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Airman
by Eoin ColferAt the dawn of the age of flight, Conor Broekhart is a boy living on the Saltee Islands off the Irish coast, where his father works as the king's bodyguard. But his happy, carefree life is changed forever when he finds out that the power-hungry Marshall Hugo Bonvilain is organizing a military coup to overthrow the king. When Conor is unable to stop Bonvilain, the king is murdered, and Conor is falsely accused of the crime and thrown into prison. In prison, the boy passes the solitary months by scratching designs for flying machines onto his cell walls. After two years, Conor is finally able to build a glider, and executes a daring escape to the mainland where he works to revenge himself on Bonvilain, save his family and the woman he loves..
Algebra
by The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project Susan A. Brown R. James BreunlinNIMAC-sourced textbook
Algebra 1 (Illinois)
by Ron Larson Laurie Boswell Lee Stiff Timothy D KanoldThe content of Algebra 1 is organized around families of functions, with special emphasis on linear and quadratic functions. As you study each family of functions, you will learn to represent them in multiple ways--as verbal descriptions, equations, tables, and graphs. You will also learn to model real-world situations using functions in order to solve problems arising from those situations.
Algebra 1 (Missouri)
by Ron Larson Laurie Boswell Lee Stiff Timothy D. KanoldNIMAC-sourced textbook
Algebra 2: Concepts and Skills
by Ron Larson Laurie Boswell Lee Stiff Timothy D. KanoldNIMAC-sourced textbook
Algebra 3rd Edition The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project
by Susan A. Brown R. James Breunlin Zalman Usiskin Natalie Jakucyn Mary Helen Wiltjer Katherine M. Degner Susan K. Eddins Michael Todd Edwards Neva A. MetcalfThe UCSMP Third Edition curriculum emphasizes problem solving, everyday applications, and the use of technology and reading, while developing and maintaining basic skills. UCSMP Algebra has a scope far wider than most other algebra texts, with mathematical topics integrated throughout. Statistics and geometry are settings for work with linear expressions and sentences. Probability provides a context for algebraic fractions and functions. Expressions, equations, and functions are described graphically, symbolically, and in tables. Concepts and skills are taught with a variety of approaches.
Algebra Connections (California)
by Leslie Dietiker Kevin Coffey Evra BaldingerNIMAC-sourced textbook
Alicia (Clique Summer Collection #3)
by Lisi HarrisonAlicia takes on Mission Spalfa: Spanish Alpha! Back in Spain to visit her relatives, Alicia discovers that Spain's newest pop sensation ¡Ignacio! is searching for a true Spanish beauty to star in his new hit-single video. She can't believe her luck! If Alicia is cast as a true Spanish beauty, Massie will never call her fake-Spanish again. The only trick: She'll have to beat her super-bonita cousins to win the coveted spot. Adios, bimbos!
Alicia Afterimage
by Lulu DelacreA story of remembrance as well as an exploration of teen grief and healing, recounting the life and death of the author's sixteen-year-old daughter, as told through her parents' and friends' recollections, thoughts, feelings, and memories. For YA and adults.On the evening of September 24, 2004, sixteen-year-old Alicia María Betancourt was killed in a car accident. Popular, happy, fun-loving Alicia-daughter, sister, and friend to so many-gone in an instant. How would those left behind cope with such a sudden, devastating loss? Wrestling with grief, anger, mortality, and spirituality, Alicia's loved ones struggle to create a lasting place in their hearts for someone who is no longer a physical presence. They share joyful and painful memories, and discover the resilient power of enduring friendship and love. In time, each person finds a way to heal while keeping Alicia's vibrant spirit alive for those who knew her, and those who never will. Alicia Afterimage is a remarkable story of loss and recovery, but mostly it is a story of love. In this moving tribute to an extraordinary girl, readers will find a pathway through grief and a road map to remembrance. It is a book of comfort for all-teens and adults-who seek a way to ease the pain of losing someone they cherished. This is Lulu Delacre's first novel.
All Frontiers Are Jealous
by L. Ron HubbardExplore this larger than life tale. American engineer Dan Courtney is surveying the route of the Sudan Railway in Africa, linking the Uganda Railway with the Anglo-Egyptian Railroad--a project that seems doomed to fail.When he finds that a young American woman has been kidnapped by the most feared tribe on the continent, the Dinkas, it lands him in an action-swept, life-or-death confrontation to save the girl. The battle with the Dinkas will determine not only the fate of the railway system, but reveal the identity of a killer stalking the girl. "...the stories' fast-moving pace is sure to keep listeners enthralled. Great fun for nostalgia buffs, recommended for tweens and up." --Library Journal
Alligators (Nature's Children)
by Tim HarrisDescribes the physical features, habits and habitat of the American and Chinese alligator.
