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Legacy Fleet Trilogy volume 1
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The year is 2650 75 years ago, an alien fleet attacked Earth. Without warning. Without mercy. We were not prepared. Hundreds of millions perished. Dozens of cities burned. We nearly lost everything. Then, the aliens abruptly left. We rebuilt. We armed ourselves. We swore: never again. But the aliens never came back. Until now. With overwhelming force the aliens have returned, striking deep into our territory, sending Earth into a panic. Our new technology...
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Lorien Legacies volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
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1st title: No one has seen Sam Goode's father, Malcolm, since he mysteriously disappeared years ago. Sam had always fantasized that he was abducted by aliens. But that was before he knew the truth: aliens do exist, and some of them seek to destroy our world. That was before he himself became another one of their captives. Now father and son are both missing. But when a rogue Mogadorian named Adam, who now has Number One's memories, decides the only...
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Legacy fleet trilogy volume 2
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We repelled the Swarm, for now. But they won't stop: they're inhuman. They have no inhibitions. No conscience. And no mercy. But from the crucible of battle has risen an unlikely hero. Captain Timothy Granger, at the helm of another time-tested battleship, will take the fight to the enemy. He'll discover their secrets. Find their homeworld. Destroy it before they destroy ours. He will save us all. He must. Or we'll die. WARRIOR
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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While on his way to deliver information about an imminent Apache raid, Honda Lane comes upon an isolated ranch occupied by Angie Lowe. Together, they must protecting themselves against an uprising led by the Apache warrior, Vittoro.
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[1954] 2004
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: In the upper reaches of the Amazon River, a scientific team discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The creature is captured and falls in love with the female assistant of the leader of the research team. When the lonely creature escapes and kidnaps her, the scientist mounts an effort to reclaim his sweetheart and return the creature to his watery home
Revenge of the creature: The Gill-Man is...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
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A harsh and deadly land...
Rye Tyler was twelve when he saw his father cut down in an Indian raid. Taken in by a mysterious stranger with a taste for Shakespeare and an instinct for survival, Rye is schooled in the lessons of a hard country. Then tragedy forces him to live a loner's life in a wild land of canyons and buttes, and on dust-choked cattle trails.
But his skill with a gun has earned Rye a bloody reputation he can't escape. Though he's...
10) High lonesome
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Considine and Pete Runyon had once been friends, back in the days when both were cowhands. But when Runyon married the woman Considine loved, the two parted ways. Runyon settled down and became a sheriff. Considine took up robbing banks. Now Considine is planning a raid on the bank at Obaro, a plan that will pit him against Runyon . . . and lead to riches or suicide. The one thing he never counted on was meeting a strong, beautiful woman and her stubborn...
11) Kiowa trail
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
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It was no crime for a young cowboy to want to talk to a pretty girl, but that was what got Tom Lundy killed.nbsp;nbsp;The hard men of the Tumbling B, who had survived stampede and Kiowa lance to drive their herd up from Big Bend country, wanted to burn the town down.nbsp;nbsp;But Kate Lundy, the Tumbling B's owner, had a better plan.nbsp;nbsp;Calling on dozens of seasoned fighters, Kate aimed to strangle the town that lived off cowboy money but had...
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[1967]
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In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America's future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that...
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Stonewycke legacy volume 4
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c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 24
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The push for modernization in the early twentieth century has brought many changes to the once-grand Stonewycke estate. By 1931, the Stonewycke fortune is stretched thin as the Depression reaches Scotland, and heir Allison MacNeil finds herself at a crossroads. When a stranger shows up with a marked interest in the estate, will she hold on to the family legacy?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 28
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Allison and Logan Macintyre's marriage had promised a happy future for them and the Stonewycke estate. Yet they soon discover it is only the beginning of an ongoing journey. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Allison and Logan's relationship has fallen on a period of disenchantment. Logan, bounding from job to job, finally gets involved in wartime espionage for the Britishwithout Allison's knowledge. Separated for long periods of time, Logan...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 27
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"Allison and Logan Macintyre's marriage has flourished in the years since World War II. Logan is now a distinguished member of the British Parliament and, at Lady Joanna's passing, Allison finds herself responsible for all of Stonewyke. While the family grieves their loss at the graveside services, an unfamiliar woman arrives to lay a rose on the coffin. Leaving an air of guarded mystery in her wake, the stranger disappears with a whisper intended...
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Pub. Date
1989
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When was Santa Fe under siege? Who was the local witch reputed to fly around in an egg? Which governor found his chair thrown into the street? Why were Judge Eaton's burros so expensive? What was the Santa Fe-Granada, Spain connection? What city celebration was sixty years too soon? Which governor paid a bribe to win a horse race? Who was "Telegraph" Aubry and why was he famous? What ended the usefulness of the Santa Fe Trail? If you don't know the...