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"Milennia have passed on Arrakis, and he once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. Th preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years. Leto's rule is not a benevolent one. His transformation has made not only his appearance...
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Immortals (Tamora Pierce) volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
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When she is sent as part of the delegation from Tortall to negotiate a peace treaty with Carthak, fifteen-year-old Daine must use her powers to communicate with animals for more than healing the Carthak emperor's dying birds.
Fifteen-year-old Daine, who is seemingly blessed with the ability to heal animals, is sent to Cathak as part of a peace treaty delegation from Tortall. But she begins to sense evil beneath the glamour of wealth and simultaneously...
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The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your minds eye and stays with you long after you turn the final page.”Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author. First-century Rome: A ruthless emperor watches over all and fixes his gaze on one young woman... Thea is a slave girl from Judaea,...
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Cotton Malone novels volume 6
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When his friend, Cassioperia Vitt finds herself in a jam, Cotton Malone agrees to help. However, as he investigates why anybody would want to harm his friend, he realizes that she is in the middle of an international conspiracy. Consequently, Malone finds himself going up against his former boss and stumbles upon a plot to covertly control the world.
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A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, providing coverage of such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments.
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Locked tomb trilogy volume 1
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2019.
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The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis...
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Trials of Apollo volume 3
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2018.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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Book three in the #1 New York Times bestselling Trials of Apollo series. The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter...
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 8
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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As the race to find the 39 Clues builds to its explosive finish, Amy and Dan must explore an ancient culture and steal a clue guarded by thousands of the world's best-trained soldiers. It's the most dangerous search yet ... and it may mean the end for Amy and Dan.
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"The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. Mulan meets The Song of Achilles. How much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn’t the only...
12) The robe
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The story of Christ's robe and the influence it had on the wealthy young Roman soldier who won it at dice.
The story of Christ's robe and the influence it has upon those who acquire it, including the wealthy young Roman soldier in charge of the crucifixion
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Immortals (Tamora Pierce) volume 4
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This conclusion to the three previous books about Daine and her wild magic solves many of her problems and hints at the love that lies in her future.
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 31
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to meet famed Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius!"--
''Travel back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this #1 bestselling series and meet the greatest warriors of all--the Romans! We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers. When the magic tree house whisks them back...
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
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Julie Otsuka’s commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a single family to evoke the deracination—both physical and emotional—of a generation of Japanese Americans. In five chapters, each flawlessly executed from a different point of view—the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train...
17) Emperors of Rome
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Teaching Company
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2007
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English
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A series of biographic portraits of Roman emperors, from Augustus Caesar to Constantine. Fagan discusses the emperors' characters, the reliability of historical sources, the role of women in the imperial court, the relationship of the emperor to different groups in Roman society, the Roman political and social systems, and an overview of the main scholarly debates.
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Spy school volume 9
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
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While on a mission aboard the The Emperor of the Seas, Ben Ripley faces off against his arch enemy, Murray Hill, on the high seas and quickly finds himself in hot water as things take a dangerous turn.
19) Harrow the ninth
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Locked tomb trilogy volume 2
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2020.
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"After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark's health is failing, her magic refuses to cooperate, her sword makes her throw up, and even her mind threatens to betray her. What's...
20) A clash of kings
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Song of ice and fire volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 49
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Six separate factions vie for control of the realm of the late Lord Eddard Stark, while an ancient form of magic, an everlasting winter, and an unearthly army threaten to return.
Joffrey ascends the Iron Throne after the death of Robert Baratheon, The Usurper, and chaos reigns as six factions struggle for control of the kingdom.
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