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Marley y yo

la vida y el amor con el peor perro del mundo
2008
The author presents a tender story of his family's love for their golden retriever, Marley, and recalls how he grew from a mischievous puppy into a nearly impossible adult that no amount of obedience school training could correct, and of the love they felt for him.

Rachel Levine

2023
Introduces readers to the life of the first transgender government official, first transgender four-star officer, and first female four-star admiral, Rachel Levine.

Washed ashore

making art from ocean plastic
2022
"Angela Haseltine Pozzi makes animal sculptures from plastic that washes up on beaches. Photos of these [fourteen] sculptures are paired with facts about featured sea creatures and the impacts of plastic on sea life [and a hidden picture puzzle for each sculpture]"--Provided by publisher.

El Chapo

the untold story of the world's most infamous drug lord
2021
An investigation into the notorious Mexican drug kingpin delves beyond the legends of his life to reveal the most dramatic and horrifying moments of his career, including his infamous prison escapes, brutal murders, and eventual downfall.

How to fail at almost everything and still win big

kind of the story of my life
Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, offers a memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success.

Nonfiction companion to Gennifer Choldenko's Al Capone does my shirts

2021
In Gennifer Choldenko's novel Al Capone Does My Shirts, Moose Flanagan has to figure out how to navigate life on Alcatraz. Not only is the island home to infamous criminals like Al Capone, but Moose also has to help his parents with his sister, who has autism, and learn how to fit in at school. In this nonfiction companion to the popular novel, you'll read about what life was like for real kids who grew up on Alcatraz, prisoner escape attempts, autism in the 1930s, and exactly why Al Capone was so famous. The Nonfiction Companion series takes popular, grade-appropriate fiction titles and provides a more in-depth understanding of them. What were ration booklets really like? How did barefoot doctors work? Did families really run away to work on farms? Students will love to read about the histories, author backgrounds, and real-life facts surrounding books they already know and love.

Good kids, bad city

a story of race and wrongful conviction in America
2019
"Documents the true story of one of the longest wrongful imprisonment cases in U.S. history, detailing how three African-American men were incarcerated for nearly four decades before a questionable witness recanted his testimony"--OCLC.

Flying paintings

the Zhou Brothers : a story of revolution and art
Presents an illustrated look at the lives of Chinese-American contemporary artists Shan Zuo and Da Huang Zhou.

Catch and kill

lies, spies, and a conspiracy to protect predators
2019
This is the untold story of the exotic tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy and connected men to threaten journalists, evade accountability, and silence victims of abuse. And it's the story of the women who risked everything to expose the truth and spark a global movement.

How to fail at almost everything and still win big

kind of the story of my life
2013
Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, offers a memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success.

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