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Young wizards volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.
2) Mossflower
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Series
Redwall volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Bella of Brockhall, a badger, tells the story of how Martin the Warrior, a mouse, saved the Woodlanders from the harsh rule of Verdauga Greeneyes and his daughter, Tsarmina, back in the time before Redwall Abbey was built
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 19
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English
Description
"Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest...
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From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as author Philbrick reveals, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a 55-year epic. The Mayflower's religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans, as disease spread...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Trixie Stone is only a freshman in high school when Jason, the junior she thinks she loves, dumps her. Then one night at a party, their paths cross again. A few hours later, a visibly shaken Trixie comes home to tell her father that Jason sexually assaulted her. Daniel Stone has always done everything in his power to keep his daughter safe. But he never imagined anything so devastating could happen to Trixie--and now he's not sure how to help her....
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Saga of seven suns volume 1
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English
Description
The three branches of humanity consider themselves the lords of creation, but when they discover a machine that can convert giant gas planets into life-giving suns, they believe the universe is their's to colonize, but the result of their new technology is more hideous than they ever thought possible.
8) Crisis
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After years spent paying his dues, talented physician Craig Bowman enjoys a successful practice providing "concierge" medicine for patrons wealthy enough to afford this exclusive service. But when a hypocondriac patient dies and a malpractice suit is launched, the good doctor's life is sent into a tailspin. New York medical examiner Jack Stapleton suggests the body be exhumed, and then things get really interesting. Startling evidence comes to light--and...
9) In the woods
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"As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours. Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
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Molly Petree, orphaned during the Civil War, is rescued from the neglect of her uncle's greedy wife by a comrade of her father's who sends her to the upper-class Gatewood Academy and then insists that she wed a rich man she does not love, but her life takes a different turn when instead she meets and marries dashing country singer Jacky Jarvis.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
Description
Life is good for Mma Ramotswe as she sets out with her usual resolve to solve people’s problems, heal their misfortunes, and untangle the mysteries that make life interesting. And life is never dull on Tlokweng Road. A new and rather too brusque advice columnist is appearing in the local paper. Then, a cobra is found in the offices of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Recently, the Mokolodi Game Preserve manager feels an infectious fear spreading...
13) Dead watch
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At the request of the White House, an Army intelligence veteran investigates the disappearance of a former Senator, but the trail of clues leads him into the heart of a scandal that could cost him his life and topple the federal government.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City-the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist...
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Welcome to Familyland, an offshoot of Lamaar Studios. Once a small, Southern California animation house, it has grown into an entertainment conglomerate encompassing movies, television, music, video games, and a sprawling theme park.
When an actor portraying Familyland's beloved mascot, Rambunctious Rabbit,
is brutally murdered on park grounds, Lamaar executives are worried that the idyllic image of '50s America represented in Familyland will
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A group of actors, authors, and other Hollywood luminaries gather at the Pacific Palisades home of Max, a fifty-eight-year-old director, the day after the 2003 Academy Awards, where they watch films, eat, drink, make love, and ponder life and the war in Iraq from their unique perspective as inhabitants of a make-believe world.
17) The kite runner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of...
18) I'll walk alone
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Thirty-two year old Alexandra Moreland is a rising star in the architectural world and lives in Manhattan. But when she is plagued by identity theft, her successful life is turned upside down. Someone has gained access to her bank accounts, credit cards, personal background, and is now impersonating her. Then, with overwhelming circumstantial evidence stacked against her, Alexandra is arrested for the murder of a woman she claims she's never met....
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Mitch Rapp novels volume 2
Pocket Books fiction
[Mitch Rapp volume 2
Mitch Rapp publication order volume 12
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Pocket Books fiction
[Mitch Rapp volume 2
Mitch Rapp publication order volume 12
More Series...
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English
Description
For months, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet. With each kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of 270 civilians becomes increasingly clear. He is given his next target: a plump Libyan diplomat who is prone to drink and is currently in Paris without a single bodyguard. Rapp finds him completely unprotected and asleep in his bed. With confidence in his well-honed skills...
20) Cure
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"...New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, where she's been employed for more than two decades. Worried about whether she still has what it takes after so much time away, Laurie finds her first case back to be a dangerous puzzler of the highest order, involving organized crime and two start-up biotech companies caught in a zero sum game...." --inside front cover.
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