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83) The submission
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a Muslim architect wins a blind contest to design a Ground Zero Memorial, a city of eleven million people takes notice. Waldman, a former bureau chief for the New York Times, explores a diversity of viewpoints around this fictional event, bringing in politicians, businessmen, journalists, activists, and normal people whose lives--whether by happenstance, choice, or even due to their country of origin--get caught up in the controversy. Incredibly,...
86) Magicalamity
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Tom is shocked to learn that he is a demisprite, half fairy and half mortal, and that he, aided by three fairy godmothers, must save his father, who is hiding in the fairy Realm, while safeguarding his mortal mother.
87) Scones & bones
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is lured into attending the Heritage Society's "Pirates and Plunder" soiree. But it's an antique diamond skull ring that gets plundered by someone who murders a history intern in the process. Theodosia knows she'll have to whet her investigative skills to find the killer among a raft of suspects.
Author
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
vi, 288 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Fort WOrth history is far more than the handful of familiar names that every true-blue Fort Worther hears growing up. The drama that is Fort Worth history contains other, less famous characters who played important roles, like Judge James Swayne, Madam Mary Porter, and Marshal Sam Farmer. Each has a story that deserves to be told.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
During the summer in the 1960s that he turns thirteen, a brilliant boy from a poor family develops an unlikely friendship with the Jewish jeweler in town; has his first romance; begins to think, as do most people in their Southern town, that his older brother murdered a popular boy from down the street; and distances himself from his father.
Publisher
Focal Point
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
511 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
An historical collection of the Society's best photographs-- from the time National Geographic's first editor and president began collecting pictures, until today--divided into four themes: "Wilderness, Exploration and Adventure"; "Wildlife" ; "Peoples, Cultures and Lifestyles"; and "Science and Climate Change." Includes two introductory essays and a one-hundred page appendix referencing the entire collection.
97) Fort Worth parks
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fort Worth sits on a blend of timber and prairie land that is transected by the Trinity River and its tributaries. These physical attributes invited the creation of parks to preserve scenic landscapes and to provide Fort Worth residents with access to nature. Generous land donations as well as the foresight of city leaders allowed for the acquisition of park land, particularly after the formation of the park department in 1909. Local architects and...
Author
Publisher
Insight Editions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
269 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Dallas Cowboys, presents a history of the storied franchise with memories from legendary players and coaches; reveals the "Golden Anniversary Team;" and provides a collection of photographs and artifacts.
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