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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
This faithful but unpretending record of a remarkable adventure is hereby respectfully dedicated by the narrator to all the big boys and little boys who read it. I offer apologies for my blunt way of writing. I can but say in excuse of it that I am more accustomed to handling a rifle than a pen. This is the strange history of our journey into the heart of Kukuanaland; a trek into the interior of the dark continent to find a lost friend and discover...
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Oregon files volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Juan Cabrillo and his crew intercept a mayday from a defenseless boat under fire off the African coast, saving the beautiful Sloane Macintyre, who is looking for a submerged ship loaded with a fortune in diamonds.
4) Spartan gold
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Fargo adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Thousands of years ago, a treasure was lost to history. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte stumbled across a startling discovery. Unable to transport it, he created an enigmatic map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. When Napoleon died, the treasure was lost again. Until now. Treasure-hunting husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo discover a World War II german U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's "Lost Cellar," and they...
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Lexile measure
HL 610L
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English
Description
When Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon a group of murdered men, a stash of heroin, and more than two million in cash, he makes a rash decision and takes the money, which soon puts himself and his young wife in danger as they are hunted by a ruthless drug lord.
6) Fatal tide
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English
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A high-stakes treasure hunt. - A twisted trail of murder.- A secret one woman may die to discover. - Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to an all-new level: deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy-and with the deadliest intent. Melis Nemid is treading...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 850L
Language
English
Description
The most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literature's most beloved “bad guys,” Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys-and girls-and grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney,...
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English
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Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Tom Sagan has written hard-hitting articles from hot spots around the world. But when one of his stories from the Middle East is exposed as a fraud, his professional reputation crashes and burns. Now he lives in virtual exile—haunted by bad decisions and a shocking truth he can never prove: that his downfall was a deliberate act of sabotage by an unknown enemy. But before Sagan can end his torment...
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When the ghost of Lara's great-aunt Sadie--a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance--mysteriously appears, she has one last request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie's possession for more than seventy-five years. Never mind that Lara has her own problems--which Sadie could care less about. Will this sparring duo ever find what they're after?
11) The reef
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English
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Amateur treasure hunters Tate Beaumont and her father Raymond team up with professional deep-sea divers Matthew Lassiter and his Uncle Buck in an attempt to find the legendary jeweled amulet known as Angelique's Curse which lies somewhere on the bottom of the Caribbean.
12) Treasure of Khan
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 27
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English
Description
While working for the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino uncover the deadly plans of a Mongolian mogul to deal oil to the Chinese and ruin the global market, and discover the scheme is linked to the treasures of Genghis Khan.
13) The tombs
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English
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder... a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through...
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Daniel Knox novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Egyptologist Daniel Knox's fascination with Alexander the Great may prove deadly after construction workers excavate a ancient catacomb, and Knox is not the only one who seeks to unlock the mysteries of the tomb.
16) The kingdom
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English
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Sam and Remi Fargo return for the third adventure in the acclaimed new series. The Fargos are used to hunting for treasure, not people. But then a Texas oil baron contacts them with a personal plea: an investigator friend of the Fargos' was on a mission to find the oil baron's missing father-and now the investigator is missing, too. Would Sam and Remi be willing to look for them both? Though something about the situation doesn't quite add up, the...
17) Lost Empire
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Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt for a relic--but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death.
18) Something more
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English
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When he stumbles upon the key to solving an old mystery involving a stolen fortune in gold, rancher Luke McCallister decides to help the great-granddaughter of one of the bandits find the treasure, which leads them both on a powerful journey of danger, faith, trust, and love.
19) Cari Mora
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"Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary Protected Status, subject to...
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Fargo adventures volume 5
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English
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery: the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them--the Fargos are about to find out.
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