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We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down

Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

By: Rachael Hanel

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We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down

Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

By: Rachael Hanel

Rachael Hanel’s name was inscribed on a gravestone when she was eleven years old. Yet this wasn’t at all unusual in her world: her father was a gravedigger in the small Minnesota town of Waseca, and death was her family’s business. Her parents were forty-two years old and in good health when they erected their gravestone—Rachael’s name was simply a branch on the sprawling family tree etched on the back of the stone. As she puts it: I grew up in cemeteries. And you don’t grow up in cemeteries—surrounded by headstones and stories, questions, curiosity—without becoming an adept and sensitive observer of death and loss as experienced by the people in this small town. For Rachael Hanel, wandering among tombstones, reading the names, and wondering about the townsfolk and their lives, death was, in many ways, beautiful and mysterious. Death and mourning: these she understood. But when Rachael’s father—Digger O’Dell—passes away suddenly when she is fifteen, she and her family are abruptly and harshly transformed from bystanders to participants. And for the first time, Rachael realizes that death and grief are very different. At times heartbreaking and at others gently humorous and uplifting, We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down presents the unique, moving perspective of a gravedigger’s daughter and her lifelong relationship with death and grief. But it is also a masterful meditation on the living elements of our cemeteries: our neighbors, friends, and families—the very histories of our towns and cities—and how these things come together in the eyes of a young girl whose childhood is suffused with both death and the wonder of the living.

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U of Minnesota Press

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081668684X

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9780816686841

Can You Survive an Earthquake?

An Interactive Survival Adventure

By: Rachael Hanel

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Can You Survive an Earthquake?

An Interactive Survival Adventure

By: Rachael Hanel

Describes the fight for survival during a major earthquake"--Provided by publisher.

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Capstone

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1429699795

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9781429699792

We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down

Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

By: Rachael Hanel

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Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

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Climate Fever

Stopping Global Warming

By: Rachael Hanel

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Climate Fever

Stopping Global Warming

By: Rachael Hanel

Earths climate is warming up, and its plants and animals are at risk. How will they survive the change in climate? What can you do to help? Send a petition. Eat organic. Buy in bulk. Turn off the lights. Even small changes can help preserve and protect the planet and its inhabitants. Join the Green Generation. Together we can make a world of difference.

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075654291X

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9780756542917

Samurai

By: Rachael Hanel

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Samurai

By: Rachael Hanel

Discusses the lives of samurai warriors and how they fought at the command of their masters for control of land and territory.

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The Creative Company

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1583415386

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9781583415382

The Japanese American Internment

An Interactive History Adventure

By: Rachael Hanel

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The Japanese American Internment

An Interactive History Adventure

By: Rachael Hanel

Put readers in the drivers seat with these interactive history books! Everything in these books happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE the path you take and what you do next. Readers will explore multiple perspectives and learn for themselves the valu

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114

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Capstone Classroom

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1429617659

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9781429617659

Life as a Knight

By: Rachael Hanel

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Life as a Knight

By: Rachael Hanel

As a knight in medieval Europe, you are sworn to uphold honor and protect the innocent. You bravely face dangerous battles, equipped only with your armor, sword, and superior fighting skills. Will you: Travel from France to the holy city of Jerusalem as part of the Crusades? Serve at the side of English King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War? Battle for your way of life in Germany during the Peasants' War?

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Raintree

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1474706835

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9781474706834

Can You Survive Antarctica?

By: Rachael Hanel

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Can You Survive Antarctica?

By: Rachael Hanel

You are surrounded by the vast, unforgiving landscape of the coldest place on Earth: Antarctica. Even during the summer months, bone chilling cold, raging blizzards, and treacherous ice threatens human survival. Will you join the race to be the first to reach the South Pole? Attempt to ski across the continent as part of an all-female expedition? Study Antarctic plant and animal life as a scientist at a research station? YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety or to doom.

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Raintree

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1406286389

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9781406286380

When Cesar Chavez Climbed the Umbrella Tree

By: Rachael Hanel

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When Cesar Chavez Climbed the Umbrella Tree

By: Rachael Hanel

Describes the childhood of Cesar Chavez and how his experiences shaped him into a preeminent labor organizer and leader.

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Picture Window Books

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151583042X

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9781515830429

Penguins

By: Rachael Hanel

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Penguins

By: Rachael Hanel

Introduces penguins, discussing the different species, physical characteristics, eating habits, behavior, habitats, mating rituals, and efforts being made to ensure their future.

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1583416587

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Love & Profanity

A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life

By: Rachael Hanel,Geoff Herbach

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Love & Profanity

A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life

By: Rachael Hanel,Geoff Herbach

A collection of short, true stories by well-known and up-and-coming YA authors on the teenage experience"--

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233

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Capstone Classroom

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1630790516

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9781630790516

Love & Profanity Special Edition

A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life

By: Rachael Teresa Hanel

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Love & Profanity Special Edition

A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life

By: Rachael Teresa Hanel

Love & Profanity features more than forty brief, brilliant, and unforgettable true stories from writers both renowned and on the rise. The special edition e-book also includes the winner and five finalists from the "Tell Your True Story" contest, sponsored by Switch Press and Wattpad, the world's largest community of readers and writers. In these stories you will discover strange and surprising scenes of people coming of age amidst the everyday intensity of teenage life. You will witness transformative moments arising from the mundane. And you will encounter the young adult in full splendor, humor, and horror.

