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1) Lost empire
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Language
English
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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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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"Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call...
3) Saturn run
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Language
English
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"An extraordinary new thriller of the future from #1 New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford and internationally known photo-artist and science fiction aficionado Ctein. Over the course of thirty-seven books, John Sandford has proven time and again his unmatchable talents for electrifying plots, rich characters, sly wit, and razor-sharp dialogue. Now, in collaboration with Ctein, he proves it all once more, in a...
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English
Description
An action-filled chase through the Amazon jungle for 16th Century Spanish treasure. Joining in the pursuit are Dirk Pitt, the hero, his congresswoman girlfriend, the FBI, the Customs Service, archaeologists, a tribe of local Indians, smugglers and various thieves. There's plenty of treasure for everyone, the gold requiring 200 men just to lift.
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English
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"Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a historical mystery of epic importance in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil of the Communist takeover. But when National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine...
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Series
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
351 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Scientific-minded Georgiana Fitzwilliam is sent to a school for unusual high society girls for the ostensible purpose of being reformed into a respectable lady, but is instead secretly enlisted into the war effort alongside Lord Sebastian Wyatt.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Blades the copter-bot transforms into a helicopter and works with his team, the Rescue Bots, and even though he is afraid of heights, he helps save the Griffin Rock firehouse from a dangerous volcano.
11) Sky Raiders
Author
Series
Five kingdoms volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten.
12) Vulcan's forge
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In Hawaii, a Japanese agent provocateur foments pro-independence riots. It is part of a secret war involving agents from several countries for control of an underwater volcano. The volcano is off Hawaii and the lava contains bikinium, a metal promising limitless nuclear power. A first novel.
13) Good boy
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text follow a boy and a dog on an out-of-this-world adventure.
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Series
Language
English
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"The new Oregon Files adventure from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face their toughest challenge yet when a violent bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix decimates the Corporation's accounts. To get the money back, Juan joins forces with an old friend from his days in the CIA so they can track down a rogue hacker and a ruthless former Ukrainian naval officer. It is only after...
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Series
Saddle Island volume 2
Publisher
Walrus Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
208 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kelsie and Andy search for a way to keep the horses at her Saddle Island refuge and solve their money problems at the same time.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
370 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a...
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Series
Minecraft novel volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
An official tie-in to the globally popular video game traces the story of a new hero stranded in the world of Minecraft who must survive a harsh environment while unraveling the secrets of a mysterious island.
18) Starlight sailor
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text follows a child whose wish on a star leads to adventure in a faraway land, where other children join in building a castle and seeking a dragon, then fall asleep under the starry sky.
19) Wizard and glass
Author
Series
Dark tower volume 4
Language
English
Description
While Roland the Gunslinger and his companions leap between worlds, he relates his experiences with the elusive, powerful emotion of love in a journey into his own past
20) Shark wars
Author
Series
Shark wars volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A young shark, Gray, and his best friend Barkley are exiled from the safety of their peaceful reef home and, with the ocean on the brink of chaos, will have to battle ferocious clans of sharks called shivers, or join them, to survive.