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The library book
Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history and delivers a love letter to the institution of libraries themselves.
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305.4209
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#MeToo : women speak out against sexual assault
"#MeToo was born in the wake of a ... New York Times investigative report on producer Harvey Weinstein's habitual sexual harassment of young women. The hashtag empowered women around the world to share their stories of sexual assault and abuse. Corporations responded by firing dozens of accused CEOs, media moguls, and movie stars, and politicians responded by sponsoring legislation against sexual harassment. This collection of articles tracks the movement from its start, [looking] at the international response and inevitable criticism, as well as the future of the movement"--Publisher's description.
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The fire this time : a new generation speaks about race
"National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices of her generation and our time. In light of recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, The Progressive magazine republished one of its most famous pieces: James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew," which was later published in his landmark book, The Fire Next Time. Addressing his fifteen-year-old namesake on the one hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Baldwin wrote: "You know and I know, that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years too soon." Award-winning author Jesmyn Ward knows that Baldwin's words ring as true as ever today. In response, she has gathered short essays, memoir, and a few essential poems to engage the question of race in the United States. And she has turned to some of her generation's most original thinkers and writers to give voice to their concerns. The Fire This Time is divided into three parts that shine a light on the darkest corners of our history, wrestle with our current predicament, and envision a better future. Of the eighteen pieces, ten were written specifically for this volume. In the fifty-odd years since Baldwin's essay was published, entire generations have dared everything and made significant progress. But the idea that we are living in the post-Civil Rights era, that we are a "post-racial" society is an inaccurate and harmful reflection of a truth the country must confront. Baldwin's "fire next time" is now upon us, and it needs to be talked about. Contributors include Carol Anderson, Jericho Brown, Garnette Cadogan, Edwidge Danticat, Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Mitchell S. Jackson, Honoree Jeffers, Kima Jones, Kiese Laymon, Daniel Jose Older, Emily Raboteau, Claudia Rankine, Clint Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Wendy S. Walters, Isabel Wilkerson, and Kevin Young"-- Provided by publisher.
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323.1196
May
When the children marched : the Birmingham civil rights movement
"Discusses the Birmingham civil rights movement, the great leaders of the movement, and the role of the children who helped fight for equal rights and to end segregation in Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.
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331.478
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363.2
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Crime-fighting
Discusses the work performed by forensic scientists who study the evidence from crime scenes. Shows the techniques, tests, and equipment used to conduct investigations.
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Forensic science
This new edition addresses one of the fastest-growing subjects in academic curriculum-the forensic sciences. Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of both public and academic interest in the application of scientific techniques to the investigation of crime. The topic list of Salem's new reference set has been carefully constructed to cover the full range of the forensic sciences. You will find detailed essays on specific types of investigations, such as arson, child abduction and kidnapping, homicide, and computer crime; both general and specific investigative techniques, such as autopsies, ballistics, chromatography, crime scene documentation, fingerprint analysis, and polygraph analysis; specialized equipment, such as bomb and nuclear detection devices; and types of evidence, such as fire debris, fibers and filaments, glass, and blood residue and stains. The set includes brief articles on some of the most important federal legislation, selected Supreme Court decisions and a variety of important legal principles to help illuminate the legal dimensions of the Forensic sciences. Forensic Science provides extensive coverage of specific historical subjects that present fascinating case studies in the application of forensic science. These range from overviews of ancient criminal cases and mysteries and ancient science in law and courtrooms to examinations of high-profile modern cases.--Publisher.
Due 10/17/20
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363.25
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Forensic science
This new edition addresses one of the fastest-growing subjects in academic curriculum-the forensic sciences. Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of both public and academic interest in the application of scientific techniques to the investigation of crime. The topic list of Salem's new reference set has been carefully constructed to cover the full range of the forensic sciences. You will find detailed essays on specific types of investigations, such as arson, child abduction and kidnapping, homicide, and computer crime; both general and specific investigative techniques, such as autopsies, ballistics, chromatography, crime scene documentation, fingerprint analysis, and polygraph analysis; specialized equipment, such as bomb and nuclear detection devices; and types of evidence, such as fire debris, fibers and filaments, glass, and blood residue and stains. The set includes brief articles on some of the most important federal legislation, selected Supreme Court decisions and a variety of important legal principles to help illuminate the legal dimensions of the Forensic sciences. Forensic Science provides extensive coverage of specific historical subjects that present fascinating case studies in the application of forensic science. These range from overviews of ancient criminal cases and mysteries and ancient science in law and courtrooms to examinations of high-profile modern cases.--Publisher.
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363.25
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Forensic science
This new edition addresses one of the fastest-growing subjects in academic curriculum-the forensic sciences. Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of both public and academic interest in the application of scientific techniques to the investigation of crime. The topic list of Salem's new reference set has been carefully constructed to cover the full range of the forensic sciences. You will find detailed essays on specific types of investigations, such as arson, child abduction and kidnapping, homicide, and computer crime; both general and specific investigative techniques, such as autopsies, ballistics, chromatography, crime scene documentation, fingerprint analysis, and polygraph analysis; specialized equipment, such as bomb and nuclear detection devices; and types of evidence, such as fire debris, fibers and filaments, glass, and blood residue and stains. The set includes brief articles on some of the most important federal legislation, selected Supreme Court decisions and a variety of important legal principles to help illuminate the legal dimensions of the Forensic sciences. Forensic Science provides extensive coverage of specific historical subjects that present fascinating case studies in the application of forensic science. These range from overviews of ancient criminal cases and mysteries and ancient science in law and courtrooms to examinations of high-profile modern cases.--Publisher.
Due 08/31/20
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364.15
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The 57 bus : a true story of two teenagers and the crime that changed their lives
"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight." -- Amazon.com.
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364.973
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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness
This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race. As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been labeled felons for life. Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status - much like their grandparents before them. In this incisive critique, former litigator-turned-legal-scholar Michelle Alexander provocatively argues that we have not ended racial caste in America: we have simply redesigned it. Alexander shows that, by targeting black men and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, even as it formally adheres to the principle of color blindness. The New Jim Crow challenges the civil rights community - and all of us - to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America.
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394.629
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Mooncakes and hungry ghosts/ Carol Stepanchuk and Charles Wong
Presents a survey of Chinese festivals: of the dead, living, marriage, new year, earth, water, wind, and fire.
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When plague strikes : the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS
Details the stories of the three most serious and damaging diseases in history: the Black Death, smallpox, and AIDS.
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I too sing America : the Harlem Renaissance at 100
The exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, a period of cultural blossoming that occurred in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem in the 1920-50s. Curated by Columbus native and highly acclaimed writer Wil Haygood, the exhibition includes work by Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Augusta Savage, and others who interpreted the lives of African Americans during this time. In addition, the exhibition includes unprinted photographs by James Van Der Zee obtained through the artist's estate and a private collection of vernacular photographs of African American life. A selection of books, sheet music, and print ephemera from this period further showcases the innovative and expansive cultural output produced in Harlem during this unforgettable epoch of American history. The exhibition explores the religious, political, and cultural activism of the period, everyday life, and the extraordinary individuals such as poet Langston Hughes and philosopher Alain Locke whose words and scholarship contributed to the development of this period so rich in art, music, and literature.
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Courtney Crumrin's monstrous holiday
"Courtney and Uncle Aloysius go on a European holiday and though it's supposed to be a vacation, the supernatural is drawn to Courtney like a moth to a flaming candelabra! While Aloysius meets up with some old friends, Courtney makes some new ones: uniting lovers separated by the full moon, and exciting the interest of a pale young man. But will it be puppy love or unending thrall? This volume collects 'Courtney Crumrin & the Fire-Thief's Tale' and 'Courtney Crumrin & the Prince of Nowhere'" -- from publisher's web site.
