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"'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's exquisite and devastating novel How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean up and financial reparations to the...
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"Gillian "Gem" Martin is the lead biologist at a wildlife sanctuary on the Northeast coast and head of the Wildlife Emergency Response Team called in when catastrophes, man-made or natural, threaten the endangered species she studies. Austin Germaine is a troubleshooter, the hired gun for a big oil company, whose job is to help contain leaks and prevent media coverage of a pending disaster until the danger can be eliminated. If it can be. When Gem...
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Mayday, Mayday! A rough storm has caused a boat to break loose and run aground on the rocks. Black, greasy oil is leaking from it's engine fast. And there are very curious harbor seals in the area, along with other wildlife! This disaster is what Sofia and Max find when their magical boat, Wind Rider, drops them off at Scotland's beautiful craggy coastline for their latest mission. These two friend must figure out a way to quickly contain the spill...
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