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The African Mask
by Janet E. RupertTwelve-year-old Layo, a Yoruba girl living in the area of 11th-century Africa which is now Nigeria, attempts to reject the man who has been chosen to be her husband.
The Adventures of Strawberry Shortcake and Her Friends
by Alexandra WallnerStrawberry Shortcake and her friends find a berry patch and work to protect it from the birds.
The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales
by Joyce Cooper ArkhurstPresents six tales about Spider, including those which explain how he got a thin waist and a bald head and why he lives in ceilings and dark corners.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Roger Lancelyn GreenRobin Hood is the champion of the poor and oppressed against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal sheriff of Nottingham. He takes refuge with his Merrie Men in the vast Sherwood Forest, emerging time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache. This classic version brings sense and clarity as well as excitement to the varied myths, ballads and legends about Robin's adventures.
The Adventures of King Midas
by Lynne Reid BanksBanks has recreated the legend of King Midas into an exciting story that brings to life the reality of having greedy and thoughtless wishes come true.
The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey
by Ken SchoollandTranslated into more than 40 languages and 44 published editions, "The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible" has won numerous awards and has been endorsed by Steve Forbes, Walter Williams, John Stossel, Mark Skousen, and Austrian-School economists and educators throughout the world.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adapted Classic)
by Mark Twain Suzanne MccabeA young boy living in mid-nineteenth century Missouri relates the many adventures that he and his friend, an escaped slave, experience as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.
The Adventures of Conan Doyle: The Life of the Creator of Sherlock Holmes
by Charles Higham"WHO, REALLY, was Dr. Watson? And who was Sherlock Holmes? Both, I discovered in exploring the background for this book, had their parallels in real life. There actually was a Dr. John Watson, who lived in London, had served in the war in India, and had been wounded. And it is well-known that Holmes was very much like Dr. Joseph Bell, a skillfully deductive surgeon who taught at Edinburgh University. But I determined, as I worked on, that in the last analysis, Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, were really different aspects of the same person, in this instance Arthur Conan Doyle. ... He liked sport, and played Rugby and billiards expertly. He loved dogs, and kept a bull pup. He loved Turkish baths. He had a kind of wild courage, and tended to be romantic and gullible. He was loyal, a patriot, faithful to his friends and his wife. Self-effacing and considerate, though capable of being rash and headstrong, he was the perfect Boswell for Holmes. Conan Doyle's resemblances to Holmes are numerous. Holmes was descended from a family of squires, and he had some French blood. He had gray eyes. He had one brother. He suffered from conflicting moods of excitement and depression. He could be impatient and sharp. He had a bizarre sense of humor. He loved to make subtle literary references. He was inordinately excited by murder cases. He was familiar with an extraordinary IO . . . PREFACE range of subjects, including ciphers, medieval manuscripts, and the structure of warships. He went out in society but wi. ... He loved to reflect on philosophy and the course of history. Like Watson, he longed for the country while in London. Holmes had an almost clairvoyant grasp of events, beyond that of any other detective. He made up his own mind about crimes, deliberately acting as an accessory, when necessary, for the ultimate solution of a case, assuming the roles of judge and jury, and sometimes releasing the apparently guilty. He could deduce details of people's lives simply by glancing at them. Conan Doyle's son Adrian wrote of his father that he could sit in a cafe and determine from the hats, coats, shoes, umbrellas, and walking sticks of those who came in virtually their whole life stories."
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)
by Dav PilkeyGeorge and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school - and now they're going to bring him to life! Meet Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret, even he doesn't know who he is!
The Adventures of Blue Avenger (Blue Avenger #1)
by Norma HoweThese are big questions to discuss in a young-adult novel, but they are only a small part of what Norma Howe tackles inThe Adventures of Blue Avenger. How did a normal sixteen-year-old boy become the hero of his own comic strip, fall in love with a girl named Omaha Nebraska Brown, and invent a recipe for perfect dripless lemon meringue pie? What does this have to do with the sixteenth-century heretic Giordano Bruno? How can we end the plague of handgun violence in America? A thought-provoking combination of humor, philosophy, and romance,The Adventures of Blue Avenger has something for every teenage reader (and even for a few smart adults).
The Adept
by Katherine Kurtz Deborah Turner HarrisHe is Sir Adam Sinclair: nobleman, physician, scholar - and Adept. A man of learning and power, he practices ancient arts unknown to the 20th century.
