P> Old enemies and new friends square off for a major battle that will either restore Nick to his real world, or end him forever in #1 bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon's fifth novel in The Chronicles of Nick series, Illusion.
Illusionary (Hollow Crown #2)
by Zoraida CórdovaIn this thrilling adventure, our magical heroine embarks on a dangerous journey in order to bring justice to the kingdom—perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Sarah J. Maas. Reeling from betrayal at the hands of the Whispers, Renata Convida is a girl on the run. With few options and fewer allies, she's reluctantly joined forces with none other than Prince Castian, her most infuriating and intriguing enemy. They're united by lofty goals: find the fabled Knife of Memory, kill the ruthless King Fernando, and bring peace to the nation. Together, Ren and Castian have a chance to save everything, if only they can set aside their complex and intense feelings for each other.With the king's forces on their heels at every turn, their quest across Puerto Leones and beyond leaves little room for mistakes. But the greatest danger is within Ren. The Gray, her fortress of stolen memories, has begun to crumble, threatening her grip on reality. She'll have to control her magics—and her mind—to unlock her power and protect the Moria people once and for all.For years, she was wielded as weapon. Now it's her time to fight back.
Illustrated Microsoft® Office 365TM & Office 2016: Introductory
by Beskeen Cram DuffyWhether you're a computer rookie or hot shot, you can master Microsoft Office 2016 applications quickly with ILLUSTRATED MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 & OFFICE 365 INTRODUCTORY, part of the popular Illustrated Series. Using a focused, user-friendly format, a two-page layout allows you to work through an entire task without turning the page. The book's easy to follow presentation highlights Learning Outcomes that outline the skills in each lesson. Larger full-color screen images reflect exactly what you should see on your own computer. Each module begins with a brief overview of the principles of the lesson and introduces a case study for further application. New Productivity Apps visually introduce Microsoft OneNote, Sway, Office Mix and Edge using fun, hands-on activities. Companion Sways provide videos and step-by-step instructions to help you master each app. In addition, MindTap and SAM help you further focus your study for results now and success later on the job.
Imagina: Curso intermedio de lengua española
by José A. Blanco C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-HatchNIMAC-sourced textbook
Imagina: Español sin barreras, Curso intermedio de lengua española
by José A. Blanco C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch Próspero N. GarcíaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Imagina: Español sin barreras, Student Activities Manual
by Vista Higher LearningNIMAC-sourced textbook
Imagina: Español sin barreras, curso intermedio de lengua española
by José A. Blanco C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-HatchNIMAC-sourced textbook
Imaginez: Le français sans frontières, Cours de français intermédiaire
by Séverine ChampenyNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>Intermediate Course in French
Imaginez: le français sans frontières, cours de français intermédiaire
by Cherie MitschkeVista Higher Learning is proud to announce the publication of IMAGINEZ: Le français sans frontiers. This textbook program provides a smooth transition between first-year and second-year French texts. IMAGINEZ is designed to engage students actively as they build their language skills and broaden their understanding of the diverse cultures of the francophone world.
Imaginez: le français sans frontières, cours de français intermédiaire
by Cherie MitschkeNIMAC-sourced textbook
Imagining Head Smashed In: Aboriginal Buffalo Hunting on the Northern Plains
by Jack W BrinkAt the place known as Head-Smashed-In in southwestern Alberta, Aboriginal people practiced a form of group hunting for nearly 6,000 years before European contact. The large communal bison traps of the Plains were the single greatest food-getting method ever developed in human history. Hunters, working with their knowledge of the land and of buffalo behaviour, drove their quarry over a cliff and into wooden corrals. The rest of the group butchered the kill in the camp below. Author Jack Brink, who devoted 25 years of his career to “The Jump,” has chronicled the cunning, danger, and triumph in the mass buffalo hunts and the culture they supported. He also recounts the excavation of the site and the development of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre, which has hosted 2 million visitors since it opened in 1987. Brink’s masterful blend of scholarship and public appeal is rare in any discipline, but especially in North American pre-contact archaeology.
Imani All Mine
by Connie PorterFifteen-year-old Tasha tells a tale of teenage motherhood. Balancing school with the perils of surviving the ghetto, Tasha gives birth to Imani, a child conceived in violence and given a name that means "faith." Tasha expresses a powerful, protective love for her daughter even as she herself negotiates her existence among drug dealers and explores her own adolescent sexuality. Just when Tasha appears to have found a place for herself with Imani and in school, her world is devastated by a flash of injustice that changes her life forever.
Imani in Never Say Goodbye
by Jackie HardrickSequel to "Imani in Love and Deception." the issues of drug abuse, losing a loved one and others are dealt with by Imani, Tyler, Fatim and Hanif and others.
Imitation In Death (In Death #17)
by Nora Roberts J. D. RobbThe summer of 2059 is drawing to a sweaty close when a killer makes his debut with the slashing and mutilation of a prostitute. He leaves behind a note addressed to Lieutenant Eve Dallas, commending her work and inviting her to participate in his game...and signs it "Jack." Now Eve is on the trail of a serial killer who knows as much about the history of murder as she does, and he's paying homage to some of history's most vicious, and infamous, killers, beginning with Jack the Ripper. But who will he choose to emulate next? And will Eve be able to stop him before he decides to finish the game by coming after her?
