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The Torah for dummies

Kurzweil, Arthur.


Includes index. A guide to reading and understanding the Torah that discusses its history, structure, and major principles, the five books of the Torah, and how it affects the daily lives of followers of Judaism.
Date Published:2008

A history of South Africa

Thompson, Leonard Monteath.



Date Published:1995

Physician-assisted suicide


Contains eleven essays which provide a variety of perspectives on the legal, ethical, and moral aspects of physician-assisted suicide.
Date Published:1998

The great book of optical illusions

Seckel, Al.


Library Journal, December 2002. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Presents illustrations of over 280 optical illusions in color and black-and-white, and includes brief scientific explanations of why the effects occur.
Date Published:2002

The outsiders

Hinton, S. E.


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2002. Booklist. Horn Book. Senior High School Library Catalog (Wilson). Junior High School Library Catalog (Wilson). ALA Notable Books. Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, Wilson's Senior High School, November 1997. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1995. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Booklist, August 1997. Horn Book Guide, Horn Book, April 2018. The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
Date Published:1995

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Date Published:1995

True confessions of a heartless girl

Brooks, Martha, 1944-


"Melanie Kroupa Books." "First published in Canada by Groundwood Books"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal starred, February 2003. Booklist starred, April 2003. Publisher's Weekly, February 2003. Kirkus Starred, February 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Kliatt Starred, January 2003. School Library Journal starred. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Library Media Connection, August 2003. A confused seventeen-year-old girl, a single mother and her young son, two elderly women, and a sad and lonely man, with their own individual tragedies to bear, come together in a small Manitoba town and find a way to a better future.
Date Published:2003

"Melanie Kroupa Books." "First published in Canada by Groundwood Books"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal starred, February 2003. Booklist starred, April 2003. Publisher's Weekly, February 2003. Kirkus Starred, February 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Kliatt Starred, January 2003. School Library Journal starred. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Library Media Connection, August 2003. A confused seventeen-year-old girl, a single mother and her young son, two elderly women, and a sad and lonely man, with their own individual tragedies to bear, come together in a small Manitoba town and find a way to a better future.

Date Published:2003

Thirteen days/ninety miles : the Cuban missile crisis /

Finkelstein, Norman H.


Provides an account of the major Cold War crisis of 1962, and shows how misjudgments nearly led to nuclear war.
Date Published:1994

Readings on To kill a mockingbird


Booklist. Reference and Research Book News. Kliatt. A collection of writings that analyze Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"; includes biographical information about Lee.
Date Published:2000

Take it to the hoop : 100 years of women's basketball /

Steen, Sandra.


Includes index. Traces the development of women's basketball, from its beginning in the 1890s through the formation of the Women's National Basketball Association in 1997.
Date Published:2003

There are no shortcuts

Esquith, Rafe.


Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Review. Los Angeles teacher Rafe Esquith tells the story of his career, discussing how he has repeatedly challenged the system of public education and achieved success promoting a program of hard work, dedication, and perseverance.
Date Published:2003

Einstein for beginners

Schwartz, Joseph, 1938-


Captioned cartoons introduce the life, ideas, and accomplishments of Albert Einstein.
Date Published:1979

The essential haiku : versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa /


Gathers selected poems by three Japanese haiku masters.
Date Published:1994

How Nancy Jackson married Kate Wilson and other tales of rebellious girls & daring young women

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.


Booklist. Kirkus Review. A collection of twelve short fiction stories featuring unconventional girls and women, written by Mark Twain.
Date Published:2001

Friction : a novel /

Frank, E. R.


"A Richard Jackson book." School Library Journal starred, June 2003. Booklist starred, July 2003. Library Media Connection starred, August 2003. Publisher's Weekly, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. New York Times, August 2003. Horn Book, July 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2003. Kliatt, May 2003. Alex, suffering a bit of a crush on her eighth-grade teacher Simon, becomes confused about what is true when a new girl at Forest Alternative claims Simon has been molesting her and Alex.
Date Published:2003

"A Richard Jackson book." School Library Journal starred, June 2003. Booklist starred, July 2003. Library Media Connection starred, August 2003. Publisher's Weekly, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. New York Times, August 2003. Horn Book, July 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2003. Kliatt, May 2003. Alex, suffering a bit of a crush on her eighth-grade teacher Simon, becomes confused about what is true when a new girl at Forest Alternative claims Simon has been molesting her and Alex.

Date Published:2003

Tropical rainforest : our most valuable and endangered habitat with a blueprint for its survival into the third millennium /

Newman, Arnold, 1941-


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Book Report starred, March 2002. An illustrated exploration of tropical rain forests, discussing the beauty and importance of the rain forest environment, the damage that has been done by timber extraction, cattle raising, mining, pollution, and other human intrusions, and the possibilities that exist for preserving the rain forests.
Date Published:2002

The truth about forever

Dessen, Sarah.


School Library Journal starred, June 2004. Publisher's Weekly, May 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2004. Kliatt Starred, May 2004. The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief.
Date Published:2004

School Library Journal starred, June 2004. Publisher's Weekly, May 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2004. Kliatt Starred, May 2004. The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief.

Date Published:2004

Teaching reading in social studies, science, and math

Robb, Laura.


"Practical ways to weave comprehension into your content area teaching"--Cover. Presents a three-part framework for teaching students to read and comprehend nonfiction writing, and offers strategies for using that framework in the classroom and providing students with support as they learn.
Date Published:2003

Writing in the teaching and learning of mathematics

Meier, John.



Date Published:1998

Before we were free

Alvarez, Julia.


Pub Weekly. Kliatt. School Library Journal, August 2002. Horn Book Starred, September 2002. Pub Weekly, July 2002. Booklist, August 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2002. Kirkus Review, June 2002. Kliatt, July 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2003. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2003. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2004. In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
Date Published:2002

Pub Weekly. Kliatt. School Library Journal, August 2002. Horn Book Starred, September 2002. Pub Weekly, July 2002. Booklist, August 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2002. Kirkus Review, June 2002. Kliatt, July 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2003. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2003. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2004. In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.

Date Published:2002

Multicultural Spanish dictionary : how everyday Spanish differs from country to country /


Wilson's Senior High School. Booklist. Reference and Research Book News. Presents an alphabetical listing of English words, each matched with the most widely used Spanish equivalent, and followed by variations according to Spanish-speaking country; features a Spanish-English dictionary; and includes an English-Spanish listing of words, grouped by subject.
Date Published:1999