Spacer and Rat
Spacer and Rat

Author: Margaret Bechard

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2014-06-24

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1466874341

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Jack knows who belongs out in the Black. And who doesn't -- until Kit comes walking into the pub and changes everything he believes about the Black, about the people who live there, about what it takes to be a human being. Margaret Bechard had set out to write an adventure story with laser guns and spaceships. Then, she says, "there was a big step and a long fall off a cliff while I realized that my characters didn't want to do the stuff I had in my mind; they had plans of their own." The result: Spacer and Rat, a fast-paced space adventure and a short story about human feeling and growing up -- science fiction for those who love SF; riveting fiction for those who don't.

Listening for Lions
Listening for Lions

Author: Gloria Whelan

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0061975850

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A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influenza, she is left vulnerable to her family’s malicious neighbors. Surrounded by greed and lies, Rachel is entangled in a criminal scheme and sent to England, where she's forced into a life of deception. Like the lion, she must be patient and strong, awaiting the moment when she can take control of her own fate—and find her way home again at last. Named one of New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, this tale of a strong young heroine “in the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett” (School Library Journal), by award-winning master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan, is a perfect read for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.

Hanging on to Max
Hanging on to Max

Author: Margaret Bechard

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-12

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0689862687

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When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone.

Best Books for Young Adults
Best Books for Young Adults

Author: Holly Koelling

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2007-08-13

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 0838935699

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This is a classic, standard resource for collection building and on-the-spot readers advisory absolutely indispensable for school and public libraries.

The Nucleolus
The Nucleolus

Author: Mark O. J. Olson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-08-03

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9780306478734

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As the first comprehensive overview of the nucleolus since 1985, The Nucleolus covers our current understanding of the cell nucleolus, including its role in ribosome assembly and its additional newly-discovered activities. The eighteen chapters have been written by experts who are actively engaged in research on the nucleolus and have an in depth review of the following topics: - nucleolar ultrastructure and dynamics, - behavior during mitosis, - ribosomal DNA gene and chromatin structure, - pre-ribosomal RNA transcription, - processing and modification, - ribosome assembly, - small nucleolar RNAs, - proteomics and non-traditional functions of the nucleolus. Separate chapters are also provided for yeast and higher eukaryotes on many topics. The Nucleolus will appeal not only to scientists directly engaged in nucleolar research, but also those working in related areas such as gene expression, protein biosynthesis, ribosome structure, transcription, chromatin structure, molecular genetics and the structure and functions of the cell nucleus in general.

Doctor Rat
Doctor Rat

Author: William Kotzwinkle

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1497620635

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This World Fantasy Award winner in the vein of Animal Farm delves into a lab worthy of a mad Nazi scientist—but run by a brilliantly sadistic rodent. In the annals of American literature, there has never been a character quite like Doctor Rat, PhD. From one of the most indispensable storytellers in speculative fiction, this biting satire introduces a narrator of learned charm and humor, and a twisted logic that is absolutely chilling. Doctor Rat is a credit to his species. A survivor of the most refined scientific experiments, now removed from the maze, he has become a valued and productive member of the academic community. When he must administer a lethal dose, he comforts his fellow rats with his compassionate slogan: “Death is freedom.” But everything changes when animals worldwide begin to rebel, refusing to accept their proper places in the natural order of things: as test subjects, pets, or food. And only Doctor Rat has the courage to defend mankind from the ungrateful animal kingdom. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “dazzlingly original” and “occasionally quite beautiful,” Doctor Rat is a sly and stylish indictment of fanaticism in mice and men. “A truly imaginative impresario . . . [Doctor Rat] teases your conscience with educated wit and versatile improvisation, not to mention the casual flick of the tail about to be cut off.” —Kirkus Reviews

The Stainless Steel Rat Goes To Hell
The Stainless Steel Rat Goes To Hell

Author: Harry Harrison

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1996-10-15

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0312860633

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Outlaw Jim diGriz searches for his wife, abducted while returning from a trip to heaven, a search that takes him to hell where he meets man-eating devils. The setting is a planet from where you can visit heaven.

A Billion Days Of Earth
A Billion Days Of Earth

Author: Doris Piserchia

Publisher: Gateway

Published: 2015-04-30

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0575133589

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The Earth teemed with life of all kinds, and many besides man had intelligence and the gift of speech. But chaos ruled. And violence. And despair. Then, in the Valley of the Dead, Sheen first entered the world, and all of the life would bend to the might of the Supreme One before the final push to the stars.

Rodents
Rodents

Author: Edwin J. Atencio

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 1483282198

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Rodents