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Books in True Adventure Stories series

  • TRUE GHOST STORIES

    Terry Deary

    Paperback (SCHOLASTIC POINT, March 15, 1995)
    128 pages. Nine stories, b&w illustrations.
  • Polar

    Paul Dowswell

    Paperback (Usborne Publishing Ltd, )
    None
  • Plague and Pestilence: Deadly Diseases That Changed the World

    Margrete Lamond

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Describes a variety of epidemics, from bubonic plague to Lyme disease, and discusses ways people have explained them, attempts to treat them, the effects they have had on history, their causes, and how diseases have traveled the world.
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  • The Story Behind Gravity

    Sean Stewart Price

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, )
    None
  • The Story Behind Silk

    Ann Weil

    Paperback (Raintree, March 6, 1707)
    How is silk made? Why was the secret of silk kept for so long? What was the Silk Road? To uncover the hidden facts behind everyday things, explore the secrets of True Stories. True Stories reveals the surprising truth about a range of subjects. Discover everything you could wish to know, and some things you'll wish you didn't, about a huge range of topics!
  • The Story Behind Chocolate

    Sean Stewart Price

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, )
    None
  • Fire! in Yellowstone: A True Adventure

    Robert Ekey

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Dec. 1, 1989)
    Discusses the 1988 fire that ravaged nearly one million acres of the park, and explains the two sides to the controversy over letting nature take its course
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  • The Story Behind Bread

    Elizabeth Raum

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, )
    None
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  • Pirates

    lethbridge-lucy

    Paperback (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2007)
    Rare Book
  • Robinson Crusoe

    Tivola Electronic Publishing

    CD-ROM (Tivola Electronic Pub, May 1, 2001)
    None
  • Hurricane!: The Rage of Hurricane Andrew

    Patricia Lantier-Sampon

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Text and photographs depict the destruction caused in southern Florida in 1992 by Hurricane Andrew.
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  • Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters To Their Teen Selves

    Eds. E. Kristin Anderson, Miranda Kenneally

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Oct. 30, 2012)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of advice and reflections by more than 70 popular young adult authors who reveal personal experiences from their teen years shares recommendations on topics ranging from abuse and relationships to bullying and body issues. Contributors include Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, Nancy Holder and many others.