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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Collects the lost stories of the Rangers who risked their lives to defend the kingdom, including the tales of the young warrior Horace, the courageous princess Evanlyn, the diplomat Alyss, and Will and his mentor, Halt.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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H.G. Wells' "scientific romance," published first in serial form and then as a book in 1898, attained perhaps its greatest fame in another form, the infamous realistic 1939 radio broadcast "Invasion from Mars" by Orson Welles. It was also made into an early 1950s science fiction adventure movie. Stover (emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology) describes Wells' story as "a prophecy of startling originality foreseeing the coming of totalitarianism...
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2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.
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Major Jack Novak has never failed to meet a challenge - until he meets army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty. In the army hospital after a plane crash, Jack makes winning Ruth's heart a top priority mission. But he has his work cut out for him. Not only is Ruth focused on her work in order to support her orphaned siblings back home, she also is determined not to give her heart to any man. Can Jack break down her defenses? Or will they go their separate...
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American Civil War volume 3
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English
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From two-time Spur Award-winning author Jim R. Woolard, a lyrical, violent, visceral Civil War epic filled with vivid historical details, gripping adventure, and raw human drama... Set in the final months of the American Civil War, this powerhouse of a novel from award-winning author and master historian Jim R. Woolard follows a young man's harrowing journey from Confederate captive to Union prisoner to unchained force of vengeance. Autumn, 1864....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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An account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is told from the perspective of dozens of survivors who describe in their own words the epic human battle for survival.
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With “shattering prose,” the New York Times–bestselling author of From Here to Eternity captures the intense combat in the battle of Guadalcanal (San Francisco Chronicle).
In August of 1942 the first American marines charged Guadalcanal, igniting a six-month battle for two thousand square miles of jungle and sand. In that gruesome stretch sixty thousand Americans made the jump from boat to...
In August of 1942 the first American marines charged Guadalcanal, igniting a six-month battle for two thousand square miles of jungle and sand. In that gruesome stretch sixty thousand Americans made the jump from boat to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes Kristin Hannah's next novel. It is an epic love story and family drama set at the dawn of World War II. She is the author of twenty-one novels. Her previous novels include Home Front, Night Road, Firefly Lane, Fly Away, and Winter Garden"--
"Viann and Isabelle have always been close despite their differences. Younger, bolder sister Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann lives a quiet and content life...
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The Scribner library volume SL61
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto -- of lines of...
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Song of Acadia volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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In a Time of Revolution, Even Hearts Can Be Overturned In England together at the Harrow estate, Anne and Nicole find themselves facing divergent futures. While Anne comfortably settles into British life, Nicole once again searches the far horizon. Despite the raging War of Independence, she sets sail for the American colonies to manage her uncle's landholdings. The gallant Captain Goodwind captures Nicole's attention, but not yet her heart. In the...
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Novels of the Civil War volume 3
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"New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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This work depicts the heroic young men of Alpha Company as they carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left...
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All Quiet on the Western Front volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The testament of Paul Baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I, illuminates the savagery and futility of war.
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For years, critics have acclaimed the power of James Lee Burke's writing, the luminosity of his prose, the psychological complexity of his characters, and the richness of his landscapes. Over the course of twenty novels and one collection of short stories, he has developed a loyal and dedicated following among both critics and general readers. His thrillers, featuring either Louisiana cop Dave Robicheaux or Billy Bob Holland, a hardened Texas-based...
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A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed lines only prototype, Athena, Patrol Coastal 15, with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the...
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Men at war volume 6
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English
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W.E.B. Griffin’s iconoclastic OSS heroes face an historic challenge in the brand-new volume of the New York Times-bestselling series.
Critics and fans alike welcomed the return of the “shrewd, sharp, rousing” (Kirkus Reviews) Men at War series: “The Saboteurs is good entertainment and the fast-paced and exciting novel Griffin’s readers have come to expect....
Critics and fans alike welcomed the return of the “shrewd, sharp, rousing” (Kirkus Reviews) Men at War series: “The Saboteurs is good entertainment and the fast-paced and exciting novel Griffin’s readers have come to expect....
20) The deerslayer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.2 - AR Pts: 44
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English
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Relates the adventures of woodsman Natty Bumppo in upper New York State at the time of the Iroquois wars.
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