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Books in I Survived True Stories series

  • Mysterious Ruins

    Natalie Jane Prior, John Nicholson

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Nov. 16, 1994)
    None
  • The Story Behind Wool

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 1, 2011)
    What are the different types of wool? How was wool used in Medieval Times? What is the future of wool? 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!
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  • Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves

    E. Kristin Anderson, Miranda Kenneally, Julia Whelan, MacLeod Andrews

    Audio CD (Brilliance Audio, Oct. 1, 2013)
    Growing pains are an essential part of teenage life, for better and for worse. Some “mistakes” turn into positive, life-changing experiences, and some apparent triumphs seem, in retrospect, like low points. Some first kisses leave you feeling on top of the world, and others can make you want to hide under a rock. In Dear Teen Me, your favorite YA authors — including Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, Tom Angleberger, and Carrie Jones — revisit critical moments from their young lives and offer advice and guidance to their teenage selves. Listen to find out...• Who had a really bad first kiss?• Who found her true love at 18?• Who wishes she’d had more fun in high school instead of studying so hard?• And who skipped prom to go to a Grateful Dead concert, only to wind up stranded and alone?The letters cover a wide range of topics, including physical abuse, body issues, bullying, friendship, love, and enough insecurities to fill an auditorium. Some authors focus on a hilarious mistake or one especially big day, others offer words of hope for desperate times. So whether you’re a theater kid, a band geek, a bad boy, a good girl, a loner, a stoner, a nerd, or a jock, you’ll find friends — and a lot of familiar faces — in Dear Teen Me.
  • Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves

    E. Kristin Anderson, Miranda Kenneally, Julia Whelan, MacLeod Andrews

    MP3 CD (Brilliance Audio, Oct. 30, 2012)
    Growing pains are an essential part of teenage life, for better and for worse. Some “mistakes” turn into positive, life-changing experiences, and some apparent triumphs seem, in retrospect, like low points. Some first kisses leave you feeling on top of the world, and others can make you want to hide under a rock. In Dear Teen Me, your favorite YA authors — including Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, Tom Angleberger, and Carrie Jones — revisit critical moments from their young lives and offer advice and guidance to their teenage selves. Listen to find out...• Who had a really bad first kiss?• Who found her true love at 18?• Who wishes she’d had more fun in high school instead of studying so hard?• And who skipped prom to go to a Grateful Dead concert, only to wind up stranded and alone?The letters cover a wide range of topics, including physical abuse, body issues, bullying, friendship, love, and enough insecurities to fill an auditorium. Some authors focus on a hilarious mistake or one especially big day, others offer words of hope for desperate times. So whether you’re a theater kid, a band geek, a bad boy, a good girl, a loner, a stoner, a nerd, or a jock, you’ll find friends — and a lot of familiar faces — in Dear Teen Me.
  • The Story Behind Gold

    Elizabeth Raum

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, )
    None
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  • Monsters and Creatures of the Night

    Sue Bursztynski

    Paperback (Unwin Hyman, June 1, 1994)
    Discusses the origins and facts of stories about monsters, werewolves, fairies, sea monsters, and dragons
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  • The Story Behind Toilets

    Elizabeth Raum

    Paperback (Raintree Paperbacks, Aug. 16, 2010)
    Comprehensive and cross-curricular information on a range of topics drawn from the science, geography, technology and history curricula.
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  • The Story Behind Wool

    Christin Ditchfield

    Paperback (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Nov. 1, 2012)
    This series offers detailed, high-interest resources for project and curriculum work across the entirety of the KS2 curriculum including science, geography, technology, history, arts, social sciences, and mathematics.
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  • Caves, Graves and Catacombs: Secrets from Beneath the Earth

    Natalie Jane Prior

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, March 1, 1997)
    Describes various underground phenomena, including caves, volcanoes, burial customs, underground buildings, mining, waste disposal, legends and traditions of underground life, and related subjects
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  • Wrecked!: Mysteries and Disasters at Sea

    Jan Bassett

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin Children's Books, )
    None
  • Story Behind Water

    Christin Ditchfield

    Hardcover (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2011)
    What is water? What are the three forms of water? And how can we conserve water for the future? 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!
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  • Incredible Journeys: Adventures into the Unknown

    Rick Wilkinson

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Tells true stories about mountaineers, cavers, jungle explorers, and aviators, exploring active volcanoes, wild seas, and uncharted territories
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