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[2019]
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The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species
If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper...
5) Freewater
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
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After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.
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Gresham chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 27
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Book 3 in The Gresham Chronicles. A schoolmistress who may have a handsome dowry is used by an archaeologist to help him win the heart of a local writer. Romance blossoms, but in the most unlikely places.
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Thursday Murder Club novels volume 1
The Thursday Murder Club volume Bk 1
Thursday Murder Club mystery volume 1
The Thursday Murder Club volume 1
The Thursday Murder Club volume Bk 1
Thursday Murder Club mystery volume 1
The Thursday Murder Club volume 1
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"In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club. There's Red Ron, the infamous former socialist firebrand, still causing trouble; gentle Joyce, widowed, pining for another resident, but surely not as innocent as she seems; Ibrahim, a former therapist who understands the darker side of human nature; and Elizabeth? Well, no one...
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Red River of the North volume 7
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"Though she has known hardships in her life, Ingeborg Bjorklund chooses to focus on all she has been given. Blessed with children and grandchildren, she enjoys the friendship and support of the entire Blessing, North Dakota, community. And after several years of widowhood, she has reached a place of contentment with her life. Meanwhile, her stepson Thorliff is raising two children alone since his beloved Elizabeth died. But there is a new schoolteacher...
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Thursday Murder Club novels volume 4
The Thursday Murder Club volume Book 4
A Thursday Murder Club mystery volume Bk 4
Thursday Murder Club mystery
The Thursday Murder Club volume Book 4
A Thursday Murder Club mystery volume Bk 4
Thursday Murder Club mystery
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It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them--an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters--as well as heartache close to home--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom...
11) Ecosystems
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c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Full-color illustrations and clear text, along with interactive projects, show children what ecosystems are and how they work. Projects include planning a food web, studying the effects of pollution on delicate plants, and constructing a minirainforest.
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"Over the course of ten Mitford novels, fans have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley Kavanagh, first seen in At Home in Mitford as a barefoot, freckle-faced boy in filthy overalls. Now, Father Tim Kavanagh's adopted son has graduated from vet school and opened his own animal clinic. Since money will be tight for a while, maybe he and Lace Harper, his once and future soul mate, should keep their wedding simple. So the plan is to eliminate...
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Adams County trilogy volume 1
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Rebecca Keim has just declared her love to John Miller and agreed to become his wife. But she's haunted by her schoolgirl memories of a long-ago love - a promise made and a ring given. Is that memory just a fantasy?
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[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Actress, producer, and parent Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Veronica Mars, Frozen) and creative director and parent Benjamin Hart have a new challenge for you and your kids: become a purple person! What is a purple person? Great question. I mean, really great! Because purple people always ask really great questions. They bring their family, friends, and communities together, and they speak up for what’s right. They are kind and hardworking, and...
16) Ecology
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Text and photographic illustrations provide information about ecology in general, specific ecosystems, and mankind's changing understanding of life.