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The great difference between telling and reading is that the teller is free; the reader is bound. The book in hand, or the wording of it in mind, binds the reader. The story-teller is bound by nothing; he stands or sits, free to watch his audience, free to follow or lead every changing mood, free to use body, eyes, voice, as aids in expression. Even his mind is unbound, because he lets the story come in the words of the moment, being so full of
...2) In the Break
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Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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After Juan's best friend Jamie is faced with major family drama, they decide to skip town until the situation cools down and go to Mexico in search of the perfect wave. Joined by Jamie's sister Amber, the three of them embark on a road trip of a lifetime. Filled with love, loss, and surfing, Jack Lopez delivers a story as intense as catching the ultimate wave.
3) Scarlet
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Will Scarlet shadows Robin Hood, with an unerring eye for finding treasures to steal and throwing daggers with deadly accuracy, but when Gisbourne, a ruthless bounty hunter, is hired by the sheriff to capture Robin and his band of thieves, Robin must become Will's protector risking his own life in the process
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English
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A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original cast.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary...
Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary...
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Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Presented in a classic picture book style, illustrators have captured the...
6) Fast hands
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Publisher
Epicenter Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Fast Hands begins when a youthful adventure goes awry--it turns out that there are serious consequences for breaking into large yachts. When a Seattle judge gives 16-year- old Gus Pedersen an unwelcome choice between spending time in a juvenile facility and fishing with his uncle in Alaska, Gus heads north. However, after only two days on his uncle's boat, Gus is already thinking about jumping ship. Gus drives himself crazy wondering what could have...
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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
I hate you, Fuller James.
I hate your floppy hair and your lopsided grin and those laughing blue eyes that always seem to be laughing at me.
I hate that you're the most popular guy in school and I'm still the girl who sneezed and spit out her retainer on someone at a middle school dance. It's just such a cliche.
I hate that I'm being forced to tutor you in English and keep it a secret from everyone. Because otherwise it might put our basketball...
8) Pumpkinheads
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the world's best pumpkin patch. They say good-bye every Halloween, and they're reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different. Josiah and Deja are finally seniors. It's their last season at the Patch, their last shift together—their last good-bye. Josie's ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. (He's the...
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