How Old is a Whale?: Animal Life Spans from the Mayfly to the Immortal Jellyfish
by Lily Murray (Goodreads Author), Jesse Hodgson
In this book we learn about the lifespans of different animals. Their habitats, their diet, and their life cycle all play a part in how they live a short or long time. We start with the mayfly, which only lives for a few minutes, and go all the way to the immortal jellyfish, which appears to be able to regenerate itself over and over.
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World’s Worst Time Machine (Volume 1)
by Dustin Brady, Dave Bardin (Illustrator)
At the garage sale of a famous scientist, Liam finds a box labeled, “World’s Worst Time Machine”, and decides to try it out. He slaps together a few wires, sticks an old-fashioned telephone onto it, hooks up half an ink-jet printer, fastens it all together with duct tape, and plugs it in. His friend Elsa warns him not to mess with time travel, but Liam is too excited to listen. And of course, disaster strikes! He gets mixed up with the wrong Thomas Edison, a dastardly gang of gangsters, and a mysteriously dangerous bronze dog statue. But through all his adventures with time, it becomes apparent that Elsa is hiding some secret knowledge of her own.
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The Way We Live Now
by Anthony Trollope
Corruption and vice are rampant among the upper classes in 1870s London, and the lower classes aren’t much better. Lady Carbury schemes to get her son married to the wealthiest heiress in London, Miss Melmotte. It doesn’t seem to matter that her son, Sir Felix, is a selfish rascal with no heart. Mr. Melmotte flaunts his wealth and uses it to manipulate his way into politics, throwing lavish parties and befriending dukes. The only two who have some higher morals are Roger Carbury (Lady Carbury’s cousin) and Hetta Carbury (Lady Carbury’s daughter). They two believe in honesty and chivalry while the rest of society has degenerated into power-hungry, money-mad libertines.
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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew: The Death of Nancy Drew)
by Anthony Del Col (Goodreads Author), Joe Eisma (Artist)
Nancy Drew is dead. She was tracking down the last remnants of a criminal gang, when her car ran off the road into a river. The Hardy brothers, Frank and Joe, are arguing about whether her car crash was accidental or whether they should be investigating her death. Nancy’s ex-boyfriend, Ned, is now the new mayor of River Heights. Nancy’s father, Carson Drew, is disgraced and unemployed. But it is the rich Bobbsey family and the Bobbsey twins, Freddie and Flo, who are definitely hiding something. As layer upon layer of the mystery unravels, everyone seems to have their own reasons for wanting Nancy dead, but who is actually responsible for her death?
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Emma Woodhouse amuses herself with matchmaking all her friends, but she does it very badly for Harriet Smith. Poor Harriet is influenced to think of Mr. Elton as a possible suitor, with disastrous results. Emma must discover the secrets of her own heart before she can accurately understand the hearts of others.
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Working From Home: Slacker to Superstar
by J. S. Kirby
Working from home has its own list of benefits and troubles. It can be tempting to waste your time with distractions when you are at home and keep reaching for snacks in the kitchen. This book has advice for how to remain focused and succeed with a good working routine at home.
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Iphigenia in Aulis
by Euripides, Edward Einhorn (Adaptation), Eric Shanower (Illustrations)
At the beginning of the Trojan War, Paris has run away with Helen, and an army waits upon the shore to journey to retrieve her. But the winds are not in their favor, and they cannot sail. Agamemnon is told by the prophets that to ensure a change in the wind he must sacrifice a virgin, his own daughter Iphigenia, to the gods. He wrestles with the decision, quarrels with his brother Menelaus, and lies to his wife Klytemnestra. The armies threaten treason. Achilles vows to protect the maiden. Agamemnon curses the fate that will tear his daughter from their family. Ultimately, the decision lies with Iphigenia herself.
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Mole’s Quiet Place
by Jane Chapman
Mole and Beaver light a lantern in their window each night, and the light welcomes their friends to come visit. At first they have a fairly quiet evening with a small group, but each night more and more animal friends show up for cake and music and talking. It ends up being a lot of noise! Too much for Mole, who longs for some quiet time alone. Mole confides in Beaver, who hatches a plan to make sure Mole can have the alone time she needs to rest and recharge.
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When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit
by Przemysław Wechterowicz, Emilia Dziubak (Illustrator)
Little Owl is only awake during the night, and Little Rabbit is only awake during the day, so the two have never met. But they long to become friends, and one moonlit night they meet at last. Little Rabbit stays up late, and Little Owl gets up early, and they have a lovely time playing together. But they aren’t able to meet very often, and they wish on a shooting star that they could spend more time together.
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Our Incredible Library Book [and the wonderful journeys it took]
by Caroline Crowe, John Joseph (Illustrated by)
A library book takes a journey from reader to reader as different children check it out from the library. Some children read it when they are sick in bed. Some children spill their hot chocolate on it a little. The book gets wet from being splashed in the rain or in the bathtub. Children read it with their grandparents, parents, friends, and siblings. They even read it out loud to their pets. One child reads the book backwards! Through all of the different children who borrow the book, they share their love of reading.
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