Kevin Sylvester
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Jake Simmons hates his new home. The Regency is nothing more than floor after floor of peeling wallpaper and faded glory. Jake misses his old life. He misses the time when his mother was employed. He misses living in a house where the wind doesn't make the windows whistle. Loneliness (and a trail of kittens) leads Jake to the apartment of an elderly lady, then to the bowels of the building and then to a part-time job assisting Larry the custodian....
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"Before Gargantua Jr. was born, his mom had a reputation for being a little wild. Now she prefers to repair damage and protect the Earth from invaders - and Gargantua Jr. wants to be just like Mom! But he gets into big trouble when he tries to show Mom that he's big enough to help. Themes of making amends for past mistakes, giving back to the community, the importance of teamwork and learning one's limits all come to play in this fun story about a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Fourteen-year-old chef and budding detective Neil Flambé helps the police in their investigation of the murders of some of the best chefs in town, a puzzle that seems to have something to do with a mysterious smell and Marco Polo.
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There are hundreds of people who make a live show worth seeing: the entertainers on stage, of course, but also the many people behind the scenes whose work ensures that the show will be a success. Set designer Machiko Weston meticulously creates miniature 3D sets that capture the smallest detail of what the actual stage will look like. Long-haul trucker Ben Pinel makes sure that instruments, lights, and speakers get to the venue safely and on time....
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You pay for that cool pair of shoes or a new CD. But what happens to that money once it leaves your hands? Who actually pockets it or puts it into the bank? This lively, kid-friendly book answers these questions and more: • Why are designer jeans so much more expensive than no-name ones? • Why does a burger cost $4.50 when the ingredients only cost $1.38? • How do credit cards work? Discover the trail your money takes as it goes to pay for everything...
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Whether they are die-hard baseball fans or casual spectators, readers will be captivated by this collection of fascinating, little-known facts about the game. For example, did you know that the yarn in a single baseball is long enough to nearly reach the top of the Empire State Building? With lots of humorous, colorful illustrations, charts, and graphs, Baseballogy explores such diverse topics as the materials used to make the balls (including fish...
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Get ready to go global!
Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children's author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the dynamics of the global economy, examining the often-complex journey of ordinary goods from production...
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Annick Press
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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For die-hard basketball fans and casual spectators alike, this collection of fascinating facts about the game will be a welcome addition to their library. From the origins of the game to how much players are paid, and the evolution of the basketball shoe, this book covers a wide range of topics. Among others are how the color barrier was breached, the rise of women's basketball, and innovations that have made the game accessible to disabled
...10) Minrs
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MiNRS volume 1
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Christopher Nichols, his family and friends are relocated to the space colony Perses where minerals and metal ore are mined. After a blackout occurs and connection to the earth is lost, their space colony is attacked and Christopher and a group of survivors are forced into the mining tunnels below the surface of Perses.
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Neil Flambé capers volume 6
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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Neil and his friend Larry travel in their new food truck to the Salsa Verde ranch in Arizona to participate in the legendary food-truck gathering, but when Neil discovers that the Verde ranch is in danger of foreclosure, the only hope for the ranch is a treasure map left behind by the very first Verde, a chef who discovered a mine while escaping from a murderous army colonel.
15) Mucus mayhem
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Scholastic Canada Ltd
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2018.
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English
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If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? Likely not the power to harness your used tissues into crime-fighting snot golems? Thirteen-year-old Jess Flem is riddled with every allergy, known and unknown. She's used to leaving a trail of soggy, used tissues wherever she goes, but not at all prepared for the mysterious powers that show around her thirteenth birthday. And just in the nick of time too, as it turns out there are forces both...
16) Power play
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Scholastic Canada Ltd
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[2024]
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English
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In this new instalment, the Six are awoken from their icy prison only to find out there is a new villain (fallen former superstar Sam Boni, AKA Ned Doosa) on the loose, and he is kidnapping Canada's best hockey players. Why? To control their minds and assemble the best team of all time to win the Snowlympic Gold Medal. Soon enough the Six get themselves into Boni's inner sanctum and must participate in an all-or-nothing game with this new superstar...
17) Minrs 2
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MiNRS volume 2
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Christopher, Elena, and the other survivors of the attack on their space colony know two things: their victory over the Landers will be short-lived and a new wave of attacks is imminent"--Provided by publisher.
18) Over time
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Scholastic Canada Ltd
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[2023]
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English
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Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong -- and they became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Lucky thing, because this time the Six face their toughest challenge yet -- all their worst foes have joined together to defeat them once and for all. Thanks to Slapper and Clarence Crosscheck, the Six see their reputation ripped to shreds. And then it gets worse -- their powers are stripped away. Their only...
19) Minrs 3
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Simon and Schuster Canada
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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The young survivors on the mining asteroid of Perses have come up against what they mistakenly thought was their rescue. Now they must find a way to return home to Earth and share the truth about what happened with their battle against Major Thatcher. Once again Christopher has to make some tough choices as cracks begin to appear in their group and they are unsure of what has happened to Earth in the meantime and what kind of home they might return...
20) Shooting stars
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Scholastic Canada Ltd
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[2022]
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English
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A very special group of kids must save the world with what else? HOCKEY! Meet six kids a lot like you. Except . . . . . . Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong and became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Lucky thing, because they have to face off against enormous, multi-appendaged, hockey-playing tardigra