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Archeologist Verity Grey has been sent to uncover an ancient Roman campsite in a small village on the Scottish Borderlands--a campsite, her boss believes, is the final resting place of the legendary lost Ninth Roman Legion. But as soon as she arrives, she senses danger in the air: in the icy reserve of archeologist David Fortune; in the haunted eyes to the little boy who has visions of a slain Roman sentinel; and in the unearthly sound of the ghostly...
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"A deliciously strange and daringly original novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Margaret Verble: set in 1926 Nashville, it follows a death-defying young Cherokee horse-diver who, with her companions from the Glendale Park Zoo, must get to the bottom of a mystery that spans centuries. Two Feathers, a young Cherokee horse-diver on loan to Glendale Park Zoo from a Wild West show, is determined to find her own way in the world. Two's closest friend at...
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Daughtry House novels volume 3
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"On the trail of an elusive enemy, cynical, war-damaged lawman Zane Sabiere crosses paths once more with Aurora Daughtry, the vivacious Mississippi belle he once admired from a distance. As his defenses start to crumble, the criminal he's been pursuing reminds him that that no one he loves is safe. Ever"--
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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760L
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In 1890 Washington the only family Joseph Johnson has left is his half-wild Indian pony, Sarah, so when she is sold by a man who has no right to do so, he sets out to get her back--and he plans to let nothing stop him in his quest.
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890L
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After living peacefully for some time following the Trojan War, the Moon Riders, a fierce tribe of women warriors, are driven from their home by Neoptolomus, the avenging son of Achilles, and must fight for their lives to survive storms, shipwreck, and strife.
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Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, and small, and free, but few have heard their story. Sarah Tolmie's All the Horses of Iceland weaves their mystical origin into a saga for the modern age. Filled with the magic and darkened whispers of a people on the cusp of major cultural change, All the Horses of Iceland tells the tale of a Norse trader, his travels through Central Asia, and the ghostly magic that followed him home to the land of fire,...
8) Most wanted
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
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940L
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In first century Rome, in the turmoil after a rumor circulates that mad Emperor "Littleboots" is dead, young Marcus brings home a horse that the emperor had proclaimed a consul and his family decides they must treat it as an honored guest.
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2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 13
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1050L
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In ancient central Asia, thirteen-year-old Kallisto, a superb equestrian, and her friend must warn their families and protect the Ferghana horses from invading Chinese armies.
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An outlaw risks life and limb to return a stolen horse to its rightful owner in this classic Western thriller.
Shannon, a mysterious outsider, arrived some time ago to the town of Lister and settled into a secluded valley far outside of town. During one of his trips to buy supplies, Shannon came across a horse, seemingly dying on his feet, with wounds and a frail body, who was struggling near death. Having a way with animals, and with patience and...
11) Wind rider
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
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870L
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Fern, a teenager living in 4000 B.C., defies the expectations of her people by displaying a unique and new ability to tame horses and by also questioning many of the traditional activities of women.
13) The herdsman
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A valley of wild horses that the natives believed ancestors used to carry brave warriors off into the spirit world when they died. Kauteenowah. A valley known only to the Lakota. A place so sacred it was forbidden for outsiders to venture there. But Will Travis has other plans. Misfortune has all but ruined him. His only chance now is to find the herd and bring it in if, in fact, it actually exists. The ancient ones warn that whoever is unworthy and...
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The moment John, Lord Hascot, encounters a young woman sheltering in his abandoned stable, his future is sealed. To prevent scandal-and protect Lady Amelia Jacoby from her parents'ire-he must propose. John's ability to trust vanished when his former love married his twin brother. Yet he offers Amelia everything she could want-except affection. Amelia sees John's true nature shine through when he cares for his horses. But the brooding aristocrat seems...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14
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1080L
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In 1830s Canada, a thirteen-year-old Cree girl journeys westward from York Factory to the Red River valley, lured by a Norfolk trotter horse and determined to find her Scottish fur trader father.
16) Highway robbery
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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990L
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On a cold day in eighteenth-century England, a poor young boy agrees to watch a stranger's fine horse for a golden guinea but soon finds himself in a difficult situation when the king's guard appears and wants to use him as bait in their pursuit of a notorious highwayman.
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Hearts on the heath volume 2
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"When his reputation is threatened, Aaron Whitworth makes the desperate decision to hire a circus horse trainer as a jockey for his racehorses. Most men don't take Sophia Fitzroy seriously because she's a woman, but as she fights for the right to do the work she was hired for, she finds the fight for Aaron's guarded heart might be a more worthwhile challenge." --
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Julia Weslin, having returned to Wyoming to attend her brother Ross's funeral, finds herself reconnecting with her home, family, and heritage, and when horse trainer K.C. Houston arrives on the scene, she determines to follow her brother's dream of taming a herd of wild horses and saving the ranch.
20) Wildfire
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Wildfire: the legendary red stallion who can run like the wind, captured and broken by horse trainer Lin Slone; but the speed he grants is matched only by the blood he can spill. When Lucy Bostil finds both Wildfire and an unconscious Lin, she saves their lives--and takes Lin's heart in the process. But another man wants both Lucy and the horse...and will stop at nothing shrot of killing to get them.
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