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4) Code red
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Thirteen-year-old former elite gymnast Eden is feeling lost after a career-ending injury, but when she meets new friends who open her eyes to period poverty, the struggle that low-income people have trying to afford menstrual products, she becomes an advocate for fair treatment and rediscovers her passion and drive.
8) El Ronin #1
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A Japanese-American man whose ancestors were incarcerated during the period of Japanese Internment steps up to defend his Mexican-American neighbors from a cabal of corrupt I.C.E. agents who are trying to extort them.
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"Developed for the younger set (4-6 year olds) and targeting one of the most critical developmental periods for children, Art Lab for Little Kids is the perfect book for both parents and teachers who are seeking enriching and unique experiences to offer this age group. As in Susan Schwake's first book, Art Lab for Kids (Quarry Books, 2012), the Labs can be used as singular projects, or used to build up to a year of hands-on fine art experiences. Each...
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If the Jurassic Period was all about dinosaur quality, the Cretaceous Period is all about dinosaur quantity! More dinosaurs roam the Earth than ever before! As the landmasses split apart, new species begin to spread, inhabiting the new ecological niches formed from the shifting--niches that Rain, Stone, Emily and the lost-in-time Dinosaur Explorers are itching to check out! Join our heroes as they survey this brave new world forming, with all its...
11) Glacial Period
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In this fanciful and richly imaginative story, one of the most original and important young European comic artists imagines a frozen world thousands of years hence in which all human history has been forgotten. A small group of archaeologists come upon the Louvre, buried in age-old snow, and cannot begin to explain all of the artifacts they see. Their interpretations of the wonders before them strike a humorous, absurd, and farcical tone. One of the...
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Film Architecture and the Transnational Imagination presents for the first time a comparative study of European film set design in the late 1920s and 1930s; based on a wealth of designers' drawings, film stills and archival documents, the book offers a new insight into the development and significance of trans-national artistic collaboration during this period. European cinema from the late 1920s to the late 1930s is famous for its attention to detail...
14) Delacroix
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In 1864, a year after the death of Eugne Delacroix, Alexandre Dumas recounted the memories that marked his friendship with the great painter. From one anecdote to the next, Dumas' text reveals the personality of both painter and writer. All the while, a colorful portrait of the period takes shape; a period in which works of art are subject to fiery debates, intense admiration, and irrevocable rejection. With humor and passion, Catherine Meurisse invites...
15) Prophets #5
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Comic book compilation of the minor prophets Zechariah, Malachi and the time period in world history between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Also includes the visit of Alexander the Great to Jerusalem.
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Ryoko Kui, the master storyteller behind the beloved manga series Delicious in Dungeon, pens seven brand-new tales that will delight fantasy fans and manga devotees equally. Covering a broad range of themes and time periods, no two stories in this collection are alike!
18) North Wind #3
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North Wind #3 From the creator of the ABC TV show Traveler! An Ice Age Mad Max that's a blockbuster action story in widescreen style! Civilization itself is at risk as a new hero is born into a futuristic, barbaric time period. A tyrant has risen, and his reign will clash with the arrival of The North Wind!
20) Archie #200
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Scribble Dee Dee: Archie has started a petition in school, demanding longer lunch periods. But taking on the establishment can be a scary thing, and not everyone at Riverdale High is brave enough to do it.