J. J Johnson
1) Believarexic
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An autobiographical novel in which fifteen-year-old Jennifer Johnson convinces her parents to commit her to the Eating Disorders Unit of an upstate New York psychiatric hospital in 1988, where the treatment for her bulimia and anorexia is not what she expects.
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Eight months after a freak accident took her best friend's life, Sara Jones is having trouble at home, at school, and with her boyfriend, but she gains an understanding of interconnectedness while working for Roy, an eccentric Christmas tree-farm owner dealing with his own tragedy.
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What happens when a girl, homeschooled by her counterculture mother, decides to spend her senior year in public school? First friendship, first love—and first encounters with the complexities of authority and responsibility.
Evie is different. Not just her upbringing—though that’s certainly been unusual—but also her mindset. She’s smart, independent, confident, opinionated, and ready to take on a new challenge:...
Evie is different. Not just her upbringing—though that’s certainly been unusual—but also her mindset. She’s smart, independent, confident, opinionated, and ready to take on a new challenge:...
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In two of the most renowned and historic venues in Harlem, Alexander Smalls and JJ Johnson dreamed up the Afro-Asian-American flavor profile. Braiding together the foods of the African diaspora and Asian influences with a distinctly New York sensibility, they present here for the first time more than one hundred recipes that go beyond just one place, taking you, in words from The New Yorker, "somewhere between Harlem and heaven.
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Exercises and Etudes for the Jazz Instrumentalist is a collection of original pieces by master trombonist/composer J.J. Johnson. Designed as study material and playable by any instrument, these pieces (the harmonies of which are based on well-known standards) run the gamut of the jazz experience, featuring common and uncommon time signatures and keys, and styles from ballads to funk. They are progressively graded so that both beginners and professionals...
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What if you discovered soda pop that gave you superpowers with each sip? Iggy Risner is back with another laugh out loud neighborhood adventure. However, this time the stakes are much higher. The discovery of a long-forgotten soda pop machine is about to turn the neighborhood on its end. Not only does the soda taste great- it gives every kid who drinks it: Superpowers. Flying Orange, Walkthrough Walls Root Beer and Invisible Grape. For Iggy, the...
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*** The 2023 Realm Award Winner for Best Middle Grade*** What if your snot came to life? Iggy Risner is back with another laugh out loud neighborhood adventure. However, this time the stakes have grown. The discovery of a set of strange handkerchiefs is about to turn the neighborhood upside down. Not only did they come from Mr. Chesterson's estate sale, but everyone who blows their nose on them discovers their snot coming to life.When the snot ball...
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How far would you go if you believed yourself to be the savior of the world? What lengths would you go to ensure that power stayed in your hands? In Fall of Edonia, many in power find themselves asking this question. While others seek to climb out of the gutter and rule. Both must wrestle with the allure of power and its temptation to corrupt even the noblest of pursuits. All these themes are more are explored in this epic tale. Below is the back...
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Cette fille différente, c'est Évie (on vous épargne son vrai nom, inventé par sa mère).
Elle a été scolarisée à domicile, dans une maison durable que sa mère et elle ont construite pour y vivre en autonomie, avec poules et vache.
Avant de s'inscrire dans l'université de ses rêves — Cornell, dans l'État de New York —, Évie souhaite fréquenter d'autres jeunes et se familiariser avec le système scolaire. C'est ainsi qu'elle débarque...
11) Compulsion
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On a rainy October evening, Pastor Vance Howard is hoping for a quiet evening at home. But that all changes with one phone call. Now he finds himself sitting high up on the town's water tower, drawn into a conversation with a suicidal man named Jake. A man who bring to light the horrors of Vance's own past. Horrors that cause Vance to question his faith, his sanity, and everything he thought he was capable of. Compulsion is the story that causes one...
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***2020 Realm Award Winner, Middle Grade Fiction*** Kids have wild imaginations: monsters under their beds, ghosts, the boogeyman, and everything in between.But sometimes, you have to stop and suspend your disbelief for a minute. The unthinkable may just be true for once.Iggy Risner is your typical wise-cracking twelve-year-old. When his younger brother, Oz, wakes him in the middle of the night claiming he heard a monster in the attic, Iggy takes...
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Get ready for another uproarious escapade with Iggy Risner and his zany crew! This time they're up against something far cooler-and creepier- than they've ever faced before.When a mysterious ice cream truck rolls into the neighborhood, kids are lining up for a taste of its icy delights. But beware! This isn't your ordinary soft serve. Anyone who takes a bite finds themselves under a hypnotic spell, triggered by a mesmerizing tune played through the...
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2023.
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"The Simple Art of Rice is a celebration of rice and the many cultures in which this life-giving grain takes pride of place at the center of every table. The recipes are influenced by global flavors from Asia to Europe, Africa to the Americas, and feature many of the world's favorite dishes. With Danica Novgorodoff, award-winning author Chef JJ Johnson takes readers on an informative and exciting culinary adventure that will help anyone master the...
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[2020]
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Did you know that the brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur that we know of today? That the kosmoceratops had fifteen horns and hooks on its head? That the spinosaurus is the only known dinosaur to spend most of its time swimming? Discover this and much more in Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide. Inside you'll find colorful dino pictures, fascinating scientific facts, dino experiments, and field notes about all your favorite dinosaurs!
17) Be-liev-a-rex-ic
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[2015]
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First edition.
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An autobiographical novel in which fifteen-year-old Jennifer Johnson convinces her parents to commit her to the Eating Disorders Unit of an upstate New York psychiatric hospital in 1988, where the treatment for her bulimia and anorexia is not what she expects.
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