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"Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an...
62) The dog stars
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"Leave it to Peter Heller to imagine a postapocalyptic world that contains as much loveliness as it does devastation. His hero, Hig, flies a 1956 Cessna (his dog as copilot) around what was once Colorado, chasing all the same things we chase in these pre-annihilation days: love, friendship, the solace of the natural world, and the chance to perform some small kindness. The Dog Stars is a wholly compelling and deeply engaging debut." -Pam Houston,...
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Dog Man volume 1
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2019
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Dog Man has been working hard to overcome his bad habits, but when his obsessions turn to fears, he finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain, while Petey the Cat, who was just released from jail, starts a new life with Li'l Petey.
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Wings of fire. Original series volume 3
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The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.
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Dog Man volume 8
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2019.
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While Petey the Cat has reevaluated what matters most in his life, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world.
67) The lost heir
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Wings of fire. Original series volume 2
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Overjoyed to be reunited with her fellow ocean-dwelling dragons, Tsunami the SeaWing continues efforts to end the war for Pyrrhia in spite of a dangerous assassin who is threatening all their lives.
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I survived volume 12
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A young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947.
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One day Milo finds an enormous and mysterious package in his room. A phantom tollbooth, with a map to a weird world beyond! So Milo sets off on a fantastic voyage in which he meets: the not so wicked Witch, Faintly Macabre, Alec Bings who sees through things, and the watchdog, Tock, who ticks.
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Dog Man volume 4
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When a new sitter arrives and a movie star goes missing, Dog Man and Cat Kid investigate, but Petey, the world's most evil cat, complicates their case.
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Scot Harvath thrillers volume 6
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Two years after five of GTMO's deadliest detainees are freed, counter-terrorist agent Scot Harvath's girlfriend is murdered. When he learns the murderer's bloody signature glows with a radioactive isotope that's linked to a top-secret program tracking America's worst enemies, Scot demands answers. Livid at the stonewalling and apathy he encounters, Scot--in violation of Presidential orders--begins a quest for the truth that jeopardizes everything...
72) Ark angel
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Alex Rider adventures volume 6
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After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel.
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c2004
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Is this just an ordinary old man with extraordinary tales to tell? Perhaps ... or maybe they aren't tales at all. With each page you turn, hearing of his dreams, you might just begin to wonder if they are dreams at all, or perchance tales from an amazing life still being lived by an unassuming, little man with a cane.
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"A swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, it is set in France during the 1620s and richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Dumas transforms major and minor historical figures into larger-than-life characters: the brave d'Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory; the...
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The wayward traveler -- Lemuel Gulliver -- ends up on a series of bizarrely populated islands. First he is a giant among little people, but then sees the situation reversed when he's surrounded by giants twelve times his size. Next he finds himself in the clouds, in a society of devoted but ultimately hapless mathematicians. Lastly, his journey brings him to an island where incredibly noble horses must deal with a race of uncouth, reviled ape-men:...
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Jack Reacher novels volume 27
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In Gerrardsville, Colorado, two witnesses to the same tragedy give two different accounts. One guy sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus in what authorities will call a suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher. And he sees what actually happened: A man in a gray hoodie and jeans, moving like a shadow, pushed the victim to her death--before swiftly grabbing the dead woman's purse and strolling away. Reacher follows the killer on foot, not...
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I survived volume 11
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[2015]
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In this book of the I survived series, one boy will struggle to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns.
A young boy struggles to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns on a fateful day in 1871.
Oscar Starling races to stay ahead of the flames as Chicago burns to the ground.
78) Brian's hunt
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Two years after he survived a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild where he feels he belongs. In a temporary camp on the way to visit his friends, Brian Robeson finds a dog, wounded and whimpering. The dog is badly hurt, and as Brian cares for it, he worries about his friends. His instincts tell him to head north, quickly. With his new companion at his side, and with a terrible, growing sense of unease, he...
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Maximum Ride volume 2
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After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically-altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.