Michael Williams
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
When soldiers attack a small village in Zimbabwe, Deo goes on the run with Innocent, his older, mentally disabled brother, carrying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money, and after facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, it is in soccer that Deo finds renewed hope.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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Christopher Robin had a friend named Edward Bear. One day Edward Bear said he would like an exciting name all to himself. Without stopping to think about it, Christopher Robin said that he was Winnie-the-Pooh. To follow are stories of wonderful times with characters who live in the same woods.
4) Diamond boy
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Description
"When Patson's family moves to Marange region of Zimbabwe, he begins working in the mines, searching for blood diamonds, until government soldiers arrive and Patson is forced to journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister and a better life"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back-from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country When Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021, he left behind a career as one of the most electrifying actors of his generation. From his star turn as Omar Little in The Wire to Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire to Emmy-nominated roles...
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Series
DragonLance saga. Chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
Description
Dragons return to Krynn, spreading destruction. A quest for the legendary Dragonlance forces a group of friends into the unlikely role of heroes.
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Series
Dragonlance Legends volume 2
Description
One hundred years have passed since the fiery Cataclysm that changed the face of Krynn forever. For one hundred years, the people of Krynn have struggled to survive. But for some, those one hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Catapulted forward in time by Raistlin's powerful magic, Caramon and Crysania find themselves aiding the mage's unholy quest to master the Queen of Darkness. To his dismay, Raistlin discovers along the way that...
8) The public
Pub. Date
[2019].
Description
When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police, and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what is really happening. This David vs....
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 33
Description
A hot parched summer on Krynn brings with it changes as young mage Palin Majere goes in search of his uncle, the infamous archmage Raistlin, the Dark Queen finds new champions for her cause, and Usha, child of the Irda, arrives in Palanthas claiming to be Raistlin's daughter.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
From the publisher. Presenting her breathtaking photographs alongside interviews with those who knew her best, this volume is the first attempt to put Vivian Maier's work in context and create a moving portrait of her as an artist. Though she created more than 10,000 negatives during her lifetime, only a few of them were ever seen by others. Shortly after her death in 2009, the first group of her unseen photographs -- gritty with humanity and filled...
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Series
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
The third volume in the "Chronicles Trilogy." Dragons have returned to Krynn. A group of friends battles the evil forces--from the teeming streets of the city of Tarsis to the majestic Tower of the High Clerist--to preserve their homes, their lives, and their honor.
Author
Series
Dragonlance chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
c1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
Description
As darkness threatens to engulf the land of Krynn a group of eight are given the power to save Krynn from the dragons.
Author
Series
Dragonlance chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
1985
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
Description
A band of heroes search for two artifacts that may help them conquer the dragons or lead them to destruction.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
In the spring of 1942, the United States rounded up 120,000 residents of Japanese ancestry living along the West Coast and sent them to interment camps for the duration of World War II. Many abandoned their land. Many gave up their personal property. Each one of them lost a part of their lives.