Nightfall

Nightfall

Author: Jake Halpern

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0698405560

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The dark will bring your worst nightmares to light in this gripping and eerie survival story! On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every twenty-four hours—it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold and the shadows are growing long. Because sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders are frantically preparing to sail south, where they will wait out the long Night. Marin and her twin brother, Kana, help their anxious parents ready the house for departure. Locks must be taken off doors. Furniture must be arranged. Tables must be set. The rituals are puzzling—bizarre, even—but none of the adults in town will discuss why it has to be done this way. Just as the ships are about to sail, a teenage boy goes missing—the twins’ friend Line. Marin and Kana are the only ones who know the truth about where Line’s gone, and the only way to rescue him is by doing it themselves. But Night is falling. Their island is changing. And it may already be too late.


Faith and Passion

Faith and Passion

Author: Geoffrey Hill

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2024-08-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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The reader will find a collection of devotional style poems written by a hospital employee during the COVID period. Collections are divided into categories to help the reader develop a basic understanding of theology, morality, and an understanding of how to read the Bible, devotionally. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between faith and passion, in how our relationship with God shapes our personal relationships, because these relationships are internal, and not merely external experiences. An emphasis is placed on developing a devotional understanding of Scripture, as the living God will address issues and concerns we face in our daily lives. These interactions with Scripture give us an understanding of God and encouragement to handle daily struggles. A primary purpose of publishing the text is to bridge the gap between being a Christian and that of being gay. There is no internal conflict outside of idolatry and true moral character. However, evident within the church today, there are deep struggles. These may turn the gay Christian away from the faith and away from real moral character. Today the exclusion of single people in the church is experienced in quiet isolation, and even in public doctrine. There is no justification for exclusion. A Christian cannot remove compassion from faith in the name of doctrine, because faith is internal.


The Cosmos

The Cosmos

Author: Jay M. Pasachoff

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-08-12

Total Pages: 629

ISBN-13: 1107276950

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An exciting introduction to astronomy, the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe. Written by two highly experienced and engaging instructors, each chapter has been fully updated, with more than 200 new images throughout, including recent images from space missions and the world's best observatories. The newly redesigned text is organized as a series of stories, each presenting the history of the field, the observations made and how they fit within the process of science, our current understanding and what future observations are planned. Math is provided in boxes and easily read around, making the book suitable for courses taking either mathematical or qualitative approaches. New discussion questions encourage students to think widely about astronomy and the role science plays in our everyday lives and podcasts for each chapter aid studying and comprehension.


Beyond Romantic Ecocriticism

Beyond Romantic Ecocriticism

Author: A. Nichols

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-03-28

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0230117996

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Nichols chronicles the Enlightenment view of 'Nature' as static and separate from humans as it moved towards the Romantic 'nature' characterized by dynamic links among all living things. Engaging Romantic and Victorian thinkers, as well as contemporary scholarship, he draws new conclusions about 21st-century ideas of nature.


National Geographic Kids Ultimate Space Atlas

National Geographic Kids Ultimate Space Atlas

Author: Carolyn DeCristofano

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1426328028

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"This ... atlas takes readers through maps of the solar system, the Milky Way, and deep space, giving them a close look at and locations of planets, supernovas, and other universes. Sky maps will help kids spot these objects in the night sky and maps of planets and our solar system give the kind of ... detail that National Geographic is known for"--Amazon.com.


The Planiverse

The Planiverse

Author: A.K. Dewdney

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1461301998

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A classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe, written by a well-known author. Now brought back into print in this revised and updated edition, the book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, and clever, it will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans.


When My Sister Started Kissing

When My Sister Started Kissing

Author: Helen Frost

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0374303045

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A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2017 A 2017 BCCB Blue Ribbon Book A 2017 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids A 2017 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Pick for Middle School Readers A 2018 NCTE Notable Verse Novel A 2018 CCBC Choices Book Claire and Abi have always loved their summers at the lake house, but this year, everything's different. Dad and Pam, their stepmom, are expecting a new baby, and they've cleared out all of Mom's belongings to make room. And last summer, Abi was looking at boys, but this summer, boys are looking back at her. While Abi sneaks around, Claire is left behind to make excuses and cover up for her. Claire doesn't want her family to change, but there doesn't seem to be a way of stopping it. By the end of their time at the house, the two sisters have learned that growing up doesn't have to mean their family growing apart. WHEN MY SISTER STARTED KISSING is Helen Frost's beautiful novel-in-verse about summertime and coming of age. A Margaret Ferguson Book