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Pokémon Pikachu's Vacation
by Tracey WestThe Pokémon are going on vacation, and Pikachu is in charge. A group of bullies bust in to disturb them at an amusement park. Can all the Pokémon learn to work together before disaster strikes?
Is the Bible Really the Word of God?
by Watch Tower Bible Tract SocietyExamining who wrote the Bible.
Burning Bright
by Tracy ChevalierHistorical fiction, set in Georgian London, where two girls meet William Blake, the poet, artist and political radical.
The Last Word on Power: Re-Invention for Leaders Who Must Make the Impossible Happen
by Tracy GossWritten for people who have already achieved a high level of personal and/or business success, this book is an invitation to anyone who desires to accomplish something so extraordinary that it currently seems impossible, either in the business world or in life. The author encourages readers to move beyond their comfort zone, even if they have found it to be a place of success, prestige, and power.
Ten Wishing Stars
by Treesha RunnellsCounting down to bedtime, 10 little sheep each make a wish on a glowing star.
Hello, Amigos!
by Tricia Brown"Extends a warm invitation to share (Frankie Valdez's birthday and) to sample his culture's traditional festivities".--Booklist.
Hope for the Flowers
by Trina PaulusA modern-day fable that has given hope and inspiration to millions.
Hidden Lake
by Trish JaneshutzPsychics are seeing who and where people are being killed, but not who's doing it or why.
Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity
by US Department of Health and Human ServicesA supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Cross-cultural comparisons of blacks, North American Indians, Asian-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and whites.
I Hate Ann Coulter
by UnanimousBy examining her life and writings, chronicling her black Tuesday (6/6/06) Today show appearance, and reading her interviews and comments, we hope to do our part in putting her out of our lives.
World's End
by Upton SinclairThe Lanny Budd novels, of which this is the first, portray the changing pattern of world events from the first stirrings to WWI to 1940.
The Treasure
by Uri ShulevitzA poor man, inspired by a recurring dream, journeys to a far city to look for a treasure, only to be told to go home and find it. <P><P>[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts for grades 2-3 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea: Stories
by Ursula K. Le Guin8 short stories from the acclaimed science fiction writer
Searoad: The Chronicles of Klatsand
by Ursula K. Le Guin10 short stories from the famous sci-fi writer
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
by Ursula K. Le Guin17 short stories by the famous science fiction writer
The Oxford Book of Short Stories
by V. S. Pritchett41 stories by Scott, Hawthorne, Poe, Twain, Harte, Bierce, H. James, Stevenson, Conrad, Kipling, O. Henry, Saki, Crane, De La Mare, Maugham, Anderson, Coppard, Joyce, Lawrence, Lardner, Mansfield, Porter, O'Flaherty, Faulkner, Hemingway, Bowen, Pritchett, O'Faolain, O'Connor, Callaghan, Bates, Narayan, Welty, Sansom, Lavin, White, Cheever, Lessing, Trevor and Updike.
Recording Oral History: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists
by Valerie Raleigh YowHandy tips from developing a written interview guide and using tape recorders, to asking probing questions during the interview and editing transcriptions. The author also covers the ethical and legal issues involved in conducting life history interviews and elaborates on three types of oral history projects: community studies, biographies, and family histories.
Z
by Vassilis VassilikosThe story of a political murder and the corruption of a ruthless and powerful military regime in a novel charged with anger, passion and suspense.
Testament to Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925
by Vera BrittainIn 1915, the author enlisted as a nurse in the armed services. She explores the politics and hopes of those people who came of age as war broke out.
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought #1)
by Vernor VingeThousands of years hence, many races inhabit the far reaches of space, from the Transcend where dwell superintelligent entities to the Unthinking Depths where only simple creatures and technologies can function. These "regions of thought" are a mystery, but when scientists in the Straumli Realm discover and release an ancient Transcendent artifact, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence.<P><P> Only a single ship escapes, aboard it a family of scientists with their two children. When they land on a planet in the Slowness the parents are killed and the children taken captive by the Tines: aliens of a medieval society locked in a bitter power struggle. The fate of races, worlds -- interstellar civilization -- depends on a rescue mounted by a crew of humans and aliens that is racing toward Tinesworld -- and a Countermeasure that, if they can trigger in time, may stop the Blight that will otherwise bring a new dark age to the galaxy.<P> Hugo Award winner.
The Starplace
by Vicki GroveFrannie always thought her town was a wonderful place to grow up. But then she becomes friends with Celeste, the first black girl to go to Quiver Junior High, when they are both chosen to be in a special singing ensemble at school. Frannie saw people treat Celeste differently from the very beginning, but when she's cut from the ensemble just before a very important competition, the truth can't be ignored. Quiver is not as great as Frannie thought, and the two find evidence proving it used to be much worse. Set in Oklahoma in the 1960's, The Starplace shows how special friendships can alter perspectives -- whether you're ready or not. School Library Journal said "Vicki Grove tells many truths about adolescents trying to discover their place in the world, " in a starred review for The Crystal Garden.
Crater of Mystery (Tom Swift III, Book #8)
by Victor AppletonTom Swift and his crew are instrumental in delivering the planet Verita from a nuclear holocaust.
Running Wild
by Victoria ClaytonElfrida Swann decides 2 days before her wedding that she can't get married, and runs away to a friend's cottage in Dorset, where she discovers the workings of her own mind and heart.