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1) Still me
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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"The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe." "In the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and...
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English
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A presidential candidate is shot dead and one attorney dares to defend the assassin in #1 New York Times–bestselling author Richard North Patterson's tour de force legal thriller All of America is watching when a sniper's bullet cuts down presidential hopeful James Kilcannon. As the nation rises up in outrage, one lawyer is bold enough to represent the Vietnam veteran accused of firing the fatal shot. Tony Lord has never shied away from a fight,...
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Something is terribly wrong in the tiny village of Midwich. After an unseen force invades a quiet coastal town, ten women mysteriously find themselves pregnant. Local physician Dr. Alan Chaffee and government scientist Dr. Susan Verner join forces when the women simultaneously give birth ... and the reign of horror begins.
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English
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Ten-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff of real heroes, and along the way, Yankee learns that importance of perseverance and the true meaning of friendship.
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English
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On the planet Krypton nobody believes Jor-El when he tells them that the planet is doomed. So he and his wife ship their baby son on his way to Earth as the planet explodes. The baby is found by farmers and raise as their own child. As the baby grows to manhood, he learns he possesses super-powers he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Supermans powers for good are revealed to the world. Superman battles with supercriminal...
11) Rear window
Pub. Date
[2005], p1998.
Language
English
Description
"A quadriplegic confined to his apartment passes the long hours by spying on his neighbors. His innocent pastime takes a deadly turn when he thinks he witnesses a murder"--Container.
13) Superman II
Language
English
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Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Planet Krypton criminals plan to enslave Earth. At the same time, Superman decides to show a more romantic side of himself to Lois Lane.
14) Superman III
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Meet Gus Gorman, a nav̐e computer programming natural. For Gus, a keyboard is a weapon - and, as a result Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Superman's human side comes out as he sees Lana Lang at his Smallville High School class reunion. Superman becomes his own worst enemy after a Kryptonite exposure.
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Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor creates a new super being to challenge Superman: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two foes clash in an explosive extravaganza that sees Superman saving the Statue of Liberty, pluging a volcanic eruption at Mount Etna and rebuilding the demolished Great Wall of China.
16) Superman II
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Superman battles a trio of superpowered villains who escape from their Phantom Zone prison. They have a final battle over the streets of Metropolis. He also battles against Lex Luthor.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Black Fox: A former slave affects peace between Indian tribes and homesteaders in 1860s West Texas.
Black Fox: The prince of peace. Two "blood" brothers, Alan and Britt Johnson--one a former plantation owner, the other his childhood friend whom he freed from slavery--settle in Texas in the 1860s in hopes of finding a new life.
Black Fox: Good men and bad. Alan Johnson seeks revenge on the man who shot his wife to death.
19) Noises off
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A travelling theater group has so much going on behind the curtain, they almost ruin their performance in front of the curtain.
20) Superman III
Series
The complete Superman collection volume 3
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Superman matches wits with an evil mastermind and a computer genius who discovers the one substance which can harm the man of steel.
