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Tuesdays with Morrie

[an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson]
The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.
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MLA handbook for writers of research papers

Provides guidance on selecting a topic and conducting research for a research paper; defines plagiarism; covers writing mechanics; and outlines MLA format and documentation style.
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City of thorns

nine lives in the world's largest refugee camp
The author discusses refugees living in camps in Dadaab, Kenya, including the stories of nine individuals to show what life is like in the camps and the wider political forces that keep the refugees trapped there.
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Sum it up

1,098 victories, a couple of irrelevant losses, and a life in perspective
Autobiography of Pat Summitt, covering her childhood in Tennessee, building and coaching the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, and health struggles, especially early onset Alzheimer's disease.
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Scat

Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
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The game of silence

Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.
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The Cobra King of Kathmandu

Twelve-year-old djinn twins Philippa and John and their friend Dybbuk have further adventures as they travel the world in search of a priceless talisman.
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The book thief

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Blizzard's wake

In March of 1941, when a severe blizzard suddenly hits Bismarck, North Dakota, a girl trying to save her stranded father and brother inadvertently helps the man who killed her mother four years before.
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Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
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