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2) The sea wolf
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The Sea-Wolf (1904) is an adventure novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his acquaintance Captain Alex MacLean, a sailor from the Pacific Northwest, London sought to write a novel of the high seas with psychological and philosophical underpinnings.
An intelligent scholar named Humphrey van Weyden boards a ferry in San Francisco. Lost in the fog, the Martinez collides with another ship, and van Weyden is tossed overboard. Afloat in the...
3) McKendree
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A WORLD GONE BAD…The West had been good to Josh McKendree. He had built a new life for himself with a loving wife and a fine young son. Then half-breed trapper Jacques Ribalt took it all away from him when he slaughtered McKendree's family over a simple land dispute. From that day on, McKendree had only one thing left – a need to make Ribalt pay for what he did. And the West became just a place where his family's killer was hiding. But no matter...
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 4
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Collects the first four books in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, in which middle school student Greg Heffley recounts his day-to-day adventures.
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It was so cold that his spit froze in the air before it hit the ground. He was so far above the Artic Circle that the sun never rose. Seventy below zero, and there was nothing but whiteness in every direction: ice and snow. No trees, no houses, no wood, no warmth.
He had only a few matches and a handful of frozen fingers. And yet, to survive, he had to build a fire...
Jack London's tales of adventure were unsurpassed because London was there. From...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
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Collects seven short stories by John Grisham that take place in Ford County, Mississippi, where his first novel, A Time to Kill, took place, including Blood Drive, Fetching Raymond, Fish Files, Casino, Michael's Room, Quiet Haven, and Funny Boy.
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Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 5
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Hunting for Hidden Gold is a thrilling adventure from the renowned Hardy Boys series, authored by Franklin W. Dixon. In this captivating tale, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy find themselves embroiled in a perilous quest to uncover a legendary treasure hidden deep within the rugged wilderness of the American West. The story begins when the Hardy boys receive a mysterious letter from their father, Fenton Hardy, a renowned detective, who is working on...
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A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture...
10) Moby Dick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.
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Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
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The robbery of the treasure in the tower proves to be an exciting challenge to Frank and Joe.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Contains seven rare stories by Dr. Seuss which were first published in magazines between 1948 and 1959, featuring "The Bear, the Rabbit, and the Zinnigo- Zanniga," "Gustav the Goldfish," "Todd and Todd," "Steak for Supper," "The BippoloSeed," "The Strange Shirt Spot," and others, and including an introduction and commentary on each story.
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Ann Rule's crime files volume 6
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Pocket Star Bks
Pub. Date
c1999
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English
14) Lord Jim
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Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the Hadj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed....
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Inspector Flytrap volume 1
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Hoping to become the greatest detective that ever grew, Inspector Flytrap, a Venus Flytrap, and his assistant, Nina the Goat, investigate "big deal" mysteries at an art museum, a cookie shop, and a garden.
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An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers of our time. Ottessa Moshfegh's debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015. Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. But as many critics...
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Heart of the West is a collection of 19 short stories highlighting the complicated relationship between men and women, law and order, honor and obligation. These compelling tales are filled with memorable characters and fascinating conflicts. In Heart of the West, O. Henry explores the illustrious region featuring cowboys, outlaws, rangers and sheepherders. It consists of 19 short stories celebrating the unique culture and happenings in the Old West....
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