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Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A collection of adventure stories set in exotic locales throughout the world includes stories by such leading authors as Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, and H.G. Wells.
"The most daring, dangerous, and deth-defying collection of adventure tales ever captured in one mammoth volume"--Cover.
Author
Series
Sean Dillon thrillers volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Martin Broson is recruited by British intelligence to catch a master terrorist whose goal is to launch a mortar war against the War Cabinet at a meeting at 10 Downing Street.
Author
Publisher
ROC
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A famous naturalist seeks a near-extinct species of bird found only on the rarest of lands in "Audubon in Atlantis." A young American on a European holiday finds himself storming an enchanted German castle in "The Catcher in the Rhine." The philosopher Sokrates plays a key role in the Athenian victory over the Spartans in "The Daimon." Centaurs take a sea voyage aboard "The Horse of Bronze" to a land where they encounter a strange and frightening...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Presents the complete short fiction of nineteenth-century Irish author Oscar Wilde, including fairy tales, ghost stories, mysteries, and comedies of manners, and includes an introductory essay that examines Wilde's life and work.
6) Seeker
Author
Series
Seeker trilogy (Arwen Dayton) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
After years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a Seeker, Quin Kincaid, fifteen, learns that she will be using the ancient artifacts and sacred knowledge as an assassin.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 62
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Geronimo Stilton and his family retrace the journey of explorer Vasco da Gama, Geronimo investigates who is sabotaging the voyage.
8) Saturn run
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Rocket and Groot are best pals. Even though they're very different, they love to hang out with each other. When they meet Peter Quill, Gamora, and Drax the Destroyer, though, not only do they make new friends, they find something really fun to do-- fight for the galaxy!
Author
Series
Clyde Barr novels volume 1
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Appears on list
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 13
Language
English
Description
Nearly two thousand years ago, an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men--and now two rival factions of their descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind. Soon, Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives aboard the...
14) Smooth operator
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods comes an extraordinary new series starring an old fan favorite: Teddy Fay.When President Kate Lee calls Stone Barrington to Washington on an urgent matter, it is soon clear that a potentially disastrous situation requires the kind of help more delicate than even he can provide--and he knows just the right man for the job: Teddy Fay, ex-CIA, master of disguise, and a gentleman not known for abiding...
Author
Publisher
[AMS Press]
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Description
He was a British merchant, manufacturer, insurer, and spy, but Daniel Defoe eventually found his true calling as a writerand his masterful fiction has endeared him to readers all over the world. A prolific author who published over 500 novels, travel guides, pamphlets, and journals, he was best known for his 1719 adventure novel Robinson Crusoe. Soon after the enormous success ofRobinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote this compelling account of high-seas drama...
18) Lawless
Author
Series
Lawless volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
M Freeman enrolls in Lawless School which provides education for kids on the wrong side of the law. M navigates different criminal cliques and is invited to join the secret society of Masters.
Author
Series
Seekers (Erin Hunter). Return to the wild volume 3
Seekers. Return to the wild volume 3
Seekers return to the wild volume 3
Seekers. Return to the wild volume 3
Seekers return to the wild volume 3
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the four bears head toward warmer territories, polar bears Kallik and Yakone wonder if they've made a mistake leaving their natural home, while Toklo, desperate to leave the struggles of their journey behind, thinks about leaving the group and starting a new life on his own.
20) Eden conquered
Author
Series
Dividing Eden volume 2
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The Trials of Virtuous Succession have ended. Prince Andreus is kingand Princess Carys is dead.But even as hes haunted by what he did to win the throne, Andreus discovers that his dream of ruling only brings new problems. The people love his twin even more in death than they did when she was alive. The Elders treat him as a figurehead. And worst of all, the winds of Eden are faltering. But despite what everyone believes, Carys is alive. Exiled to...
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