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Author
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse....
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Meet Jake, a studious new freshman weighing how far to go to find a brotherhood that will introduce him to lifelong friends and help conquer his social awkwardness; and Oliver, a hardworking chapter president trying to keep his misunderstood fraternity out of trouble despite multiple run-ins with the police. Their year-in-the-life stories help explain why students are joining fraternities in record numbers despite scandalous headlines. To find out...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 610 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of girls attending a boarding school experiences the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life, middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
7) Love story
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young Ivy League couple cross social barriers to marry, then must cope with untimely illness and death.
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They are five high school students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday morning detention together in their school library. At 7 a.m. they had nothing to say to each other, but by 4 p.m., they had bared their souls and become good friends.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 47 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"At the young age of fourteen, Mary Ingalls suffered an illness, causing her to lose her eyesight. Despite this trauma, Mary--the famous older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who is best known for her children's book series--led a remarkable life. Mary Ingalls--the College Years explores the young adult life of the oldest Ingalls sister, following her years spent at the Iowa College for the Blind. Readers learn of the subjects Mary studied,...
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 529 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cory and friends suddenly find themselves out of junior high and into the jungle of high school. Relive the complete second season with Cory, Shawn, Topanga, and all your favorite characters. Includes 25 episodes.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join the four best friends as they finish their first year of college and dive into a summer of excitement. Bridget journeys to Turkey on an archeological dig. Carmen plunges into the hectic, creative world of summer theater in Vermont. Lena discovers new love and old heartbreak at the Rhode Island School of Design. Tibby takes a big step in her relationship with Brian in the Big Apple.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (993 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A school year makes all the difference for half-brothers Nathan and Lucas Scott. Now they bond as brothers. To protect those he loves, Lucas moves in with Dan. Brooke and Peyton mend their friendship and begin a year of romantic turmoil for both. Nathan and Haley's marriage frays. Newcomers to Tree Hill High push emotions into high gear. In the background is the vindictive Dan Scott, controlling others like an evil puppet master. But there are some...
14) Debt free degree: the step-by-step guide to getting your kid through college without student loans
Author
Publisher
Ramsey Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"What every parent needs to know in order to pay cash for college. Most people believe that student loans are the only way to pay for college. That's why we have a $1.5 trillion student loan crisis in the US and over 40 million Americans are saddled with student loan debt. But there is another way. Debt Free Degree teaches parents how their kid can graduate from college without debt, even if they haven't saved for it. It also shows parents how to...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder returns with the extraordinary true story of Deo, a young man who arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. After surviving a civil war and genocide, he ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores until he begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction...
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Luke and his best friends A.J. and Riley are enjoying the last day of summer before they start middle school. They camp out and prepare for the live debut of their band "Steel Monkey" at the town fair, Luke wishes that the last day of summer would never end and his wish came true. Now Luke gets to experience the highs and lows of the last day of summer, over and over again. He has to decide who he wants to be and how he can make his never-ending day...
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When 'Average Joe' signs into a political chatroom and starts to discuss current events with a savvy citizen, neither knows the other's true identity. Soon, the entire country discovers that the nation's hottest new political mind belongs to an ordinary middle school student. 'Average Joe' turns out to be the President Of The United States.
18) Mean girls
Series
Language
English
Description
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic. New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called "The Plastics," ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, she finds herself prey in Regina's crosshairs. As Cady sets out to...
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (944 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tree Hill is a small town. Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott have the same father, but live two very different lives. Nathan is the golden boy, Lucas the abandoned illegitimate son. They are both on the same high school basketball team. Chronicles the heartbreak, challenges, lies and loves that erupt from the fateful new relationship between Lucas and Nathan. Given their pasts, the boys would have a hard enough time working together. Add in the...
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen and widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mary is a young dancer who meets Joey at a high school masked ball. They dance together and fall in love. While Mary rushes out of the ball, she drops her iPod. Joey, not knowing who Mary really, uses the iPod to find her.