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IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
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Just a week before their marriage, Christine's fiance calls off the wedding, leaving her heartbroken. With hopes of helping her through a difficult time, Christine's best friend Jessica enrolls them both on a humanitarian mission in Peru, to work at an orphanage called El Girasol--The Sunflower. It is while working at the orphanage that Christine meets Paul Cook, a successful and charismatic American doctor who has fled the States after one fatal...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 5
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Set in 18th century Lima, Peru, a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages suddenly breaks, and five people plunge to their deaths. A priest who is deeply affected by the catastrophe decides to make an investigative study of the lives of the victims to determine if he can find some clue to God's intention in casting five dis-associated mortals into eternity at precisely the same moment.
3) Evil Star
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Gatekeepers (Anthony Horowitz) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
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Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.
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"In his travels, Thomson visited many remote lost cities among the interconnecting paths the Incas laid across the Andes, talked to archaeologists and explorers working in the area, and investigated the remains of the remarkable Inca civilization. The result of his discoveries and research is The White Rock, an engaging history of the Inca people and their heartland, which vividly resurrects the Inca culture and gives us the true flavor of their strange...
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"His imagination captured by the account of a sixteenth-century Spanish monk who reported that the Incas "flew like birds" over the jungle and by tales of flying in Peruvian folklore, the author sets out to discover whether the ancients really were airborne - or experienced flying by other means. A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood on it are his only clues when he begins his quest for the Incas' secret.".
"But soon he's trekking...
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Michael Vey volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 12
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Fifteen-year-old Michael Vey, born with Tourette's syndrome and special electromagnetic powers, joins his techno-genius best friend and an alliance of other "electric" teenagers to battle powerful foes in the jungles of Peru, where Michael learns the Order of Elgen's plan to "restructure" the world.
8) Peru
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Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Peru; and includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
9) Machu Picchu
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Photographs and text offer a tour of Machu Picchu in Peru and information about its history and design.
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Drawing on both native and Spanish chronicles, the author describes the story of the conquest of the largest native empire of the New World. Describes the story of the modern search for Vilcabamba, how Machu Picchu was discovered, and how a trio of American explorers only recently discovered the lost Inca capital of Vilcabamba.
11) Peru
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Peru"--Provided by publisher.
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Black Knights Inc volume 8
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"Dan "The Man" Currington is back in fighting form with a mission that takes him four thousand miles south of BKI headquarters, high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. He's hot on the trail of a rogue CIA agent selling classified government secrets to the highest bidder, when Penni DePaul arrives on the scene. Suddenly the stakes are higher, and keeping Penni safe becomes Dan's number one priority. A lot has changed since former Secret Service Agent...
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This account removes the Incas from the realm of prehistory and legend and shows the reality of their struggle against the Spanish invasion. Drawing on rediscovered sources and a firsthand knowledge of the Incan terrain, Hemming describes postconquest Peru and the integration of the Incas into the Spanish society.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Have you ever heard of Machu Picchu? It's an ancient citadel high in the mountains of Peru. Science played a big role in the building of Machu Picchu and the daily life of the Inca people who lived there. Find out the science behind Machu Picchu. Discover how modern technology is being used to uncover more mysteries of this ancient place"--
17) Peru
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This engaging title explores the geography, landscape, history, people, and culture of Peru -- Publisher.
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"Crane, the former president of the Royal Geographic Society, documents the remarkable expedition undertaken by a group of twelve European adventurer-scientists in the mid-eighteenth century. The team spent years in South America, scaling volcanoes and traversing jungles before they achieved their goal of establishing the exact shape of the Earth by measuring the length of 1 degree latitude at the equator" -- Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Welcome to Peru! Hike through the clouds to ancient cities of the Andes Mountains. Hear the calls of birds in the Amazon rain forest. Learn about the people, places, and traditions of this beautiful South American country."--Provided by publisher.