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Engineering projects for young scientists

Adams, Richard C. (Richard Crittenden)


Presents practical problems and science fair projects related to engineering and physics, covering such subjects as force, friction, motion, sound waves, light waves, and mechanics.
Date Published:2001

"Master Harold"-- and the boys

Fugard, Athol.


Publication information may vary.
Date Published:1982

Dear Justyce

Stone, Nic,


Companion novel to: Dear Martin. Previously released in different form by Listening Library. Title from container. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. In container (19 x 14 x 3 cm). One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Booklist, Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system.
Date Published:2020

Companion novel to: Dear Martin. Previously released in different form by Listening Library. Title from container. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. In container (19 x 14 x 3 cm). One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Booklist, Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system.

Date Published:2020

Una arruga en el tiempo

L'Engle, Madeleine.


Translation of: A wrinkle in time. Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
Date Published:2016

Belle Morte

Higgin, Bella,


Content warning: mentions of blood, mentions of violence, unwanted sexual touching, language. Includes excerpts from book two in the series and Creatures of the night / Grace Collins. Booklist, School Library Journal, Belle Morte is one of five houses where vampires reside as celebrities and humans are paid to be their living blood donors. Five months ago, Renie's sister June entered Belle Morte but never left, and Renie's determined to find out what happened to her. She soon meets a vampire named Edmond Dantès, and she can't help but feel drawn to him even though she knows she should hate him. But as Renie discovers, dark secrets lurk around every corner of Belle Morte, and she learns the uncomfortable truth about what really happened to June.
Date Published:2022

Content warning: mentions of blood, mentions of violence, unwanted sexual touching, language. Includes excerpts from book two in the series and Creatures of the night / Grace Collins. Booklist, School Library Journal, Belle Morte is one of five houses where vampires reside as celebrities and humans are paid to be their living blood donors. Five months ago, Renie's sister June entered Belle Morte but never left, and Renie's determined to find out what happened to her. She soon meets a vampire named Edmond Dantès, and she can't help but feel drawn to him even though she knows she should hate him. But as Renie discovers, dark secrets lurk around every corner of Belle Morte, and she learns the uncomfortable truth about what really happened to June.

Date Published:2022

The fascinating history of American Indians : the age before Columbus /

McNeese, Tim.


An ancient hunter -- America's first people -- Finding ways to survive -- People of the Southwest -- The mound builders and the Iroquois -- Hunting on the Great Plains -- American Indians in the West -- Winds of change. Horn Book, April 2009 Multicultural Review, March 2009 Examines the history of American Indians before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and other European explorers to North America.
Date Published:2009

An ancient hunter -- America's first people -- Finding ways to survive -- People of the Southwest -- The mound builders and the Iroquois -- Hunting on the Great Plains -- American Indians in the West -- Winds of change. Horn Book, April 2009 Multicultural Review, March 2009 Examines the history of American Indians before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and other European explorers to North America.

Date Published:2009

Cheating

Currie, Stephen, 1960-


A high-interest book for low-reading-level students that provides an overview of the ways people cheat and the consequences for the cheater, for those who do not cheat, and for society.
Date Published:2007

The O.J. Simpson murder trial : a headline court case /

Pellowski, Michael.


School Library Journal, December 2001. An account of the criminal and civil trials of O.J. Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Readers are encouraged to form their own opinions about whether or not justice was done.
Date Published:2001

Naruto: Vol. 10: A Splendid Ninja.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Translated from the Japanese. "This manga contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #39-41"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. The preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams continue, and with tensions at an all-time high after one of the last combatants was rushed to the emergency room, the much-anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara and Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins.
Date Published:2006

Translated from the Japanese. "This manga contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #39-41"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. The preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams continue, and with tensions at an all-time high after one of the last combatants was rushed to the emergency room, the much-anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara and Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins.

Date Published:2006

Insurgent

Roth, Veronica.