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Drawing dragons : learn how to create fantastic fire-breathing dragons
"In easy-to-follow, step-by-step detail, Drawing Dragons teaches you all the tricks and tecniques you'll need to creat your own amazing dragons"-- P. 4 of cover.
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796.42092
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Tigerbelle : the Wyomia Tyus story
"In 1968, Wyomia Tyus became the first person ever to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games, a feat that would not be repeated for twenty years or exceeded for almost fifty. Tigerbelle chronicles Tyus's journey from her childhood as the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer through her Olympic triumphs to her post-competition struggles to make a way for herself and other female athletes. The Hidden Figures of sport, Tigerbelle helps to fill the gap currently occupying Black women's place in American history, providing insight not only on what it takes to be a champion but also on what it means to stake out an identity in an hostile world. Tyus's exciting and uplifting story offers inspiration to readers from all walks of life."--Page [4] of cover.
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Guys write for guys read
There's something for every guy in this collection of stories, mini-memoirs, advice, poems, comics and drawings chosen by readers on the Guys Read web site.
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Buried alive : the elements of love : poems
A collection of poems exploring the mysteries and wonders of love, arranged in the categories "Earth," "Water," "Air," and "Fire."
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Worlds afire
In this collection of "eyewitness" poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 180 people, mostly women and children.
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The national seashores : the complete guide to America's scenic coastal parks
Histories, maps and visitor information for the following United States National Seashores : Cape Cod, Fire Island, Assateague Island, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Cumberland Island, Canaveral, Gulf Islands, Padre Island, and Point Reyes. Includes a chapter on beach geology and ecology.
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The Holocaust : the fire that raged
Discusses the historical background, from the Treaty of Versailles through Hitler's rise to power, that led to the horrible and systematic slaughter of millions of Jews by the Nazis during World War II.
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940.54
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London : a social history
A study of the social history of London from Roman times through contemporary times, exploring the influence of wars, plague, fire, politics, and economics on the city's development.
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Fit
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Down & delirious in Mexico City : the Aztec metropolis in the twenty-first century
A young journalist's vibrant account of contemporary Mexico City, focusing on the city's distinctive "tribes" of urban youth.
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972.94
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Children of fire : a history of African Americans
Synopsis: Ordinary people don't experience history as it is taught by historians. They live across the convenient chronological divides we impose on the past. The same people who lived through the Civil War and the eradication of slavery also dealt with the hardships of Reconstruction, so why do we almost always treat them separately? In this groundbreaking new book, renowned historian Thomas C. Holt challenges this form to tell the story of generations of African Americans through the lived experience of the subjects themselves, with all of the nuances, ironies, contradictions, and complexities one might expect. Building on seminal books like John Hope Franklin's From Slavery to Freedom and many others, Holt captures the entire African American experience from the moment the first twenty African slaves were sold at Jamestown in 1619. Each chapter focuses on a generation of individuals who shaped the course of American history, hoping for a better life for their children but often confronting the ebb and flow of their civil rights and status within society. Many familiar faces grace these pages - Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King, and Barack Obama - but also some overlooked ones. Figures like Anthony Johnson, a slave who bought his freedom in late seventeenth century Virginia and built a sizable plantation, only to have it stolen away from his children by an increasingly racist court system. Or Frank Moore, a WWI veteran and sharecropper who sued his landlord for unfair practices, but found himself charged with murder after fighting off an angry white posse. Taken together, their stories tell how African Americans fashioned a culture and identity amid the turmoil of four centuries of American history.
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Into the fire : African Americans since 1970
Discusses the history of African-Americans from the 1970s after the civil rights movement to just after the Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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Between two fires : Black soldiers in the Civil War
Documents the recruitment, training, and struggles of African American soldiers during the Civil War and examines the campaigns in which they participated.
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Flesh & blood so cheap : the Triangle fire and its legacy
Describes the conditions in the textile industry in the early 20th century behind the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company that led to the death of many young women, and explains its impact on the labor movement and on society.
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974.71041
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The Triangle Shirtwaist fire and sweatshop reform in American history
Explores the people and events connected with the 1911 fire in a New York City sewing factory that killed 146 people and led to reforms in legislation regarding workplace safety.
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The Winecoff fire : the untold story of America's deadliest hotel fire
Two local writers document the history and investigation into the causes of an Atlanta hotel fire that killed 119 people in December, 1946.
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The passion of dolssa
The Printz Honor winner that garnered five starred reviews and was hailed by the New York Times as "magnificent"! Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl who's been branded a heretic, on the run from the friar who condemned her mother to death by fire and wants Dolssa executed, too. Botille is a matchmaker and a tavern-keeper, struggling to keep herself and her sisters on the right side of the law in their seaside town. When their lives collide by a dark riverside, Botille rescues a dying Dolssa and conceals her in the tavern, where an unlikely friendship blooms. Aided by her sisters and Symo, her surly but loyal neighbor, Botille nurses Dolssa back to health and hides her from her pursuers. But all of Botille's tricks, tales, and cleverness can't protect them forever, and when the full wrath of the Church bears down upon them, Dolssa's passion and Botille's good intentions could destroy the entire village. From the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning All the Truth That's in Me comes a spellbinding thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page and make you wonder if miracles really are possible.
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Fahrenheit 451 A Novel
Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television. When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life.
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The crown of embers Fire and Thorns Series, Book 2
"Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA's best writers of high fantasy."€€”Locus Magazine The second book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times€€“bestselling trilogy! Betrayal, love, and untold power fuel the heroic adventure of a seventeen-year-old princess turned warrior-queen. Fans of Kendare Blake and Sarah J. Maas will be riveted. She does not know what awaits her at the enemy's gate. Elisa led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as queen should be secure. But it isn't. Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from foreign realms and even from within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one remains uncertain. To conquer the power she bears, Elisa must journey from the hidden catacombs beneath her own city to treacherous seas and a long-forgotten island. With her go a one-eyed spy, a traitor, and the man with whom€€”despite everything€€”she is falling in love. If she's lucky, she'll return. But there will be a cost. Don't miss Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson's action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, coming in 2020!
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The girl of fire and thorns Fire and Thorns Series, Book 1
"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."€€”USAToday.com The first book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times€€“bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones and Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse will devour this fantasy series. Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king€€”a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess. And he's not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake. Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn't die young. Most of the chosen do. William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Pick Andre Norton Award Finalist A Texas Tayshas Selection Ohioana Book Award YA winner Don't miss Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson's action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, coming in 2020!
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The shattered mountain A Girl of Fire and Thorns Novella
A powerful digital novella set in the world of Rae Carson's bestselling The Girl of Fire and Thorns series. A teenage girl must fight to survive when her village is destroyed by enemy sorcerers. While Princess Elisa was being forced across the desert by a band of rebel kidnappers, her future handmaiden€€”and best friend€€”Mara, was fighting for survival as enemy sorcerers destroyed the countryside. This is Mara's story. Mara is finally going to escape. She is in love. And even her harsh, controlling, volatile father cannot keep her from running off with the boy who makes her feel beautiful. But on the day she and Julio plan to leave their desert village, the enemy sorcerers attack, burning it to the ground. The only survivors are a handful of children, and seventeen-year-old Mara has no choice but to lead them. She must make it through the mountains to the rumored rebel camp and protect the children following her. She might lose everything€€”and everyone€€”she's ever loved, but what she finds will lead her down a path that will change the world. Don't miss Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson's action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, coming in 2020!