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208

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1630790532

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9781630790530

Not the Camilla We Knew

One Woman's Life from Small-town America to the Symbionese Liberation Army

By: Rachael Hanel

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Not the Camilla We Knew

One Woman's Life from Small-town America to the Symbionese Liberation Army

By: Rachael Hanel

The mystery of how an ordinary Minnesota girl came to be, briefly, one of the most wanted domestic terrorists in the United States Behind every act of domestic terrorism there is someone’s child, an average American whose life took a radical turn for reasons that often remain mysterious. Camilla Hall is a case in point: a pastor’s daughter from small-town Minnesota who eventually joined the ranks of radicals like Sara Jane Olson (aka Kathleen Soliah) in the notorious Symbionese Liberation Army before dying in a shootout with Los Angeles Police in May 1974. How could a “good girl” like Camilla become one of the most wanted domestic terrorists in the United States? Rachael Hanel tells her story here, revealing both the deep humanity and the extraordinary circumstances of Camilla Hall’s life. Camilla’s childhood in a tight-knit religious family was marred by loss and grief as, one after another, her three siblings died. Her path from her Minnesota home to her final, radical SLA family featured years as an artist and activist—in welfare offices, political campaigns, union organizing, culminating in a love affair that would be her introduction to the SLA. Through in-depth research and extensive interviews, Hanel pieces together Camilla’s bewildering transformation from a “gentle, zaftig, arty, otherworldy” young woman (as one observer remarked), working for social change within the system, into a gun-wielding criminal involved in the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. During this time of mounting unrest and violence, Camilla Hall’s story is of urgent interest for what it reveals about the forces of radicalization. But as Hanel ventures ever further into Camilla’s past, searching out the critical points where character and cause might intersect, her book becomes an intriguing, disturbing, and ultimately deeply moving journey into the dark side of America’s promise.

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298

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U of Minnesota Press

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1452968322

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9781452968322

Ancient Rome

By: Rachael Hanel

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Ancient Rome

By: Rachael Hanel

Since 753 BC, ancient Rome has been the center of the Roman Empire. The powerful civilization has made advances in engineering, art, and architecture. Its citizens, especially the wealthy ones, enjoy many freedoms. Will you: Choose between politics and business as a wealthy Roman man? Explore your options as a young woman of Rome? Experience the siege of Rome as a Roman peasant?

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Raintree

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147470655X

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9781474706551

When Cesar Chavez Climbed the Umbrella Tree

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When Cesar Chavez Climbed the Umbrella Tree

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Describes the childhood of Cesar Chavez and how his experiences shaped him into a preeminent labor organizer and leader.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By: Rachael Hanel

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By: Rachael Hanel

Examines the events leading up to the conflict between Jews and Palestinians that has lasted from Biblical times to present and surveys the world both before and after the event.

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The Creative Company

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1583415483

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9781583415481

The Japanese American Internment

An Interactive History Adventure

By: Rachael Hanel

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The Japanese American Internment

An Interactive History Adventure

By: Rachael Hanel

Describes the events surrounding the internment of Japanese Americans in relocation centers during World War II. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of Japanese internees and Caucasians.

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Capstone

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1429613580

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9781429613583

You Choose: Can You Survive Collection

By: Rachael Hanel,Allison Lassieur,Matt Doeden

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You Choose: Can You Survive Collection

By: Rachael Hanel,Allison Lassieur,Matt Doeden

You choose what to do in three life-or-death experiences. You choose what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety ... or to your doom!"--Page 4 of cover.

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329

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1515790819

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9781515790815

Climate Fever

Stopping Global Warming

By: Rachael Hanel

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Climate Fever

Stopping Global Warming

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Learn how to do your part to help stop global warming.

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0756542464

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9780756542467

Identity Theft

By: Rachael Hanel

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Identity Theft

By: Rachael Hanel

This engaging series examines various controversial topics present in today's society.

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148

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Marshall Cavendish

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0761449019

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9780761449010

You Choose: Can You Survive an Earthquake?

An Interactive Survival Adventure

By: Rachael Teresa Hanel

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You Choose: Can You Survive an Earthquake?

An Interactive Survival Adventure

By: Rachael Teresa Hanel

You're in the middle of one of the most unpredictable natural disasters an earthquake. No place is safe as the ground shudders, shakes, and splits. How will you survive as the world crashes around you? Will you: Experience an earthquake far from civilization in rural Alaska? Be trapped in a large U.S. city during an earthquake? Fight to survive during an earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that follows it?

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104

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147654235X

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9781476542355

You Choose: Can You Survive Collection

By: Rachael Hanel,Allison Lassieur,Matt Doeden

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You Choose: Can You Survive Collection

By: Rachael Hanel,Allison Lassieur,Matt Doeden

You choose what to do in three life-or-death experiences. You choose what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety ... or to your doom!"--Page 4 of cover.

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1515790819

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Identity Theft: Private Battle or Public Crisis?

By: Erin L. McCoy,Rachael Hanel

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Identity Theft: Private Battle or Public Crisis?

By: Erin L. McCoy,Rachael Hanel

As internet use and global connectivity have skyrocketed, so too has identity theft. Even though hundreds of millions of people are affected every year by this crime, it remains unclear whose role it is to promote cybersecurity and investigate and prosecute identity theft in the United States. This book explains how identity theft, data breaches, and fraud occur, how to protect oneself against these threats, and what obstacles U.S. law enforcement faces as it seeks to fight back. Full-color photographs, a glossary, and sidebars help readers comprehend this complex issue, which is more pressing than ever for children and young adults.

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Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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1502643227

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9781502643223

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