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2) Orthodoxy
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Pub. Date
2005
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In G.K. Chesterton's celebrated work, "Orthodoxy," readers embark on an intellectual odyssey navigating the realms between skepticism and belief. Through personal narratives and philosophical paradoxes, Chesterton artfully constructs a compelling argument for orthodox principles.
Within these pages, Chesterton skillfully dissects intricate philosophical and theological inquiries, distilling their complexities into accessible insights. His eloquence...
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[2016]
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"Milo Andret, the genius who solved the Malosz Conjecture and won the Fields Medal for mathematics, had an unusual, even eerie mind from birth, but not until he moves to Berkeley in the 1970s to pursue a Ph.D. does he realize the extent of his singular talents. From the drug-soaked enclaves of beatnik California to the verdant lawns of Princeton University, from turbo-charged Wall Street to the quiet woods of Michigan, his reputation as one of the...
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Pub. Date
2006
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Banned in Russia, this book was deemed a threat to church and state. The culmination of a lifetime's thought, it espouses a commitment to Jesus's message of turning the other cheek. In a bold and original manner, Tolstoy shows his readers clearly why they must reject violence of any sort - even that sanctioned by the state or the church - and urges them to look within themselves to find the answers to questions of morality.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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Fifth-grader Nora is really a genius. It's true, but don't tell anyone. She gets average grades so she can forgo the pressure-cooker gifted program. But she gets one hundred percent fed up over testing and the fuss everyone makes about grades, she bring home a terrible report card just to prove a point.
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Max Einstein volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.
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Smartest kid in the universe volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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When seventh-grader Jake McQuade mistakes the world's first ingestible knowledge pills for jelly beans, he suddenly knows all about physics and geometry and can speak Swahili (though Spanish would be a lot more useful)--but his sort-of girlfriend Grace thinks they can use his new found brilliance to save their middle school from the new principal, who is conspiring to get it shut down.
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Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. On May 18, 1860, everyone waited for the results from the Republican National Convention. Lincoln won, Goodwin demonstrates, because of his extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men. It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents...
11) The perfect girl
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, Maria, is resolved to keep that devastating fact tucked far away from their new beginning, hiding the past even from her new husband and demanding Zoe do the same. Tonight Zoe is giving a recital that Maria has been planning for months. It needs to be...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 12
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Thirteen-year-old orphan Otto Malpense, identified as a boy with a special talent for villainy, is kidnapped and taken to the remote Higher Institute of Villainous Education, or H.I.V.E., where he is enrolled in a six-year training program and immediately begins formulating a plan to escape.
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Mysterious Benedict Society volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19
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Before there was a mysterious Menedit Society, there was simply a boy named Nicholas Benedit. Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.
15) Never say genius
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Genius Files volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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As their cross-country journey with their parents continues through the midwest, twins Coke and Pepsi, now thirteen, again face strange assassins at such places as the first McDonald's restaurant and Cedar Point amusement park.
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Genius Files volume 1
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.
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Find out about customs, history, and Islamic lawFrom faith, prayer, and fasting to charity and pilgrimage, understand Muslim lifeYou dont have to be Muslim to understand Islam. This friendly guide introduces you to the origins and practices of Islam, including the Five Pillars and life-cycle rituals. Youll discover the significance of Muhammad and the Quran and meet the various Islamic sects. Youll also see how Islam has adapted over time and read...
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Waylon volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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"Waylon, a boy with the mind of a scientific genius and the vulnerable heart of an eight year old, is trying to understand his older sister and deal with changes among the kids at school"--
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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"Is Christianity obsolete? Can an intelligent, educated person really believe the Bible? Or do the atheists have it right? Has Christianity been disproven by science, debunked as a force for good, and discredited as a guide to morality? ...author Dinesh D'Souza (What's So Great About America) looks at Christianity with a questioning eye, but treats atheists with equal skepticism. The result is a book that will challenge the assumptions of both believers...
20) Genius Camp
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Smartest kid in the universe volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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"The Smartest Kid in the Universe goes to genius camp in book two of this action-packed series from the New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library! Jake McQuade is the smartest kid in the universe—and he's back to defend his title! This time, he is heading off to a camp for geniuses sponsored by billionaire tech mogul (and brilliant inventor) Zane Zinkle. But genius camp is not like regular camp. There are limo buses,...