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Fire Seven Kingdoms Trilogy, Book 2
A breathtaking, marvelous Graceling Realm book from New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cashore. It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her. Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised Graceling has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books. You don't need to have read Graceling to love Fire . But if you haven't, you'll be dying to read it next. This edition includes an article by and an interview with the author. Look for Kristin Cashore's highly-anticipated standalone novel, Jane, Unlimited ! "There are some books that stick with you for years, and Kristen Cashore's Fire is one of them. Thoughtful, steamy and completely original, Fire is YA fantasy at its absolute best."€€”Sabaa Tahir, author of New York Times bestselling Ember in the Ashes on Fire * "There aren't enough words to describe how awesome this book is." €€”Top Pick, Romantic Times , starred review of Fire A New York Times bestseller YALSA, Best Fiction for Young Adults Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner 5 starred reviews
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Graceling Seven Kingdoms Trilogy, Book 1
Kristin Cashore's bestselling, award-winning fantasy Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, a smart, beautiful teenager who lives in a world where selected people are given a Grace, a special talent that can be anything from dancing to swimming. Katsa's is killing. As the king's niece, she is forced to use her extreme skills as his thug. Along the way, Katsa must learn to decipher the true nature of her Grace... and how to put it to good use. A thrilling, action-packed fantasy adventure (and steamy romance!) that will resonate deeply with adolescents trying to find their way in the world. This ebook includes sample chapters of FIRE, BITTERBLUE, and JANE, UNLIMITED.
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Catching fire The Hunger Games Series, Book 2
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
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Krik? krak!
Arriving one year after the Haitian-American's first novel ( Breath, Eyes, Memory ) alerted critics to her compelling voice, these 10 stories, some of which have appeared in small literary journals, confirm Danticat's reputation as a remarkably gifted writer. Examining the lives of ordinary Haitians, particularly those struggling to survive under the brutal Duvalier regime, Danticat illuminates the distance between people's desires and the stifling reality of their lives. A profound mix of Catholicism and voodoo spirituality informs the tales, bestowing a mythic importance on people described in the opening story, "Children of the Sea," as those "in this world whose names don't matter to anyone but themselves." The ceaseless grip of dictatorship often leads men to emotionally abandon their families, like the husband in "A Wall of Fire Rising," who dreams of escaping in a neighbor's hot-air balloon. The women exhibit more resilience, largely because of their insistence on finding meaning and solidarity through storytelling; but Danticat portrays these bonds with an honesty that shows that sisterhood, too, has its power plays. In the book's final piece, "Epilogue: Women Like Us," she writes: "Are there women who both cook and write? Kitchen poets, they call them. They slip phrases into their stew and wrap meaning around their pork before frying it. They make narrative dumplings and stuff their daughter's mouths so they say nothing more." The stories inform and enrich one another, as the female characters reveal a common ancestry and ties to the fictional Ville Rose. In addition to the power of Danticat's themes, the book is enhanced by an element of suspense (we're never certain, for example, if a rickety boat packed with refugees introduced in the first tale will reach the Florida coast). Spare, elegant and moving, these stories cohere into a superb collection.
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Hallowed Unearthly Series, Book 2
For months Clara Gardner trained to face the fire from her visions, but she wasn't prepared for the choice she had to make that day. And in the aftermath, she discovered that nothing about being part angel is as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her love for Tucker and her complicated feelings about the roles she and Christian seem destined to play in a world that is both dangerous and beautiful, Clara struggles with a shocking revelation: Someone she loves will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning. In this compelling sequel to Unearthly , Cynthia Hand captures the joy of first love, the anguish of loss, and the confusion of becoming who you are.
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Unearthly Unearthly Series, Book 1
In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose , something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy. Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place€€”and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side. As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make€€”between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny? Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.
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Mary's christmas
An original short story set in the world of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, €€œMary€€™s Christmas€€ goes back to a time long before the two met on the Sussex Downs in the spring of 1915.It begins one winter€€™s evening in late 1921 or 1922 when the two are seated by their fire, sharing stories about the unexplored portions of their past. Naturally, a person might expect the older Holmes to have a large collection of these€€”but tonight it is Russell who astonishes her husband with news of a previously unknown, even unsuspected, relation.Uncle Jake: scoundrel, charmer, eternal youth, black sheep of the wealthy Boston Russell family. Jake is the kind of man who literally drops out of a cloudless summer sky, who makes a good if shady living from his wits, whose holiday specialty is a series of wildly inappropriate and passionately adored Christmas presents. Whose older brother loves him, and doesn€€™t trust him an inch.What young girl could resist his charms? Even when his plots lead young Mary into some areas of questionable ethics and downright danger, under her parents€€™ very nose.
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The revolution of evelyn serrano
One of America's most influential Hispanics €€” 'Maria' on Sesame Street €€” presents a powerful novel set in New York's El Barrio in 1969 There are two secrets Evelyn Serrano is keeping from her Mami and Papo? her true feelings about growing up in her Spanish Harlem neighborhood, and her attitude about Abuela, her sassy grandmother who's come from Puerto Rico to live with them. Then, like an urgent ticking clock, events erupt that change everything. The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group, dump garbage in the street and set it on fire, igniting a powerful protest. When Abuela steps in to take charge, Evelyn is thrust into the action. Tempers flare, loyalties are tested. Through it all, Evelyn learns important truths about her Latino heritage and the history makers who shaped a nation. Infused with actual news accounts from the time period, Sonia Manzano has crafted a gripping work of fiction based on her own life growing up during a fiery, unforgettable time in America, when young Latinos took control of their destinies.
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Flesh and blood so cheap The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people€€”mostly women€€”perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001. But the story of the fire is not the story of one accidental moment in time. It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life. It is the story of poor working conditions and greedy bosses, as garment workers discovered the endless sacrifices required to make ends meet. It is the story of unimaginable, but avoidable, disaster. And it the story of the unquenchable pride and activism of fearless immigrants and women who stood up to business, got America on their side, and finally changed working conditions for our entire nation, initiating radical new laws we take for granted today. With Flesh and Blood So Cheap , Albert Marrin has crafted a gripping, nuanced, and poignant account of one of America's defining tragedies.
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Pandemonium Delirium Series, Book 2
The second book in Lauren Oliver's New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. In this electrifying follow-up to Delirium, Lena is on a dangerous course that takes her through the unregulated Wilds and into the heart of a growing resistance movement. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.
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Population: 485 Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time
Mike Perry's extraordinary and thoughtful account of meeting the people of his small hometown by joining the fire and rescue team was a breakout hit that "swells with unadorned heroism" (USA Today ) Welcome to New Auburn, Wisconsin (population: 485) where the local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town), and the back roads are haunted by the ghosts of children and farmers. Michael Perry loves this place. He grew up here, and now-after a decade away-he has returned. Unable to polka or repair his own pickup, his farm-boy hands gone soft after years of writing, Mike figures the best way to regain his credibility is to join the volunteer fire department. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled wrecks, bar fights and smelt feeds, he tells a frequently comic tale leavened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and searing tragedy. Tracing his calls on a map in the little firehouse, he sees "a dense, benevolent web, spun one frantic zigzag at a time" from which the story of a tiny town emerges.
