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Beyond the circle volume 1
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English
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Some say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many years ago. Still others that the gateway to that greater reality was and is only the stuff of dreams.They are wrong. In the small town of Eden, Utah, a blind girl named Rachelle Matthews is about to find out just how wrong.When a procedure meant to restore Rachelle's sight goes awry, she begins to dream of another world so real that she wonders if Earth...
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Eirlandia novels volume 1
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"Ravaged by barbarian Scálda forces, the last hope for Eirlandia lies with the islandâs warring tribes. Wrongly cast out of his tribe, Conor, the first-born son of the Celtic king, embarks on a dangerous mission to prove his innocence. What he discovers will change Eirlandia forever. For the Scálda have captured the mystical Fae to use as an ultimate weapon. And Conorâs own people have joined in the invasion."--Dust jacket.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Santiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucia, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands, each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. The people he meets along the way, the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changing. With Paulo Coelho's visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism...
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Dark Tower volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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In The Gunslinger, King introduces Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting, solitary figure at first, on a mysterious quest through a desolate world that eerily mirrors our own. Pursuing the man in black, an evil being who can bring the dead back to life, Roland is a good man who seems to leave nothing but death in his wake.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a "skin man," Roland Deschain takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, "The Wind through the Keyhole." (The novel can be placed between Dark Tower...
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Stormlight archive volume 5
Publisher
Tor Fantasy, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare--and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium's place has thrown everythinginto disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide--Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin Szeth must...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 24
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English
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Across America, a tribe of people called the True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless. But as Dan Torrance knows, and twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the steam that children with the shining produce when they are tortured to death. Haunted by the Overlook Hotel, where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades. In a New Hampshire town, he finds a job at...
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Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"On a mission to recover the Book of the Wars, Leif and his team are diverted by a prophecy that foretells of sinister guardians who will decimate the enemies of the ArC. As they try to stop the guardians, danger creeps closer to home. The implications could tear them apart"--
9) Soul raging
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Book of the Wars novels volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Leif Metcalfe is done waiting for answers and seizes control, a move that comes with a high price and a deadly risk: teaming up with the enemy. He can only hope that what he uncovers will heal the wounds he's inflicted on those he loves. Iskra Todorova believes Leif is on a collision course with death and knows firsthand the irrevocable cost of that path to the soul. While trying to protect her daughter and intervene with Leif, Iskra is forced to...
10) Fired Up, book 2
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More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsessionfueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations.
Jack Winters, descendant of Nicholas,...
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Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from language. First, it vanishes from Dhikilo’s parents’ conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside and from her school dinners. Soon the local dentist and the neighbor’s dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off. Though she doesn’t know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador,...
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Robert Langdon novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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Again, brilliant Harvard professor Robert Langdon finds himself in a predicament that requires his vast knowledge of symbology and superior problem-solving skills to save the day. The setting, unlike other Robert Langdon novels, is stateside, and in Brown's hands Washington D.C. is as fascinating as Paris or Vatican City (note to the D.C. tourism board: get your "Lost Symbol" tour in order). And, as with other Dan Brown books, the pace is relentless,...
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Oregon files volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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When the U.S. secretary of state's plane crashes while bringing her to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA, distrusting the Libyans, hire Juan Cabrillo to search for her--in a manhunt that pits him against Islamic terrorists and a search for answers regarding a centuries-old Islamic manuscript.
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For centuries the Four Lands enjoyed freedom from its demon-haunted past, protected by magic-enhanced borders from the dark dimension known as the Forbidding and the profound evil imprisoned there. But now the unthinkable is happening: The ancient wards securing the barrier between order and mayhem have begun to erode-and generations of bloodthirsty, monstrous creatures are poised to spill forth, seeking revenge. Young Elf Arling Elessedil possesses...
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Wizard king trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"After nearly eight centuries, the last wizard king seeks a return to Tralodren. But doing so requires the manipulation of some mercenaries oblivious to his goals. The gladiator sold his soul for revenge. The knight's a bigot. The dwarf only cares about regaining his honor. Even the wizardess seems too bookish for anyone's good. But they've all been hired by a blind seer and his assistant to retrieve some forgotten knowledge kept hidden away in some...
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While the Ethiopian Civil War rages, a Catholic priest languishes in prison. Forty years have passed since he last saw daylight. His crime? Claiming to know the true location of Christ's cup from the Last Supper. Then the miraculous happens - a mortar strikes the prison and he is free!
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Pub. Date
2022
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English
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"As a recovery agent, Gabriela Rose is hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets. But Gabriela's latest job isn't for some billionaire, it's for her own family. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Seal of Solomon ring and the lost Treasure of Lima. But this particular job comes with a huge problem--Gabriela's ex-husband, Rafer. It's Rafer...
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Xanth volume 46
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English
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In this heroic Xanth adventure from the New York Times-bestselling author, there's no time like the present to free six plucky princesses from the past. Young Vinia is enjoying her life with her boyfriend, Prince Ion. They complement each other perfectly: her telekinesis helps him walk, and his ambiance abolishes all allergens, allowing her to breathe freely. But Ion and his twin, Hilda, are bored with their easy royal lives and are restless for...
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"When newcomer Mercy Windsor arrives in Mercy Peak in 1948 after a scandal shatters her gilded world as Hollywood's beloved leading lady, she is determined to forge a new life in obscurity in this time-forgotten Colorado haven. She purchases Wildwood--an abandoned estate with a haunting history--and begins to restore it to its former glory. But as she does, her every move tugs at the threads of that mountain's lore, unearthing what became of her long-lost...