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Panoramic in scope, Away is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, a dangerous innocent, an accidental heroine. When her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian comes to America alone, determined to make her way in a new land. When word comes that her daughter, Sophie, might still be alive, Lillian embarks on an odyssey that takes her from the world of the Yiddish theater on New York’s Lower East Side, to Seattle’s...
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"Lizzy and Diesel are back in an all-new wicked adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich and Emmy Award-winning co-author Phoef Sutton. Murdered and mummified nearly a century ago, notorious bootlegger Collier "Peg Leg" Dazzle discovered and re-hid a famous pirate's treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and precious gems, the bounty also contains the Stone of Avarice--the...
3) Saturn run
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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The quest for the missing Elfstones has gone badly awry. The Druid Order has been decimated, and its surviving leader and her followers are trapped inside the Forbidding-- the hellish dimension that imprisons the most dangerous creatures banished from the Four Lands. But now the powerful magic barrier that surrounds the Forbidding is crumbling, and an evil horde is poised to break free-- unless one young Druid is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.--Publisher's...
5) Fired up
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More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Willows irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsession-fueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder, Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations.
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Firethorn trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 29
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English
7) Authority
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English
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"In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened. In Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer introduced Area X--a remote and lush terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization. This was the first volume of a projected trilogy; well in advance of publication, translation rights had already sold around the world and a major movie deal had been struck. Just months later, Authority,...
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Elenium volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion, comes home to find his queen stricken with a fatal disease and a corrupt Primate controlling the country.
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Song of ice and fire volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 63
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English
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In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance -- beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the East, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies. As they gather, one young man embarks up in his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind. Fleeing...
11) Alosha
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Alosha series volume 1
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Heroes of Olympus volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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After three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo visit Camp Half-Blood, they inherit a quest: to free Hera, a prisoner of Gaia. But who are the other four demigods mentioned in prophesy who will join them in their quest? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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The fortunate life of successful businessman Thomas Danforth of 1939 New York City is thrown into chaos when he unwittingly provides a location for a mysterious woman to receive training in firearms and explosives before she abruptly disappears.
14) The ruby knight
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Elenium volume 2
Publisher
Del Ray
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
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English
Description
The Pandion knight Sparhawk and his companions continue their quest for the Bhelliom, the legendary jewel whose power alone can save a dying queen.
15) Air apparent
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Xanth volume 31
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The mysterious disappearance of the Good Magician Humfrey's son Hugo sends a diverse group of characters off on a dangerous and madcap pair of parallel quests.
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Imager portfolio volume 6
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2013], ©2013
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English
Description
Magical hero Quaeryt leads the first Imager fighting force into war and joins a vengeful invading army in the hostile land of Bovaria, where Quaeryt secretly demonstrates the heroics of Imagers to legitimize their status.
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Series
Event Group thrillers volume 6
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When a billion-year-old skeleton is found on the moon and triggers violent fundamentalism uprisings, Jack Collins and the Event Group are tasked to discern the skeleton's identity and discover clues about an ancient alien war that has not yet ended.
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Annals of Lindormyn volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A motley band of companions, led by a brave warrior and a visionary priest, arrive in the northern lands to confront a supernatural tyrant who ravaged the land five hundred years earlier, a situation that forces the Wanderer to confront his destiny.
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