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Library of souls Miss Peregrine Series, Book 3
The New York Times #1 best-selling series. Like its predecessors, Library of Souls blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience . A boy with extraordinary powers. An army of deadly monsters. An epic battle for the future of peculiardom. The adventure that began with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and continued in Hollow City comes to a thrilling conclusion with Library of Souls . As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon he's diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children. They'll travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of Devil's Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England. It's a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be decided once and for all.
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Daughter of smoke & bone Daughter of Smoke & Bone Series, Book 1
The first book in the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages€€”not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. When one of the strangers€€”beautiful, haunted Akiva€€”fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
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The golem and the jinni A Novel
In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker's debut novel The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.
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Rose under fire Code Name Verity Series, Book 2
While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women''s concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that''s in store for her? Elizabeth Wein, author of the critically-acclaimed and best-selling Code Name Verity, delivers another stunning WWII thriller. The unforgettable story of Rose Justice is forged from heart-wrenching courage, resolve, and the slim, bright chance of survival.
Audio
F
McC
Dragonsong
Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.
Available
Audiobooks - JH & HS
Audio
F
Mor
Gap Creek the story of a marriage
Living at Gap Creek is not always easy, as Julie and Hank soon discover, they face fire, flood and death after moving down from the high country. Julie works hard, hard like a man,"they say", but can Julie work hard enough to keep her marriage and survive the hazzard in Gap Creek?.
Lost
Audiobooks - JH & HS
Audio
F
Von
CD
Slaughterhouse-five or the Children's crusade a duty dance with death
Billy Pilgrim is a loner cast adrift in time and space, a victim of fate, who is shuttled back and forth between the starkly contrasting worlds of a zoo on another planet, where he is a specimen, and nightmarish Nazi Germany during the fire-bombing of Dresden.
Available
Audiobooks - JH & HS
B
Douglass
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass : the story behind an American friendship
This book describes events in the relationship between abolotionist and former slave Frederick Douglass, and President Abraham Lincoln.
Available
Biography - JH & HS
B
Grandin
Available
Biography - JH & HS
B
Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright : a twentieth-century life
The story of the man who changed architecture from "dark, Victorian clutter" to space open to air and movement.
Available
Biography - JH & HS
E
PRF
510
GUT
Rethinking Mathematics : Teaching Social Justice By The Numbers
In this new expanded and updated edition of Rethinking Mathematics, more than 50 articles show how to weave social justice issues throughout the mathematics curriculum, as well as how to integrate mathematics into other curricular areas. Rethinking Mathematics offers teaching ideas, lesson plans, and reflections by practitioners and mathematics educators. This is real-world math -- math that helps students analyze social problems as they gain essential academic skills. This book offers hope and guidance for teachers to enliven and strengthen their math teaching. It will deepen students' understanding of society and help prepare them to be critical, active participants in a democracy. Blending theory and practice, this is the only resource of its kind. -- Publisher description.
Available
Elem Parent Teacher
Español
F
Col
En llamas
Spanish translation of Catching Fire. By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Available
Español - Books in Spanish
Español
F
Mar
n.1
Juego de tronos : canción de hielo y fuego i
The kingdom of the royal Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes.
Available
Español - Books in Spanish
F
Ace
With the fire on high
Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Bac
My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry : a novel
When Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa's greatest adventure begins. Her grandmother's instructions lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and old crones but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Bar
The language of thorns : midnight tales and dangerous magic
"Travel to Grishnaverse, a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price. Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, author Leigh Bardugo has crafted [an] ... atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love" -- From the publisher.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Cab
Pants on fire
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
Lost
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Car
The bitter kingdom
Elisa, a fugitive in her own kingdom, faces great challenges to rescue the man she loves from her enemies, prevent a civil war, and take back her throne but as her magic grows, Elisa discovers the shocking truth about her enemy's ultimate goal.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Car
The crown of embers
"Hero. Foreigner. Queen. Elisa, at the age of seventeen, is all three. And all three draw enemies. Faced with assassins, court politics, and the threat of civil war, Elisa despairs of being the ruler her people need. Her only hope is the Godstone. She must master its power once and for all. She finds clues hidden in a long forgotten--and forbidden--scripture. Accompanied by a one-eyed warrior, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love with, Elisa takes a leap of faith and crosses an ocean in search of the ultimate source of the Godstone's power. But her faith has always had a price, and doing the right thing might mean giving up the power she desperately needs. And it might mean giving up the man she desperately loves. Rae Carson continues the epic story begun in The Girl of Fire and Thorns with a novel that is remarkable, adventurous, and even more romantic than the first"-- Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Car
The girl of fire and thorns
A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Cas
Fire
In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Cla
City of Heavenly Fire / The Mortal Instruments Series - #6
Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian-- but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Cle
Fire bringer
Escaping from his power-mad herd, a young buck searches for truth and goodwill, knowing he must return to fulfill his destiny to lead the deer to freedom.
Lost
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Clu
A shadow bright and burning
"When her unusual powers mark her as the one destined to lead the war against the seven Ancients, Henrietta trains to become the first female sorcerer in centuries -- though the true nature of her ability threatens to be revealed"-- Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Col
Catching fire
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Die
Playing for the Devil's Fire
Thirteen-year-old Boli lives in a small pueblo near Mexico City, a landscape destroyed by drug crime, and when his parents leave town and are not heard from, Boli hopes to inspire a luchador to help him find them.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Fei
Cover-up
Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Fri
Threads and flames
After recovering from typhus, thirteen-year-old Raisa leaves her Polish shtetl for America to join her older sister, and goes to work at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Gai
Good omens : the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch
According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter -the world's only otally reliable guide to the future - the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea. Which means that Armageddon will happen on a Saturday night. There will be seas of fire, rains of fish, the moon turning to blood and the massed armies of Heaven and Hell will sort it outonce and for all. Which is a major problem for Crowley, Hell's most approachable demon and former serpent, and his opposite number and old friend Aziraphale, genuine angel and Soho bookshop owner. They like it down here (or, in Crowley's case, up here). So they've got no alternative but to stop the Four Motorcyclists of the Apocalypse, defeat the marching ranks of the Witchfinder's army and - somehow - stop it all happening. Above all (or, in Aziraphale's case, below all) they need to find and kill the Antichrist, currently the most powerful creature on Earth. This is a shame. Because he's eleven years old, loves his dog even though it's really a Satanic hellhound under all that hair, really cares about the environment and is the sort of boy anyone would be proud to have as a son. He's also totally invulnerable, and a nice kid. And if that isn't enough, they've still got Sunday to deal with. . .
