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STEM projects in Minecraft

Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is the winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were

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2) The unofficial guide to engineering in Minecraft

Author

Keppeler, Sam

Series

Publisher

The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Pub. Date

2019

Language

English

Description

Book, Compact Disc, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Why do people build with arches? Why do we use stone in some places and wood in others? What's a foundation? How do you plan a road or construct a bridge? The answers to these questions can help gamers in Minecraft and in the real world! Through building their own structures and systems in Minecraft, young readers and gaming fans will learn about the past and present of human engineering, with a vision toward the future.

3) The Three Musketeers

Author

Dumas, Alexandre

Series

Three musketeers series volume 1
D'Artagnan Romances

Language

English

Formats

Description

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

When young d'Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he is challenged to a duel with not one but three of the king's musketeers. But Athos, Prothos and Aramis become his trusted friends as he tries to prove himself worthy of becoming a fourth Musketeer.

4) Sapphique

Author

Fisher, Catherine

Series

Incarceron

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14

Language

English

Formats

Description

After his escape from the sentient prison, Incarceron, Finn finds that the Realm is not at all what he expected, and he does not know whether he is to be its king, how to free his imprisoned friends, or how to stop Incarceron's quest to be free of its own nature.

5) Artemis Fowl: the eternity code

Author

Colfer, Eoin

Series

Artemis Fowl series volume 3

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10

Language

English

Formats

Book, eComic, Sound Disc

Description

After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

6) Windows 10 for dummies

Author

Rathbone, Andy

Series

For dummies

Language

English

Formats

Description

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Get productive with Windows 10. Windows 10 keeps your PC running, organizes your files, and provides a platform to run your important applications. In short, it's the brain and heart of your computer. Grab this book to get to know Windows 10 a little better. Fully updated to cover the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, this guide offers simple steps and friendly advice to help you take control of Windows 10. Learn how to manage files and applications,...

7) Trapped in a video game : Book 1

Author

Brady, Dustin

Series

Trapped in a video game volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

Description

Book, eAudiobook, Sound Recording

After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of being in the game, but pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they cannot leave the game.

8) The call of Earth

Author

Card, Orson Scott

Series

Homecoming saga volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16

Language

English

Formats

Description

A powerful computer, the Oversoul, has the task of governing human affairs on the planet Harmony and needs to be repaired. Moozh, a great warrior, flouts the Oversoul. Can anyone stop him or will the planet fall?

9) Slenderman: online obsession, mental illness, and the violent crime of two midwestern girls

Author

Hale, Kathleen

Language

English

Formats

Description

21st century skills innovation library. Unofficial guides
21st Century Skills Innovation Library Unofficial Guides

"The first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the American judicial system, the trials of adolescence, and the power of the internet. On May 31, 2014, in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two twelve-year-old girls attempted to stab their classmate to death. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier's violence was extreme, but what seemed even more frightening was that they committed their crime under...

10) Minecraft: mining and farming

Author

Zeiger, James

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Learn all about the many resources found in the world of Minecraft, from how they are gathered to what they are used for.

11) Mrs. Yonkers is bonkers!

Author

Gutman, Dan

Series

My weird school volume 18

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Unofficial Minecrafters Guides
Unofficial Minecrafters Hacks

As the new computer lab teacher tries to bring Ella Mentry School into the twenty-first century with her peculiar inventions, second-grader A.J. struggles to survive without sugary snacks when principal Klutz bans junk food.

12) Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone : the unofficial guide to tips and tricks that other guides won't teach you

Author

Miller, Megan

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Sound Disc

Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on redstone and with over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone shows exactly how the experts wield redstone power and build amazing contraptions. In Minecraft, the risk of attack is ever-present, and players need to utilize every resource available to them, especially redstone.

13) The history of the future: Oculus, Facebook, and the revolution that swept virtual reality

Author

Harris, Blake J

Language

English

Formats

Description

Unofficial Minecrafters Hacks

The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wars. From iconic books like Neuromancer to blockbuster films like The Matrix, virtual reality has long been hailed as the ultimate technology. But outside of a few research labs and military training facilities, this tantalizing vision of the future was nothing but science fiction. Until 2012, when Oculus...

14) Hacks for Minecrafters: mods : the unofficial guide to tips and tricks that other guides won't teach you

Author

Miller, Megan

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Minecraft was designed to allow other people to modify it. And while there are several successful game guides on the market already, this book is the first unofficial "hacker's" super-guide dedicated to adding mods (modifications) to your Minecraft game. Mods add content to the game to alter gameplay, changing the creative feel of the game or giving the players more options for how they interact within the Minecraft world. Mods can make your game...

15) Learn to program

Author

Lyons, Heather

Series

Kids get coding

Language

English

Formats

Description

Pebble plus. Famous firsts

"Learn programming basics in this kid-friendly, easy-to-follow book. It covers computer languages, writing programs, bugs, and loops using real-world examples and fun illustrations. Online and offline activities also boost learning and skills."--

16) The first computers

Author

Peterson, Megan Cooley

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

21st century skills innovation library. Unofficial guides
21st Century Skills Innovation Library Unofficial Guides

"Large photographs and simple text describe eight early computers"--

17) Minecraft: enchanting and potion brewing

Author

Zeiger, James

Series

Publisher

Cherry Lake Publishing

Pub. Date

2016

Language

English

Formats

Description

Find out how you can create and use potions to provide a varity of useful effects in the world of Minecraft.

18) Coding, bugs, and fixes

Author

Lyons, Heather

Series

Kids get coding

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Learn coding basics in this kid-friendly, easy-to-follow book. It covers algorithms, loops, bugs, and fixes using real-world examples and fun illustrations. Online and offline activities also boost learning and skills."--

19) Fugly

Author

Waller, Claire

Publisher

Lerner Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2019

Language

English

Formats

Description

A wrenchingly honest, thought-provoking exploration of a girl judged and dismissed by society who must break the cycle of shaming that traps her in her real life and comforts her in her online one.
In real life, eighteen-year-old Beth is overweight, shy, and geeky. She's been bullied all her life, and her only refuge is food. Online, though, she's a vicious troll who targets the beautiful, vain, oversharing It Girls of the

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20) The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

Author

Kim, Gene

Language

English

Formats

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