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Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf, an ancient and profane magic to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death. When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when...
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In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her. Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister...
5) Elyon
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Elyon's lakes have turned blood red. Is it a curse... or the cure? Shaeda has one blue eye and one purple eye. No one fully knows her story, but her mere gaze eats away at the core of one's being. In his quest for power, Johnis now finds himself in her intoxicating grip. Assumed identities, a magic amulet, the fearsome Shataiki bats, and a troubling alliance with the Dark Priest all converge against the three remaining chosen. Only Elyon knows what...
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Where is the Schuyler Mine? Mix Tape, a sophomore at Schuyler High School tried to find it. His friends didn't help Now that school has started, he tries for new ways to explore the town. Dina was in a car accident on her birthday that sent her to the hospital with a broken back. It wasn't the way she wanted to start the sixth grade. Orville is Mix Tape's best friend. Unlike Mix Tape, he hates his nickname, Popcorn. He is tired of people that make...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
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After Vero Leland discovered his true identity in book one, he must continue to maintain his life on earth as a regular 12-year-old kid, which is hard to do when you are really a fledgling, a guardian angel in training to become one of the fiercest of all angels. At any moment, he could be called to the Ether, the spiritual realm surrounding the earth, where he must face whatever trials come his way in angel school, aka C.A.N.D.L.E. (the Cathedral...
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In 1975, Sam Candage, a fatherless twelve-year-old boy with learning challenges, strains to learn to read and write. Alone, he finds solace in nature, fishing and exploring his favorite creek. Sam finds himself falling behind in school until he meets a wise and kind man who, through the sport of fly fishing, teaches him about biology, stewardship, conservation, and the true meaning of friendship. When the mentor teaches Sam how to read, the boy's...
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The Crow Tree is the first in the Magical Midland Forest series of contemporary novels for young adult readers.
It's set in a mysterious forest with talking animals and a secret passage to another time and in a tense and fractured American town next door.
The story is told by a ninth grader named Marcus. He and his marching band friends usually stay to themselves. But with loggers clear-cutting the forest, Marcus is losing his only place of...
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Neala Moran never believed she was anything but ordinary. But when she and her mother move from Australia to Ireland following the tragic death of her father, Neala discovers a long-held family secret. She is a Bard-a human with Faerie blood. Separated from the magical Otherworld for centuries by a mystical barrier known only as the 'Veil', Bards must practice their elemental magic in secret, away from the prying eyes of the humans who have persecuted...
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"The Neighborhood Bully" transports readers to the bustling community of 1985, where eleven-year-old Katie grapples with the complexities of friendship and bullying. Alongside her gang of friends, Katie encounters a mix of personalities, from genuinely kind souls to those harboring hidden darkness. Despite warnings, Katie remains loyal to Saddy, a friend who turns out to be two-faced and manipulative, spreading lies and sowing discord within their...
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Emma Armbrust is a beautiful young girl living in Malibu, California. She is autistic, but because of this condition she has the ability to talk with horses. Horses communicate in pictures, which is also the main tool for autistic communication; thus they share a common neurological frequency. Because of this she becomes a national show jumping champion. This achievement is told against a back story that is the 50 million year old history of the horse...
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This didactic collection presented by the character Professor Elibius, will show for the children colorful and fun themes such as: numbers, letters, hours, the solar system the table and more 15 subjects. An educational collection, very useful to present to the small themes important to your learning, in a playful way. In this volume: The five senses - Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste and Smell. More: tips and curiosities.
14) Chloe's Dilemma
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High school can be difficult at times, but Chloe is looking forward to her last year. She has a lot of it planned. She and her boyfriend, Tim, are going to have a great social time doing everything that is fun and memorable with all of the other senior students at the school.Her whole world collapses, however, as soon as she comes home from holidays with her father and her brother. Her plans are shattered and she has to re-build her life without Tim.That...
15) Rain Song
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Der Sturz von den Klippen am Cap Flattery hätte leicht tödlich ausgehen können. Doch Hanna überlebt-dank dem Makah Indianer Greg. Hat der Vorfall etwas mit Hannas verzweifelter Suche nach ihrer großen Liebe Jim zu tun, der hier vor fünf Jahre spurlos verschwand? Gemeinsam mit Greg macht Hanna sich daran, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen. Doch während sie Greg immer näherkommt, entdeckt sie Stück für Stück Jims wahre Identität.
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Dave receives another book from the heavens.
Benderman and Ajax begin a long journey discovering friends and a large army preparing for a battle of unseen proportions as it awaits the eclipse and a deadly curse that comes with it. Razien sits in his tomb, neither dead nor fully alive but learning much needed knowledge from those who communicate with him as he waits to blossom from his cocoon.
Karne returns for another Karne-Age, only to be surprised...
17) The Bully List
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Two boys get fed up being picked on and decide to come up with a list of things to get even with the bullies.Dealing with bullies isn't an easy thing to do. My parents tell me to ignore or avoid them. But it seems if you ignore them, it gets under their skin, and they want to bully you even more. And that makes it's even harder to avoid them. Does that make sense?My teachers seem to be too busy with other things when it comes to bullies. I guess they...
18) Storm: A Novel
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It took real faith and courage to get Bethany back on a surfboard after losing her arm to a shark. In this new four-book fiction series based on the life of surfer star Bethany Hamilton, Bethany and her friends discover God's love and guidance as they tackle the waves that life hands them. Also available: Soul Surfer™ Bible, Ask Bethany, and Rise Above. In Clash, it's a challenge to their tight-knit group when a new girl with a secret crowds Bethany...
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In "Amy Collins: A Boston Adventure," the heroine of "Finding Home" navigates the upheaval of leaving her rustic Louisiana home for an exclusive Boston neighborhood after finding out she was switched at birth. Her new family consists of a mother who rarely gets out of bed, an uncle who talks to an invisible bird, a blind cousin who is desperate for a friend, and various other eccentric aunts and uncles, as well as a house filled with servants who...
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Imagine being born with a speech impediment wherein everyone ridicules you for doing the one thing most people take for granted. Talking. Now imagine if the person who mocks you the most is someone very close to you. Your own Mom. Sounds pretty, cruddy I know, but that's what happened to me. Growing up with a stutter can be challenging. People can be cruel. I never knew who I could trust because sometimes even the best-intentioned people say or do...
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