Immagina: L'italiano Senza Confini
by Anne Cummings Chiara Frenquellucci Gloria PastorinoNIMAC-sourced textbook
Immortal (Fallen Angels Series #6)
by J. R. WardThe Creator invented the game, and the stakes are nothing less than the fate of the quick and the dead: seven souls, seven crossroads. Reluctant savior Jim Heron has compromised himself, his body and his soul, and yet he's on the verge of losing everything......Including Sissy, the innocent he freed from Hell. <P><P> Jim's determined to protect her--but this makes her a weakness the demon Devina can exploit. With Jim torn between the game and the woman he's sworn to defend, evil's more than ready to play dirty.Humanity's savior is prepared to do anything to win--even embark on a suicide mission into the shadows of Purgatory. True love is Jim's only hope for survival--and victory. But can a man with no heart and no soul be saved by something he doesn't believe in?
Immortal Dark
by Tigest GirmaThe Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister. <P><P> It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family. <P><P> Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the elusive society of vampires she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. She is obsessively protective, mildly nihilistic, and willing to do anything to save her loved ones. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the same vampire bound to her family bloodline, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad. <P><P> To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University—where students study to inherit their family fortune and select vampire companions. Kidan must study an arcane philosophy, work with four enigmatic students, and survive living with Susenyos—even as he does everything to drive her away. It doesn’t matter that Susenyos’s wickedness speaks to Kidan's own violent nature and tempts her to surrender to a life of darkness. She must find her sister and kill Susenyos at all costs. <P><P> When a murder mirroring June’s disappearance shakes Uxlay, Kidan sinks further into the ruthless underworld of vampires, risking her very soul. There she discovers a centuries-old threat. And June could be at the center of it. To save her sister, Kidan must bring Uxlay to its knees and either break free from the horrors of her own actions or embrace the dark entanglements of love—and the blood it requires. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Immortal Defender
by Lisa HendrixReturn to the realm of the Immortal Brotherhood with a new paranormal romantic adventure featuring a crew of Viking warriors condemned to live out eternity as were-creatures...In her Defender's strong arms, she has no defense... Part of a band of Viking warriors cursed by an evil sorceress, Torvald has searched for years for a magic that can free him from his fate--to live forever as a were-creature, a man by night, a stallion by day. While studying with the alchemist to Queen Elizabeth, Torvald meets the lovely widow Josian Delamere and hopes she might be the one woman who can save him. Unwilling to give up the independence of her widowhood, Josian expects to become merely lovers, but Torvald's tender seductions make her yearn for more. Just as she's poised to surrender her heart, a hidden enemy reveals Torvald's secret to her--and she flees the dark magic that surrounds him, in fear for her very soul. The proud warrior can win any battle, but he cannot surmount the pain of losing Josian. Yet when her life is threatened, he will risk it all to come to the defense of the one woman who means more to him than his own salvation... Praise for Lisa Hendrix and the Immortal Brotherhood Novels"Lisa Hendrix does Vikings right! I can't get enough of this delicious series!" --Megan Crane, USA Today Bestselling Author of Edge of Obsession"Lisa Hendrix creates a captivating world and an intense romance."--USA Today bestselling author Maisey Yates"A talented storyteller."--Susan Wiggs"Filled with action."--Midwest Book Review"Lisa Hendrix has a great talent and Immortal Outlaw is one book that will have readers riveted."--Fresh Fiction"A sizzling and engrossing romance from the pen of Lisa Hendrix, Immortal Warrior should not be missed."--Romance Reviews Today
Immortal Fire (Red Winter Trilogy Ser. #Vol. 3)
by Annette MarieOnce, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity's only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality. Despite the looming threat, Emi can't escape her greatest distraction: Shiro, the fox yokai who has so deftly claimed her heart for his own. Soon—too soon—she will have to break the curse that binds his magic and memories. And once the ancient power inside him awakens, the yokai she loves will be changed forever. As the earthly gods gather to wage war against the heavens, Emi and Shiro must gamble everything to turn the tide against their immortal, all-powerful foes. Together, they will find a way to save her world—even if it means losing each other.
Immortal Lycanthropes: A Novel
by Hal Johnson&“Required reading for budding happy mutants and their grownups . . . Perfectly wonderful and wonderfully perfect&” (Boing Boing). A shameful fact about humanity is that some people can be so ugly that no one will be friends with them. It is shameful that humans can be so cruel, and it is shameful that humans can be so ugly. So begins the incredible story of Myron Horowitz, a disfigured thirteen-year-old just trying to fit in at his Pennsylvania school. When an encounter with a bully leads to a mysterious explosion—and Myron lying unconscious and naked in the wreckage of the cafeteria—he discovers he is an immortal lycanthrope . . . a were-mammal who can transform from human to animal. He also discovers that there are others like him, and many of them want Myron dead. &“People will turn into animals,&” says the razor-witted narrator of this tour-de-force, &“and here come ancient secrets and rivers of blood.&” &“Johnson&’s debut novel is original and thought-provoking, especially the unique mythology intertwined with literary and historical references.&” —School Library Journal &“Filled with sarcasm and humor, this book will appeal to all teens . . . Teachers will love the high-level vocabulary (and content clues), sophisticated mathematical and scientific references, and non-stop allusions to writers, poets, books, and historical events.&” —VOYA &“I believe that readers, both young and old will find Immortal Lycanthropes an enjoyable read. Funny and exciting, with the trip being just as important as the destination.&” —Comic Booked