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In this "witty novel about family, friendship, and survival of the fittest,"* Cathleen Schine, one of our most astute social observers, examines the origin of species alongside the origins of who we come to be.
In some mysterious family feud or unintended slight, Jane Barlow Schwartz lost a friend, her cousin and soul mate, Martha. But years later, surrounded by the exotic wildlife of the Galapagos, Jane and Martha meet again. There, amid the antics...
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The Riddle of the Sands is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into feature-length films for both cinema and television. The novel "owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain". It was a...
3) Nick of time
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2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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Twelve-year-old Nick McIver tries to help his father and sister send vital information to England about imminent Nazi invasion, until he finds himself transported through time to help his ancestor stop a mutinous captain who is aiding the French fleet and endangering British sailors.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
HL 490L
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English
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The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss and illustrated by his son Johann Emmanuel Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
770L
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English
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The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own! Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who...
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Nick McIver time adventure volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
920L
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English
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Nick McIver travels to both 1940s England, where Nazis have invaded his homeland, and to America during the Revolution, where Nick must face Captain Billy Blood, who has kidnapped his sister in exchange for Nick's time machine.
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Peter & the Starcatchers volume 5
Peter and the Starcatchers volume 05
Peter and the Starcatchers volume 5
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
Peter and the Starcatchers volume 05
Peter and the Starcatchers volume 5
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Sarah and Aidan begin to decipher a mysterious document that refers to the origins of Peter Pan and are suddenly pursued by a being that can take any form and will stop at nothing to get what it wants from them.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 27
Lexile measure
1190L
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English
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Contemporary fiction. 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance . . . reflecting upon all my comrades that were drown'd, and that there should not be one soul sav'd but my self . . . ' Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the...
9) Ghost force
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As the Russian military prepares to launch an attack against Great Britain in order to gain rule of the Falkland Islands, the U.S. Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to stop the Russians.
11) The lost island
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Gideon Crew volume 3
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English
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Gideon Crew -- brilliant scientist, master thief -- is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security. Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment -- only to learn that hidden beneath the gorgeously illuminated image is...
12) Code
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Virals novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
500L
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English
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Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. Life appears peaceful on Loggerhead Island - rescued from financial disaster, the research institute is flourishing once more.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Meet Philemon, one of France's most beloved comic book adventurers! On an ordinary day in the countryside, Philemon falls into a well on his father's farm and lands...in the Atlantic Ocean?! He begins a wild and whimsical journey through a fantasy world as original as Alice's Wonderland, as richly imagined as Little Nemo's Slumberland, and as exciting to explore as Oz"--Provided by the publisher.
15) Critical mass
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Lawyer Joselyn Cole, having moved to the San Juan Islands of Washington State in search of a quieter life, helps businessman Dean Belden set up a business in the islands only to discover that her client is involved in a very dangerous enterprise.
16) Bay of souls
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Becoming involved with new faculty member Lara, who claims to be possessed, professor Michael Ahern journeys to Lara's native island of St. Trinity, where he is enmeshed in a smuggling scheme.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
770L
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift in a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow's only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor across the sandbar. Crow has always been curious about the world around her, but it isn't until the night a mysterious fire...
18) The spider siege
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Battle bugs volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
680L
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English
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Max must return to Bug Island and help the Battle Bugs defeat General Komodo and his fleet of fearsome horned lizards.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 27
Lexile measure
1270L
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English
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Inspired by the life of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who lived for several years on a Pacific island, the novel tells the story of Crusoe's survival after shipwreck on an island, interaction with the mainland's native inhabitants, and eventual rescue. Read variously as economic fable, religious allegory, or imperialist fantasy, Crusoe has never lost its appeal as one of the most compelling adventure stories of all time.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
940L
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Eggbert, a planter's son on a pirate-infested Caribbean island chain, is on the run from a wealthy and powerful villain trying to kill him for his connection to a hidden treasure.
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