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181) Beyond the ridge
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At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their customs.
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Arlo Finch volume 2
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For Arlo Finch and the Rangers of Pine Mountain Company, summer camp is more than canoeing and hiking. It's also a chance to search for ancient forest spirits and discover mysterious messages encoded in tree bark. But when Arlo and his best friends Indra and Wu stumble upon clues about the long-lost Yellow Patrol, Arlo uncovers a stunning history that leads right back to his very own family.
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2021.
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"An anthology of six original Last Kids short stories, designed to bridge the gap between books 6 and 7, features contributions by prominent graphic artists and finds Jack and his friends spinning yarns about their over-the-top post-apocalyptic adventures."--Provided by publisher.
184) Sacred scars
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Resurrection of magic volume 2
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[2009]
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In alternate chapters, Sadima longs for freedom from Somiss who is becoming more and more obsessed with magic, and Hahp, generations later, struggles to survive at the increasingly dangerous Limori Academy of Magic.
185) Stones in water
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After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice.
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Year of impossible goodbyes volume Bk. 1
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A young Korean girl survives the oppressive Japanese and Russian occupation of North Korea during the 1940s, to later escape to freedom in South Korea.
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Neptune Project volume 2
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Genetically engineered to survive in the ocean, Nere and her friends are tasked with infiltrating a high-tech undersea base to rescue two kidnapped children and to find the secret to saving the world's oceans, hidden somewhere deep inside the vast fortress. With bloodthirsty mutant sharks and savage kids roaming the corridors, Nere and her companions must find a way to save their friends, themselves, and their underwater world.
188) A horse called Hero
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2014, c2013.
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"On the brink of World War II, a family forced out of their London home flees to the country. Wolfie and his older sister Dodo are devastated to leave behind everything theýve ever known, but they begin settling into their new life. One day, they come across an orphaned foal, which they raise as Hero, a strong and beautiful horse who lives up to his name when he saves the children from a fire. Wolfie and Dodo find comfort in their new life, but the...
189) Skin hunger
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Resurrection of magic volume 1
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[2007]
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In alternate chapters, Sadima travels from her farm home to the city and becomes assistant to a heartless man who is trying to restore knowledge of magic to the world, and a group of boys fights to survive in the academy that has resulted from his efforts.
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Wild rescuers volume 4
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"After barely surviving the harsh tundra biome, Stacy has finally discovered the origins of the intelligent, playful wolves who've raised her. But will Stacy be able to decode a mysterious diary that may hold the keys to her future in the taiga? As she races against time to uncover the secrets buried within the diary's pages, Stacy and her pack set out on a new thrilling adventure across biomes. Will they beat the clock and make it to the farthest...
192) In the tunnel
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[2023]
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Fourteen-year-old Myung-gi flees North Korea with his family during the height of the devastating Korean War, beginning an epic struggle for survival that pushes them to the brink.
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Killer of enemies volume 2
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[2015]
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"Lozen and her family, on the run from the tyrants who once held them hostage, embark on a journey along a perilous trail once followed by her ancestors, where they meet friends and foes alike"--
195) The Sellout
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"Raised in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens--improbably smack in the middle of downtown L.A.--the narrator of The Sellout resigned himself to the fate of all other middle-class Californians: "to die in the same bedroom you'd grown up in, looking up at the crack in the stucco ceiling that had been there since '68 quake." Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist at Riverside Community College, he spent his childhood as the subject in psychological...
196) Breaker boy
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[2017]
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In 1911 Pennsylvania, Corey, eleven, works in coal mines to help support his family, but when an accident triggers a phobia, he must turn to a strange recluse for help.
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I survived volume 22
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[2022]
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The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three... six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after...
200) Geronimo
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[2006]
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Presents the life of Native American warrior and leader Geronimo through the eyes of his grandson who visits Geronimo in prison as his life is about to end.