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1) Soul surfer
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Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
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2023 FPPL Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Diversity Awareness Month - Adult
Gift Guide 2023: For the Literary Powerhouse
HPL Spanish Adult
Diversity Awareness Month - Adult
Gift Guide 2023: For the Literary Powerhouse
HPL Spanish Adult
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"They refer to themselves as "las Madres," a close-knit group of women who, with their daughters, have created a family based on friendship and blood ties. Their story begins in Puerto Rico in 1975 when fifteen-year-old Luz, the tallest girl in her dance academy and the only Black one in a sea of petite, light-skinned, delicate swans, is seriously injured in a car accident. Tragically, her brilliant, multilingual scientist parents are both killed...
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"Jesse Logan doesn't want a fresh start. He wants his old life back-before an injury made his career as a firefighter impossible, before his grandfather's Alzheimer's got so bad he doesn't recognize Jesse anymore. When a friend tells him about a paid psychological study, Jesse sees it as a chance to get back to the man he was while making a little extra cash. All Lulu Banks is asking for is a fresh start. Back home after a devastating breakup, she's...
5) Scab
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"Yesterday, I had a bloody scrape from falling off my bike. But today-there's a scab! Why does my body do that? Explore the silly body science of scabs. Learn why scabs happen, why they are healthy, and more. Lively text and bright layouts make this a perfect fit for budding scientists asking big body questions"--
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It's an old story-a fighter gains fame, drives fast cars, makes piles of cash, and dates beautiful women. Then comes the fall-booze, drugs, depression, poverty, illness. This dark narrative has been playing out for a hundred years.
Doctors first identified "Punch Drunk Syndrome" in 1928. It later became known as "Dementia Pugilistica." Today, we call it CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). The secret history of this disease in boxing has never...
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"A delightful must-read…. It charms, delights, and educates while providing a fascinating tale of love and devotion to the feathered creatures that share our increasingly crowded world." - Joanna Burger, author of The Parrot Who Owns Me
"Gilbert's ethics and talent for writing have made her the perfect author to bring the world of wildlife rehabilitation to the reader." - Wilson Journal
In this captivating memoir, Suzie Gilbert tells the rollicking...
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Have your readers ever touched a hot pan by accident? They may have even gotten slightly burned when they did. Authors Alvin and Virginia Silverstien and Laura Silverstein Nunn explore the different types of burns we can get, and how to best prevent burns, blisters, and sunburns.
13) One wintry night
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Injured during a snowstorm, young Zeb Morris finds refuge in the mountain cabin his grandfather helped to build and is cared for by the current owner, a woman who shares with him the Christmas story, from Creation to Resurrection.
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Nelson Humbolt is a visiting adjunct English lecturer at prestigious Midwest University, until he is unceremoniously fired one autumn morning. Minutes after the axe falls, his right index finger is severed in a freak accident. Doctors manage to reattach the finger, but when the bandages come off, Nelson realizes that he has acquired a strange power-he can force his will onto others with a touch of his finger. And so, he obtains an extension on the...
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"You want to enjoy the outdoors with family, friends, and even on your own. You don't want to fret about safety. Put your mind at ease with expert guidance from Patrick Brighton, M.D., FACS. Dr. Brighton has served as an emergency room surgeon, has managed mass-casualty situations, and has participated in several mountain rescues. Now, he's sharing his expertise with you in Staying Safe: Backyard to Backcountry. Find out what preventative steps you...
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Time magazine's Michael Weisskopf was riding through Baghdad in the back of a U.S. Army Humvee when he heard a metallic thunk. Looking down, he spotted a small object inches from his feet and reached down to take it in his hand. Then everything went black.
Weisskopf lost his hand and was sent to Ward 57 at Walter Reed Medical Center, the wing reserved for amputees. There he met soldiers Pete Damon, Luis Rodriguez, and Bobby Isaacs, alongside whom...
18) Hidden battles on unseen fronts: stories of American soldiers with traumatic brain injury and PTSD
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This is the fourth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work-indeed, "Colledge," as the book is universally known, is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information on any British warship from the fifteenth century to the present day when only the name is known. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament, and service dates, and its alphabetical...
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"Human beings have a violent past. Physical hostilities between people are at least as old as humanity and the roots of such behaviour go very deep. Earlier studies have been based on a range of sources including written documents, as well as archaeological evidence in the form of weapons, armour and defences. However, each of these is fraught with problems and there is in fact only one form of evidence that can both directly testify to past violence...
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