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Jack Reacher novels volume 18
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Former military cop Jack Reacher makes it all the way from snowbound South Dakota to his destination in northeastern Virginia, near Washington, D.C.: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. The old stone building is the closest thing to a home he ever had. Reacher is there to meet, in person, the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner, so far just a warm, intriguing voice on the phone. But it isn't Turner behind the CO's desk. And Reacher...
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Jack Reacher novels volume 13
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In this 13th Reacher novel, the former military police major and notorious drifter Jack Reacher grows suspicious of a fellow subway passenger as their train approaches Grand Central Station in New York City. As a shady situation develops, Reacher debates between intervening to save surrounding lives or avoiding the predicament in order to save his own. He confronts a suicide bomber on the nearly deserted Manhattan subway car--a confrontation that...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
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"Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly re-creates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with...
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 1
Pub. Date
2018, ©2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
940L
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Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is on a tight deadline. Her baby sister is about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a bestselling author before her family forgets all about her. So she writes about what she knows best -- herself!
7) Persuader
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Jack Reacher novels volume 7
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Jack Reacher, the taciturn ex-MP whose adventures in Lee Child's six previous solidly plotted, expertly paced thrillers have won a devoted fan base, returns in this explosive tale of an undercover operation set up by the FBI to rescue an agent investigating Zachary Beck, a reclusive tycoon believed to be a kingpin in the drug trade. The novel begins with a bang as Reacher rescues Beck's son from a staged kidnapping in order to get close to his father--and...
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
870L
Description
Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has just finished her (future) bestselling memoir, and now she's ready to write a Classic. This one promises to have everything: Romance, Adventure, and plenty of Drama---like Cilla’s struggles to "be more Chinese," be the perfect flower girl at Aunt Eva's wedding, and learn how to share her best friend.--
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An American heiress in London volume 3
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American heiress Linnet Holland, angry with Jack, the impoverished Earl of Featherstone, for interfering in her plans to marry a man he knew to be a fortune-hunter, refuses his proposal of marriage and he sets out to win her over.
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A charming Christmas picture book that teaches the joy of giving and points to Jesus, the greatest gift of all. Badger tells the animals that he has a very special way to celebrate Christmas Day this year. He asks them to pack up the finest foods they can find and some special gifts'they are going to journey to another area of the forest for a celebration. But when they arrive, the animals are confused why they can't begin tearing open gifts and enjoying...
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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"Pricilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has already written a "Bestseller" and a "Classic"--now it's time for her to write an Epic Story. Epics are all about brave heroes overcoming Struggles to save the world, and this year, Cilla is facing her toughest struggles yet: Cilla is in fifth grade and, unlike her classmates, not at all ready to start middle school. Her beloved grandfather YeYe has had a stroke and forgotten his English, and it's up to Cilla to help...
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[1984]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Fountas & Pinnell
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"All the woodland creatures- Mole, Frog, Fox, and Rabbit-love old Badger, who is their confidant, advisor, and friend. When he dies, they are overwhelmed by their loss. Then, they begin to remember." -- (p.4) of cover
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...
18) Nasty breaks
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Lee Ofsted volume 3
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Professional golfer Lee Ofsted is being paid $1,000 a day to teach golf to the executives of a Block Island salvage company when she is drawn into the middle of a murder investigation when the company's owner turns up dead on the beach.
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Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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In 1946, as London emerges from the shadow of World War II, author Juliet Ashton is having a terrible time finding inspiration for her next book. Then she receives a letter from Guernsey Island, and learns of a unique book club formed on the spur of the moment as an alibi to protect its members from arrest by the occupying Germans during the war. Captivated, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds there will change her life forever.