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Embark on a delightful journey of bread-making with the "Bread Machine Cookbook for Beginners: 1500 Days of Quick, Fragrant, Simple, and Delicious Recipes to Bake Homemade Bread Easily with Your Beloved Bread Machine".Are you eager to fill your home with the aroma of freshly baked bread?Do you wish to master the art of bread-making with your bread machine, effortlessly fitting it into your busy lifestyle?If yes, then this book is your perfect companion.In...
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Thomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was always on science? This STEM/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson's scientific thinking and method battled against faulty facts and bias to prove that his new nation was just as good as any in the Old World. Young Thomas Jefferson loved to measure the natural world: plants and animals, mountains and streams, crops and weather. With a notepad in his pocket,...
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In 1854, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation.
One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied...
One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied...
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The remarkable story of Deborah Sampson, a woman who fought in the American Revolution disguised as a man-and who ends up finding her true identity and purpose in life. Deborah Sampson didn't like being told what to do, especially by the King of England. Fiercely independent, 18-year-old Deborah enlists as Robert Shurtliff in George Washington's Continental Army to fight for her country's independence. But being a soldier is hard, dangerous work....
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James "Smelly" Kelly used his super-senses and intelligence to make sure that the New York City subway in the 1930s ran safely throughout his lifetime and beyond.
James Kelly smelled EVERYTHING: rats in the shed; circus elephants a mile away; tomorrow's rain. His sense of smell was EXTRAORDINARY. But what good was a powerful nose? How could his super-sniffer make him special? In the New York City subway, James found his calling—and earned...
James Kelly smelled EVERYTHING: rats in the shed; circus elephants a mile away; tomorrow's rain. His sense of smell was EXTRAORDINARY. But what good was a powerful nose? How could his super-sniffer make him special? In the New York City subway, James found his calling—and earned...
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"Delightful, relatable, and eye-catchingly illustrated." —School Library Journal
"Deelytful and iloominaating for noo and seesuned reeders alyk." —Kirkus Reviews
"Thought-provoking and entertaining." —School Library Connection
"Engaging...A comprehensible, lively read." —Publishers Weekly
Do you ever wish English was eez-ee-yer...
"Deelytful and iloominaating for noo and seesuned reeders alyk." —Kirkus Reviews
"Thought-provoking and entertaining." —School Library Connection
"Engaging...A comprehensible, lively read." —Publishers Weekly
Do you ever wish English was eez-ee-yer...
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A self-taught inventor never stops following the call to imagine, discover, create.
From the time he is a small boy, Franz is curious about machines and how they work. He wants to try to build his own. Even though he's needed to work on the family farm, and later marries and has a family of his own, Franz never gives up. He learns and tries and tests his ideas on his own. And though many don't understand or appreciate it, when Franz completes his...
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Enchanted tattoos, slashed tires, and first kisses . . .Peek inside The Curio Cabinet for an assortment of 150 stories, each about fifty words long.Explore all four shelves:In Other WorldsMind-bending fantasy, sci-fi, and horrorLove in MiniatureRomance to savorRhythm & RhymeVibrant poetryCuriosEclectic, unique talesYou'll be delighted with the tiny treasures in The Curio Cabinet.
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Get ready for a fast-paced, romantic, gender-swapped Rumpelstiltskin retelling. *** Years ago, Pel fell for a gorgeous Faerie . . . and enslaved herself to him in the process. Now, she's making the best of it by using borrowed Fae magic to render herself invisible and steal from the wealthy at court. While she's there, a handsome human man named Cole is arrested when his father claims he can spin straw into gold. Intrigued, Pel follows Cole into his...
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This novella may be read before or after the Sun-Blessed Trilogy or as a standalone.I loved the suspenseful twists in Birth of Magic... Couldn't put it down!-EL"The entire story is magical."-Brenda E."I love the story all together. Not only is it a great one, it was unexpected."-Tracy M."I was planning to only read a little tonight and then a little more each day...sort of take my time. Nope, not today! I couldn't put it down!"-Alain D.*****"You belong...
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She's an ordinary girl with extraordinary gifts. Her enemies will threaten all she holds dear to make her magic their own...
Tavi Malin is born facing the sun, filled with greater magic than any other sun-blessed child.
When Tavi turns fourteen, her magic awakens. Her uncontrollable, destructive power frightens those around her-almost as much as it terrifies Tavi herself.
Tavi and her friends train to use their gifts, unaware of the threat developing...
14) Facing the Fire
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"We're probably going to lose. Why should we even try?"
"Trying gives us purpose. Sometimes trying is the whole point."
The Grays have won.
Despite resistance from Tavi Malin and the rest of the Golds, Konner Burrell and his puppet king now rule Cormina. Knowing their lives are in danger, the fugitive Golds have gone into hiding.
Tavi bides her time, striving to craft the perfect strategy to defeat the Grays. But when Konner's people begin killing...
15) Straw into Gold
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Get ready for a fast-paced, romantic, gender-swapped Rumpelstiltskin retelling.
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Years ago, Pel fell for a gorgeous Faerie . . . and enslaved herself to him in the process. Now, she's making the best of it by using borrowed Fae magic to render herself invisible and steal from the wealthy at court.
While she's there, a handsome human man named Cole is arrested when his father claims he can spin straw into gold. Intrigued, Pel follows Cole into...
16) Facing the Sun
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She's an ordinary girl with extraordinary gifts. Her enemies will threaten all she holds dear to make her magic their own...
Tavi Malin is born facing the sun, filled with greater magic than any other sun-blessed child.
When Tavi turns fourteen, her magic awakens. Her uncontrollable, destructive power frightens those around her, almost as much as it terrifies Tavi herself.
Tavi and her friends train to use their gifts, unaware of the threat developing...
17) Facing the Gray
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The Grays-they're monsters. I don't know if we can stop them. But we have to try.
Monsters can't be left alone.
Nearly a year has passed since Tavi Malin split the earth and healed it, escaping from the Grays. She's settled back into small-town life.
But the Grays have been quietly growing stronger, and when they attack someone close to Tavi, grief threatens to destroy her.
Tavi and the Golds resume their battle against gray magic. The Grays,...
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Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
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Abraham Lincoln faced a dangerous and uncertain future when he left Springfield, Illinois, for his inauguration in Washington, DC. Luckily for him, detective Kate Warne had his back, even if he didn't know it yet. Hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Kate Warne used her exceptional acting and conversational skills to uncover the rebel plot to kill Lincoln in Baltimore, the only Southern city on his route to DC. Though men in this era were often...
19) Lift the Mask
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Join Kristin in her poetic and heartfelt musings on life, parenting, and faith, told through the lens of a chronically ill and disabled mom.
The poetry and lyrical prose featured in this chapbook provide an honest look at Kristin's journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and her growing commitment to writing as other parts of her life are stripped away by chronic illness. Inspired by one-word prompts, every piece tells a story in 240 characters...
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If you could travel to different worlds, would you ever come back to this one?
Lyrica is the usual final year university student, except that she has the ability to see Rifts – portals to other worlds in this Universe. When her acquaintance Basil, a time-travelling archaeologist from the future shows up and needs her help, well, why would she resist the call of adventure? But what of these new aliens that have joined their group – will they draw...