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Boxcar children volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The adventures of the Alden family as they ride across country in a caboose that has a strange history---or is it a mystery?
3) Betty Zane
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Zane Grey's debut novel, which he self-published in 1905, "Betty Zane" is the first book in Grey's "Frontier Trilogy" and tells the true biographical story of Elizabeth "Betty" Zane, a hero of the American Revolutionary War and direct ancestor of the author. While under siege at Fort Henry by American Indian allies of the British Army and faced with dwindling supplies, the lovely and sixteen-year-old Betty bravely volunteers to venture out of the...
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"At a glittering society party in St. Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon?s army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey, and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes--conflict...
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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It is a dark and snowy night when the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back to the Revolutionary War. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now the terrible weather is making the great general question his plans. Can Jack and Annie keep history on track? The fate of the country rests in their hands!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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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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Boxcar children volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 32
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The classic tale of Hawkeye, Natty Bumppo, the frontier scout who turned his back on "civilization," and his friendship with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters through the dangerous wilderness of Indian country in frontier America.
"This novel remains the most popular of Cooper's 'Leatherstocking Tales', a classic story of the French and Indian War. The battles and exciting pursuits, which constitute the book's plot, are rounded out by...
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Boxcar children volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
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Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man.
The Boxcar children travel to Maine, take canoes into the wilderness and live in a house exactly like the one on Surprise Island, except the Maine house is brown, not yellow. They then untangle the mystery of the two houses.
11) Bicycle mystery
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.
13) Allies
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this...
14) Close combat
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Corps volume 6
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Bestselling author W.E.B. Griffin's epic sixth novel in THE CORPS series—a powerful, dramatic tribute to the courageous men and women who braved WWII.
As Japanese forces close in for an all-out effort to recapture Guadalcanal from the American forces occupying the island, many fates converge and intertwine, finding Captain Charles Galloway, Major Jake Dillon, Sergeant Thomas McCoy and China Marine Killer McCoy in dramatic...
As Japanese forces close in for an all-out effort to recapture Guadalcanal from the American forces occupying the island, many fates converge and intertwine, finding Captain Charles Galloway, Major Jake Dillon, Sergeant Thomas McCoy and China Marine Killer McCoy in dramatic...
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Two brothers choose different paths in the Ohio wilderness in this epic, classic Western inspired by history and written by an American icon.
They Came From A Settled Land—To A Place Of Beauty, Blood And War...
Jim and Joe Downs came from Virginia—one led by the call of God, the other by a thirst for adventure. In the Ohio River Valley, the handsome young preacher and his rogue and charming brother entered a storm
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Boxcar children volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a five-year journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life.
19) Gingersnap
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
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When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action during World War II, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes.
20) Grenade
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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Året er 1945 og verden er i krig. Hideki bor sammen med familien sin på øya Okinawa, utenfor Japan. Når krigen ankommer øya, drar Hideki av sted for å kjempe i den japanske hæren. Han får utdelt en granat og instruksjoner om å ikke komme tilbake før han tatt livet av en amerikansk soldat. Ray, en ung gutt fra den amerikanske marinen, har akkurat ankommet Okinawa. Dette er Rays første kamp, og han vet ikke hva han skal forvente - eller om...
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