Kevin Sylvester
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English
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"For die-hard basketball fans and casual spectators alike, this collection of fascinating facts about the game will be a welcome addition to their library. From the origins of the game to how much players are paid, and the evolution of the basketball shoe, this book covers a wide range of topics. Among others are how the color barrier was breached, the rise of women's basketball, and innovations that have made the game accessible to disabled athletes....
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"Jake Simmons hates his new home. The Regency is nothing more than floor after floor of peeling wallpaper and faded glory. Jake misses his old life. He misses the time when his mother was employed. He misses living in a house where the wind doesn't make the windows whistle. Loneliness (and a trail of kittens) leads Jake to the apartment of an elderly lady, then to the bowels of the building and then to a part-time job assisting Larry the custodian....
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English
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"Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children's author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the complex dynamics of the global economy, examining the often complex journey of ordinary goods, from production right to our...
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"Before Gargantua Jr. was born, his mom had a reputation for being a little wild. Now she prefers to repair damage and protect the Earth from invaders - and Gargantua Jr. wants to be just like Mom! But he gets into big trouble when he tries to show Mom that he's big enough to help. Themes of making amends for past mistakes, giving back to the community, the importance of teamwork and learning one's limits all come to play in this fun story about a...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Teen chef Neil Flambé heads to Mexico City to participate in the Azteca Cocina cooking competition, hoping to win money to pay off a huge loan he took out to make renovations to his restaurant, but everything starts to go wrong when kidnappers snatch his girlfriend Isabella and threaten to kill her if Neil does not throw the contest.
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Neil Flambe capers volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Celebrity teenaged chef Neil Flambé heads to Japan to solve his next mystery when news arrives that his cousin Larry, a manga comic book writer visiting Tokyo, has died in a boating accident.
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Neil Flambe capers volume 6
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Neil and his friend Larry travel in their new food truck to the Salsa Verde ranch in Arizona to participate in the legendary food-truck gathering, but when Neil discovers that the Verde ranch is in danger of foreclosure, the only hope for the ranch is a treasure map left behind by the very first Verde, a chef who discovered a mine while escaping from a murderous army colonel.
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Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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The sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old Neil Flambé's skills as a world-class chef leads to the closing of his restaurant, a cook-off to save his reputation, and the discovery of a dark curse that has plagued Flambé cooks for centuries.
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English
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Whether they are die-hard baseball fans or casual spectators, readers will be captivated by this collection of fascinating, little-known facts about the game. For example, did you know that the yarn in a single baseball is long enough to nearly reach the top of the Empire State Building? With lots of humorous, colorful illustrations, charts, and graphs, Baseballogy explores such diverse topics as the materials used to make the balls (including fish...
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English
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Zed Watson loves a few things: their name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and—oh yeah—monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel called The Monster's Castle, they were completely hooked. Now Zed is a member of a small but dedicated legion devoted to finding the long-buried text.
When a breakthrough discovery leads Zed to the route that they are sure will take them to the treasure, they...
16) Splinters
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Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Cindy,a poor girl ,but talented hockey player, must deal with the jealous blister sisters. Enter fairy goaltender for a "happily ever after" story.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"The literary scavenger hunt of a lifetime, starring an endlessly endearing non-binary tween Zed Watson loves a few things: their name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and--oh yeah--monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel called The Monster's Castle, they were completely hooked. Now Zed is a member of a small but dedicated legion devoted to finding the long-buried text. When a breakthrough...
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"After Puffin's family relocates, Puffin has to start over at a new school. Making friends has never been a problem, and being buddied with Penguin--the king of the school--will surely help! But Penguin is too busy to be a buddy, especially after being cast as the star in the school play. When a blackout puts the play's opening night in jeopardy, Puffin finds a golden opportunity to come to the rescue...but will it be enough to get the play back on...