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H. P. Newquist
This nonfiction book surveys roughly five centuries of chocolate’s history. It covers how chocolate is grown and prepared, its different uses, and the products made from it. Archival photographs, graphs, and maps appear throughout, with extensive back matter offering further material. The focus is the development and many forms of chocolate over time.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Death on the River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Amazon AdventureSamantha SeipleThis account follows Theodore Roosevelt’s dangerous expedition through Brazil’s Amazon region. In October 1913, after arriving in Rio de Janeiro during a South American tour, the twenty-sixth U.S. president undertakes a journey on a perilous, previously unmapped river. The book recounts the expedition and includes archival photographs, maps, charts, a timeline, source notes, and an index. Its focus is Roosevelt’s Amazon adventure and the river he helped chart.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SliderPete HautmanDavid has charged $2,000 to his mother’s credit card by accident and hopes to make amends. To earn the prize money, he enters the Super Pigorino Bowl, a competitive pizza-eating contest. He trains to improve his speed while also keeping an eye on his younger brother, Mal. Family and friendship difficulties add pressure to David’s attempt to solve the problem.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 660LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The DisappearancesEmily Bain MurphyIn Aila’s New England town, people believe that her family is behind a series of unexplained disappearances. Aila looks for answers in clues left by her deceased mother, hoping to learn what has caused the losses and why the town suspects her family. Her search connects a private loss with a community’s unanswered mystery and her family’s reputation in the town.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details