Martha Brockenbrough
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Author Brockenbrough offers an examination of Alexander Hamilton by presenting facts describing his political contributions to the founding of the United States, as well as his complex and sometimes scandalous personal life. Discusses his birth out of wedlock, teen years as an orphan, rise to power, untimely death, and legacy.
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"In this non-fiction book for teens, readers are guided through the development of this world-changing technology, exploring how AI has touched every corner of our world, including education, healthcare, work, politics, war, international relations, and even romance. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how artificial intelligence got here, how to make the best use of it, and how we can expect it to transform our lives"-- Provided...
3) This old dog
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A baby comes into the house and leaves the old dog feeling kind of lonely and left out, but when the girl starts learning to walk, he has a companion who likes to explore the world at his pace.
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On his deathbed King Tyran divides his land between his twin children: first-born Ursula, a werebear, and Albrecht. But Albrecht wants it all: he makes war on his sister, killing her people and the werebeasts. He becomes a tyrant to his own kingdom. But the family history is far more complicated and mysterious than Albrecht knows. And Ursula has powerful allies in the living forest that surrounds their lands, including her aunt Esme who has been in...
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One night, while Sunny is out for a walk, getting rid of her ya-yas, Frank spies, in a puddle of moonlight, a magnificent cat. She has nifty black paws. A long tail with splendid rings. A mask to hide her identity.
She is an enigma, which is an extra-beautiful mystery. Frank is smitten.
With the help of Sunny and a garrulous parrot named Cap'n Keith, Frank makes a plan to declare his undying love at first sight. But aside from hilarious shenanigans,...
She is an enigma, which is an extra-beautiful mystery. Frank is smitten.
With the help of Sunny and a garrulous parrot named Cap'n Keith, Frank makes a plan to declare his undying love at first sight. But aside from hilarious shenanigans,...
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Urchin Beach, a town known for its good luck, faces a crisis when the dragonfly staff, which represents their good fortune, is stolen. Eleven-year-old Amelia MacGuffin, despite lacking any special skills, takes it upon herself to solve the theft and recover the staff before the upcoming Dragonfly Day Festival is cancelled and the town loses its necessary tourist money. She has only a week to solve the crime and save her town, her family, and a stray...
11) Love, Santa
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When she was five years old, Lucy wrote her first letter to Santa and left it by the plate of cookies; when she was eight, she wrote her last Santa letter--and left it on her mother's pillow.
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How far would you go to rescue your best friend?
Caleb and Ronan are best friends. It doesn't matter that Ronan is a dog and Caleb is a middle-school kid. They've been together their entire lives. Nothing can keep them apart. Even when Caleb's family moved overseas, he chose to stay behind and live with his poppy because Ronan was too old to travel that far.
When tragedy strikes Poppy and he's rushed to the hospital, the safe little world...
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In the third installment of the Frank and the Puppy series, Frank and Sunny face their greatest challenge yet: an excitable little girl with no concept of boundaries. When Frank and Sunny's humans bring home their niece (or "nibling" as they call her) for a visit, it is a far cry from what they expected! Nelly has strong ideas about how to play and what constitutes fun including a nauseating basket ride around the house and a mandatory play wedding...
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"From two award-winning creators comes a picture book that reveals the hidden wonders of how Saharan Dust impacts the world: from slowing a hurricane to nourishing a rainforest. This dust . . . of what lived once sustains what lives today and what will be born . . . tomorrow. An ancient catfish becomes a fossil, and as the lake where it lived dries up, the fossil turns to dust--but this isn't ordinary dust. This dust begins in Chad, West Africa, but...
19) This Old Dog
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When so much of the world is new, you want to go slowly, to stop and enjoy everything; hills to roll down, perfect-sized rocks, trees that seem to whisper their thoughts. It's the same when you're much, much older, and every time 'round the seasons seems precious. Yet the folks in the middle (we know who we are) are always rushing, rushing, rushing. Appointments to make, trains to catch, places to be, FAST. That's what makes the bond between old dog...
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When so much of the world is new, you want to go slowly, to stop and enjoy everything; hills to roll down, perfect-sized rocks, trees that seem to whisper their thoughts. It's the same when you're much, much older, and every time 'round the seasons seems precious. Yet the folks in the middle (we know who we are) are always rushing, rushing, rushing. Appointments to make, trains to catch, places to be, FAST. That's what makes the bond between old dog...




