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It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children--four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness--sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas...
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
3) Ender's game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Once again, the Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin is brilliant, ruthless, and cunning, a tactical and strategic master, and a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions?...
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Books of beginning volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy.
5) The sight
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Warriors (Erin Hunter). Power of three volume 1
Warriors power of three volume 1
Warriors. Power of three volume 1
Warriors power of three volume 1
Warriors. Power of three volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"In a troubled time for the Clans, three young cats, grandchildren of the legendary Firestar, begin their training as warriors and, in the course of many adventures, discover their true destiny"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharoahs.
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Infernal devices volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.
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Boxcar children volume 106
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IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When their favorite author fails to arrive as scheduled to speak at the local library, the Alden children investigate how he could board a train and never be seen again.
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Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn't say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up, to find a very nice apartment, (could Ben really have afforded this?) he's not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig...
11) Chain of iron
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Last hours (Shadowhunters) volume 2
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 32
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English
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Engaged to marry James Herondale, Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. But James and Cordelia's marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia's reputation. James is in love with Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. The sword Cortana burns Cordelia's hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing...
12) Influencers
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Cat Kid Comic Club volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Cat Kid Comic Club is in crisis! After learning that one of their comics will be published, the baby frogs are filled with anxiety and doubt. How will they get their creative groove back? Will Naomi or Melvin emerge as a leader? Will Flippy convince them to finally straighten up and fly right?
13) On purpose
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Cat Kid Comic Club volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The Comic Club is going in all different directions! Naomi, Melvin, and siblings are each trying to find their purpose. Naomi has an idea to get rich quick that causes a lot of commotion and emotion. And when faced with rejections, the friends try and try again to stay true to their vision. To top it off, a surprise visitor comes to class to stir things up. Will a desire for money and power cloud Naomi's purpose? Is it quitting time? Will the club...
14) Perspectives
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Cat Kid Comic Club volume 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Flippy, Molly, Li'l Petey, and twenty-one baby frogs each have something to say. Naomi and Melvin don't see eye to eye and Poppy perceives the world differently than her siblings. Will the baby frogs figure out how to work together and appreciate one another's point of view -- both inside and outside the classroom?"--
15) Dark river
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Warriors (Erin Hunter). Power of three volume 2
Warriors power of three volume 2
Warriors. Power of three volume 2
Warriors power of three volume 2
Warriors. Power of three volume 2
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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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As Hollypaw, Lionpaw and Jaypaw, grandchildren of the legendary Firestar, continue their training to be warrior cats, each is haunted by a different internal struggle that could lead to trouble for all Clans.
16) Tiny tough
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Dory Fantasmagory volume 5
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Dory's sure that her big sister's friendship troubles have to do with pirates, but she'll have to navigate those rocky waters without her imaginary first mate Mary, who's found an exciting new pal of her own"--
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Radiant emperor volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything "I refuse to be nothing..." In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness......
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