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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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"I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid." This was the boy's mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather's eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Johannes grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. But even now,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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750L
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English
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Captain Sean Mulkerin comes home from the sea to find his family's Malibu ranch in jeopardy. The death of Sean's father has pushed his mother to the edge of financial ruin, and now it's up to Sean to find a way out. The rumor is that the elder Mulkerin found gold in the wild and haunted California hills, but the only clue to its whereabouts lies with an ancient, enigmatic Indian.
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Johnny McAllister is sentenced to do time in a rehabilitation program after being convicted of a crime he did not commit and hopes to fulfill his sentence and return to his life's mission: finding and killing the man who destroyed his family sixteen years earlier, but when he meets Ragan Ramsey, he finds himself caught between his love for her and his thirst for revenge.
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"Orphaned as a boy, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, and the two elope, he seizes the opportunity to escape to a different life. Soon after, in a violent raid, the tycoon's henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Union Pacific Railroad....
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In 1840 mountain man Sam Morgan, his daughter Esperanza, and his people set out for California. At Fort Hall on the Oregon Trail, they encounter a terrified woman, Lei Palua, and take her under their wing unaware that her one-time lover and now bloodthirsty nemesis dogs her trail, vowing to kill her and all who stand in his way.
10) The Empire Trail
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Andrew Buchanan has a problem. His modest ranch in Southern California is being pressured by an unscrupulous competitor and the encroaching wave of the future-orange growers. The only chance he has to sell his cattle for real money is to take them south into Mexico. The Empire Trail is five hundred miles of misery that crosses scorching deserts and clings to treacherous cliffs-and it's Andrew's job to find the best way across. But physical barriers...
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