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Magic tree house. Original series volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals.
3) Open season
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Joe Pickett novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
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Joe Pickett, a dedicated Wyoming game warden, finds the body of a well-known poacher in his back yard. As Joe starts to investigate, he gets some very strong indications from those in power that he should accept the explanation he's been given and put the matter to rest.
4) Bare Bones
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Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 6
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With this opening sentence, Kathy Reichs serves notice that her heroine, Temperance Brennan, is in for one of her scariest, most gruesome adventures yet. As fans of this popular series already know, Tempe is a forensic anthropologist: an expert in the human form (especially bones) who helps solve crimes. The abovementioned infant is only the first in a series of grisly remains, both human and animal, that Tempe must sort through and decode. Meanwhile,...
5) The survivor
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Pub. Date
2023.
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Unearthing the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior in Southeast Asia, archeologist Riley Smith and Eve Duncan seek answers about this extraordinary past life, leading Riley to make a discovery that will change history--if she can survive long enough to share it with the world.
6) The darling
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Pub. Date
2004
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Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, The Darling is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground. Hannah flees America for West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends of the notorious warlord and ex-president, Charles Taylor. Hannah's encounter with Taylor ultimately triggers a series of events whose momentum catches Hannah's family in its grip and forces her to...
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The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s. But in recent decades, conservationists have brought wolves back to the Rockies, igniting a battle over the very soul of the West.With novelistic detail,...
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When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was on the verybrink of extinction, he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest landmammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct. In "The Last Rhinos, "Anthonyrecountshis attempts to save these remarkable animals. The demand for rhino horns in the Far East has turned poaching into a dangerous black market that threatens...
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Even the darkest stars volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
The second in a sweeping and action-packed fantasy duology loosely inspired by the early climbers of Mount Everest-perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce and Kristin Cashore.
After the terrifying events on Mount Raksha, the witches have returned, and River has betrayed Kamzin to regain his dark powers. The witches' next step: march on the Three Cities and take over the Empire-led by River's brother, Esha.
If Kamzin is to save Azmiri and prevent the destruction...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
The Aldens travel to Sumatra to learn about saving the rain forest and its animals.
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are off to the rain forests of Sumatra, where a protected piece of land is home to endangered animals such as orangutans, elephants, and tigers. But when part of the forest gets cut down, the Aldens have to figure out who is responsible, not only to protect the rain forest, but also the animals within. The Aldens travel to Sumatra...
12) Bare bones
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Series
Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
p2006
Description
"Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan can't believe it. She finally gets to go on a vacation--with a potential love interest no less--only to have her plans derailed when a collection of bones is found in the woods near a posh victim."--Container.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
The Aldens travel to Australia to learn about protecting the Great Barrier Reef and the animals that live there. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are going down under. Off the coast of Australia, they dive in to explore the Great Barrier Reef. With the help of their conservationist guide, Kayla, they learn about ways to help rebuild the damaged reef. But coral reefs take a long time to take shape. Can the Aldens find ways to help the animals that...
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