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1) The partner
Author
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then he stole ninety million dollars from his own firm—and ran for his life.
“One terrific book—smart, fast, stingingly satiric, and almost criminally entertaining.”—Entertainment Weekly
For four years Patrick Lanigan evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who...
“One terrific book—smart, fast, stingingly satiric, and almost criminally entertaining.”—Entertainment Weekly
For four years Patrick Lanigan evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who...
3) The games
Author
Series
Private novels volume 12
Language
English
Description
Two years after averting disaster while overseeing security for the World Cup, Jack Morgan, the head of international investigation firm Private, returns to Rio to secure the Olympics, only to confront a Brazilian saboteur who is hatching a lethal plot.
"Beautiful white-sand beaches, gorgeous women, and stunning natural beauty...Sounds like heave on earth, but to Jack Morgan, head of the renowned international security firm Private, it's a place...
4) Brazil
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An overview of Brazil's business, government, and daily life. Includes many color photos, several activities, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Lexile measure
NC 840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join intrepid explorer Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel to one of the world's most fascinating countries: Brazil! The book includes chapters on Brazilian history, geography, cities, people, and food, as well as visiting some of the most famous places of this unique country, such as the Iguącu Falls and the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro" -- Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A young veteran of the US Army, River Roulet is struggling to shake the horrors of his past. War is behind him, but the memories remain. Desperate to distract himself from the images haunting him daily, River abandons the world he knows and flees to the country he's always dreamed of visiting: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is everything he hoped for and more. In the lead-up to Carnaval, the city is alight with music, energy, and life. With a few friends...
Author
Series
Pike Logan thriller volume 14
Language
English
Description
"Pike Logan and the Taskforce were once the apex predators, an unrivaled hunting machine that decimated those out to harm the United States, but they may have met their match. While Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill prepare to join their team on a counter-terrorist mission in the triple frontier--the lawless tri-border region where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay meet--they are targeted in Charleston, South Carolina. A vicious explosion kills a friend,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2004
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (72 p.) : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to Brazilian cooking, featuring traditional recipes for Brazilian pork chops, black bean stew, and codfish bites. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs, and people of this South American nation.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Schuyler Van Alen's blood legacy has just been called into question: Is the young woman in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? When one of the Gates of Hell is breached by the Silver Bloods, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil - the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for a rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest. I'd encounter alligators, snakes, piranhas, and other dangers on my way. Holey cheese! What an adventure!" -- Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
1926
Physical Desc
xxv, 411 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1914, with the well-wishes of the Brazilian government, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States; his son, Kermit; and Colonel Rondon travel to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. While in Brazil, Theodore is also tasked with a "zoogeographic reconnaissance" of the local wilderness for the archives of the Natural History Museum of New York. In addition to the perils of the incredibly difficult and dangerous terrain,...
12) Dilma Rousseff
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of former president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff, discussing her poor upbringing, her education, her protests of the military controlled government in the 1970s, and how her dreams of economic improvement for Brazilians helped lead to her election in 2011. Includes a fact blurbs, photographs, glossary, a timeline, and resources for further reading.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A reimagining of Teddy and Kermit Roosevelt's ill-fated 1914 Amazon expedition--a psychological twist on the smart historical thriller that first put Louis Bayard on the map. The setting is 1914 at Brazil's Rio da Dúvida, the River of Doubt. Plagued by hunger and suffering the lingering effects of malaria, Theodore Roosevelt, his son Kermit, and the other members of the now-ravaged Roosevelt-Rondon scientific expedition are traveling deeper and...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Maia D'Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, 'Atlantis'--a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva--having been told that their beloved father, who adopted them all as infants, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalizing clue to her true heritage--a clue that takes Maia, the eldest, across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once there, she begins to piece together...
16) Lea dives in
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016].
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
151 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Lea Clark takes a family trip to Brazil where she learns to overcome her fear of the ocean and meets a new friend who inspires her to embrace the thrills and beauty of Brazil.
17) Pelé
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (106 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Think you know all there is to know about Pelé? Well, did you know that Pelé played in his first World Cup tournament at the age of seventeen? Did you know that in 1967, both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos? Did you know that Pelé has scored more than 1,200 goals in his professional career? Born into poverty in Três Corações, Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento...
18) Brazil
Author
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, culture, and people of Brazil.
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
Rare Earth Frontiers is a work of human geography that serves to demystify the powerful elements that make possible the miniaturization of electronics, green energy and medical technologies, and essential telecommunications and defense systems. Julie Michelle Klinger draws attention to the fact that the rare earths we rely on most are as common as copper or lead, and this means the implications of their extraction are global. Klinger excavates the...
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 252
Language
English
Description
Tony and Brenda Last and their son, John Andrew, live an idyllic life in the huge Victorian house that is the symbol of Tony's family pride. The chance arrival of a penniless scrounger irrevocably shatters the gentle balance of their lives.