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In the wake of her mother's death, Cheryl Strayed's family scattered and her marriage was destroyed. Four years later, twenty-six years old with nothing to lose, Cheryl made the decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert to Washington State - alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker and the trail was little more than an idea. But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.

2) The overstory: a novel

Author

Powers, Richard

Language

English

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A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.

3) Thirst for justice: a novel

Author

Boyd, David R

Language

English

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NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
Summer Reading Challenge: Environmentalism Books

"Michael MacDougall is a talented trauma surgeon whose life in Seattle is slowly unraveling. Frustrated as an ER doctor and his marriage in trouble, he volunteers with a medical aid charity in the Congo. Soon disconsolate at the lives he cannot save in the desperate conditions of the region, he is shattered by a roadside confrontation with the mercenary Mai Mai that results in unthinkable losses. Back home in Seattle, he is haunted by his experiences...

4) A wolf called Wander

Author

Parry, Rosanne

Language

English

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"A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7"--

5) Pax

Author

Pennypacker, Sara

Language

English

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"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--

6) Wintering: the power of rest and retreat in difficult times

Author

May, Katherine

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

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"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...

7) Every soul a star: a novel

Author

Mass, Wendy

Language

English

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Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at the one place the Great Eclipse can be seen in totality, each carrying the burden of different personal problems, which become dim when compared to the task they embark upon and the friendship they find.

8) Daughter of the deep

Author

Riordan, Rick

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

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In this story inspired by Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school.

9) An immense world: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us

Author

Yong, Ed

Language

English

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"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...

10) The soul of an octopus: a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Language

English

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"In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death,...

11) Living fossils: survivors from Earth's distant past

Author

Hirsch, Rebecca E

Language

English

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"Blue-blooded crabs? Platypus that sting? One-hundred-year old reptiles? Meet some of nature's longest-surviving species! Discover the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history"--

12) The hidden life of trees: what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world

Author

Wohlleben, Peter

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.

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13) Great White Sharks

Author

London, Martha

Pub. Date

2019

Language

English

Description

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

This series introduces readers to some of the most exceptional creatures of the animal kingdom. Includes fun facts and what makes them unique and interesting from other animals. Features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.

14) World of wonders: in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments

Author

Nezhukumatathil, Aimee

Language

English

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"From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us"-- As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home, but no matter where she was transplanted she was able to turn to our world's fierce and funny creatures for guidance. The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not...

15) Stung: An Arthur Beauchamp Novel

Author

Deverell, William

Language

English

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eAudiobook, eBook

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Award—winning novelist William Deverell is back with a new Arthur Beauchamp legal thriller. Lawyer Arthur Beauchamp is facing the most explosive trial of his career: the defence of seven boisterous environmentalists accused of sabotaging an Ontario plant that pumps out a pesticide that has led to the mass death of honeybees. The story zigzags between Toronto, where the trial takes place, and Arthur's West Coast island home, where he finds himself...

16) How to do nothing: resisting the attention economy

Author

Odell, Jenny

Language

English

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Note to Shelf: May 2022
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
NYT - Paperback Nonfiction

"A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention--and our personal information--that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we've been too distracted to see about ourselves and our world Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity. doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance. So...

17) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Author

Kimmerer, Robin

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

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As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth...

18) Extreme Animal Rumble

Author

Pallotta, Jerry

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

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eBook, Kindle

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Be Kind: Books for School-Age Kids

Eighty fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series!

Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Ultimate Bug Rumble, Ultimate Jungle Rumble, Ultimate

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19) Pax, journey home

Author

Pennypacker, Sara

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

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It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have seen each other, but their paths cross again when Pax's kit falls desperately ill forcing him to turn to the one human he knows he can trust.

20) Beyond: Discoveries from the Outer Reaches of Space

Author

Paul, Miranda

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

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eBook, Kindle

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