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Amateur sleuth and bakery owner Hannah Swensen is thrilled when she is chosen to judge the local dessert bake-off, but when one of the other judges is murdered, Hannah takes it upon herself to investigate.

This book offers projects to help you with the planning process of science experiments, from building batteries to growing grafted plants.

Corinne's hopes of a perfect summer taking classes at the local art studio become less desirable when she finds she has to work with Matthew, an arrogant jock who likes postmodern art compared with her love of classical style. However, as the summer goes on, Corinne sees a new side of Matthew, one she might even be falling for--but the question is whether Matthew feels the same.

Provides an in-depth examination of the art world in the twentieth century based on the authors "participant observation" and interviews with artists, dealers, critics, and other experts; and discusses Christie's Manhattan art auction, a Los Angeles art school seminar, Basel Art Fair, the Turner Prize, "Artforum" magazine, and more.

Provides helpful tips for entering local and national science competitions.

Explains what poetry slams are--poetry performance contests--presents one hundred slam-winning poems, and provides winning strategies, memorization tips, information on hosting a slam, and essays on other related topics.

Before Russell Simmons' Def Poety Jam, Slamnation captured the cutthroat world of spoken-word poetry. The film follows Saul Williams and three other top poets as they make their way to the National Poetry Slam, the Super Bowl of poetry.

Farm animals express themselves at a poetry slam hosted by Yo Mama Goose.

In 44 communities across the U.S., teenagers are competing for a spot on their regional poetry teams. This series will follow the stories of six of these teams as they select their poets to compete at the National Slam Poetry championship.