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"When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call and the only one on the property at the time of death. As far as the state is concerned, it's an open and shut case. Jack Lee, born and raised in Freeman County, knows that every man deserves a solid defense and agrees to...
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Seafort saga volume 5
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As war brews, Phillip Seafort plunges into the bowels of the city to help a friend, as humanity is about to destroy itself.
3) Blackout
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Oxford in 2060 is a chaotic place. Scores of time-traveling historians are being sent into the past, to destinations including the American Civil War and the attack on the World Trade Center. Michael Davies is prepping to go to Pearl Harbor. Merope Ward is coping with a bunch of bratty 1940 evacuees and trying to talk her thesis adviser, Mr. Dunworthy, into letting her go to VE Day. Polly Churchill's next assignment will be as a shopgirl in the middle...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 25
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"Spanning more than sixty years from the Civil War to the early 1920s, and moving from the battlefields of the South to New York City, through Paris, London, Constantinople, and Coney Island, [this novel] features Augustus Fitzwilliam Boyd, alias Dr. August, an improvisational pianist who believes his music is sometimes inspired by the spirit world. He is in love with Isaac Kemp, an ex-slave who only sporadically returns his affections and who himself...
6) Hunter's run
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Police, fugitive aliens, and a human murderer weave a web of shifting alliances as Ramón, a luckless prospector, enters the greatest manhunt the alien world of São Paulo has ever known. If he is to survive, Ramón must overcome inscrutable aliens and deadly predators, but his greatest enemy is himself. With every move in the desperate game, he struggles to outwit his enemies and solve the mystery of a murder he himself committed.--From publisher...
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You can't go back and fix the past. Moving on means moving forward. He thinks he can reset the past if he tries hard enough.Travis "T-Bone" Bostwick thinks volunteering for op after op will absolve him of the guilt he carries after a rescue went bad. When he's sent on a simple 'search and find' mission as a favor to a colleague, he has no idea finding the woman will uncover something far more sinister. She's determined to be independent.Chelsea Goldman...
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Ranger in time volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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When the mysterious first aid kit takes golden retriever Ranger to New Orleans shortly before Hurricane Katrina hits, he finds himself helping Clare Porter and her grandmother, who are waiting for Clare's father at their home in the Lower Ninth Ward--and when the levees break and Clare is separated from Nana, Ranger must somehow get her to the relative safety of the Superdome, and reunite her with her family.
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Geronimo Stilton. Micekings volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When they receive a damaged message in a bottle from the Oofa Oofa rodents in the ancient far north, Geronimo Stiltonord and the micekings set sail to Oofadale but are attacked by a band of dragons while on their voyage.
11) The Magic rings
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Rescue princesses volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Princess Emily's sister, Lottie, is the newest member of the Rescue Princesses. She is excited to have animal adventures of her very own. When Lottie uncovers a plot to steal horses from the palace stables, she knows she must act. She is a Rescue Princess now -- if anyone can save those animals, it's her!
12) Double vision
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Double vision volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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"After a routine school field trip goes awry, Linc Baker is thrust into a world of intrigue and espionage, where a kid agent who looks exactly like him threatens to use powerful artifacts to control the world"--
13) The snow jewel
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Rescue princesses volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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Longing for a more exciting royal life, Princess Emily teams up with princess friends who use their wits and daring ninja skills to create a rescue organization that helps animals in trouble.
14) Spiral
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Tunnels volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
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The outer crust is under attack by the subterranean Styx who are turning ordinary humans into walking bombs and incubators for their eggs, and only Will Burrows and his band of retired commandos stand in their way--but the Styx also have problems of their own.
15) Chasing jaguars
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Wild survival volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
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"While in Mexico tracking an injured jaguar along with their parents, who are hosts of an adventure-filled nature show called Wild Survival, twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her brother must use their survival skills to save one of Earth's most endangered creatures."--
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Khorasan archives volume 2
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"To fight against the cruel and superstitious patriarchy known as the Talisman, members of the resistance group known as the Companions of Hira have risked their lives in a failed attempt to procure the Bloodprint--a dangerous text that may hold the secret to overthrowing the terrifying regime. Now, with their plans in ashes, the Companions of Hira have scattered, and the lives of two brave women at the center of the plot--Arian and Sinnia--face unprecedented...
17) Leon levels up
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Twelve-year-old Leon loves video games. When he plays, he feels confident and amazing for just a little while. The rest of the time he feels like a loser. So Leon is shocked when Nico, the coolest kid ever and the son of a video-game developer, invites him over to test out the newest game at his dad’s high-tech lab. To play, they must submerge themselves in giant tanks filled with nanobots, which are programmed to interact with the players and...
19) The lab
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Six of Hearts volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
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When Agent Six, a member of The Deck, a group fighting against their corrupt society, discovers that he is the product of an illegal experiment by the evil Lab, he takes dangerous steps to discover the truth about himself.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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"The mold takes all. Twelve-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart knows this better than most. A few years ago, the mold took her papa, and even her famous, former-chosen-one Gran never found a cure. So when Ary's beloved mama falls ill, Ary decides it's taken enough. Armed with only a bucket and a prayer, she sneaks out to find a magical, underground lake whose healing waters are straight out of Gran's adventures. But when Ary gets there, the lake's bone...