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Ariana Grande

2015
This photo illustrated book is a biogrphy of pop singer Ariana Grande.

Jason Derulo

2014
Biography of star pop singer Jason Derulo. Blue Banner Biographies are up to date well written and colorful. Series titles include people in the news from sports entertainment movies and music. Students read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension and read on level text with purpose and understanding. Series titles have been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals higher level thinking skills and progressive learning strategies for middle grade and junior high level students.

Elizabeth Blackwell

girl doctor
The life of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women.

Can't hurt me

2018
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare; poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him The Fittest (Real) Man in America.
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Breaking and entering

the extraordinary story of a hacker called "Alien"
2019
This taut, true thriller takes a deep dive into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker - a woman known only as Alien.
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Stephen King: American master

a creepy corpus of facts about Stephen King & his work
2018
Fascinating facts, trivia, and little-known details about the Master of the Macabre?s life and work, plus interviews, essays, and insights for King fans, from the casual to the fanatical.
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The house on Sunset

a memoir
2016
Lindsay Fischer was once a high school English teacher with dreams stretching far outside the classroom. When her boyfriend of a year-and-a-half cheated on her, Lindsay found herself alone, looking online for a replacement. His name was Mike. That?s where the nightmare started.
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I love capitalism!

an American story
2018
"Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone has seen it all on his way from childhood poverty to a net worth beyond his dreams. This memoir of his unlikely rise and controversial career is also a defense of the American Dream; of preserving a country in which any hungry kid can reach the maximum potential of his or her talents and work ethic. Langone shows how he struggled to get an education, break into Wall Street, and scramble for an MBA at night while competing with privileged competitors by day.
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Fare thee well

the final chapter of the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip
2018
A tell-all biography of the epic in-fighting of the Grateful Dead in the years following band leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.
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The last hunter

an American family album
2010
The author recounts his hunting memories and experiences, describing the impact of hunting on his childhood, his relationship with his outdoorsman father, and how he defines himself.
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