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The title story "With These Hands" is a powerful tale that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit, as an oil company executive finds himself the sole survivor of an Arctic plane crash. Fighting for his life against the perilous cold and looming starvation, he resists the temptation to surrender to death--only to discover a life-affirming strength he never knew he had. Vivid in scope and displaying the diverse talents of a master storyteller, the...
2) The hunters
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Brotherband chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
780L
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English
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Determined to recover the Andomal and to prevent the pirate Zavac from doing more damage, Hal and his brotherband crew persue Zavac to the lawless fortress of Ragusa where, if Hal is to succeed, he will have to go beyond his brotherband training and face the pirate one-on-one in a fight to the finish.
3) The invaders
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Brotherband chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
810L
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English
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"Hal and the other Herons face many perils as they track down the pirates who stole Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal."--
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Dragon Realm volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
640L
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English
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When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a language and culture camp in the middle-of-nowhere China, he can't imagine anything worse. He's not expecting to become friends with fellow campers Dylan O'Donnell, Charlotte Bell, and Liu Ling-Fei. And he's definitely not planning to meet any dragons. But when the four kids accidentally open a crack in an ancient mountain, they become involved in an ages-old struggle of good versus...
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"The Four Feathers is the story revolving around Harry Feversham, the son of a British general. He is haunted by both his family's remarkable history of service in the British army and the stories of cowardice that he had heard told as a boy during his father's annual 'Crimea Nights' reunions. Due to his fear of becoming a coward and staining his ancestors' reputation, Harry resigns his commission in the East Surrey Regiment just prior to Sir Garnet...
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Book buddies volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Marco Polo is a retired Christmas ornament, but in his mind he is a great mouse explorer. Because he's tiny and likely to be lost, he is the least-borrowed of the Book Buddies--toys that children can check out of the library just like a book--and he almost never leaves the library. But the little mouse finally meets the right match in Seth, a boy who is about to attend his first sleepover. If Seth were to bring the stuffed bunny he usually sleeps...
7) The caldera
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Brotherband chronicles volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
840L
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English
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"In Hallasholm, Stig is contesting the annual Maktig competition to decide Skandia's greatest warrior. But a late-night knock on the door brings someone Stig never expected to see again, along with a request the Herons are hard-pressed to refuse: a rescue mission of epic proportions. Across the ocean, the southern city-state of Byzantos is plagued by a crew of pirates who've kidnapped the son of Empress Justina. Slipping out of Hallasholm under the...
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Warriors (Erin Hunter). Omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors. Omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors omen of the stars volume 05
Warriors. Omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors omen of the stars volume 05
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
740L
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English
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When an outsider appears in the ThunderClan's midst, it drives the Clans further apart and as tension mounts they must decide who they can trust before it is too late.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
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English
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"Paolo the dachshund is trapped. Though he lives in Rome, a city filled with history and adventure, he is confined to a hair salon. Paolo dreams of the sweet life--la dolce vita--in the Eternal City. And then, one day, he escapes! Paolo throws himself into the city, finding adventure at every turn. Join our hero as he discovers the wonders of Rome: the ruins, the food, the art, the opera, and--of course--the cats. Readers will cheer the daring of...
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Dragon defenders volume 5
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English
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"It's all over - The Pitbull has won! He's captured every last dragon from The Island, and brought them to the mainland. The stage is now set for the grand opening of Dragon World. Meanwhile Flynn, Paddy, and Briar are stuck in their new school, powerless to do anything about it. That is, until they make a new friend..."--Back cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
710L
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English
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"When they are separated at sea, mouse siblings Clarice and Charles Sebastian, who were taught to be careful, must now need to be bold if they are to survive--and keep their promise to find one another again"--WorldCat.
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Dragon defenders volume 2
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English
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Months have passed since evil boss The Pitbull stole a dragon's egg from Flynn and Paddy's paradise island. By now, it should have hatched. But when he discovers that it's nothing more than an egg-shaped rock, The Pitbull flies into a terrible rage and plots revenge. Will Flynn and Paddy be able to stop him this time? And why is Briar - The Pitbull's niece - helping them?
14) Bravely
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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"Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family--jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets-- and her peaceful kingdom. But she's frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge - maybe even, someday, love. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
620L
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English
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"1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where...
18) The dark secret
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
GN 380L
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English
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When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets--and that, with his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
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Wild rescuers volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
940L
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English
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"Stacy always knew that the intelligent, playful wolves who raised her weren't like other animals. Normal wolf packs don't spend their time rescuing animals and caring for an orphaned girl. But lately, Stacy's wolves have revealed to her just how special they are--supernaturally special. The wolves each have their own unique ability: they can breathe underwater, run at impossible speeds, heal wounds, and more. They're extraordinary--but how did they...
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Wild rescuers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
870L
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English
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"Stacy would do anything to protect the Taiga where she lives with the pack of intelligent wolves who raised her. But when humans start to encroach on their forest, their only choice is escape to a place no Arctic wolf has gone before: the desert. The Mesa, with its canyons, snakes, and coyotes, will be like nothing the pack has ever seen. Even in this unfamiliar territory, Stacy is determined to rescue animals in need. But as she and her wolves face...
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