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Aubry Tourvel is 9 when she and her sisters, Pauline and Sylvie, stumble across a strange well in a courtyard secreted between empty apartment buildings. The well is made of smooth gray stone, and its opening has been carved to resemble a face. The siblings assume it's a wishing well, and because the papers are full of terrible news, each resolves to sacrifice something precious for the greater good. Pauline drops in a gold chain to stop the socialists...
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"From Percival Everett--a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards--comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
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Diary of an 8-bit warrior volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile Measure
560L
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After the recent mob attacks, the entire village decides to prepare for the next offensive, and Runt increases his efforts to be one of the five best students in school and become the warrior of his dreams.
4) Wind
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Warriors a starless clan volume 5
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While Frostpaw takes refuge in ShadowClan as Splashtail seizes control of her home, Nightheart returns to ThunderClan and to a complicated reunion with his mate Sunbeam whose efforts to fit in as ThunderClan's newest member are hampered by her treacherous mother.
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Dragon Masters volume 26
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile Measure
550L
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While trying to rescue their friend Griffith, Drake and Rori team up with a boy named Llew and try to gain the trust of a Crystal Dragon.
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Ivan has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
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Survivalist volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
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They survived the collapse, but can they survive the aftermath? Morgan Carter has weathered the weeks after the collapse of the nation's power grid, reuniting with his family and ensuring their safety, but his struggle isn't over yet. Carter must focus on survival in an increasingly unstable society-but the challenges he faces are beyond his wildest imagination. Meanwhile, the enclosed quarters of the nearby government-run refugee camp make for an...
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Charlie Thorne novel volume 2
Lexile Measure
910L
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"Charlie Thorne must search for Charles Darwin's hidden treasure in South America--with plenty of enemies hot on her trail"--
9) Tentacles
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Cryptid hunters volume 2
Pub. Date
2009.
Lexile Measure
740L
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After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, Marty and Grace go to live with their scientist uncle and accompany him on, what soon becomes, an increasingly dangerous expedition to New Zealand to track a giant squid.
10) Forging destiny
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620L
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This is the sixth book in the unofficial Minecraft adventure books, and everyone's favourite 12-year-old villager-turned-warrior is back, this time to use his warrior training on a new quest.
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Geronimo Stilton volume 83
Pub. Date
2024.
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When Thea goes missing along with an ancient Mayan necklace, Geronimo Stilton is fast on the case, scouring Chichén Itzà for clues to find them.
12) The Green Sea
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13th Paladin volume 10
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"Hardly have they left the Forest of Ire and its horrors behind them when the Thirteenth Paladin decides to head for the Green Sea with his friends to fulfil his old promise of bringing the necromancer to justice, who has been holding the fertile lands surrounding the horse people and their Paladin, Blazing Eyes, in his bony grip for far too long. But it is not alone the necromancer with his deadly traps who is testing the companions. HE, WHO FORCES...
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City spies volume 5
Pub. Date
2024.
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The spies head to New York City when a credible threat is made against a young climate activist.
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(Sam Smith).Tales of Old Natalia volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
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"A displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival"--Cover.
A group of rabbits flees to a safe haven after their home is invaded. Their king tries to bring the community back together in their new land but some rabbits are hesitant to settle. Former coal miner, Fleck, chooses to be loyal to his king, vowing to protect him and his son as all the rabbits struggle to create a home for themselves.
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(Sam Smith).Tales of Old Natalia volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
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King Whitson Mariner leads the displaced rabbits as they weather every challenge on their quest for a new home.
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13th Paladin volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His apprenticeship finally comes to an end, and Khara's interest in him is growing by the minute. He and his companions leave the Southern Jungles and sail westwards, this time in search of two Paladins, who are apparently living a peaceful existence on one of the Isles of the Cutlass Sea. Yet their quest proves full of difficulties, for a war among the pirates has transformed the Cutlass Sea into a bubbling cauldron,...
18) The Brazen City
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13th Paladin volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
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"Hardly have Ahren and his fellow adventurers returned to Deepstone following his Naming as Thirteenth Paladin when troubling news forces them into action again. They learn through the Ancients that one of their kind, the Paladin Bergen Olgitram, along with his band of mercenaries, the Blue Cohorts, are being besieged within the Brazen City by the headstrong Sun Emperor. Not only do Ahren and his companions need to get to the Sunplains in double-quick...
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13th Paladin volume 4
Pub. Date
[2017]
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"The siege of the Brazen City has been lifted and the Paladin Bergen remains free. Following their victory, Ahren and his companions continue on their travels, this time to the Southern Jungles in search of information regarding the whereabouts of the female Paladin, Sunju.The journey is long and dangerous. Not only must they traverse the Nameless Desert and the untamed primeval forest, but hired assassins are hot on their heels along the Spear Path....
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Winston Chu volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
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When San Francisco adults forget who they are and mysterious exotic birds flock to the city, twelve-year-old Winston Chu and friends team up to investigate the strange occurrences and face off against Mr. Pang's older magpie-turned-human brother, Mr. Gu.