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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Idaho is a war zone under Federal occupation, and Danny Wright and his friends in the Idaho Militia are determined to fight back, running guerrilla missions against the army--but what at first seemed like a straightforward battle against governmental repression quickly grows murky, and Danny finds that even winning the war does not mean an end to tyranny.
3) Legend
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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In 1896, an archaeological dig unearths an ancient trunk containing manuscripts that confirm the existence of Araluen Rangers, Will and Halt, and tell of their first meeting and some of their previously unknown exploits.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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"Viann and Isabelle have always been close despite their differences. Younger, bolder sister Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann lives a quiet and content life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. When World War II strikes and Antoine is sent off to fight, Viann and Isabelle's father sends Isabelle to help her older sister cope. As the war progresses, it's not only the sisters' relationship that is tested, but also...
8) Whirlwind
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Asian saga volume 6
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English
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Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions finally explode, and the Iranian people rise up against the Shah. The country, once secular, is now thrown back into an orthodoxy that threatens to tear it apart. The United States and Russia go on high alert, with warships heading to the Middle East. The region becomes a powder keg, waiting to explode. Caught up in the revolution are a British helicopter company and its pilots. The oil fields of Iran...
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Five Star, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Decker Brown is a proud young Virginian, educated in Boston, with plans to manufacture illuminations-fireworks-and raise a family. He loves Paula Crane, the daughter of the flour mill owner. When the country is divided by Civil War, their loyalty to each other is put to the ultimate test. Decker believes in the Republic's promise of liberty, while Paula can't fathom taking up arms against her friends and neighbors. Decker struggles to protect his...
11) The blade itself
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First law volume 1
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English
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Infamous Logen Ninefingers has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian. He is caught in murderous conspiracies and old scores, along with Captain Jezal dan Luthar, Inquisitor Glokta and the wizard Bayaz, who all must try to survive the coming war.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Experience the power and passion of "A Farewell to Arms", Ernest Hemingway's unforgettable novel of love and war. Set against the brutal backdrop of World War I, this timeless classic follows the journey of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver in the Italian army, as he navigates the horrors of battle and the transformative power of love.
When Frederic meets Catherine Barkley, a British nurse, their passionate romance becomes a...
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.
14) King Rat
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Asian saga volume 4
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English
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"Japanese POW camp Changi, Singapore: hell on earth for the soldiers contained within its barbed wire walls. Officers and enlisted men, all prisoners together--yet the old hierarchies and rivalries survive. An American corporal, known as the King, has used his personality and wiles to facilitate trading with guards and locals to get needed food, supplies, [and] even information into the camp. The imprisoned upper-class officers have never had to do...
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While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, two other men set out in search of bread and water to keep themselves alive, and a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening.
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"Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose beautiful palaces and stately avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg. Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents. It is a hard, impoverished life, yet the Metanovs know many who are not as fortunate as they. The family routine is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler...
17) Dawn
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Deals with the conflicts and thoughts of a young Jewish concentration-camp veteran as he prepares to assassinate a British hostage in occupied Palestine.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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The War of the Worlds is a first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist from Surrey who lives through the invasion of southern England being invaded by Martians. A canister drops from the sky in a sudden explosion and lands near the narrator's home, opening to reveal an alien who has grey skin with large eyes and tentacles. As more and more of these canisters drop, a human delegation forms and approaches the Martians while waving white flags of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, Going After Cacciato stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all....
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