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Geo
The edge of the shadows
Someone is setting fires on Whidbey Island and Becca King and her friends may know who the arsonist is.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Hal
Enna burning
Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Har
Firebrand
"Once a steeplejack, Anglet Sutonga is used to scaling the heights of Bar-Selehm. Nowadays she assists politician Josiah Willinghouse behind the scenes of Parliament. The latest threat to the city-state: government plans for a secret weapon are stolen and feared to be sold to the rival nation of Grappoli. The investigation leads right to the doorsteps of Elitus, one of the most exclusive social clubs in the city. In order to catch the thief, Ang must pretend to be a foreign princess and infiltrate Elitus. But Ang is far from royal material, so Willinghouse enlists help from the exacting Madam Nahreem"--Amazon.com.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Hig
Death run
A Mafia banker with access to a large number of criminal accounts is willing to give evidence in exchange for help retiring from the mob, but when spy John Chase assists him, he puts his fifteen-year-old twins, Rich and Jade, in the line of fire.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Hig
Sure fire
Resentful of having to go and live with their estranged father after the death of their mother, fifteen-year-old twins, Rich and Jade, soon find they have more complicated problems when their father is kidnapped and their attempts to rescue him involve them in an extremely dangerous international plot to control the world's oil.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Hil
Deliverance from evil
Salem, Massachusetts, Winter 1692: In the parsonage of Reverend Samuel Parris, two young girls are seated by the fire and play at fortune telling as snow falls softly outside. What starts as a game sends one of the girls into a hysterical trance, and a small town begins its descent into madness. Accusations of witchcraft would destroy lives and old scores would be settled. Over 150 people would be arrested and imprisoned, with even more accused of consorting with the devil. In this book, the author brings her historical and political understanding together with her skills as a novelist to produce a picture of the Salem witch trials both realistic and emotional.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Hon
The Fire Horse girl
When Jade Moon, born in the unlucky year of the Fire Horse, and her father immigrate to America in 1923 and are detained at Angel Island Immigration Station, Jade Moon is determined to find a way through and prove that she is not cursed.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Jon
Fire song
"How can Shane reconcile his feelings for David with his desire for a better life? [He's] still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend Tara, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves--his friend, David"--Amazon.com.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Mil
Lonely werewolf girl
Teenage werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is pursued through the streets of London by hunters armed with silver bullets, while her sister, the Werewolf Enchantress, is busy designing clothes for the Fire Queen and, in the Scottish Highlands, a feud is brewing.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Nai
Chain of fire
When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother join in a school demonstration and learn that the South African government treats even children who dissent with brutality.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Ng
Little fires everywhere
"Traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives"-- Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Nic
Firesong : an adventure
In the conclusion of the Wind on Fire trilogy, Bowman and Kestrel have saved the Manth people from slavery and brought about the downfall of the Mastery. They are now free to seek their promised land, but the journey is long and hard.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Nic
Slaves of the Mastery
Fifteen-year-old Bowman uses his newly-discovered powers to join with his twin sister Kestrel in an attempt to liberate their people from the "beautiful but cruel" civilization which has enslaved them.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Nic
The wind singer : an adventure
After Kestrel Hath rebels against the stifling rules of Amaranth society and is forced to flee, she, along with her twin brother and a tagalong classmate, follow an ancient map in quest of the legendary silver voice of the wind singer, in an attempt to heal Amaranth and its people.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
OCo
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Pat
Fire arrow : the second song of Eirren
While on the trail of her father's murderers, the young archer from "Hero's Song" discovers her birthright--a magical arrow--and the sinister doings of an evil sorcerer.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Rau
Siege of shadows
After Saul reappears with an army of soldiers with Effigy-like abilities, threatening to unleash the monstrous Phantoms and bring death and destruction to the world, eighteen-year-old Maia and the other Effigies hope to defeat him by discovering the source of their power over the four classical elements, but they are betrayed by the Sect and bogged down by questions about the previous Fire Effigy's murder.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Ree
Divided we fall
Danny Wright, seventeen, joined the Idaho Army National Guard to serve the country as his father had, but when the Guard is sent to an anti-government protest in Boise and Danny's gun accidently fires, he finds himself at the center of a conflict that results in the federal government declaring war on Idaho.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Row
Carry on : the rise and fall of Simon Snow
"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here -- it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up"-- Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
San
Firefight
"David and the Reckoners continue their fight against the Epics, humans with superhuman powers, except they may have met their match in Regalia, a High Epic who resides in Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan"-- Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Shu
UnDivided
Three teens band together in order to sway the government to repeal all rulings in support of a procedure in which unwanted teenagers are captured and are unwound into parts that can be reused for transplantation.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Sta
Shiva's fire
In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Wec
The golem and the jinni : a novel
Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.
Due 01/06/20
Fiction - JH & HS
F
Wei
Rose under fire
When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners.
Available
Fiction - JH & HS
J
363.34
HAL
Disasters
Examines the causes and effects of both natural and man-made disasters, including volcanoes, earthquakes, ice storms, nuclear accidents, famine, oil spills, fires, and a possible future breakdown of technology.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
363.37
BEI
Fire in their eyes : wildfires and the people who fight them
Depicts in text and photographs the training, equipment, and real-life experiences of people who risk their lives to battle wildfires, as well as people who use fire for ecological reasons.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
363.37
MAS
Fire!
Presents the work done by fire fighters, including the equipment they use, the fires they fight, the rescues and investigations they perform, and the history and future of fire fighting.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
394.2
BAR
Witches, pumpkins, and grinning ghosts : the story of the Halloween symbols
Explains the origins of familiar Halloween symbols and relates stories associated with them.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
DOH
Fairy tales
A retelling of twelve classic and best-loved fairy stories of all time.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
KAJ
Tsunami!
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
KUR
Fire on the mountain
A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man.
Overdue
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
MAD
The fire children : a West African creation tale
A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
SHE
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
War
The legend of sleeping bear
In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
YAC
The jade stone : a Chinese folktale
Chan Lo, commanded by the Great Emperor of All China to carve a dragon of wind and fire from a perfect piece of jade, discovers the stone wants to be something else.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
398.2
ZHE
Chinese fables & folktales
An illustrated collection of five Chinese fables and folktales, including "Xue Tan Learns What it Means to Sing," "The Parrot that Put Out a Fire," "Jiu Fanggao's Eye for Horses," "The Wrong Way," and "Helped by an Expert."
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
551.2
WAL
Earthquakes
Explains the forces inside the earth that make underground rocks move, causing landslides, fires, tsunamis, and other destructive effects of earthquakes.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
551.21
ORR
Discover Hawai°i's birth by fire volcanoes
Describes the history, science, and folklore of Hawaii's volcanoes, and includes vivid color illustrations and diagrams.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
551.51
SAY
Stars beneath your bed : the surprising story of dust
Presents full-color illustrated drawings that describes what dust is, the different kinds of dust such as pollen, house dust, dirt from the farmer's plow, dust storms, fires, and ash from volcanoes.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
574.5
PAT
Yellowstone fires : flames and rebirth
Describes the massive forest fires that burned almost one million acres of Yellowstone National Park in 1988 and the effects, both positive and negative, on the ecology of the forest there.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
574.5
PRI
Fire in the forest : a cycle of growth and renewal
Depicts, in text and illustrations, the stages of fire and regrowth in a Western lodgepole pine forest over a period of three hundred years. Also discusses the fire cycle and the role of fire in forest ecology.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
614.4
GIB
When plague strikes : the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS
Details the stories of the three most serious and damaging diseases in history: the Black Death, smallpox, and AIDS.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
628.9
BIN
Fire truck
Introduces fire engines and the work that they help firefighters do in all kinds of settings.
Overdue
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
628.9
OXL
Firefighters
Simple text and photographs introduce firefighters and firefighting.
Lost
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
628.9
ROC
Fire engines
Describes the parts of a fire engine and how fire fighters use them to fight fires.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
629.8
PAR
Robots in dangerous places
Discusses how robots are used to explore and work in dangerous places and examines advances in robotics and how people benefit them.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
634.9
HIN
Flying firefighters
Describes how a group of firefighters use a helicopter to help put out a forest fire.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
634.9
TRU
Forest fires
Presents an introduction to forest fires, in simple text with illustrations, describing how they are started, their basic components, and how firefighters battle them. Includes timeline and glossary.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
741.5
ARN
Sita's Ramayana
A graphic novel adaptation of the ancient Indian legend in which Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, forces his wife Sita to undergo an ordeal by fire to prove she is pure after she is abducted by Ravanna.
