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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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In the second book of the CRUISERS series, Walter Dean Myers explores the world of competitive chess as seen through the eyes of a group of middle school misfits.Sidney Aronofsky is one of the best chess players under age 16. When he's arrested for trying to buy drugs, it comes as a total surprise to those who know him. The expectations of parents, schools, and tutors pressure the young players. Sidney loves and wants to play chess, but dislikes the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Bestselling award-winning author Walter Dean Myers is back with a new book in his acclaimed Cruisers series.The Cruiser, an alternative newspaper published by Zander and his crew of middle school misfits, is alive and well. And now there's plenty to report on when LaShonda, one of the Cruisers, steps into the spotlight with her costume designs for an upcoming play. LaShonda's designs get rave reviews, but she soon learns that show business is filled...
3) Lost Island
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Agent Gideon Crew erhält den Auftrag, aus einer Ausstellung in New York eine Seite aus einer berühmten frühmittelalterlichen Handschrift zu stehlen. Ein gefundenes Fressen für den begnadeten Kunstdieb - der Coup gelingt. Auf dem Pergament schimmert eine alte Seekarte hindurch. Sie kündet von einer Reise, die vor Jahrtausenden in der Ägäis begann und zu einer Karibikinsel führte. Dort gab es offenbar eine Heilpflanze, die Kranke gesund macht...
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Das finale Abenteuer von Gideon Crew.
Was tut man, wenn man weiß, dass man nur noch zwei Monate zu leben hat? Gideon Crew geht auf Schatzsuche, denn soeben hat ein jahrelanger Rechenprozess den mysteriösen Phaistos- Diskus entschlüsselt. Zusammen mit Manuel Garza bricht er in eine gottverlassene Wüstengegend an der Grenze zwischen Ägypten und dem Sudan auf. Bereits bei der abenteuerlichen Anreise verlieren sie ihre gesamte Ausrüstung und fast...
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Buckle up, baby. We're headed to the big leagues. Burndown Remy is good with his hands. So good, that if it has wheels and an engine, he's your guy.Being a master mechanic on a NHRA pit crew is his dream come true. Nothing can take that away from him.At least that's what he thinks...When a new girl rolls in to town, all bets are off.Will Remy lose it all just to get the girl?Holeshot First one to the finish line wins.Frankie Jensen works hard. She's...
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Nick Bedford coaches the men's rowing team at California Pacific College, a small liberal arts school in Sacramento. He's quiet, dedicated-and closeted. He struggles with professional ethics and NCAA rules as he denies his attraction for Morgan Estrada, one of his rowers. While they may not be far apart in age, the difference between coach and athlete leads Nick to worry about exploitation. But Morgan has desires and a mind of his own, and what he...
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The boys from ROCKING THE BOAT are back in TIPPING THE BALANCE. Nick Bedford's best friend Drew St. Charles is a man with a dream. He wants to move from selling real estate and flipping houses on the side into renovating houses. Ideally, he'd find the houses and his boyfriend would flip them. Not that he has a boyfriend. Brad Sundstrom, fresh out of college and working for his father in the family construction business, never believed he could dream...
8) Mad Max
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I've fallen for her.
She's mine out of convenience, a means to an end. The crew needs her for a vote, but I need her for so much more. It's time for an uprising, and in mob life, that's no easy feat. Blood spills, lines are crossed, and betrayal runs deep. No matter if you're my enemy or my wife, crew always comes first. Yet, I find myself bartering with the Devil. He's a finicky beast, one I can bargain with. Take a life, in place of another. It's...
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This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help the bongo keeper. The kids have never heard of a bongo before, but they are quickly smitten with the gentle, striped antelope. Sadly, they also learn that the species is almost extinct in the wild. In fact, there are more bongos in zoos than there are in all the forests of Africa. The kids want to help protect these animals. Can Katy and Micah find a way to raise awareness about the endangered...
10) Habitat Hints
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This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help prepare a new exhibit. Katy and Micah want to find out what animal will live there. The keeper knows, of course, but he isn't telling. Instead, he gives them a challenge: to see if they can figure it out themselves, based on the habitat's features. But they only get one guess! Can Katy and Micah figure out what animal will be arriving at its new habitat?
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This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah are Junior Researchers. The friends are watching the capuchin monkey group. The keeper is worried about one of the monkeys, a male named Milo who has been steadily gaining weight. Perhaps the kids can figure it out by closely observing his behavior. At first, Katy and Micah are stumped. But as they spend more time with the monkeys, will they solve the mystery? And, can they come up with some creative...
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This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help out at the nursery. Caring for cuddly baby animals is a dream assignment! They learn that one of the zoo's tigers is expected to give birth any day. But they'll get to care for the babies only if the tiger mom cannot. On the one hand, it would be so fun to hold and feed baby tigers! On the other hand, it would be sad if the tiger mom couldn't care for her babies. Kathy and Micah aren't...
13) Red Sun Rogue
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As an unknown enemy wreaks havoc in the South China Sea, a renegade submarine captain untangles a deadly conspiracy rooted in lost WWII technology.
Salvage diver–turned–submarine captain Jonah Blackwell and his crew are on a covert mission of mercy, spiriting refugees out of North Korea as a hundred-year winter ravages the Pacific. Hunted by the Japanese fleet and forced to surrender, Jonah and his crew must race against time in an adventure...
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Friends since high school, four 30-something women reunite for a Christmas ski trip filled with a few unexpected bumps-and lots of laughter – in this humorous, heartwarming celebration of female friendship from #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels…
When longtime friends Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina reunited for a holiday singles cruise, it not only deepened their bond, it changed their lives. Now they're getting together for...
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"Fans of action-packed thrillers with nautical settings will be more than satisfied with Zajonc's accomplished debut, which kicks off a promising series" -Publishers Weekly, starred review).
The pirate-plagued waters of Somalia have gotten even more deadly since a mysterious red tide began killing all marine life within its reach. When a research team attempting to study the phenomenon is shot out of the sky, extraordinary measures are required...
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