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1822) Solitary: unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement : my story of transformation and hope
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Summary
Nearly forty years in solitary confinement in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell for 23 hours a day for a crime he did not commit, Albert Woodfox survived and emerged with his humanity and sense of hope for the future intact.
Arrested often as a teenager in New Orleans, inspired behind bars in his early twenties to join the Black Panther Party because of its social commitment and code of living, Woodfox was serving a 50-year sentence in Angola for armed robbery...
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Series
Sōdo āto onrain puroguresshibu volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
Summary
"While Nezha attempts to atone for his misdeeds by completing a quest to learn the Martial Arts skill, Asuna toils alongside him for her own reasons--and learns a troubling truth in the process. Meanwhile, Kirito's uneasy alliance with the other front-runners seems to be holding, but are they really ready to face Sword Art Online's second-floor boss? And if the Legend Braves are neither legendary nor brave, can Nezha still rise to the occasion and...
1824) The plentiful darkness
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Lexile Measure
750L
Summary
Orphaned twelve-year-old Rooney de Barra chases a thieving boy into a magician's realm of darkness.
In order to survive on her own, Rooney de Barra collects precious moonlight, which she draws from the evening sky with her rare and magical lunar mirror. All the while she tries to avoid the rival roughhouse boys, and the dreaded thing that has been disappearing children in the night. When Trick Aidan, the worst of the roughhouse boys, steals her lunar...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
"After a treacherous journey, the warrior Clans have begun to settle into their new homes around the lake. But while some cats see their new beginning as a chance to build a lasting peace, WindClan's deputy Mudclaw believes the other Clans cannot be trusted. And as he prepares to take the ailing Tallstar's place as leader, Mudclaw will do whatever it takes to secure the future of his Clan--no matter who stands in his way." -- Back cover.
1826) The dark we seek
Author
Series
The lost light volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Summary
"When multiple solar flares strike Earth, half the planet goes dark. Store shelves gather dust, pharmacies run out of life-saving medications, and banks and gas stations shut their doors. As tens of millions of people grapple with a new reality without power, a serial killer hunts freely in the chaos. Alger County Undersheriff Jackson Cross is determined to stop him no matter the cost. Torn between vengeance and a chance at redemption, ex-confict...
1827) The island
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Summary
A visit to a private amusement park is the trip of a lifetime for a group of teen influencers, until they learn that getting off the island alive is not part of the plan.
1828) Copper sun
Author
Lexile Measure
820L
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Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
Author
Series
High water volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Summary
After Parker Buckman is mauled and nearly killed by an alligator, he sees the Everglades as a place of death. Even though he's a park ranger's son, he's convinced he won't be truly okay until he can leave the glades. When his friend Maria goes missing, Parker knows he can't leave until he finds her-- or proof that she's dead. When his search brings him face-to-face with a rogue monster gator, will be find the strength to face his fears? -- adapted...
Author
Pub. Date
©2009.
Summary
The author combined his work--a doctor--and hobbies--skiing and mountain climbing--to be a part of an emergency response team based in a hospital near Grenoble, France. He became one of the best-known mountain rescue doctors, serving as well as an adviser to films set in the mountains. This memoir presents an episodic account of rescues in which he participated. Many of these stories are humorous, others are harrowing. The emphasis is on the excitement...
1832) Never say die
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Lexile Measure
770L
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Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
1833) The Windeby Puzzle
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.
Estrild is not like the other girls in her village, she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her...
1834) Enter nowhere
Pub. Date
2012
Summary
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm, they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Summary
"Allows players to fully immerse themselves in the full mystery surrounding the water world of planet 4546B. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive in both hostile water zones and frozen terrains."--Amazon.com.
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Lost volume 1
Summary
LOST IN THE PACIFIC is the first book in a new narrative nonfiction series that tells the true story of a band of World War II soldiers who became stranded at sea and had to fight for survival.World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning...
1838) Elk hunt adventure
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile Measure
660L
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Summary
Twelve-year-old Coral is excited to be going on an October elk hunt with her father in the Colorado mountains, but when he announces that he is getting remarried she is upset and angry with him--but when a big storm rolls in and her father is injured by his skittish horse she has to put aside her feelings and fears and concentrate on making it down the mountain safely.
1839) The hope we keep
Author
Series
The lost light volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
"Two months after super solar flares devastated the Northern Hemisphere, the power grid is in shambles, gas is running low, and hospitals have shuttered their doors. Neighbors turn on each other, vying for the last scraps of food. Caught in the chaos, Jackson fights to maintain order as he faces the insidious threat posed by the escaped convicts. Out for vengeance, Sykes will kill anyone who gets in his way. Shiloh and Lena find themselves facing...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Summary
Author Lynne Finch takes a comprehensive look at ways to improve your family's immediate safety and methods for protecting them in the future. Finch covers a wide range of topics from temporary ways renters can make their home secure, to more permanent changes an owner can make.