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Bridges

Majewski, Marc, 1993-


"Bridges can be high or low, long or short, straight or curvy. Some are designed to blend in, while others stand out. But each one tells a story: a reminder of our history, a testament to ingenuity and engineering, an invitation to imagine the possibilities of the future. Literally and symbolically, bridges connect us-to new places, new cultures, and new people. With poetic text and sweeping illustrations, Marc Majewski delivers a unique, accessible look at bridges from all around the world: from the incredible structures that connect San Francisco's Golden Gate and Zambia's Victoria Falls, to England's Tower Bridge and Japan's Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, and many in between. Both informational and thought-provoking, Bridges shows how these awe-inspiring structures unite the manmade and natural worlds, and how they bring humanity together"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

"Bridges can be high or low, long or short, straight or curvy. Some are designed to blend in, while others stand out. But each one tells a story: a reminder of our history, a testament to ingenuity and engineering, an invitation to imagine the possibilities of the future. Literally and symbolically, bridges connect us-to new places, new cultures, and new people. With poetic text and sweeping illustrations, Marc Majewski delivers a unique, accessible look at bridges from all around the world: from the incredible structures that connect San Francisco's Golden Gate and Zambia's Victoria Falls, to England's Tower Bridge and Japan's Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, and many in between. Both informational and thought-provoking, Bridges shows how these awe-inspiring structures unite the manmade and natural worlds, and how they bring humanity together"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Rodrick rules

Kinney, Jeff


Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Date Published:2008

Pigboy

Grant, Vicki


Taking a field trip to a heritage farm, Dan Hogg and his classmates find themselves in danger when an escaped convict appears there.
Date Published:2020

The girl who figured it out

Dentler, Minda,


The story of wheelchair athlete Minda Dentler becoming an Ironman World champion.
Date Published:2024

Tokyo ghoul. 10 /

Ishida, Sui,


Reads from right to left. Translation of: Tokyo guru. While Kaneki and his friends tangle with the ghouls from the Aogiri Tree organization, the Commission of Counter Ghoul's ongoing investigations bring them dangerously close to discovering Kaneki's secret.
Date Published:2016

Tokyo ghoul. 13 /

Ishida, Sui.


Reads from right to left. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Investigators from the 20th Ward launch an initiative to take out the Ghoul known as the One-Eyed Owl, who has possible ties to both Akira and Yoshimura. An all-out assault on the Anteiku café, where the Owl is supposedly hiding, results in full-fledged battle.
Date Published:2017

Reads from right to left. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Investigators from the 20th Ward launch an initiative to take out the Ghoul known as the One-Eyed Owl, who has possible ties to both Akira and Yoshimura. An all-out assault on the Anteiku café, where the Owl is supposedly hiding, results in full-fledged battle.

Date Published:2017

Vinland saga

Yukimura, Makoto, 1976-


Cover title. Book 1 first published in Japan in 2006 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, as Vinland saga, volumes 1 and 2. Manga format; reads back to front, right to left. Includes bonus story: For our farewell is near. Set in medieval England during the Viking invasions, this saga follows the adventures of Thorfinn, a young Viking warrior driven by his twin desires to avenge his father's death and reach the free and peaceful land Leif Ericson called Vinland.
Date Published:2013

Cover title. Book 1 first published in Japan in 2006 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, as Vinland saga, volumes 1 and 2. Manga format; reads back to front, right to left. Includes bonus story: For our farewell is near. Set in medieval England during the Viking invasions, this saga follows the adventures of Thorfinn, a young Viking warrior driven by his twin desires to avenge his father's death and reach the free and peaceful land Leif Ericson called Vinland.

Date Published:2013

Galileo



Date Published:2001

The last girl : my story of captivity, and my fight against the Islamic State

Murad, Nadia,


"In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused to convert to Islam and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia's brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to safety. Today, Nadia's story--as a witness to the Islamic State's brutality, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi--has forced the world to pay attention to the ongoing genocide in Iraq. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war"-- "A memoir of Nadia Murad's time as a captive of the Islamic State, her escape, and her human rights activism"--
Date Published:2017

"In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused to convert to Islam and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia's brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to safety. Today, Nadia's story--as a witness to the Islamic State's brutality, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi--has forced the world to pay attention to the ongoing genocide in Iraq. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war"-- "A memoir of Nadia Murad's time as a captive of the Islamic State, her escape, and her human rights activism"--

Date Published:2017

Spy x family. 1 /

Endo, Tatsuya, 1980-,


Reads from right to left. Parental advisory: "[R]ecommended for ages 16 and up. This volume contains realistic violence." Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment--get married and have a kid--he may finally be in over his head! Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!
Date Published:2020

Reads from right to left. Parental advisory: "[R]ecommended for ages 16 and up. This volume contains realistic violence." Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment--get married and have a kid--he may finally be in over his head! Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!

Date Published:2020

The maze runner

Dashner, James, 1972-


Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.
Date Published:2009

Shatter me

Mafi, Tahereh


Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
Date Published:2012

Half of a yellow sun

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-


The lives of five characters caught up in the extraordinary tumult of Biafra's impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria during the 1960s.
Date Published:2007

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.


