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A "Positively Diabolical" Correspondence "My dear Wormwood,..." So begins this product of C.S. Lewis's wickedly funny imagination, a correspondence between two devils, Screwtape and his young nephew, Wormwood. As the senior fiend advises his young apprentice in leading humanity astray, Lewis delves into questions about good and evil, temptation, repentance, and grace, offering knowledge and guidance to all who are trying to live good Christian lives....
2) War party
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
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Bud Miles was a boy when he crossed the Mississippi. But Bud buried his father after an Indian attack, and as the wagon train pushed on through Sioux country, the boy stood as tall as any man ... Tell Sackett killed cougars at fourteen and fought a war at fifteen. Now Tell was hauling dangerous freight--a soldier's wife and a fortune in gold--knowing that someone wanted him dead ... Laurie Bonnet was a mail-order bride who thought she was a failure...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
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Join Dorothy Gale, Toto, and all of her friends as they explore the incredible land of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is American's most enduring fairy tale. From the moment Dorothy puts on the silver slippers (changed to ruby slippers by MGM to take advantage of their new advance in movie making: color) until the moment she clicks her heals and returns home to Kansas you will be swept away and captivated by her extraordinary story. This lavishing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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Rafe Caradec - gambler, wanderer, soldier of fortune - was as hard a man as the battlefields and waterfronts of Latin America could fashion, but he was as good as his word. As Charles Rodney lay dying in a dank ship's fo'c'sle. Rafe swore to make sure that Rodney's Wyoming ranch went to his daughter, Ann. In Painted Rock, Wyoming, Caradec found land for a man to love, miles of rolling grasslands and towering mountains. He also found that one of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
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Young Tom Shanaghy left New York City after he made one too many enemies. He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman. Now all he could do was hope that his years on the Bowery had left him with the smarts he needed to keep himself alive.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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In order to seek revenge on the Sackett family whom she believes destroyed her father, Laura Pritts Sackett dupes her brother-in-law Tell into undertaking a deadly mission through Apache territory to search for her kidnapped son.
9) Onion John
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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His friendship with the town odd-jobs man, Onion John, causes a conflict between Andy and his father.
10) On the Beach
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 14
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The last generation, innocent victims of an accidental nuclear war, live out their last days, make plans that will never be carried out, and hope for a miracle that will not come. As the deadly rain moves closer, the world as we know it moves toward the end.
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Time quintet volume 5
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
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Polly's stay with her grandparents in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience as she encounters old friends and mysterious strangers and finds herself traveling back in time to play a crucial role in a prehistoric confrontation.
12) Kidnapped
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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The story of young David Balfour, whose miserly uncle cheats him out of his inheritance and schemes to have him kidnapped, shanghaied, and sold into slavery. But justice triumphs - after a spirited odyssey that includes a shipwreck, a hazardous journey across Scotland with a daredevil companion, intrigues, narrow escapes, and desperate fighting.
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Random House
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IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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What were pirates really like? How did people become pirates? Where did pirates bury their treasure? Dig up the answers to these questions and more in Jack and Annieś very own guide to pirates. Includes information onpirate flags, pirate treasure, real-life pirates, walking the plank, and much more.
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole volume 10
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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Together, Soren and Coryn open the second of three ancient volumes left to them by old Ezylyrb to find a tale of heroism and treachery unfolding in a time of chaos, violence, and the deadly magic of hagsfiends.
16) Native son
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Bigger, a young black man in Chicago, kills his first victim in a moment of panic. He then goes on to kill again. The book describes the feelings of freedom and identity Bigger gains from these acts.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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The ancient mansion of the story is cursed with a hidden secret. When its two frail and aged inhabitants Hepzibah and Clifford Pyncheon are joined by their vivacious young cousin Phoebe, the mystery looks set to be resolved. The music is by Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Couperin.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Young lawyer Michael Brock's investigation into the motives of a homeless gunman who was killed by police after taking Brock and eight of his fellow attorneys hostage, leads him to the discovery of a dirty little secret that changes the course of his life and career.
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