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Popular American writer Ambrose Bierce comes alive in the magnificent collection of short stories. Having been no stranger to the battlefield, Bierce draws upon his experience as a soldier and the stories he heard during the American Civil War in this collection. However, his tales do not happily reminisce about the good times; instead, Bierce's dry wit and love of the macabre guide his stories to much darker places. "Civil War Stories", includes...
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A New York Times bestselling author's revealing account of General Robert E. Lee's life after Appomattox: After his surrender at Appomattox in 1865, Robert E. Lee, commanding general for the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, lived only five more years. It was the great forgotten chapter of his remarkable life, during which Lee did more to bridge the divide between the North and the South than any other American. The South...
3) Puerto Rico
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IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
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When he landed on a small Caribbean island in 1493, Christopher Columbus referred to it as puerto rico (Spanish for "rich port"). Today, the name Puerto Rico refers to an archipelago that includes the main island (Puerto Rico) as well as several smaller islands (including Vieques and Culebra). Puerto Rico is the fourth-largest island in the Caribbean, lying approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Florida. Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
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The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of Readers
An immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Dalton Trumbo's stark, profoundly troubling masterpiece about the horrors of World War I brilliantly crystallized the uncompromising brutality of war and became the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era. Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that's as timely as ever....
5) Christianity
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This book offers an accessible record of Christianity as a whole. It covers the Trinity and sacraments, Jesus and the Virgin Mary, saints and mystics, and explains the difference between the Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions.
6) Lucas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
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Caitlin's life changes from the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer's day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she has ever seen - and when she meets him, her world comes alive. But to others, he quickly becomes an object of jealousy, prejudice and hatred. Caitlin tries to make sense of the injustice that lurks at every unexpected twist and turn, until she realizes that she must do what she knows in her heart is right....
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Ivan the Terrible - the name evokes the legend of a cruel and dangerously insane tyrant. Fearful Majesty explores that legend and exposes the man, his nature, and his time.
This acclaimed biography of one of Russia's most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is also surprisingly timely, revealing how many of the issues Russia faces today have their roots in Ivan's reign.
Ivan IV oversaw huge conquests of neighboring...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 21
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Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery - but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of Astrid's journey...
9) Guyana
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses the land, history, economy, people, and festivals of Guyana; includes recipes, a glossary, project and report ideas, a chronology, and resources.
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Tomorrow series volume 6
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IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
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While trying to care for a group of abandoned young children, five Australian teenagers continue their struggle for survival and their resistance against the enemy invading their homeland.
12) Uruguay
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information on the geography, history, economy and people of Uruguay.
14) The sinister pig
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The victim, well dressed but stripped of identification, is found at the edge of the vast Jicarilla Apache natural gas field just inside the jurisdiction of the Navajo Tribal Police, facing Sergeant Jim Chee with a complex puzzle. Why did the Washington office of the FBI snatch custody of this case from its local agents, cover it with secrecy, and call it a hunting accident? What was the victim seeking among the maze of pipelines and pumping stations...
15) El Salvador
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of El Salvador. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
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Sea of Trolls trilogy volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
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After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy.
17) Identical
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
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Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.
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New Mexico trilogy volume 1
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1974
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The Milagro Beanfield War is the first book in John Nichols's New Mexico trilogy ("Gentle, funny, transcendent." —The New York Times Book Review), later adapted to film by Robert Redford.
Joe Mondragon, a feisty hustler with a talent for trouble, slammed his battered pickup to a stop, tugged on his gumboots, and marched into the arid patch of ground. Carefully (and also illegally), he tapped into the main
20) The Great Plains
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1981, c1959
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Reprint of a 1931 text that describes the interaction between the central plains of America and the people who lived there.