The Activist's Handbook: A Primer (Updated edition)
by Randy ShawStrategies on how to win grass roots campaigns by developing proactive agendas and making sound decisions, with many examples of successful campaigns. As campaigns increasingly require building coalitions among diverse, multi-issue constituencies, the skill of ensuring good process both internally and externally is even more vital.
The Accompanist: An Autobiography of Andre Benoist
by Andre Benoist John Anthony MalteseBenoist moved from France to the US and became the accompanist of musicians such as Jascha Heifetz and Albert Spalding, with many tours, recordings, concerts and broadcasts over decades.
The Abundance Book
by John Randolph PriceConsciousness is the key to life, and nothing is impossible, including the manifestation of unlimited wealth.
The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966
by Richard BrautiganThis novel is about the romantic possibilities of a public library in California.
The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps #38)
by R. L. StineJordan Blake and his sister, Nicole, are sick of the hot weather in Pasadena. Just once they'd like to have a real winter. A real winter with real snow. And then it happens. The Blakes are off to Alaska! Seems that Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature...known as the Abominable Snowman.
The Abominable Earthman
by Frederik Pohl7 stories from Pohl: The Abominable Earthman, We Never Mention Aunt Nora, A Life and a Half, Punch, The Martian Star-Gazers, Whatever Counts, and Three Portraits and a Prayer
The ABC's of College Planning
by Bernice HornchakThis book is a service project of the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling. Its chapters draw on the collective knowledge, experience and expertise of admission and guidance professionals who have helped thousands of high school students make a successful transition to college.
The 30 Day Diabetes Cure: The Proven Step-by-Step Plan to Control Your Blood Sugar Naturally and Prevent Diabetes Complications
by Jim Healthy Stefan RipichType 2 diabetes, representing 95% of all cases, is the most easily prevented and reversed medical condition on today's Top 10 Killers list, often without any drugs, finger pricking or glucose monitoring. This is proven by numerous scientific studies, and by clinicians like me who have gotten patients entirely off their diabetes-related medications ... have normalized their blood sugar naturally ... repaired much of the damage that diabetes had done to their tissues and organs ... and virtually erased their risk of heart attack, blindness, kidney failure, limb amputation, stroke, Alzheimer's, and other serious complications. The very same approach I use has also freed Type 1 diabetics from the prospect of these terrible complications, while dramatically reducing their injected insulin by as much as 80-90%. This book will show you exactly how to achieve these remarkable results for yourself.
The 21 Balloons
by William Pène du BoisProfessor William Waterman Sherman just wants to be alone. So he decides to take a year off and spend it crossing the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon the likes of which no one has ever seen. But when he is found after just three weeks floating in the Atlantic among the wreckage of twenty hot-air balloons, naturally, the world is eager to know what happened. How did he end up with so many balloons... and in the wrong ocean?<P><P> Newbery Award winner.
That Night
by Alice McdermottSet on Long Island in the 60s, Rick and Sheryl are high school sweethearts who eventually became lovers. Then Sheryl discovers that she's pregnant...
Thanksgiving Prayer: Thanksgiving Prayer, and A Handful of Heaven
by Debbie Macomber Jillian HartBefore Claudia Masters even meets Seth Lessinger, she leaves him a message from the Psalms: "May the Lord give you the desire of your heart. " She knows there's something different about this man. Something special. And meeting him only confirms it. For his part, Seth, who is a new Christian, immediately recognizes that Claudia is the woman for him#151;the woman he wants to marry and take back to Alaska. But Claudia is torn between Seth and her life in Seattle. How can she give up everything familiar, everything she's always worked for? And yet, she can't bear the thought of losing this man she's come to love#133;. Only when she acts with faith and hope does she find her true destiny.
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama
by Jory JohnA few days after the election of Barack Obama, kids around the country were asked to provide advice and guidance to their new president. In this collection, arriving at inauguration time, there's loads advice for the president, often hilarious, sometimes heartfelt and occasionally downright practical. Students from all over the country reach out to the 44th president, speaking to the issues closest to their hearts, relating their life stories, and asking for help. Topics include the economy, education, war, global warming, race relations in America and immigration. The book also includes letters about snow cones, puppies, microwavable burritos, dinosaur projects, multiplication and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, reportedly haunting a White House bedroom.
Texas on the Rocks
by Daniel Da CruzIn 2008, when the Russians ruled most of the world and the US was suffering from a catastrophic drought, most everybody went to bed a little hungry at night.
Texas Triumphant
by Daniel Da CruzTwice the Soviet Union had attacked the young Republic of Texas, and twice the Soviets had their noses bloodied. The Russians had bought solutions to their problems, and now they were trying again.