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Regular
J
741.5
DEU
Wings of fire : the graphic novel
Clay and the other four MudWing dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs and hidden for years in order to fulfill a prophecy claiming that the dragonets would end the war between the dragon tribes, but not all of the dragonets want their destiny.
Overdue
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
741.5
FAJ
Kid Beowulf
"Most boys don't slay sea serpents or have an actual monster for a brother, but Beowulf is not most boys. This is the origin story of twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel separated at birth and reunited by an extraordinary family: their grandfather, the imperious King Hrothgar; their monstrous (but loving) mother, Gertrude; their fire-ghost of a father; and their other grandfather--the towering, one-eyed Dragon whose bloodline links them all in their ancient home of Daneland. Oh yeah, there's also a pig and a talking sword!"--Back cover.
Due 01/06/20
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
741.5
KRO
Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle / #10
Lunch Lady and Betty have been fired but the Breakfast Bunch convinces them to return and stop the school's new superintendent and her minions from carrying out an evil plan for revenge.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
741.5
SAK
Land of the blindfolded
Kanade's foresight helps someone, leading her to tell the story of how she "saw" her grandfather die in a fire. Then, when the school doctor finds out what Kanade can do, why is he so set on stopping her from changing the future?
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
910.4
LAN
Maritime disasters
Profiles four famous maritime disasters, including the sinking of the Titanic, the bombing of the Lusitania, the fire aboard the Morro Castle, and the crash between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
949.1
LEP
Iceland
Discusses the history, geography, wildlife, people, social life and customs, religion, economy, trade, transportation, agriculture, industry, and culture of the small island nation known as the land of fire and ice.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
973.921
COR
The 1950s decade in photos : "the American decade"
Discusses many of the influential people, events, and cultural developments of the 1950s.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
974.7
KAL
Fireboat : the heroic adventures of the John J. Harvey
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
978.004
SAN
The Lakota Sioux
Text and photos describe the historic life of the Lakota Sioux, discussing their move west from Minnesota in the 1700s, the Seven Council Fires, the importance of the buffalo and the hunt, religion, resistance to the U.S. government, and modern Lakota ways of living.
Available
Non-Fiction - Elementary
J
ABB
Firegirl
A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
Audio
398.2
FAV
Favorite scary stories of American children
Contains nine lighthearted scary stories for children, culled from the storytelling traditions of the Ozarks and Appalachians, Asia, the British Isles, Hawaii, and Native Americans.
Available
Audiobooks - Elementary
J
AUDIO
ABB
Firegirl
A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.
Available
Audiobooks - Elementary
J
Audio
Fei
Cover-up [mystery at the Super Bowl]
Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show.
Available
Audiobooks - Elementary
J
AUDIO
FIC
FUN
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost!
Hetty Hyssop and her assistant ghosthunters travel to a seaside hotel to investigate the appearance of one of the most dangerous ghosts in the world.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
Audio
RIO
The throne of fire
Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.
Available
Audiobooks - Elementary
J
Audio
ROW
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire [#4]
Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly.
Available
Audiobooks - Elementary
J
AUDIO
WIL
Little house on the prairie
A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, dig a well, and fight a prairie fire.
Lost
Audiobooks - Elementary
J
B
GINSBURG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg : fire and steel on the Supreme Court
A biography of the second female Supreme Court justice, describing her battle for equal rights for members of both sexes.
Available
Biography - Elementary
J
B
GRANDIN
Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world
Examines the life and accomplishments of Temple Grandin, whose childhood diagnosis of autism and love of cows led her to revolutionize the livestock industry.
Available
Biography - Elementary
J
B
LYON
A fire in her bones : the story of Mary Lyon
Recounts the life and career of Mary Lyon, who founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837.
Available
Biography - Elementary
J
B
MAL
Malcolm X : a fire burning brightly
Text and pictures describe the life and ideas of the Black Muslim leader Malcolm X.
Available
Biography - Elementary
J
BC
HOO
Shaking things up : 14 young women who changed the world
"[Shares stories of] fourteen inspiring young [female] rebels ... who broke down walls to pursue their interests, talents, and rights. They fought fires, discovered prehistoric animals, circled the globe, braved Nazis, championed sports, changed the way we eat, integrated schools, improved medicine [and more]"--page four.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
BLA
Jinx's Fire / #3
"Jinx travels throughout the Urwald to unite its people and creatures against encroaching threats"--Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
BOS
The name of this book is secret / #1
Cassandra and Max find a missing magician's notebook and start to investigate the fire which burnt down his house and his mysterious "symphony of smells.".
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
BRA
Fire, bed, & bone
In 1381 in England, a hunting dog recounts what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his family when they are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants' rebellion led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
CAO
Bronze and Sunflower
Taken in by a poor family in a rural village after the death of her father, Sunflower bonds with the family's only child, Bronze, who has not spoken since being traumatized by a terrible fire.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
CHI
Molly Pitcher : young patriot
A childhood biography of the Pennsylvania German woman who became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
CHO
Al Capone does my homework : a tale from Alcatraz
"Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, faces new challenges when his father is promoted to Associate Warden"--Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
CHR
The pool of fire /#3
Will and a small group of free people plan to destroy the three great cities of the Tripods before the arrival of a space ship destined to doom humanity.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
COL
Catching fire
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Due 01/06/20
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
COW
How to twist a dragon's tale : the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the Viking / #5
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III has to recover the fire-stone in order to stop a volcano from erupting and wiping out the tribes on Volcano Island.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DIC
Mercy Watson to the rescue /#1/ Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Chris van Dusen
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
Due 12/12/19
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DIV
The mirror of fire and dreaming
As twelve-year-old Anand continues his studies to become a full-fledged member of The Brotherhood of the Conch, he journeys back to Moghul times, where he encounters powerful sorcerers, spoiled princes, noble warriors, and evil jinns.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DLA
Dark fire / #5
Bestselling author David Rain returns to help Lucy and the Pennykettle dragons try to find and destroy a drop of dark fire before it is discovered and used to birth a darkling, while in the Arctic, enshrouded in mist, hide dragons that have at last returned to Earth.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DLA
The fire ascending / #7
Young Agawin, apprentice to the healer Yolen, finds that his life is linked to that of the last of the dragons of the Wearle of Hautuuslanden, Galen, and he must journey far in time and space to protect the future of dragon-kind.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DLA
The fire eternal / #4
As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DLA
Fire star / #3
David Rain is faced with the most perilous task yet when Gwilanna returns, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar, unless David and her friends can stop her.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DLA
The fire within / #1
College student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, not realizing that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career. #1 in series.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
DLA
Fire world / #6
Twelve-year-old David and Rosanna, having injured a firebird, find themselves in a remarkable adventure in which the evil Ix turns a firebird to the dark side and a dragon must come to its rescue.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
EST
Pinky Pye
While spending a bird-watching summer on Fire Island, the Pye family acquires a small black kitten that can use a typewriter.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
FER
Julia's kitchen
When her mother and younger sister are killed in a house fire, eleven-year-old Cara struggles to find a way to deal with her emotions and to reach out to her grieving father.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
FOR
The tortoise and the soldier : based on true events
"As a boy, Henry Friston dreamed of traveling the world. He thought he was signing up for a lifetime of adventure when he joined the Royal Navy. But when World War I begins, it launches the world, and Henry, into turmoil. While facing enemy fire at Gallipoli, Henry discovers the strength he needs to survive in an unexpected source: a tortoise. And so begins the friendship of a lifetime. Based on true events, and with charming illustrations, this story of war, courage, and friendship will win the hearts of readers"--Provided by publisher.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
FUN
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost!
