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  Edna Ferber: Emma McChesney & Co...

  Edna Ferber

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  This is the final volume in the trilogy following the smart, stylish, divorced and independent businesswoman Emma McChesney in her career from stenographer, then drummer (traveling salesman) to owner of her own company. (The first was Roast Beef, Medium and the second Personality Plus).  
  Edna Ferber first gained success with these stories and later went on to write Show Boat, Giant and other hugely popular books. First published in 1915, Emma's son, Jock, has moved to Chicago with his new wife. Emma decides to sell in South America and proves she has not lost her magic touch. Emma gets involved in romance, saving a business and many other things. Emma symbolizes the ideal woman at the dawn of the twentieth century: sharp, capable, charming, and progressive.

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  Gymnastics Greatness - Tips for...

  Zane Ryder

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  Gymnastics is a sport that combines strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination. It has been a part of human culture for centuries, evolving from ancient Greek practices to the dynamic, highly specialized sport we know today. This chapter serves as an introduction to gymnastics, exploring its history, the different types of gymnastics, and the benefits it offers both physically and mentally. 
  The origins of gymnastics date back to ancient Greece, where it was practiced as a form of physical education and training for soldiers. It later evolved into a competitive sport with the introduction of modern gymnastics in the late 19th century. The sport gained widespread popularity, especially with the inclusion of gymnastics in the Olympic Games. Today, gymnastics includes disciplines such as artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline gymnastics, each with its own unique set of skills and techniques. Artistic gymnastics is the most well-known, featuring apparatus such as the floor, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam. Rhythmic gymnastics involves performing routines with props like ribbons and hoops, while trampoline gymnastics focuses on acrobatics performed on a trampoline. 
  Gymnastics is not only a sport of athleticism but also one that nurtures mental strength and discipline. It requires a high level of concentration, focus, and determination, which are essential in both training and competition. The process of learning gymnastics helps build resilience, as athletes often face challenges and setbacks before mastering a skill. The sport teaches the value of hard work, dedication, and perseverance, all while providing a platform for self-expression through movement.

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  Simon Fayter and the Eyes of Stone

  Austin J. Bailey

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  "Few are ready to face their fate when it comes suddenly upon them. One simply does one’s best…" 
  In this fourth installment of the Simon Fayter epic, our favorite overconfident boy genius delves deeper into the realms of magic and adventure than ever before, uncovers old secrets, and faces new fears and new threats. His adventure will take him to places he has never before imagined, and back to the beginning—to places he wished never to see again. 
  Reeling from the destruction of Tarinea, Simon is now stranded on a mysterious snow-covered moon to which the Turncoat has brought him for reasons unknown. Failure lies behind, and uncertainty lies ahead, but he is determined to persevere. He has but one bloodstone left to find, and then the tricky part: retrieving the two that Rone has stolen. With all fifty in hand, he must unite them before time runs out. Only then will he foil the evil plans of his greatest enemy, fulfill his destiny, and finally learn what it means to be the Fayter…

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  Revelation The (Animorphs #45)

  K. A. Applegate

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  Things were already really weird. Fighting aliens. Battling to have Earth. And still trying to be normal. Marco and the other Animorphs are almost used to it. But things are changing. The Yeerk invasion of Earth started out passively, secretly. But now, everything seems to be stepped up. Even Marco's father is talking about some top secret project at his job. Something about discovering Zero-space...Marco doesn't even know whether his father is a Controller. But he does know he's not going to let the Yeerks win this one. They've already got his mother. And Marco will do anything it takes to save his father. Anything...

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  Tourmaline and the City of Nowhere

  Ruth Lauren

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  Tourmaline's magic is no longer a secret, and everyone wants something from her, including her (potentially) villainous father. He wants her help on his mission to find the legendary City of Nowhere. But Tourmaline (along with her best friends George and Mai) has bigger things to deal with - Pellavere, her home, is in danger. When it turns out that her father's quest and the key to saving Pellavere could be linked, Tourmaline has a decision to make. But will the City of Nowhere have the solution to save her home? Or will it give her father the magical power he so desperately craves?

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  Raven's Gate

  Anthony Horowitz

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  This chilling NYT bestseller from Anthony Horowitz, "a master of edge-of-your-seat writing" (Booklist, starred) is "an exhilarating read" (Kirkus) that "should attract a strong following" (PW) 
    
  As punishment for a crime he didn't really commit, Matt was given a choice: go to jail or go live with an old woman named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling. He should have chosen jail. A strange and sinister plan is coming together made in Lesser Malling, with Matt at the center of it all. People who try to help him disappear … or die. It all ties to an evil place named Raven's Gate—a place whose destiny is horrifyingly intertwined with Matt's own.

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