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1) Home free
Author
Series
Sisterhood series volume 20
Language
English
Description
Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle of the Sisterhood welcome a break from their work as vigilantes and attempt to embrace normal lives until they are called in by President Martine Connor, who informs them of her new "unofficial" group of which the Sisterhood is a part of, and the women must take on the assignments no one else will.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
US Airways Flight 1549m was about to crash. The pilot carefully guided the plane down into the icy Hudson River. The passengers and crew evacuated to the plane's wings, but with every passing second, they were in danger of drowning or freezing to death. Moments later, the New York Police Department Air-Sea Rescue Aviation Unit arrived. Specially trained police officers jumped from a helicopter into the ice-cold water. Would they be able to rescue...
Author
Series
Little Bridge Island volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a massive hurricane severs all power and cell service to Little Bridge Island--as well as its connection to the mainland--twenty-five-year-old Bree Beckham isn't worried at first. She's already escaped one storm--her emotionally abusive ex--so a hurricane seems like it will be a piece of cake. But animal-loving Bree does become alarmed when she realizes how many islanders have been cut off from their beloved pets. Now it's up to her to save as...
5) Storm rescue
Author
Series
Vet volunteers volume 6
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When a hurricane hits her town, Sunita must face her fears in order to help a stranded cat.
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Rescue Road, acclaimed journalist Peter Zheutlin offers a heartwarming and often humorous new look into the world of rescue dogs. Sharing lessons from his own experiences adopting dogs with large personalities as well as stories and advice from dozens of families and rescue advocates, Zheutlin reveals the often surprising and inspiring life lessons rescue dogs teach us." -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of search and rescue work by fire departments, requirements of becoming a fire fighter, and the roles various fire departments played after the events of September 11, 2001.
8) Blind search
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's October, hunting season in the Green Mountains--and the Vermont wilderness has never been more beautiful or more dangerous. Especially for nine-year-old Henry, who's lost in the woods. Again. Only this time he sees something terrible. When a young woman is found shot through the heart with a fatal arrow, Mercy thinks that something is murder. But Henry, a math genius whose autism often silences him when he should speak up most, is not talking....
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire:...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This delightful collection of heartwarming stories introduces readers to 35 dogs who have gone above and beyond the job description of best friend. By greeting each day with a waging tail, these second-chance mutts, hardworking k-9s, and loving family pets exemplify the canine instinct for valor, resilience, and joy. Side by side, the people and dogs in these stories find the strength in themselves-and each other-to overcome the obstacles life throws...
11) The book thief
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the formation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its Search and Rescue units, membership and responsibilities of the teams, and some of the disasters at which they've helped.
15) White fur flying
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A sad and silent nine-year-old boy finds his voice when he moves next to a family that rescues dogs.
16) Number the stars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Author
Series
Kidnapped volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Aiden Falconer and FBI Agent Harris struggle to find Aiden's kidnapped sister, Meg, as she tries to escape her abductors--a situation that endangers both Meg's and Aiden's lives.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story,...
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