Hetty Hyssop and her assistant ghosthunters travel to a seaside hotel to investigate the appearance of one of the most dangerous ghosts in the world.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
GRI
Cougar
Starting a new life on a farm in the country, Nickel has to adjust to the attentions of a local bully and the appearances of a ghost horse that was supposed to have died in a fire.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
HIA
Scat
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
HUN
Fire and ice #2
Fireheart, a full-fledged warrior cat, must confront questions of loyalty and identity as he faces the possibility of betrayal from within his own forest clan.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
JOR
Winter of fire
A world destroyed by fire is saved from ice by a charismatic young woman who has powers beyond those of any other living human being.
Due 12/17/19
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
KOR
Liar, liar, pants on fire
Zoe, an imaginative third grader, thinks that she has to make things up to be interesting, until a good friend and an eagle convince her that she does not have to lie to be special.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
LAS
Dancing through fire
A story inspired by Edgar Degas's famous 1878 painting "L'Étoile," or "Dancer on the Stage," in which Sylvie Bertrand, an ambitious young pupil at the Paris Opera Ballet, struggles to keep herself and her dreams alive when the Franco-Prussian War breaks out.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
LEN
A Swiftly Tilting Planet / Time Quintet / #3
The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
MCM
The Unwanteds / Island of fire / #3
The magical world of Artimé is gone and the Unwanteds are looking to Alex Stowe for answers, but while his twin brother Aaron continues to build his army in Quill, a very dangerous common enemy is revealed.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
PAT
The fire / [Book 3]
Whit and Wisty Allgood have led the resistance against a totalitarian regime that has banned all forms of creativity and executed their parents, but even the growing strength of the siblings' magic has not been able to stop the evil dictator, and they must somehow prepare for an imminent showdown.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
PIE
Cold fire #3
While studying with her teacher Frostpine in the northern land of Namorn, Daja helps the twin daughters of her host family discover their own magic and uses her powers to track a deadly arsonist.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
RIN
The color of fire : a novel
Phoebe, a slave in the Philipse household in colonial New York, must decide on the right course of action when her friend Cuffee is implicated in a reputed slave uprising.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
RIO
9 from the Nine Worlds
"Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and inventive new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology"--Provided by publisher. Includes glossary, pronunciation guide, and list of runes.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
RIO
The Throne of Fire / Kane Chronicles - #2
Carter and Sadie must outsmart the House of Life and the gods of chaos in order to complete their worldwide search for an ancient Egyptian book.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
ROB
Children of the fire
A young African-American girl named Hallelujah lives through the great Chicago fire with courage and resourcefulness.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
ROC
To spoil the sun
Forewarned by omens, an Indian village is struck by an "invisible fire" which actually is smallpox brought to America by European explorers.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
ROD
The third wish (#3)
When her home is threatened by fire, Jessie returns to the magical world of the Fairy Realm and visits the mermaids of Under-Sea to search for a wish-stone.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
ROW
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire/ #4
Harry Potter spends his fourth year at Hogwarts and faces a supreme test and once again faces his arch-enemy Voldemort.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
RUS
Luka and the fire of life : a novel
Young Luka travels to the Magic World to steal the Fire of Life needed to bring his storytelling father out of a deep trance.
Lost
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
RUT
The Celestial Globe / Kronos Chronicles, #2
Thirteen-year-old Petra, her tin spider Astrophil, and their Roma friends Neel and Tomik are surprised by revelations about Dee, Kit, and Petra's father as they face Prince Rodolfo of Bohemia, who will do anything to possess a powerful object, the Celestial Globe.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
Sci
Knights of the kitchen table
Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SNI
"Shouldn't you be in school?"
Young Lemony Snicket investigates a rash of fires that have plagued the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, revealing secrets that involve the Department of Education and the notorious villain Hangfire.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
STI
Thea Stilton and the mountain of fire
Thea's friends the Thea Sisters travel to Australia where the investigate why the sheep at Nicky's family's ranch are losing their wool.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
STJ
The white giraffe
After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SUT
The dragonet prophecy / Wings of Fire #1
Clay and the other four MudWing dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs and hidden for years in order to fulfill a prophecy claiming that the dragonets would end the war between the dragon tribes, but not all of the dragonets want their destiny.
Reserved
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SUT
The hidden kingdom / Wings of Fire #3
The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SUT
The lost heir / Wings of Fire #2
Overjoyed to be reunited with her fellow ocean-dwelling dragons, Tsunami the SeaWing continues efforts to end the war for Pyrrhia in spite of a dangerous assassin who is threatening all their lives.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SUT
Winter turning
Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family, unlike his sister Icicle, who has been raised to challenge IceWing queen--but now that Icicle has broken the truce and escaped from Jade Mountain Academy, so Winter, accompanied by his new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, embarks on his own quest to free his brother from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, and win the respect of his family.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SUT
The brightest night / Wings of Fire #5
Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
SUT
The dark secret / Wings of Fire #4
When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets--and that, with his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
TAR
The Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Oscar Starling tries to survive during the Great Chicago Fire.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
TAR
I survived the Hindenburg disaster, 1937
"For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?"--OCLC.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
Video
600
WAY
The way things work : Pumps
Each episode of the animated series enables children to understand how the principles of physics affect daily life. In Pumps, a young islander designs a water pump that is able to put out a fire.
Available
Movie (VHS or DVD)
J
WES
Power of the fire dragon
When the king decides to take the dragon masters to Arkwood to visit Queen Rose, Rori, Drake, and their dragons are left behind, so when the evil wizard Maldred attacks the castle riding a giant four-headed dragon that spits poison, the two young dragon masters and their dragons are forced to defend the castle by themselves.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
WIL
Little House on the Prairie / Little House Series / #3
A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, build a well, and fight a prairie fire.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
WOL
Beyond the bright sea
Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands off the coast of Massachusetts. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a tiny skiff as an infant and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their neighbor across the sandbar. But it isn't until the night when a mysterious fire appears across the water that an unspoken question of her own history forms in her heart and an unstoppable chain of events is triggered. Using her bravery and perseverance, Crow must follow clues that not only lead to a personal treasure, but to uncovering her lost identity and, ultimately, understanding what it means to be a family.
Overdue
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
YEP
City of fire
Twelve-year-old Scirye and her companions travel to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island created by magic, where they enlist the help of volcano goddess Pele in an attempt to stop an evil dragon and a mysterious man from altering the universe.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
J
YOL
Hobby
Young Merlin is orphaned by a fire and joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers.
Available
Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
Kindle
ebook
Telesa : the Covenant Keeper
Nestled in the heart of the Pacific is Samoa -- a lush tropical paradise. We walk to a different drum beat. Here, ancient mythology tells of Telesa. Demon women who are guardians of Earth and gifted with the elemental powers of Air, Water and Fire. Telesa are vengeful and cruel, tales to frighten children. Or are they more than that? From Washington D.C, comes Leila, in search of family, a place to belong. Instead she finds her destiny and it threatens to tear her apart.
Online
Ebook on Kindle reader
OVERSIZE
738.1
Cha
Available
Oversized Books - JH & HS
OVERSIZE
741.5
Smi
RASL
RASL faces an assassin's bullet and stumbles across a mystery that not only threatens to expose his own illicit activities, but could also uncover one of the world's most dangerous and sought after secrets.
Available
Graphic Novel
P
BAR
Chloe and the lion
Mac, the author, fires Adam, the illustrator, over their artistic differences about Chloe, the main character of their book, until Mac realizes both of their talents are needed and they must work together or their story about Chloe will never be finished.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
BON
Poinsettia and the firefighters
Lonely and afraid of the dark in her new room, Poinsettia Pig is comforted when she discovers that the fire fighters are awake and keep watch during the night.
