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Broken tower volume 1
Language
English
Description
While at school, teenage nonbinary Rat Evans, heir to a powerful magical bloodline, discovers secret portals no one else can see, and is pulled into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse that leads them through the passages.
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Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join Pedro for his latest adventures with his pal Katie Woo. One day, he's pretending he's a pirate, sailing the high seas. The next day, he's practicing his karate, being as fierce as a ninja star. But no matter what adventure Pedro's having, he's always Pedro the Great! --Amazon
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English
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The story begins with Frank and Joe Hardy barely avoiding being hit by a speeding driver whom they notice has bright red hair. Later, this same red-haired driver attempts a ferryboat ticket office robbery and successfully steals a yellow jalopy called Queen from the Hardys' friend, Chet Morton. Due to one witness reporting that the villain had dark hair, the Hardys assume he is using a red wig. It is learned that the thief returned to Chet's home...
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Malory Towers volume 2
Language
English
Description
Darrell, Sally, Gwendoline, Mary Lou and all the girls are now in the second form, but they are as lively as ever. Mam'zelle Dupont is still trying to be strict, Alicia plays a trick with invisible chalk and Gwendoline and Daphne get into trouble.
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"Have you ever looked up and seen a skyscraper or tower? How were these amazing structures built? It took thousands of years to create and perfect the technology needed to help these giants withstand the forces of nature. In this scientific text, students will learn all about famous skyscrapers and towers around the world and why they are considered engineering wonders!"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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Towers are tall, narrow structures used for many purposes, from measuring and predicting weather to offering a bird's-eye view of surroundings. This interesting book takes children through the engineering design process, giving them an inside look at how engineers design towers to suit specific purposes and hold steady in different environments. Reader-centered examples illustrate concepts for children, and a model-building activity allows them to...
10) Rapunzel
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English
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A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This tells how Alton Towers launched Oblivion, the world's first vertical drop roller-coaster. Alton Towers has been successful in pulling in families, but is losing its thrill-seeking customers. Marketing staff hope Oblivion will change all that. Much of their 5m marketing budget goes on a TV advert campaign for the new ride. The advert has to be exciting enough to appeal to teenagers, but not so scary that it will put off families. They use public...
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David P. Billington (1927–2018) was the Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Princeton University. His many books include Robert Maillart's Bridges and Power, Speed, and Form (both Princeton).
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings
What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have...
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Series
Malory Towers volume 10
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
New girl Millicent clashes with the feisty June over the school's priorities: a music concert or tennis tournament? But both pale into insignificance when it's found there's a thief in the fifth form.
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Series
Malory Towers volume 11
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
If you come to the garden shed at 12p.m., everything will be revealed: Daffy's latest naughty prank, what Mam'zelle found in her handbag and Alice's amazing secret. The sixth form are in for a shock.
16) Vertical freedom
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English
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An epic, feature-length documentary film highlighting the professional and personal lives of six diverse tower climbers in the United States who possess diverse backgrounds and compelling stories, on and off the job.
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Malory Towers volume 3
Language
English
Description
For new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series. In book three, there are lots of new students, including sophisticated Zerelda from America. This year, not only the girls face challenges - Bill's poor horse, Thunder, suffers from collic. Will Zerelda and Darrell become friends, and will Thunder survive? There's more drama at Malory...
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Series
Malory Towers volume 12
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The sixth formers have taken their exams and are looking forward to a restful final term. But Miss Grayling has other ideas ...
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 27
Language
English
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"Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can't find their tour group. Still, there's no reason to panic. Because there's no way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower. There's no way they'd get locked inside. After dark. With those eerie sounds. And a strange dark figure who wants them ... dead"--Page 4 of cover.
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