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3) Miss Meteor
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"There hasn't been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its history. But that's not the only reason Lita wants to enter the contest, or her ex-best friend Chicky wants to help her. The road to becoming Miss Meteor isn't about being perfect; it's about sharing who you are with the world--and loving the parts of yourself no one else understands. So to pull off the unlikeliest underdog story...
5) Scowler
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In the midst of a 1981 meteor shower in Iowa, a homicidal maniac escapes from prison and returns to the farm where his nineteen-year-old son, Ry, must summon three childhood toys, including one called Scowler, to protect himself, his eleven-year-old sister, Sarah, and their mother.
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Comet cycle volume 1
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English
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"From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes an explosive, breakout speculative thriller in which a powerful new metal arrives on Earth in the wake of a meteor shower, triggering a massive new "Gold Rush" in the Midwest and turning life as we know it on its head. The first of a cycle of novels set in a shared universe"--
It began with a comet. At first, people gazed in wonder at the radiant tear in the sky. A year later, the celestial marvel became...
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Daniel has only two friends, is unusually tall, is picked on by teachers, and does not look like anyone else in his family, so when he learns his mom saved a newspaper clipping about a meteor that landed nearby on his birthday, he embraces his pretend alien heritage and launches a mission with his two friends to return to his home planet.
8) Big tree
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"Sycamore seed siblings Merwin and Louise must use their wits and imaginations to navigate a mysterious and often dangerous world, filled with talking plants, monsters, meteors, and the fear of never finding the right conditions to set down roots and become big trees"--
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"Blast off into space with Ms. Frizzle and explore our solar system. It's out of this world! The magic School bus Presents our Solar System is packed with incredible photographs,amazing facts, and everthing you ever wanted to know about all eight planets, the Sun, comets, meteors, asteroids, and much, much more." -
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"Nothing heats up Old Town quite like the annual Pie Festival, and this year is no exception, especially since Sophie's professional rival, Natasha Smith, is barred from participating. Sophie, meanwhile, has been asked to oversee the pie eating contest. But the drama really rolls out when celebrity judge, Patsy Lee Presley, host of television's most popular cooking show, bites the crust during the competition, and Sophie's friends are suspected of...
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"2150: An unnamed police detective receives a message from Akira Kimura, the preeminent scientist and living legend who vanquished a world-ending meteor thirty years ago. As Akira's former head of security-and perhaps her only friend-he is one of the few who knows of the sacrifices that were necessary for her to complete Ascalon, the cosmic ray that neutralized the global threat. Ascalon's Scar remains emblazoned in the sky, a permanent reminder of...
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Meteor volume 1
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EPIC Escape, an imprint of EPIC Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Dr. Suri Lahdka and Dr. Robert Miller discover an icy body capable of destroying all life on Earth. They begin working on saving the world--while dealing with the knowledge that the world might end--all on their own. Meanwhile, Jeremy Genser, a Houston High School Senior, and his friends struggle to come to terms with the world's possible demise in their own way.
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Meteor volume 6
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2018
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English
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"Jeremy and Anna encounter many difficulties in the new apocalyptic United States. Dustin and Karina also find themselves returning to their home country as Seed Ambassadors for Global See Vault. Meanwhile, Robert and Major Winter are finding out that it will be much harder to leave North Korea than they had anticipated ... Will civilization rise again after coming to the brink of destruction?"--Back cover.
15) Days of anarchy
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Meteor volume 2
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EPIC Escape, an imprint of EPIC Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Jeremy and his friends drive to Vail to escape possible rioting and anarchy after the United States reveals the truth about the comet. As the discontent continues on the ground, Dr. Miller and Dr. Lahdka must figure out a way to operate a satellite in Chile. Both scientists grapple with the ramifications of failure, while Jeremy searches for meaning in a new world. Meanwhile, something is afoot in the Rocky Mountains ..."--Back cover.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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A novel in verse traces the life and legacy of Norma Jeane Mortenson, who survived the foster-care system, sexual abuse, and teen marriage before her meteoric rise to stardom was further challenged by depression, addiction, and exploitation.
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[Publisher not identified]
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2019
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English
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The dragons of Quace are a boisterous bunch, and this scaly family is home alone with Dad! How will he cope with the chaos? Will he ever work out how to un-singe a lawn? And hey! Is that a meteor on its way to ruin everything? He's going to need all his mythical might to make sure that Mrs. Dragon doesn't come home to a smoking crater instead of a house.
18) Our solar system
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the solar system, including the eight planets, the Sun, comets, meteors, asteroids, and more.
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Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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An illustrated guide to the heavens combines the myths, historic significance, and various interpretations of objects seen in the night sky, including the recognized constellations, meteors, eclipses, planets, and moons.
