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Greystone Books
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English
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What’s worse than the failure of the health care system to adequately care for seniors? The fact that it’s actually doing them harm. In A Bitter Pill, Dr. John Sloan investigates the reasons why the medical community is unable to provide lasting health to seniors, concluding that incorrect assumptions have led to the current health crisis among the elderly. In a remarkable argument, Sloan contends that medical measures based in...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The beloved, #1 global bestseller by John Green, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and Turtles All the Way Down
“John Green is one of the best writers alive.” –E. Lockhart, #1 bestselling author of We Were Liars
“The greatest romance story of this decade.″ –Entertainment Weekly
#1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Wall...
“John Green is one of the best writers alive.” –E. Lockhart, #1 bestselling author of We Were Liars
“The greatest romance story of this decade.″ –Entertainment Weekly
#1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Wall...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog -- donning the moniker Technician -- to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the Commissioner's tyrannical laws.
Nathaniel Fremont, the Commissioner's son, has never had to fear the law. Determined to earn his father's respect, Nathaniel sets out to capture the Technician. But the more he learns about the outlaw, the more...
6) Partials
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Partials sequence volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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For fans of The Hunger Games, Battlestar Galactica, and Blade Runner comes the first book in the Partials Sequence, a fast-paced, action-packed, and riveting sci-fi teen series, by acclaimed author Dan Wells. Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials-engineered organic beings identical to humans-has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the...
7) If I Stay
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If I stay volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from Gayle Forman, author of Where She Went, Just One Day, and Just One Year.
In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she...
In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Featuring six real x-rays printed on mylar, Jessica's X-Ray is a unique and fun look inside our bodies and the world of x-rays written by a professional x-ray technologist who has worked extensively with children. In the book, kids follow Jessica, who has broken her arm, as she tours the hospital seeing x-ray rooms and looking at actual x-ray, CAT-scan, MRI and ultrasound images. These real x-ray images are printed on mylar so readers can see firsthand...
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English
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In this book, Alan Cassels discusses the most common and recommended types of screening and weighs the pros and cons of each. Do mammograms save lives? Is a colonoscopy necessary for everyone? Is it worth it to fork out thousands of dollars for a whole-body scan? This succinct yet authoritative guide cautions that we must embark on any type of screening with our eyes wide open and gives us the tools and information we need to make informed decisions...
11) Scared stiff
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Series
Mattie Winston mysteries volume 2
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English
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After discovering the dead body of Shannon Tolliver on Halloween night, Deputy Coroner Mattie Winston and her boss, Izzy, use their razor sharp medical skills to catch a clever killer who is trying to frame Shannon's ex-husband for the crime.
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Lost lords (Mary Jo Putney) volume 7
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English
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Daniel Herbert, after inheriting a title and estate from a distant relative, must enter society and seek a sensible wife who will allow him to pursue his medical calling, but instead finds himself drawn to a mysterious and beautiful woman called the Black Widow.
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English
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From surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine—and lives.
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should.
Through eye-opening research and gripping stories...
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should.
Through eye-opening research and gripping stories...
14) Fragments
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Series
Partials sequence volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 25
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English
Description
Author Dan Wells is back with the sequel to the sci-fi blockbuster Partials. After discovering the cure for RM, Kira Walker sets off on a terrifying journey into the ruins of post-apocalyptic America and the darkest desires of her heart in order to uncover the means-and a reason-for humanity's survival.
Dan Wells extends his richly imagined, gritty world and introduces new memorable characters in this second installment in the Partials Sequence....
15) Defy the Worlds
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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This is the thrilling and romantic sequel to Defy the Stars from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline.
An outcast from her home -- Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man ever created, Noemi Vidal dreams of traveling through the stars one more time. And when a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi gets her chance. As the only soldier to have ever left the planet,...
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English
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A quirky and heartfelt coming-of-age story about a teen girl with bipolar II who signs her failed magician father up to perform his legendary but failed illusion on live TV in order to make enough money to pay for the medications they need—from the author of Symptoms of Being Human. Perfect for fans of Adi Alsaid, David Arnold, and Arvin Ahmadi.
Sixteen-year-old Ellie Dante is desperate for something in her life to finally go right. Her father...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
Description
At the local hospital, a timid girl who volunteers with her dog Clementine in the pediatric ward, a boy volunteering as community service, and a popular girl hiding a dangerous medical condition, are brought together by Clementine at Christmas.
19) Illusionarium
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English
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What if the world holds more dangers-and more wonders-than we have ever known? And what if there is more than one world? From Heather Dixon, author of the acclaimed Entwined, comes a brilliantly conceived adventure that sweeps us from the inner workings of our souls to the far reaches of our imaginations. Jonathan is perfectly ordinary. But then-as every good adventure begins-the king swoops into port, and Jonathan and his father are enlisted to find...
20) Dead calm
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English
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As deputy medical examiner and homicide detective respectively, the couple are dispatched to a grisly crime scene at the Grizzly Motel, a seedy joint for illicit liaisons on the outskirts of Sorenson, Wisconsin. A man and woman are found dead next to each other in bed in what initially appears to be a grim but straightforward murder-suicide. An affair gone sour?
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