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1) Grey dog
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English
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"A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd -- spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist -- accepts a teaching post in isolated Lowry Bridge, grateful for the chance to re-establish herself where no one knows her secrets. She develops friendships with her neighbors, explores the woods with her students,...
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English
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After a failed engagement and her mother's battle with cancer, Charlotte Carter's life is finally turning around now that she's landed a dream job teaching music. What she didn't see coming was the imminent closure of the school's music program. She's determined to save it, even if it means getting creative. There's no way she's chalking this up as just another failure in her book of recent embarrassments. Zach Bryant is back in town just long enough...
3) Choice
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English
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An ingenious, devastating, explosive novel about the ramifications of choice from "one of the most original and talented authors working today" (NPR).
"How ought one to live?" This is the question that obsesses London-based publisher Ayush, driving him to question every act of consumption. He embarks on a radical experiment in his own life and the lives of those connected to him: his practical economist husband; their twins; and even the authors...
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English
Description
"Brother and Sister Bear are very excited to be going back to school, but there's one big question on their minds: who will be their new teacher? Why, it's none other than Miz Bearly, known for giving lots of homework, loving pop quizzes, and always looking a bit grouchy. But the cubs soon realize that Miz Bearly can also make learning fun, and if they just give her a chance, they may even find this tough teacher is a big softy at heart"--
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Series
My weirdtastic school volume 5
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Finally old enough to participate in after-school clubs, all run by Mrs. Marge, A.J. and his crew are faced with such wacky options as Lawn Mower Racing Club, Underwater Hockey Club and People Who Hate Clubs Club!
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's the summer of 1984 in Swaffham, Massachusetts, when Mel (short for Melanie) meets Sylvia, a tough-as-nails trans woman whose shameless swagger inspires Mel's dawning self-awareness. But Sylvia's presence sparks fury among her neighbors and throws Mel into conflict with her mother and best friend. Decades later, in 2019, Max (formerly Mel) is on probation from his teaching job for, ironically, defying speech codes around trans identity. Back...
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Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Thirty-year-old Black woman Camille Fitzsimons is a talented early American history professor, working in fast-paced Washington DC, with her eyes on promotion. She's also currently persona non grata. Who knew that making an inconvenient historical discovery would see her stuck at her desk, shuffling paper? So when she receives an anonymous and very cryptic invitation to visit historic small-town Robbinsville, North Carolina and hunt for a missing...
11) A wild card kiss
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Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
On the rebound from heartbreak on her wedding day, Katie never expects to consider love or a future with one of her yoga students, football player and single dad Harlan Taylor.
Author
Publisher
Emoriland Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"1962 -- Twelve years removed from the summer when she first gave her heart away, Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Spencer, Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University, receives a mysterious package that has her asking that very question. Inside the unmarked box is a novel written by Ellie's first love, Jack Bennett. It tells the story of a young man and woman who meet at the water's edge and fall madly in love, only to have their romance cut short by forces...
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Series
Crooked Creek volume Book 3
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Two years after the devastations of war left their mark on a country torn apart, Wesley Davenport, a former soldier haunted by his experiences on the battlefield crosses paths with Leah Tennyson, a teacher who helps him heal his emotional wounds—and discovers unexpected love in the most unlikely place. The Trail to Crooked Creek, a novella, is a tale of resilience, compassion, and the triumph of the human spirit set in the breathtaking and sometimes...
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Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Leela's pet bunny chews on her candy mold, Leela needs to come up with a new, sweet project in honor of her teacher the night before her class's 100th-day celebration. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
15) Brooklyn Joe and Sal: two Bensonhurst boys : a tribute to Salvatore La Puma and our neighborhood
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Publisher
Barringer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Montena, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"¿Cómo un profesor de física y un idol famoso lograron enamorarse? Gracias a una rata mascota. Namoo es un afamado idol que, ante los ojos de cualquiera, tiene la vida perfecta: una carrera en ascenso, fanáticas que lo idolatran y un departamento en el barrio más exclusivo de Seúl. Sin embargo, de un día a otro, su carrera queda destruida tras golpear a un desconocido en una tienda de conveniencia. Y todo por culpa de una rata escondida en...
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Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"¡Es el 100° Día de la escuela! Leela quiere traer 100 cositas dulces a la escuela en honor a su maestra, la Sra. Johnson. Pero cuando ocurre una inesperada catástrofe de chocolate, Leela tiene que pensar fuera del molde de dulces para encontrar una solución. ¿Ella y Liam crearán algo dulce y digno de esta ocasión transcendental, o se quebrarán bajo presión?"--
"When Leela's pet bunny chews on her candy mold, Leela needs to come up with...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Negative Space follows a week in the life of an English teacher at a New York private school. At home, her two children, increasingly restless, ask constant questions about mortality and find hidden wisdom in the cartoons they watch on television. Her husband tends to his plants and offers occasional counsel between Zoom calls to Hong Kong and Australia. And at school, as she navigates the currents between wealthy, increasingly disconnected students...
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Series
Narwhal and Jelly volume 6
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Dive into four new stories about Narwhal and Jelly becoming substitute teachers! The two best friends come across an enthusiastic school of fish one morning. Unfortunately, Mr. Blowfish, their teacher, has come down with a cold, and class will have to be cancelled ... until Professor Knowell (Narwhal) and Super Teacher (Jelly) volunteer to help out! The first subject is Wafflematics, in which Narwhal and Jelly calculate the number of waffles needed...
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Series
Junie B. Jones volume 4
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner--Junie B. Jones! Junie B. is the bestest spier in the world. That's 'cause she has sneaky feet. And her nose doesn't whistle when she breathes. But guess what? Junie B. might be real sneaky. And real peeky. But when she spies on Mrs., she could get into real trouble!