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On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn't heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have...
2) Minecraft
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time! Through informative text and photos, this title introduces readers to the history of Minecraft from its beginnings to the present-day, including important releases and updates, charitable giving, fan engagement, and more. Features offer additional information, including a creator profile, a historic timeline, a sales graph, a character feature, and more." -- Amazon.com.
"Engaging images accompany...
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Diary of an 8-bit warrior volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
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Runt, a villager who was always expected to become a farmer like his parents, wants to save his village from attacking mobs, and becomes determined to train to become a warrior.
4) Pokémon
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Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Engaging images accompany information about Pokémon. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Diary of an 8-bit warrior volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
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After the recent mob attacks, the entire village decides to prepare for the next offensive, and Runt increases his efforts to be one of the five best students in school and become the warrior of his dreams.
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What do World Cup soccer players, Drake, and 125 million other people have in common? They all play Fortnite! And now with The Fortnite Guide to Staying Alive, anyone can survive the island and take their game to the next level. This must-have guide has something for every kind of player: game mode overviews for Battle Bus beginners, detailed weapon and item stats for initiates, and advanced building strategies for veterans. With The Fortnite Guide...
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Cat + gamer volume 2
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"Riko can't help it - her tuxedo baby is just too cute! Will her co workers feel the same or will it add to their bewilderment about her? At home, Riko learns more about Musubi, from favourite toys such as a free grocery bag to their shared joy of video games. And Musubi himself learns a new trick how to tell her when it's dinner time! 'Levelling up' in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it's like living...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 53
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The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. On the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of...
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Minecraft Stories from the Overworld volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"With tales of witch and pillager rivals finding common ground, a heartless griefer who bit off more than they could chew, and valiant heroes new (or not!) to the Overworld, this anthology tells tales that span the world of Minecraft. Featuring stories from star writers Hope Larson, Kevin Panetta, Rafer Roberts, and Ian Flynn and exciting artists Meredith Gran and more, this collection brings together stories from all realms, leaving no block unturned!"--...
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[2021].
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Beginning July 1, 2023, all local law enforcement agencies and the Colorado state patrol must issue body-worn cameras to their officers, except for those working in jails, those working as administrative or civilian staff, the executive detail of the state patrol, and those working in court rooms. A peace officer must wear and activate a body-worn camera when responding to a call for service and during interactions with the public initiated by the...
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"Master Builder Roblox: The Essential Guide" gives users an exciting introduction and jumpstart into the fascinating and dynamic world of Roblox, and helps guide kids toward a fun and fulfilling experience. Main topics include an introduction to the world, a tour of the coolest and most popular games within the game, a quick-start guide on how to build, and an overview of the Roblox Studio Tabs--the toolbox for building content in-game. Along with...
12) The peripheral
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2014.
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Flynne Fisher lives down a country road, in a rural near-future America where jobs are scarce, unless you count illegal drug manufacture, which she's trying to avoid. Her brother Burton lives, or tries to, on money from the Veterans Administration for neurological damage suffered in the Marines' elite Haptic Recon unit. Wilf Netherton lives in London, seventy-some years later, on the far side of decades of slow-motion apocalypse. Burton's been moonlighting...
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Gameknight999. Original series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 8
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Gameknight999 loved Minecraft, reveled in building fabulous structures, playing on servers, creating custom maps, but most of all, he loved to grief. As the self-proclaimed King of the Griefers, Gameknight played the game for himself at the expense of everyone else, keeping the list of his friends in the game short, extremely short. But when one of his father's inventions teleports him into the game, Gameknight is forced to live out a real-life adventure...
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Pub. Date
2015
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Modding allows players to customize Minecraft through code. The projects in this book teach your player how to modify the game by using code blocks to create mini games. The projects use LearntoMod (provided as a 60-day trial download with the book), a platform designed specifically to teach young students how to modify Minecraft. Projects include: Create a Spleef Game - get started with a single-player, single-level game, build a Monster Arena -...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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This title focuses on video game hero Naruto! It breaks down the origin of his character, explores the Naruto franchise, and his legacy. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
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When eleven-year-old David Greenberg's best friend makes the start of middle school even worse than he feared it could be, David becomes friends with Penny, who shares his love of television shows and posts one of their skits on YouTube, making them wildly popular--online, at least.
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2016.
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The use of body worn cameras (BWC) among law enforcement agencies is growing rapidly. Law enforcement agencies are using BWCs for a variety of reasons, including improving evidence collection, evaluating and strengthening officer performance and accountability, enhancing transparency, documenting police-public encounters, and investigating and resolving complaints. However, it is important to note that the deployment of BWC systems is in its infancy...
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A tender affair and the redemptive power of art are at the core of this compelling novel from National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman, “a romantic realist who dazzles with wit [and] compassion” (The Wall Street Journal).
Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk....
Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk....
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Pub. Date
2015.
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Minecraft For Dummies is the complete guide to playing within the Minecraft world. With easy-to-follow guidance from a team of Minecraft experts, you'll develop programming and engineering skills as you build amazing creations using in-game blocks and mechanical devices. Whether you prefer the PC, console, or portable platform, this helpful guide will walk you through the process of setting up and beginning gameplay, and engage with other users from...