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Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Traces the history and effects of mad cow disease in Europe, looks at research being done to better understand the disease, and discusses the possibility of it appearing in the United States.
6) Going bovine
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to find a cure after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old boy, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Every year, Úna prepares for her father to leave her. He will wave goodbye early one morning, then disappear with seven other men to traverse the Irish countryside. Together, these men form the Butchers, a group that roams from farm to farm, enacting ancient methods of cattle slaughter. The Butchers' Blessing moves between the events of 1996 and the present, offering a simmering glimpse into the modern tensions that surround these eight fabled...