White Sands, Red Menace

White Sands, Red Menace
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 0670062359
ISBN-13 : 9780670062355
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis White Sands, Red Menace by : Ellen Klages

Living with the Gordons in their quite desert town in New Mexico in 1946, Dewey is learning a lot from her science-obsessed adoptive family, but just as she begins to settle in and get comfortable, Dewey's long-lost mother reemerges to take her away from the only stability she has ever really known in her young life. 20,000 first printing.

The Green Glass Sea

The Green Glass Sea
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9781440637131
ISBN-13 : 144063713X
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The Green Glass Sea by : Ellen Klages

It is 1943, and 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father—but no one, not her father nor the military guardians who accompany her, will tell her exactly where he is. When she reaches Los Alamos, New Mexico, she learns why: he's working on a top secret government program. Over the next few years, Dewey gets to know eminent scientists, starts tinkering with her own mechanical projects, becomes friends with a budding artist who is as much of a misfit as she is—and, all the while, has no idea how the Manhattan Project is about to change the world. This book's fresh prose and fascinating subject are like nothing you've read before. Everyone who deals with middle-grade kids — parents, teacher, librarians — is busy answering questions about a movie they have heard so much about, but are too young to see. Green Glass Sea will answer their questions and more.

Out of Left Field

Out of Left Field
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780425288603
ISBN-13 : 0425288609
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Out of Left Field by : Ellen Klages

A story about the fight for equal rights in America's favorite arena: the baseball field! Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible, period. It is a boy's game and always has been. It's not fair, and Katy's going to fight back. Inspired by what she's learning about civil rights in school, she sets out to prove that she's not the only girl who plays baseball. With the help of friendly librarians and some tenacious research skills, Katy discovers the forgotten history of female ball players. Why does no one know about them? Where are they now? And how can one ten-year-old change people’s minds about what girls can do? Set in 1957—the world of Sputnik and Leave It to Beaver, saddle shoes and "Heartbreak Hotel"—Out of Left Field is both a detailed picture of a fascinating historic period and a timelessly inspiring story about standing up for equality at any age.

Passing Strange

Passing Strange
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Publisher : Tordotcom
Total Pages : 132
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780765389510
ISBN-13 : 0765389517
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Passing Strange by : Ellen Klages

Inspired by the pulps, film noir, and screwball comedy, Passing Strange is a story as unusual and complex as San Francisco itself from World Fantasy Award winning author Ellen Klages, and a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella San Francisco in 1940 is a haven for the unconventional. Tourists flock to the cities within the city: the Magic City of the World’s Fair on an island created of artifice and illusion; the forbidden city of Chinatown, a separate, alien world of exotic food and nightclubs that offer “authentic” experiences, straight from the pages of the pulps; and the twilight world of forbidden love, where outcasts from conventional society can meet. Six women find their lives as tangled with each other’s as they are with the city they call home. They discover love and danger on the borders where magic, science, and art intersect. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Red Menace

The Red Menace
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781633887114
ISBN-13 : 1633887111
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Red Menace by : Ilise S. Carter

In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it’s a signature of identity; it’s propaganda, self-expression, oppression, freedom, and rebellion. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry and one of our most iconic accessories of gender. This engaging and entertaining history of lipstick from the colonies to the present will give readers a new view of the little tube’s big place in modern America from defining the middle class to building Fortune 500 businesses to being present at Stonewall and being engineered for space travel. Lipstick has served as both a witness and a catalyst to history; it went to war with women, it gave women of color previously unheard-of business opportunities, and was part of the development of celebrity and mass media. In the Twentieth Century alone, lipstick evolved from a beauty secret for a select few to a required essential for well turned-out women but also a mark of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion and a political statement. How has this mainstay of the makeup kit remained relevant for over a century? Beauty journalist Ilise S. Carter suggests that it’s because the simple lipstick says a lot. From the provocative allure of a classic red lip to the powerful statement of drag, the American love affair with lipstick is linked to every aspect of our experience of gender, from venturing into the working world or running for the presidency. TheRed Menace will capture all of those dimensions, with a dishy dose of fabulosity that makes it a must-read for lipstick’s fiercest disciples, its harshest critics, and everyone in between.

Operation Roswell

Operation Roswell
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 424
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0765348039
ISBN-13 : 9780765348036
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Operation Roswell by : Kevin D. Randle

The coauthor of "UFO Crash at Roswell," the basis for the hit 1994 Showtime film starring Kyle MacLachlan, sets this sci-fi thriller in Roswell, New Mexico, and offers a look at behind-the-scenes action of a desperate government and of a situation unlike anything the world has ever encountered.

Sahara

Sahara
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 709
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781439135686
ISBN-13 : 1439135681
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Sahara by : Clive Cussler

Stranded in the Sahara desert, Dirk Pitt and his friends uncover the truth about the fate of 1930s aviator Kitty Mannock and the secret behind Lincoln's assassination. Reissue.

Ta-Da!

Ta-Da!
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 41
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ISBN-10 : 9781452166063
ISBN-13 : 1452166064
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Ta-Da! by : Kathy Davis

What makes a good story? One little girl thinks it's a princess with magical powers that can—ta-da!—overcome any obstacle. Her friend thinks it's—dun dun duh!—a combination of dragons, pirates, and fire that cause total chaos. But as their stories intertwine, these two young storytellers soon learn that a good story needs both conflict—dun dun duh!—and resolution—ta-da! An irresistible celebration of imaginary play, storytelling, and the joys of collaboration, this gorgeous picture book features two strong voices throughout, making it the perfect read-aloud.

Single White Vampire

Single White Vampire
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Publisher : Argeneau Vampire
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0575093838
ISBN-13 : 9780575093836
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Single White Vampire by : Lynsay Sands

The second novel in the bestselling Argeneau vampire series.

Wicked Wonders

Wicked Wonders
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1616962615
ISBN-13 : 9781616962616
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Wicked Wonders by : Ellen Klages

2018 World Fantasy Award nominee 2018 Locus finalist - Best short story collection 2018 Alex Award nominee "Magical stories unfurl with marvelous subtlety in this delightful collection from Klages." --Publishers Weekly, starred review A rebellious child identifies with Maleficent instead of Sleeping Beauty. Best friends Anna and Corry share one last morning on Earth. A solitary woman inherits a penny arcade haunted by a beautiful stranger. A prep-school student requires more than luck when playing dice with a faerie. Ladies who lunch--dividing one last bite of dessert--delve into new dimensions of quantum politeness. At summer camp, a young girl discovers the heartbreak of forbidden love. Whether on a habitat on Mars or in a boardinghouse in London, discover Ellen Klages' wicked, wondrous adventures full of cheeky wit, empathy, and courage.