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The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior...
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In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S....
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Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and the deceit of Camelot. The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude, and temptations of what it means to be president of the United States. Along the way he acquires a number...
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Details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable...
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To kill a mockingbird volume 2
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Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch, "Scout", returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming becomes bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her.
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A page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power - and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. Just two months into his presidency, Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable - or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face....
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2016.
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made...
10) Angry anteaters
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[2017]
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It might be hard to believe that the silly-looking creature called the anteater could be deadly, but its true. These mammals primarily eat insects, lots of insects. Their tongue flies in and out of their mouth up to 160 times a minute. But theyre equipped with some deadly claws that come in handy when theyre defending themselves.
11) Fierce frogs
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[2017]
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Tiny colorful frogs seem like they'd make the cutest pets, until you learn that they're poisonous. In this riveting volume, readers head into the rainforest to meet tiny amphibians with a most deadly adaptation.
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Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. What started as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties. O'Reilly and Dugard recreate the war's landmark battles, including Bunker...
13) Massive moose
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[2017]
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This informative book, including a graphic organizer and essential science vocabulary, is a fresh look at the magnificent mammal called the moose.
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[2017]
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The apes called chimpanzees are closely related to humans. These intelligent primates share many characteristics with their human counterparts, including sympathy, grief, and curiosity. They also share another feature with us: they can be dangerous. Chimps are known to attack each other, and even people, with deadly results.
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Killing Eve novels volume 1
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2018.
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Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.
16) Deadly pandas
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2018.
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Pandas are undeniably adorable. Their fluffy fur and big eyes look just like a teddy bear s, but don t even think of snuggling with them. They have one of the most powerful bites of any carnivore. Though they usually reserve their teeth for chewing tough pieces of bamboo, they ve bitten people, too. This compelling volume, full of beautiful photographs and gripping facts, tells readers all about pandas life cycle as well as why it s wise to keep a...
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2018.
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As the horrors of the Third Reich were exposed after World War II, many Nazi war criminals--including Josef Mengele, Klaus Barbie, and Adolf Eichmann--went on the run. But self-styled "Nazi hunters" were determined to track them down. This disparate group included a French couple, American lawyer, German prosecutor, Israeli Mossad agents, and a death camp survivor. Over decades, these men and women scoured the world, risking death to bring the SS...
18) The Conspiracy
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Plot to kill Hitler volume 1
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2020
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Based on the real-life scheme to take down one of history's greatest monsters, this heart-pounding trilogy puts two courageous kids at the center of the plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
19) Deadly diseases
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[2020]
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Everyone's had experience with diseases such as the common cold, but some diseases are deadly and they may kill quickly, in terrifying ways. Readers will learn about lethal diseases such as Ebola, cholera, meningitis, plague, and necrotizing fasciitis and the sometimes-gross ways they kill. The accessible and absorbing text supports important elementary science concepts. Eye-catching photographs vividly bring concepts into detailed focus, while fact...
20) Escape
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Plot to kill Hitler volume 3
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[2020]
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After the attempt on Hitler's life, the Hoffmanns must flee Berlin, but they have to leave Father behind at the mercy of the Gestapo.