Kate Davies
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This book is the first to offer a comprehensive examination of the environmental health movement, which unlike many parts of the environmental movement, focuses on ways toxic chemicals and other hazardous agents in the environment effect human health and well-being. Born in 1978 when Lois Gibbs organized her neighbors to protest the health effects of a toxic waste dump in Love Canal, New York, the movement has spread across the United States and throughout...
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If you ever go to the great city of Delaunay, take a left at the Duchess's palace, and cross the Bridge of Spires, and there you will find The Incredible Hotel. Everything runs like clockwork, thanks to Stefan the kitchen porter. But on the day of the Grand Ball, a fire starts in the kitchen just as the Duchess of Delaunay arrives... Can Stefan save the day?
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English
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Climate disruption. Growing social inequality. Pollution. We are living in an era of unprecedented crisis, resulting in widespread feelings of fear, despair, and grief. Now, more than ever, maintaining hope for the future is a monumental task. Intrinsic Hope offers a powerful antidote to these feelings. It shows how conventional ideas of hope are rooted in the belief that life will conform to our wishes and how this leads to disappointment, despair,...
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Samhain Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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A walk on the wild side with her favorite bad boy is just what this good girl needs.
The Strip Series, Book 1
Mollie Mason is sure her night can't get any worse. Stuck in an inflatable rubber cake, she overhears her fiancé slamming her to the entire guest list of his bachelor party—and then she catches him cheating! But discovering her high school crush has witnessed her humiliation is the icing on the cake.
Cade Gallagher...
The Strip Series, Book 1
Mollie Mason is sure her night can't get any worse. Stuck in an inflatable rubber cake, she overhears her fiancé slamming her to the entire guest list of his bachelor party—and then she catches him cheating! But discovering her high school crush has witnessed her humiliation is the icing on the cake.
Cade Gallagher...
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Book one of the Girls Most Likely to…Ten years after being voted Most Likely to Succeed, Kelsey Moore is still living in her hometown, still working in her family's flower shop, and too embarrassed to attend her high school reunion. Only the chance to reconnect with her study buddy-and secret crush-Nathan Barrow tempts her to go. Nathan isn't sure why he came back for the reunion after spending the past decade working abroad. But when he runs into...
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Crims volume 3
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English
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The hapless Crim family sets sail on their final adventure in the zaniest installment of the Crims series, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Caroline Carlson!
Imogen Crim has been terribly bored since she returned to Blandington. So when her nemesis-turned-best friend Ava Kruk offers to swing by the Crims' dreadful beach vacation in Dullport and rescue her in her stolen submarine, Imogen quickly agrees. A real heist with a real villain-this...
9) Strip Tease
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Publisher
Samhain Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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He's vice. She's nice. This potent mix has to be handled with care...
The Strip Series, Book 2
It seemed easy enough. Hit the local all-male strip club, pick a likely target and hire him for her best friend's bachelorette party. But the stripper who catches Caroline's eye has a different agenda. He's an undercover cop, and Caroline ends up under arrest—for solicitation!
Tony DiMarco realizes too late that he's made a...
The Strip Series, Book 2
It seemed easy enough. Hit the local all-male strip club, pick a likely target and hire him for her best friend's bachelorette party. But the stripper who catches Caroline's eye has a different agenda. He's an undercover cop, and Caroline ends up under arrest—for solicitation!
Tony DiMarco realizes too late that he's made a...
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Book three of the Girls Most Likely to.
In high school, Tess Bonham was the go-to for party planning. So it's no surprise that she's built that talent into a successful party planning business. Tess loves her job-most of the time. Planning her own ten-year reunion weekend promises to be the highlight of her career, even if making it perfect for her former classmates means she won't actually have time to enjoy it herself.
Hotelier Jeremy Wright has...
11) Cutest Couple
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Book two of the Girls Most Likely To…Ten years ago, Marc and Bree were voted Cutest Couple-until a graduation-night argument destroyed their relationship. Unable to contact him, Bree had no choice but to forget Marc-and raise the son she never got to tell him about. Marc got Bree's message loud and clear when he never heard from her again. Now stationed near his hometown, he sees their high school reunion as a chance to make peace with the past....
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Crims volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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The crime-loving Crims are back in the second installment of this hilarious trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch!
Imogen Crim has moved back home with her family and resumed her commitment to crime. But coming back to Blandington isn't quite so easy.
Between Big Nana's crime theory assignments, regular schoolwork, and keeping up with her new archenemy Ava Gud, Imogen can't find a spare moment to participate in the...
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Samhain Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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When the stakes are high, she's ready to shed more than her inhibitions
The Strip Series, Book 3
Dani's been in love with Carter forever. But she's nothing like the women he dates—glamorous, exciting, spotlight-ready. Instead, she's stuck in the best-friend role and can't seem to find a way out of it. Until a scheduling mix-up finds her enrolled in a strip-aerobics class. Now this buttoned-down wallflower is finding her wicked...
The Strip Series, Book 3
Dani's been in love with Carter forever. But she's nothing like the women he dates—glamorous, exciting, spotlight-ready. Instead, she's stuck in the best-friend role and can't seem to find a way out of it. Until a scheduling mix-up finds her enrolled in a strip-aerobics class. Now this buttoned-down wallflower is finding her wicked...
14) Lessons in Love
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English
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Tired of the paparazzi and wary of women only interested in his title, Alex du Charbonneaux, crown prince of Laurivenia, gets a little creative when describing the "teaching job" he's advertising. But Alex is surprised when the beautiful and bohemian Brynn arrives on his doorstep instead of the dowdy, respectful nanny he thought he'd hired.
Brynn Dexter wants an adventure. What better way to get out of her judgey hometown and see the world than taking...
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English
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Fairy Tale Land opens the gates to the magical land where all the fairy tale characters live. Get lost in this visually stunning, oversized gift book that features all the well-loved stories, and immerse yourself in their enchanting world!
The tales are expertly retold, perfect for bedtime, and each story is followed with an exquisitely illustrated, detailed map of its neighbourhood. You can drop into Hansel and Gretel's cottage, explore the palace...
16) Elephants
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Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This book explores the worlds of African and Asian elephants and follows a baby elephant on her journey across the great plains of Africa as she learns to use her trunk and travel in a herd of female elephants.
18) Butterflies
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Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English