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English
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Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
5) Maryland
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Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
[1985], c1986
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Maryland. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps.
7) Maryland
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Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Maryland. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants. In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and subsequently failed out of West Point. His first published story, The Raven, was a huge success, but his joy was overshadowed by the death of his wife. Poe devoted his life...
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Series
Alice McKinley. Prequels volume 3
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
�2004
Language
English
Description
Fifth grade is tumultuous for Alice as she tries to help others through the many changes occurring at home and in school, including learning about sex when Rosalind gets her period and shares a book that explains what is happening.
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English
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The author, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes the various sociocultural factors that influenced him as well as another man of the same name and from the same neighborhood who was drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives, mentors, and social expectations that could have led either of them on different paths.
