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Rosalinda, The Dragon Whisperer, and her brave friends embark on a deadly stage of their rescue of Obsidian, the last dragon; The Flats! Full of danger and traps! Rosalinda learns that it is not only dragons she can "whisper" to. In the distant past, we see a growing Obsidian begin leading his legion of creatures, utilizing his flourishing magical abilities to horrific failure! Meanwhile, an old adversary shows up to tempt the savage goblin Ack and...
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The Adventure of the Devil's Foot is a short Sherlock Holmes detective story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was published in 1910 and set in 1897 taking place in Cornwall where Sherlock Holmes is taking a holiday because he has been pushing himself too hard. The story begins with Watson and Holmes relaxing in Cornwall when they are approached by the local Vicar and the man living with him asking for help. Watson is not happy about the intrusion...
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This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just disappear. Suddenly, Lily is in a different Salem-one overrun with horrifying...
5) Reborn
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Enter Shadow Falls: After Dark and meet a vampire named Della, who's about to discover what her own story is meant to be. . . . Della had the perfect life-the family, a boyfriend, and a bright future-until she was turned, and abandoned by everyone she loves. She takes refuge at Shadow Falls, a camp for teens with paranormal powers. It's where she and her best friends, Kylie and Miranda, heal their heartbreak with laughter, and where Della is training...
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Build shelter. Find water. Make fire. Seek revenge. There are two beginnings to this story. One of them is on a tarmac in Alaska. The other's standing on a lakeshore with the rain falling on me like mist, the cabin's timbers smoldering, sullen and red. I'll tell you both stories, what happened before my father died and what happened after. And when I'm done or when I am too weak to write anymore, I'll leave this notebook where the cabin was. If someone...
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In H. Rider Haggard's 1885 debut novel, King Solomon's Mines adventurer Allan Quatermain is approached by aristocrat Sir Henry Curtis and his friend Captain Good to join them on an expedition into the heart of Africa. In search of Sir Henry's brother who disappeared looking for King Solomon's lost mines, the trio overcome tremendous odds to stumble upon a lost civilization that holds the key to unimaginable treasure. Considered to be the first of...
8) You couldn't ignore me if you tried: the Brat Pack, John Hughes, and their impact on a generation
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You can quote lines from Sixteen Candles ("Last night at the dance my little brother paid a buck to see your underwear"), your iPod playlist includes more than one song by the Psychedelic Furs and Simple Minds, you watch The Breakfast Club every time it comes on cable, and you still wish that Andie had ended up with Duckie in Pretty in Pink. You're a bonafide Brat Pack devotee-and you're not alone.
The films of the Brat Pack-from Sixteen Candles...
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Some doors are better left unopened. Some doors, you don't want to find out what lies behind them. In the Forbidden Doors series by bestselling author Bill Myers, teenager Rebecca "Becka" Williams, her younger brother Scott, and her friend Ryan Riordan are swept into heart-stopping encounters with an all-too-real invisible world - a world fraught with deception and spiritual adversaries that promise goodness and enlightenment but will stop at nothing...
10) 27 Hours
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27 Hours: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams: for humans to stop killing monsters and for his strange abilities to vanish. But in no reality should a boy raised to love monsters fall for a boy raised to kill them. Nyx Llorca keeps two secrets: the moon speaks to her, and she's in love...
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After failing to correct his timeline, Sterling Cross finds himself trapped in an alternate reality where his worst nightmare has come true. With Elizabeth Bathory now the head of Wolvenheart and Van Helsing hellbent on destroying the organization, Sterling Cross will be forced to create unlikely alliances with some of history's greatest characters. Will Sterling succeed in protecting Wolvenheart and returning the timeline back to normal, or will...
12) Land of Hope
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The Founders of the American nation would have had trouble recognizing the America that emerged after the Civil War. By century's end, we had rapidly evolved into the world's greatest industrial power. It was a nation of large new cities populated by immigrants from all over the world. And it was a nation that was taking an increasingly active role on the world stage, even to the point of acquiring an empire of its own. Many Americans began to wonder...
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Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's dreams and memories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her secret desire: to find the courage to be as honest as the unknown poet?and to share her own story. One night, Xo's wish is granted?in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town's murderous conqueror....
15) Lemonade
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Synopsis: Jackie Ng is a 56-year-old Chinese female from Malaysia.
She was diagnosed with brain tumour in 1998. Two brain surgeries
and a series of complications caused her to live with paralysis. Her
fortitude, she struggled through depression and disability, and
managed to rejoin the society. She published a short medical memoir
Rising and a Chinese version during the high of Covid-19
pandemic 。This new book is an in-depth healing narrative...
16) Hurt: A Novel
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His Rebellion Will Soon Turn to Hope When Chris Buckley first encountered the mysteries of creepy Solitary, North Carolina, he had little idea how far he would fall into the town's shadows. After losing the love of his life, Chris tried to do things his way. He hunted answers. Then he gave up trying to find them. But now Chris comes back to Solitary knowing there's a purpose for his being there. As he watches his place in a twisted and evil bloodline...
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Everything you wanted to know about capoeira as a beginner and what to do to get started! Have you ever seen a capoeira street show and wondered if it is possible to learn something like that? And what is capoeira? Why should I understand capoeira? What are the basic skills of capoeira? How can capoeira skills be improved? Don't worry, we've got you covered! In this book, we will describe the basics of capoeira in terms of techniques and style. This...
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APRENDE A HABLAR EN PÚBLICO
TÁCTICAS PARA IMPACTAR CON TU ORATORIA
¿Se le ocurre alguna charla o presentación memorable a la que haya asistido? Es triste saber que la mayoría de las presentaciones son fáciles de olvidar, especialmente cuando la razón principal de la presentación fue comunicarte algo.
Pero si recuerdas estas cuatro cosas básicas, entonces ten la seguridad de que tus mensajes verbales serán entendidos y recordados por mucho...
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Even the best intentions can bring down a mountain …
Sent away for the summer, the Ivyweather sisters were promised a family vacation by their wealthy, indifferent parents. Two at-odds opposites - Constance an anxious society sweetheart and Ivory an adventure-struck rebel - the sisters aren't sure what to make of the dangerously decayed town of Quixx and its creeping fog that never seems to lift.
When Ivory disappears after a spat with her...
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Themes: Life Lessons, Values, Identity, Justice, Mystery, Deception, Murder, Frame-Up, Falsely Accused, Kidnapping, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Surely Valerie Monroe's nightmare was not real. But it felt real, and the news on the television...
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