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Coping with Gun Violence
Coping with Gun Violence (Youth)
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Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong. One year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora and her father are exploring a slot canyon deep in the Arizona desert, hoping it will help them find peace. Nora longs for things to go back to normal, like they were when her mother was still alive, while her...
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Adventures with the Parkers volume 2
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Dear Diary,
I'm in a very unusual place: the bottom of the Grand Canyon. But it feels like we are at the bottom of the world . . .
The Parkers, an intrepid family of four, are back for another exciting adventure in Grand Canyon National Park: Tail of the Scorpion. Amid the magnificent beauty of the park, ten-year-old twins James and Morgan and their father brave a steep twenty-one-mile hike from rim to rim. As they face heatstroke,
6) Downriver
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Fifteen-year-old Jessie and the other rebellious teenage members of a wilderness survival school team abandon their adult leader, hijack his boats, and try to run the dangerous white water at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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Mallory volume 25
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"Mallory's family is headed to the Grand Canyon. Mallory is looking forward to the road trip--until she finds out that her snobby cousin Kate will be coming along. Is it a recipe for disaster?"--
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Campground kids volume 5
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Adventure starts in the Grand Canyon where Isaiah, Sadie, and Ethan discover a small box engraved with their names. The box contains a hidden message with mysterious clues that lead them on a scavenger hunt. As the kids are solving the carefully crafted riddles on what seems to be a wild goose chase, they stumble across a clue scribbled on a ripped piece of fabric. "Help me," it reads. The kids are stumped by this clue. What can it possibly mean?...
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Mallory McDonald books volume 25
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Looking forward to a family road trip to the Grand Canyon, Mallory's excitement dwindles when she finds out that her snobby cousin Kate will be coming along.
12) River thunder
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Despite some reservations, sixteen-year-old Jessie joins her companions from the previous year's adventure on the Colorado River for a legal rafting trip through the Grand Canyon.
14) Canyon chaos
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Robot racers volume 1
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This year the robot races are just for children, and Jimmy Roberts is entering the robot taxi his genius grandfather has built--but he will have to compete with a racer designed by NASA engineers for the wealthy and unscrupulous Horace Pelly.
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"Alice and her brother, Jack, along with their Mom and Dad are hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon for Spring break. Getting ready for this challenging overnight hike involves making a checklist, which includes having the right gear, and scheduling practice hikes. Alice learns about hiking etiquette, how to face her fear of heights and how to respond to minor mishaps."--
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Adventures with the Parkers volume 1
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Twin brother and sister, James and Morgan, go on an adventurous camping and hiking vacation with their parents to Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks and learn about the history, unusual geology, famous sites, plants, and animals of these two closely situated but very different parks. Accompanying sidebar notes include additional facts about the area and describe the facilities and rules of the two parks.
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Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon is a collection of western stories by Zane Grey. Grey was an American author known for his widespread adventure novels and stories related to the Western genre. Excerpt: "More than anything else that remark from such a man thrilled me with its subtle suggestion. He loved those beautiful horses. What wild rides he saw in his mind's eye! In cold calculation we perceived the wonderful possibilities never before experienced...