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Sixteen-year-old Sissel Hemstad and her siblings have been living peacefully in small-town Montana, but while two men, one a mine owner and one a Pinkerton spy, are courting her, using her gift as a Ransacker could doom them all.

Provides an assessment system for districts, schools, and classrooms that uses continuous assessment, timely feedback, and clear goals to follow the progression of learning and includes learning progressions, on-demand writing prompts, student checklists and writing samples, rubrics, and exemplar pieces of writing.

"Tip, Mindy, Owen, and Xen must use their powers to save their middle school from a group of students who are acting as pawns of Darth Susan"--Provided by publisher.

"Carolyn is in a wheelchair, but she doesn't let that stop her! She can do almost everything the other kids can, even if sometimes she has to do it a little differently"--Provided by publisher.

Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose, and a slice of mad courage. Shylo Tawny-Tail is proud to call himself one of the Royal Rabbits of London, a secret order of rabbits who live under Buckingham Palace and protect the royal family. But high up in London's famous skyscraper the Shard, the Ratzis are devising an evil plot to cause chaos during a visit from the president of the United States. And when the Ratzis attack The Grand Burrow and kidnap Shylo, it looks as though they might just succeed. Can Shylo escape in time to save the day?--Publisher's description.

"Four supernaturally gifted teenagers--a self-conscious perfectionist, an amnesiac, a fighter looking for revenge, and a secretive telepath--are forced to work together to save their sector from the threat of a rebel takeover"--Provided by publisher.

"Aspasia, eighteen, an Elementae who controls air, gets caught in a battle between Cyrus, who forces her to capture slaves for market, and a queen whose husband experiments on Elementae"--Provided by publisher.

"A journey of discovery of the human body's . . . abilities, featuring masters of muscle, memory, meditation, speed, and the brain. The examples in the book are a survey of what humans are capable of with examples from around the world. Short sketches of . . . individuals, such as Louis Cyr and Usain Bolt, . . . bring these . . . abilities to life. Each chapter features technical illustrations that explain how the particular part of the body works and a section on how young readers can work at improving their own skills"--Provided by publisher.

"Charlie, Mac, and Maria managed to rescue the Project Chimera scientists from the devious Dr. Gray, but they couldn't stop him. Now he's closer than ever to enacting his dreadful master plan to transform all of humanity into a monstrous new species. And even worse, Kelly has betrayed her friends and joined forces with him. To defeat their beastly foes, Charlie and the others are going to need help. Luckily, they just saved the creators of the bracelets that give them their unbelievable powers, and they're about to get an upgrade. With even fiercer abilities, it's finally time for these kids to unleash their wild sides and save the world"--Amazon.com.