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Everyman's library volume 200
Lexile measure
1070L
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English
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Regarded by Charles Dickens as his best novel upon publication, "Martin Chuzzlewit" relates a tale of familial selfishness and eventual moral redemption. First published serially from 1842 to 1844, it is the story of young Martin Chuzzlewit, who has been raised by his grandfather. He has fallen in love with his grandfather's ward and caretaker, the young orphan Mary Graham. Martin's grandfather does not approve and young Martin alienates himself from...
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English
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I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new.
Jules Verne's classic novel “Around the World in Eighty Days” follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his faithful valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less.
A wealthy English gentleman, Fogg spends most of his time at his club. One day he got involved in an argument over a newspaper article stating that with the opening...
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Secret projects volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress...
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Tarzan volume 4
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English
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Alexis Paulvitch is not dead! He still despises Tarzan and has a score to settle with him. He lures Jack, Tarzan’s son, away from London with Vengence in mind. But no son of Tarzan’s is easily used. Jack escapes with the help of the ape named Akut and flees into the deep African jungle where his father, Tarzan had been raised. On his own, Jack becomes known as Korak the Killer and builds a reputation for himself in the deepest jungle. As his father...
5) Anansi boys
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, American Gods to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul.
God is dead. Meet the kids.
Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Captains Courageous is a novel by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.
The book's title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree", which starts, "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt". Kipling had previously used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers,...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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10 to Try - By Its Cover
10 to Try - Color Our World
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
10 to Try - Color Our World
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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A Good Morning America Buzz PickThe dazzling historical novel about a legendary Chinese pirate queen, her fight to save her fleet from the forces allied against them, and the dangerous price of power.As Recommended ByThe TODAY Show * Washington Post * Goodreads * LitHub * Real Simple * Time * Popsugar * HuffPost * Los Angeles Times * Ms. Magazine * Book Riot * Elle.com * The Rumpus * Tor.com * Polygon * Debutiful * Electric Lit * Shondaland *When...
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Queen's thief volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
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Kidnapped and sold into slavery, Sophos, an unwilling prince, tries to save his country from being destroyed by rebellion and exploited by the conniving Mede empire.
10) Hunter killer
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Series
Pike Logan thrillers volume 14
Language
English
Description
"Pike Logan tracks highly-trained Russian assassins to Brazil in this blistering, action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former Special Forces Officer Brad Taylor"-- Provided by publisher.
11) Sea Change
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
Description
Lucas and his father are not close. In fact they hardly see each other, which is just fine with Lucas. When he travels to the remote fishing lodge his father manages, Lucas is left once again, this time with a lodge worker, a girl named Sumi. She makes it pretty clear that Lucas is on his own. But she does take him fishing and seems to be warming up to him. Then, in a horrible sequence of misjudgments, Sumi is shot in the foot. With no radio and no...
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Moonfall novels volume 1
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English
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The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons. They certainly did not expect them to FALL. As an assassin for the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to complete orders and never get caught. When a rival bounty hunter turns her world upside down, blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself imprisoned...
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English
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Xiaofan, the unparalleled Sword God, was betrayed and reborn 500 years in the past. In this life, he vows to make up for all regrets, to stand above all geniuses, to eliminate all his enemies, and to become the Ancestor of Swords for all realms!With the control of the Immortal Slaying Formation and devouring all beings in the heavens, with one man and one sword, he slaughters all foes in the world!This is a story of a youth, holding a three-foot green...
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English
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After Qin Chuan, a special soldier, traveled to another world, he relied on system plug-ins and modern knowledge to rise from a low-level servant to a core disciple in Xuanqing Palace. He awakened the system to gain the ability of "Eye of Sin", and accumulated good and evil points by catching criminals to exchange for skills.
15) Ferrand World
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English
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Jiang You traveled to the world of Ferland and became a young Eagleman, leading his tribe to develop. Jiang You's Eagleman tribe in Gaoman Mountain was called to fight the Titans and the dragons. He rose up in adversity and led his tribe from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. In the Hanhai Forest, he bathed in the blood of the Titans and the dragons by chance, gained extraordinary power and awakened his blood.
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English
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"An intriguing thriller for those who enjoy sea adventures." -Booklist
In the Bering Sea, Bennkah, the largest oil tanker ever built, newly commissioned in Vladivostok, Russia, is on a secret mission. On this maiden voyage, Captain Borodin is at the helm. He is the only one aboard aware of the mission.Soon an engineer discovers a defect seemingly minor, but one with disastrous potential. Despite his attempts to correct the problem, a fire erupts,...
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
After watching a TV program about Otzi, a 5,000-year-old "Ice Man," Kit's friend Ike becomes convinced that Kit's destiny is to become the next ice man—a source of information for future generations. Together they obtain artifacts they think will accurately reflect life in the early twenty-first century and plan their journey to a nearby mountain. Kit gets tattoos similar to Otzi's, writes a manifesto and tries to come to terms with making the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
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Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovewing must face their destinies as the spirits of the Dark Forest are gaining strength, then an outsider appears in ThunderClan's midst and turns Clanmates against each other.
19) To build a fire
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English
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The classic short story, To Build a Fire, by American author Jack London, is brought to life in ways he probably never imagined when it was published in 1908. The subtle blending of narration and music create a vivid image of the "Man" and his "Wolf Dog" as they set out on foot along the Yukon in temperatures colder than –50 F. With plans to meet his friends at a logging camp by 6:00pm, the Man finds himself pitted in a life and death struggle with...
20) Dark waters
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Last dogs volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
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"Canine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo meet a friendly new community of dogs--and these new dogs have seen humans, who Max, Rocky, and Gizmo thought had disappeared without a trace"-- Provided by publisher.
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