One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Title from Playaway label. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Previously released by Dreamscape Media in 2012. Sequel to Divergent. School Library Journal, November 2013 Tris Prior survives the Erudite simulation attacks that occur during the time she expected to be celebrating her achievement of being ranked first among the initiate class of her chosen faction, Dauntless. Even though the Dauntless have been freed from Erudite mind control, a war develops and secrets emerge.
Date Published:2012

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Title from Playaway label. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Previously released by Dreamscape Media in 2012. Sequel to Divergent. School Library Journal, November 2013 Tris Prior survives the Erudite simulation attacks that occur during the time she expected to be celebrating her achievement of being ranked first among the initiate class of her chosen faction, Dauntless. Even though the Dauntless have been freed from Erudite mind control, a war develops and secrets emerge.

Date Published:2012

Higher education


The expansion of agricultural and mechanical colleges -- The making of the modern research university -- The G. I. Bill sends millions to college -- Campus activism and a diversifying student body -- Economic woes hit higher education -- Coming to terms with higher education's future. Contains a collection of articles published in the "New York Times" by various authors exploring the history, development, and controversies surrounding higher education. Includes a glossary, black-and-white photographs, and text-dependent questions.
Date Published:2020

The expansion of agricultural and mechanical colleges -- The making of the modern research university -- The G. I. Bill sends millions to college -- Campus activism and a diversifying student body -- Economic woes hit higher education -- Coming to terms with higher education's future. Contains a collection of articles published in the "New York Times" by various authors exploring the history, development, and controversies surrounding higher education. Includes a glossary, black-and-white photographs, and text-dependent questions.

Date Published:2020

Boruto : Naruto next generations. : Volume 13, : Sacrifice /

Kodachi, Ukyo, 1979-,


Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Originally published: Tokyo : Shueisha, Inc., 2016. Translated from the Japanese. After Jigen reveal his true form as Isshiki, he decides to implant the Karma on Kawaki once again. Naurto, Sasuke, and Boruto are the only ones who can stop him and save Kawaki.
Date Published:2022

Environmental time bomb : our threatened planet /

Haddock, Patricia.


Examines a wide range of environmental problems including overpopulation, biodiversity, pollution, and conservation and encourages readers to become involved in trying to solve these problems.
Date Published:2000

Cocaine and your nose : the incredibly disgusting story /

Apel, Melanie Ann.


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Book Report, March 2001. Explains the parts and functions of the nose, how the body breathes and smells, the effects of the drug cocaine, and how to get treatment for addiction.
Date Published:2000

The age of reform and industrialization, 1896-1920


Kliatt, July 2003. Looks at important writings and moments in American history during the Spanish American War, annexation of the Philippines and other territories, and the Industrial Revolution.
Date Published:2003

Fairy tales


School Library Journal, July 2001. Twenty-one essays examine the genre of fairy tales, covering their characteristics, their influence on literature, fairy tale analysis, assessment of the genre, and fairy tale writers and collections; also includes a chronology and a bibliography.
Date Published:2001

Natsume's book of friends.

Midorikawa, Yuki, 1976-


Printed manga-style: book opens from left to right, and pages are read from right to left. Originally published: Tokyo : Hakusensha, 2013. Translated from the Japanese. Takashi Natsume, a troubled teenager who can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity, is summoned to help a retired exorcist prevent his bound spirits from trying to kill him to release themselves from their contract.
Date Published:2014

Printed manga-style: book opens from left to right, and pages are read from right to left. Originally published: Tokyo : Hakusensha, 2013. Translated from the Japanese. Takashi Natsume, a troubled teenager who can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity, is summoned to help a retired exorcist prevent his bound spirits from trying to kill him to release themselves from their contract.

Date Published:2014

Puddn'head Wilson.

Twain, Mark.


Publication information may vary.
Date Published:1922

Naruto. : Vol. 15: Naruto's Ninja Handbook.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 1999 by Shuisha Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #54-55"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. Even though Naruto is beginning to feel sympathy for Gaara, he still prepares for a fight against him.
Date Published:2007

Malaria, West Nile, and other mosquito-borne diseases

Day, Nancy.


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Explores the relationship between mosquitoes and disease, discussing the outbreak of West Nile virus in New York in 1999, and other instances of mosquito-related epidemics in history; and looks at some of the other disease spread by mosquitoes, with information about their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Date Published:2001