Lost
Picture Book - Elementary
P
BON
Out of the woods : a true story of an unforgettable event
"Inspired by the author's grandfather's experiences living in a lodge in the woods, a story of how people and animals survive a forest fire in a small Canadian town"-- Provided by publisher.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
CHA
Chancay and the secret of fire
As a reward for releasing the beautiful fish he has caught, Chancay is granted his wish of finding a way to relieve his people from the cold and darkness.
Due 12/16/19
Picture Book - Elementary
P
CLE
Dolores and the big fire : a true story
Dolores, a very timid cat, finds the courage to save her owner Kyle when fire sweeps through their house.
Due 01/06/20
Picture Book - Elementary
P
COS
The marvelous misadventures of-- Fun-Boy
In twelve short stories without words, Fun-Boy looks for adventure, but it is misadventure that he finds.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
MAR
Grandmother Bryant's pocket
Suffering from nightmares after her dog is killed in a fire, a young girl in eighteenth-century Maine goes to live with her grandparents.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
PAR
Come back, Amelia Bedelia
Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another.
Due 01/06/20
Picture Book - Elementary
P
PAR
The firekeeper's son
In eighteenth-century Korea, after Sang-hee's father injures his ankle, Sang-hee attempts to take over the task of lighting the evening fire which signals to the palace that all is well. Includes historical notes.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
POL
Tikvah means hope
After a devastating fire in the hills of Oakland, California, during Sukkot, a Jewish family and their neighbors find symbols of hope amidst the ashes.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
SAN
The Huckabuck family and how they raised popcorn in Nebraska and quit and came back
After the popcorn the Huckabucks had raised explodes in a fire and Pony Pony Huckabuck finds a silver buckle inside a squash, the family decides it is time for a change.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
SIS
Fire truck
Matt, who loves fire trucks, wakes up one morning to find that he has become a fire truck, with one driver, two ladders, three hoses, and ten boots. Features a gate-fold illustration that opens into a three-page spread.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
WEL
Night city
An hour by hour look at some night workers in a city that never sleeps, including fire fighters, a museum night watchman, musicians, and newspaper pressmen.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
P
WIL
A chair for my mother
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
PF
Brown
Rubyfruit Jungle
Expelled from her college for "moral turpitude", beautiful, brash and funny Molly Bolt heads for New York to set women's hearts on fire while becoming the greatest filmmaker that ever lived.
Lost
Paperback Fiction - JH & HS
PF
Brown
c.3
Rubyfruit Jungle
Expelled from her college for "moral turpitude", beautiful, brash and funny Molly Bolt heads for New York to set women's hearts on fire while becoming the greatest filmmaker that ever lived.
Available
Paperback Fiction - JH & HS
PF
Chr
The pool of fire
Will and a small group of free people plan to destroy the three great cities of the Tripods before the arrival of a space ship destined to doom the planet.
Lost
Paperback Fiction - JH & HS
PF
For
Walk through cold fire
A sixteen-year-old girl with a miserable home life find love and friendship for one heartbreaking summer with a gang of other teenagers with problems.
Lost
Paperback Fiction - JH & HS
PF
McC
Dragonsong
Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.
Available
Paperback Fiction - JH & HS
Pp
PHO
Hiro : dragon warrior
Three short stories in graphic novel format tell about Hiro, a young dragon who is bullied until he meets a martial arts master who teaches him to defend himself and gives him a quest.
Available
Picture Book - Elementary
PRF
370.15
CUS
Fires in the mind : what kids can tell us about motivation and mastery
Teenagers from diverse backgrounds explore what it takes for them to master various skills and tasks and explains how teachers can use this information to motivate their students and help them engage with and succeed at challenging work.
Available
Regular
PRF
378.1
Bru
Where you go is not who you'll be : an antidote to the college admissions mania
Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. That belief is wrong. It's cruel. And in this book, Frank Bruni explains why, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes.
Available
Parent-Teacher Collection
PRF
649.132
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Slavery and the making of America
Episode 3. One by one the Northern states, led by Vermont in 1777, adopted laws to abolish and phase out slavery. Simultaneously, slavery in the Southern United States entered the period of its greatest expansion. Episode three, which starts at the beginning of the 1800s, examines slavery's increasing divisiveness in America as the nation develops westward and cotton replaces tobacco as the country's most valuable crop. The episode weaves national events through the personal histories of two African American slaves -- Harriet Jacobs and Louis Hughes -- who not only managed to escape bondage, but also exposed the horrific realities of the slave experience in autobiographical narratives. These and other stories of physical, psychological, and sexual exploitation fed the fires of a reinvigorated abolitionist movement. With a diverse membership comprised of men and women, blacks and whites, and led by figures including Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Amy Post, abolitionist sentiment gathered strength in the North, contributing to the widening fissure and imminent break-up of the nation.
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Coming out under fire
Gay men and lesbians who served in the United States military service during World War II discuss their experiences with the response of the military establishment towards their sexual orientation.
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The story of English
A nine-part exploration into the past, present and future of the world's most widely spoken and influential language. Discusses the history of the English language from Celtic times through to modern day. Looks at the universal use and different varieties of English in Britain and the New World.
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The story of English
Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.
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The story of English
Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.
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The story of English
Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.
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The story of English
Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.
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The story of English
Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.
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Volver
Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sisters birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies the situation changes and the past returns (volver).
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Cosmos
Host Carl Sagan takes viewers to the edge of the universe aboard the spaceship of the imagination in this 13-part series. Through beautiful special effects, viewers witness quasars, exploding galaxies, star clusters, supernovas, and pulsars. Returning to the solar system, viewers enter an astonishing recreation of the Alexandrian Library, seat of learning on Earth 2000 years ago.
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World's worst natural disasters
Catastrophic tornadoes, historic floods, destructive fires, violent earthquakes: through eyewitness video, historical archives, and cutting edge CGI, National Geographic provides a comprehensive, yet intimate look at the most significant natural disasters of all time. A team of world experts reveal the pivotal moments that turned the top ten from natural phenomenon into human catastrophe and explain why these disasters became genuine game-changers.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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Groundhog Day
There is an old belief that everyone is rewarded with the heaven or hell that he deserves. For Phil, the nasty, self-centered weather forecaster in "Groundhog Day," that hell reveals itself one morning in the Groundhog Capitol of the USA, Punxsutawney, Pa. He has journeyed there to do a remote broadcast about his namesake, the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, and wakes up the next morning in the same bed, with the radio playing the same song, and it gradually becomes clear to him that he is reliving precisely the same day. It will be Groundhog Day again tomorrow, too, and on the day after that. Finally, Phil begins to ponder the question "What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and everything that you did was the same, and nothing mattered?".
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The insider
When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations and more.
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Robert Frost
A criticism and biography of Frost and his poetry. Includes interviews with Frost.
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World War I the complete story
Here is the complete story of World War I, captured as never before in riveting combat footage and gripping historical analysis.
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The fog of war eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara
The story of American politics and military policies as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara is a controversial and influential political figure. He offers a candid journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers insights into the 1945 fire bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
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Triangle fire
The fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the gruesome culmination of years of unrest in America's most profitable manufacturing industry. Two years earlier, led by a spontaneous walkout in the same factory, twenty thousand garment workers, in the largest women's strike in American history, took to the streets of New York to protest working conditions. They gained the support of both progressives and leading women in New York's society.
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