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• A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants

  Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds

  Hirsch, Rebecca E.,

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  Should you encounter any of the plants in this book, do not treat them lightly. They can kill you. Or cause you unbearable agony. Or land you in jail. Consider yourself warned.

• A Magical Guide to Plants

  Folklore, History and Spells

  Lawrence, Sandra,

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  For thousands of years, plants have been used to heal and soothe. Discover the amazing power within a humble leaf, a bud, seed, petal, and stem, and how our ancestors feared or revered flowers and herbs. From the mandrake that bestows luck to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fascinating Fungi

  Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers

  Kenney, Karen Latchana,

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  From helping bread rise to capturing pollutants, fungi can do many incredible and even unexpected things. Explore the world of fungi, including strange sights, medicine, underground webs, and more.

• The Forgotten Teachers

  How Nature Wrote the Story of Life

  Isett, Brian,

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  The Forgotten Teachers charts the evolution of life on Earth under the mentorship of six teachers: Ocean, Air, Theia, Sun, Plants, and Symbionts. Ideas from the field of evolutionary biology guide this factual yet mythopoetic exploration of life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953-

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  Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

• Death in the Jungle

  Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

  Fleming, Candace,

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  A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, a book including first-person accounts follows Jim Jones from humble origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bones of Birka

  Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior

  Surrisi, C. M.,

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  When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are in fact female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Science and the Ske?tic

  Discerning Fact From Fiction

  Zimmer, Marc

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  Fake news, pseudoscience, and quackery have become scourges, spreading through society from social media all the way to Congress. Far too many people have become distrustful of real science. Even those who still trust science no longer know what to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sixth Extinction

  An Unnatural History

  Kolbert, Elizabeth,

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  Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• America Redux

  Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History

  Aberg-Riger, Ariel,

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  America Redux explores the themes that create our shared sense of American identity and interrogates the myths we've been telling ourselves for centuries.

• The Girl From the West

  Uehashi, Nahoko,

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  The vast Umar Empire has flourished for centuries thanks to the miraculous Ohaleh rice, a sacred grain brought by the first Empress Kokun from a distant land. When a mysterious infestation strikes, famine spreads, and the empire begins to crumble.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Call Me Iggy

  Aguirre, Jorge Augusto

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  Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dinosaur Sanctuary. Vol. 1

  木下いたる,

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  Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide--until a certain terrible…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ash's Cabin

  Wang, Jen, 1984-

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  Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis and other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Poison Heart

  Bayron, Kalynn

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  Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, including poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.

• What the River Knows

  a Novel

  Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist)

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  Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vesuvius

  Biehn, Cass,

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  Clever thief Felix seizes an opportunity to steal a helmet in Pompeii. Felix discovers the helmet is not only a priceless artifact but a relic of the god Mercury. When Felix touches it, pieces of his forgotten past begin to simmer. Loren, an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Wars

  a Novel

  Evan, Erin,

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  Sixteen-year-old Molly is delighted to be interning at a dig in Montana, and she can't wait to get her hands dirty in the fossil bed. The seemingly simple summer takes a turn for the dramatic after Molly spots a skeleton unlike anything that has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lion's Legacy

  Rosen, Lev AC

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  Seventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo's life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and all his friends know about it. So when his father, a famous archaeologist whom he hasn't seen in two years, shows up unexpectedly and offers to take…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughter of the Pirate King

  Levenseller, Tricia

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  When her father, the ruthless pirate king, discovers that a legendary treasure map can be found on an enemy ship, his daughter Alosa knows that there's only one pirate for the job: herself. Leaving behind her beloved ship and crew, Alosa…Read moreRead more of this annotation