Almost Alice: Dangerously Alice; Almost Alice; Intensely Alice (Alice #20)
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorIs it possible to be too good a friend -- too understanding, too always there, too much like a doormat? Alice has always been a good friend to Pamela and Liz, a best friend to Pamela and Liz. But she's starting to wonder where that leaves her: What am I? An ear for listening? An arm around the shoulder? And then there's Patrick -- after ending their relationship two years ago, he's suddenly calling again, and wants to take her to his senior prom. What does that mean? As Alice tries to figure out who she is in relation to her friends, she learns one thing -- sometimes friends need you more than they let on...especially when the unthinkable happens. Always honest, brave, and true, the Alice series never flinches from big issues, and never discounts the small ones.
Amanecer (Crepúsculo #4)
by Stephenie MeyerNúmero 1 en la lista de bestsellers de The New York Times y de USA Today. Mejor Novela Young Adult de Todos los Tiempos por la revista Time.La Saga Crepúsculo, en la que se incluyen los títulos Crepúsculo, Luna nueva, Eclipse y Amanecer, ha vendido ya cerca de 155 millones de copias en todo el mundo y más de 3 millones de ejemplares solo en España.Te quedas sin opciones cuando amas a tu potencial asesino. ¿Acaso es posible huir o luchar si eso debe causar un grave perjuicio a quien quieres? Si la vida es cuanto puedes darle y de verdad le amas por encima de todo, ¿por qué no entregarla?Ahora que Bella ha tomado una decisión, una inesperada cadena de acontecimientos está a punto de desatarse, con consecuencias inimaginables y potencialmente devastadoras.
Amanecer (Crepúsculo #4)
by Stephenie MeyerNúmero 1 en la lista de bestsellers de The New York Times y de USA Today. Mejor Novela Young Adult de Todos los Tiempos por la revista Time.La Saga Crepúsculo, en la que se incluyen los títulos Crepúsculo, Luna nueva, Eclipse y Amanecer, ha vendido ya cerca de 155 millones de copias en todo el mundo y más de 3 millones de ejemplares solo en España.Te quedas sin opciones cuando amas a tu potencial asesino. ¿Acaso es posible huir o luchar si eso debe causar un grave perjuicio a quien quieres? Si la vida es cuanto puedes darle y de verdad le amas por encima de todo, ¿por qué no entregarla?Ahora que Bella ha tomado una decisión, una inesperada cadena de acontecimientos está a punto de desatarse, con consecuencias inimaginables y potencialmente devastadoras.
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
by Maya Angelou Steve Johnson Lou FancherIn this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward," she writes, "and speak the word aloud. Peace."Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou's celebration of the "Glad Season" is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.From the Hardcover edition.
Ambition (Private #7)
by Kate Brian Julian PeploeThe higher you climb, the farther you have to fall.... Reed Brennan knew being elected president of exclusive Billings Hall would change her life. What she didn't count on was being dumped by her boyfriend, Josh Hollis, or being held responsible for a fire that destroyed Easton Academy's oldest building. And now the administration wants to shut Billings down. Forever. As president, it's up to Reed to save Billings Hall. What better way to win over the headÂmaster than to host a glam fund-raising event in New York City? Everyone needs a date, and the newly single Reed is the most eligible girl on campus. All of Easton's hottest boys are angling to take her out, and for once, Reed's biggest problem is which one to choose. Reed has never felt so popular or powerful -- until the police start asking questions about Cheyenne Martin's death. Excited party buzz quickly turns to whispered rumors and dark moods, and one thing becomes clear: There is someone who wants to see Billings, and Reed, go down. And they will do anything to make it happen.
American Bison (Road to Recovery)
by Barbara A. SomervillThe American bison was hunted to near extinction in the 1800s as settlers moved west across what is now the United States. Readers will learn about this animal that is a symbol of the American West and find out what steps were taken to help increase the American bison population.
American History
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus Garcia C. Frederick RisingerNIMAC-sourced textbook
American History
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus Garcia Frederick RisingerAmerican History uses four key strategies to help students become successful history readers and more knowledgeable about the state's standard. These strategies are: set a purpose for reading, build your social studies vocabulary, use active reading strategies and check your understanding.
American History (New York Edition)
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus Garcia C. Frederick RisingerAmerican History uses four key strategies to help one become a more successful reader of history, and more knowledgeable about their state's standards. These strategies are: set a purpose for reading, build your social studies vocabulary, use active reading strategies and check your understanding
American History: Beginnings Through Reconstruction
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus Garcia C. Frederick RisingerNIMAC-sourced textbook
American History: Beginnings Through Reconstruction (Tennessee)
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus Garcia C. Frederick RisingerNIMAC-sourced textbook
American History: Beginnings to 1914
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus GarciaNIMAC-sourced textbook
American History: Beginnings to 1914 (Michigan)
by Robert Dallek Donna M. Ogle Jesus Garcia C. Frederick RisingerHistory textbook for Middle School