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English
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Ellie Fields accepts a teaching job in tiny Bernadette, Louisiana deep in bayou country to escape the familiarity of her Alabama home. Though suspicious of outsiders, most of the people come to appreciate the young schoolteacher as a boon to the town. She's soon teaching just about everyone -- and comes up against opposition from both the school board and a politician with ulterior motives. When Ellie meets a Cajun fisherman named Raphe, he introduces...
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious world of alligator poaching and its larger than life Floridian characters To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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In order for Tumble Wilson and Blue Montgomery to fix their ancestors' mistakes and banish the bad luck that has followed them around for all of their lives, they must face Munch, the mysterious golden alligator who cast the curse centuries ago.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone . . . until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout and wont stop bugging her! Much to Allys annoyance, this super talkative bird likes to sing all the time and has chose a nearby tree to build his new nest. Even worse, Beak insists he and Ally will be best friends. In fact, he has all kinds of friendship goals in mind, and it seems nothing Ally says will convince him that shed rather be...
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