From traditional and non-traditional performances to distinguished critical scholarship, over the past two centuries Canadians have uniquely remade Shakespeare. This series challenges us to rethink how the multiple histories and identities associated with Canada inform the interpretation and pedagogy of individual plays. A wholly new scholarly edition of the playtexts includes original, up-to-date annotations, critical introductions based on cutting-edge research, and provocative prefaces by well-known Canadians with deep experience of Shakespeare. Each play includes helpful act and scene summaries, character synopses, tips for reading the plays, and recommended reading/resources.
Date Published:2017

From traditional and non-traditional performances to distinguished critical scholarship, over the past two centuries Canadians have uniquely remade Shakespeare. This series challenges us to rethink how the multiple histories and identities associated with Canada inform the interpretation and pedagogy of individual plays. A wholly new scholarly edition of the playtexts includes original, up-to-date annotations, critical introductions based on cutting-edge research, and provocative prefaces by well-known Canadians with deep experience of Shakespeare. Each play includes helpful act and scene summaries, character synopses, tips for reading the plays, and recommended reading/resources.

Date Published:2017

The last straw

Kinney, Jeff


Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.
Date Published:2009

Julius Caesar: the making of a dictator. Ep. 3, Ides of March


From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. As Caesar takes control of Rome and consolidates his grip over the republic, he awards himself ever-greater powers. Appointed dictator for one year to restore peace, he soon extends this to 10 years... then dictator for life. Caesar has become untouchable and Rome is now - in the modern sense of the word - a dictatorship. Caesar's ambition has turned to tyranny. A handful of senators, including some of his closest allies, plot to end his rule in the only way they can: by taking his life. But will that be enough to save the republic?
Date Published:2023

From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. As Caesar takes control of Rome and consolidates his grip over the republic, he awards himself ever-greater powers. Appointed dictator for one year to restore peace, he soon extends this to 10 years... then dictator for life. Caesar has become untouchable and Rome is now - in the modern sense of the word - a dictatorship. Caesar's ambition has turned to tyranny. A handful of senators, including some of his closest allies, plot to end his rule in the only way they can: by taking his life. But will that be enough to save the republic?

Date Published:2023

Julius Caesar: the making of a dictator. Ep. 2, Veni vidi vici


From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. Caesar has brokered an uneasy alliance with the two other most powerful men in the republic - Pompey and Crassus. Between them, they dominate the political system and Caesar appears untouchable. He leaves Rome to take the governorship of Gaul - modern-day France - to conquer its people and win yet greater power and prestige. But events beyond his control threaten to unravel his plans and leave him isolated. Pushed into a corner, he makes a decision that will change the course of the republic forever.
Date Published:2023

From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. Caesar has brokered an uneasy alliance with the two other most powerful men in the republic - Pompey and Crassus. Between them, they dominate the political system and Caesar appears untouchable. He leaves Rome to take the governorship of Gaul - modern-day France - to conquer its people and win yet greater power and prestige. But events beyond his control threaten to unravel his plans and leave him isolated. Pushed into a corner, he makes a decision that will change the course of the republic forever.

Date Published:2023

Julius Caesar: the making of a dictator. Ep. 1, High priest


From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. Caesar seeks to become consul, the highest political position in Rome. To do so, he enters into dangerous alliances and bends the rules of the republic, courting the popular vote, exploiting division and using bribery and intimidation to get his own way. But his unconventional approach to politics and disregard for established customs sets him at odds with the conservative elite within the senate. And one man - Cato - is hellbent on bringing him down.
Date Published:2023

From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. Caesar seeks to become consul, the highest political position in Rome. To do so, he enters into dangerous alliances and bends the rules of the republic, courting the popular vote, exploiting division and using bribery and intimidation to get his own way. But his unconventional approach to politics and disregard for established customs sets him at odds with the conservative elite within the senate. And one man - Cato - is hellbent on bringing him down.

Date Published:2023

O.K., K.O., O.K. v. 3 no. 2


Description based on volume 3, issue 2, November 2024. O.K., K.O., O.K. is a magazine of work by writers and artists from secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The young people who contributed to this magazine were asked to submit work that is personally authentic; that challenges and disrupts past and present colonial narratives; and that inspires increasingly responsible relationships between Métis, Inuit, and First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous communities now and into the future.
Date Published:2024

Description based on volume 3, issue 2, November 2024. O.K., K.O., O.K. is a magazine of work by writers and artists from secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The young people who contributed to this magazine were asked to submit work that is personally authentic; that challenges and disrupts past and present colonial narratives; and that inspires increasingly responsible relationships between Métis, Inuit, and First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous communities now and into the future.

Date Published:2024

Sir


The agents bring someone with an odd problem back to headquarters. Their main issue though is that they only have 10 minutes before the odd problem is irreversible! Curriculum: Time - Minutes
Date Published:2016