Middle

What I Call Life

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When Cal Lavender's mother has an unfortunate "episode" in the library, a police officer takes Cal to the "Pumpkin House"—a group home where Cal must stay until her mother is able to care for her again. Stranded with four hurt, troubled girls and an eccentric old woman known as "the Knitting Lady", Cal thinks this can't possibly be her real life. Or can it?

Stop the Train!

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On March 23, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed a proclamation opening two million acres of Oklahoma land to settlement. A month later, with a teeming crush of pioneers, the Oklahoma Land Rush was on.

Disappearing Act

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What do you do when your mother disappears and a strange man starts stalking you? If you're Kevin and Holly Kidd, you try to lose yourself in the wacky world of Venice Beach, California, where boardwalk entertainers do everything from juggling watermelons to telling fortunes as they try to make a living. Soon Kevin and Holly are making a new home among these larger-than-life characters. But just when Holly seems set to achieve her dream of starring in an opera, their stalker reappears, more menacing than ever. What is he after? And how can Kevin save the show—and his sister?

The Girls

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Maya thought she had the greatest friends in the world. But suddenly, BAM!, she's out of the group, with no idea of why her friends have dropped her. The listener will find out, though, as the story of why Maya has been shunned unfolds through five skillfully intertwined, sometimes scorching, first person narratives.

With uncanny precision and unsparing accuracy, Amy Goldman Koss explores the world of middle school cliques, and exposes the "mean girl" phenomenon in this insightful look at the real world behind the headlines.

The Metric System (2006)

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Four 20-minute videos about the Metric system:

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

01:20

Time Life's Lost Civilizations (1995)

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This set of 4 DVD's contains a collection of 10 programs spanning seven thousand years of history. Below are a list of the titles included and a synopsis of each.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

08:20

Ghosts in the Hall: The Aftermath of Bullying (2004)

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Ghosts in the hall explores teen bullying and the impact of cruel labeling. It is the second episode in the unique Maple Ave Series, which focuses on the inner lives of teens and their families. Building on the promise of the series' award-wining pilot, Jenny's Reasons, this program probes the troubles psyche of one student who reaches the edge of violence.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:23

Ghosts in the Hall: The Aftermath of Bullying

Tales of Wonder I and II: Traditional Native American Stories for Children (2004)

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Replaced VHS copy with this DVD. Tales of Wonder I and II is a two hour enchanting collection of Indian stories and legends handed down from generation to generation. Entertainment for the whole family. 18 stories in all!

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

Length:

01:20

Tales of Wonder I and II: Traditional Native American Stories for Children

Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place

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Virginia Lee Burton was one of the most significant and groundbreaking author/illustrators of the 20th Century.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

00:30

Rosa

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history.

Author:

Giovanni, Nikki

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

Length:

00:14

Middle

What I Call Life

Stop the Train!

Disappearing Act

The Girls

The Metric System (2006)

Time Life's Lost Civilizations (1995)

Ghosts in the Hall: The Aftermath of Bullying (2004)

Tales of Wonder I and II: Traditional Native American Stories for Children (2004)

Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place

Rosa

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