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2024.
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"Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of a bereaved and pursued musician embarking under sail on a sentient Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea. Encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths, Rainy finds on land an increasingly desperate...
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"From Percival Everett--a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards--comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
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Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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It's hard being a little monkey in a big troop, in an even bigger jungle - and this little monkey has had enough of always missing out! She's off to climb to the top of the tallest tree in the jungle and she's going to do it all on her own! Except that there's someone following close behind. Someone with claws and stripes and rather sharp teeth ... Little Monkey is a beautiful, funny and empowering picture book from renowned author/illustrator, Marta...
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Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical epic about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings. Lore, legend, and history tell us of the Vikings: of warrior-kings on epic journeys of conquest and plunder. But the stories we know are not the only stories to tell. There is another story, one that has been lost to the mists of time: the saga of the dark queen. That saga begins with Yafeu, a defiant yet fiercely...
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Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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"Rome, once mighty, lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering and degradation, her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny - Ezio Auditore, the Master Assassin. Ezio's quest will test him to his limits. Cesare Borgia, a man more villainous and dangerous than his father the Pope, will not rest until he has conquered Italy. And in such treacherous times, conspiracy is...
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And they found dragons volume 2
Publisher
Scripturo
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The quest continues as Jack and the small band of teenage Dragon Slayers must find the dragon hives, hidden deep in the Colorado Rockies, and destroy the queen. But things on the surface are not what they seem, and no one could have imagined what would await them at every turn. Enter a thrilling adventure where light and shadow collide and betrayal threatens to rip the already frail alliances apart. Can Jack, the unlikeliest of heroes, fulfill...
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And they found dragons volume 1
Publisher
Scripturo
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Jack is a young boy (12) born among 169 survivors of a global apocalypse who now orbit the earth and await its restoration so they can return to the surface. With supplies dangerously low, the time for waiting is over. Humanity's last survivors must return now or die among the stars. There is a problem, though. A big one. Dragons now rule the planet and mankind's only hope rests with a small team of highly trained teenagers who are immune to the...
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And they found dragons volume 3
Publisher
Scripturo
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"In the epic conclusion, Rise of the Light Bringer, Jack must face the greatest darkness this world has ever known. Only by discovering the greatest Truth himself, and stepping into the Light will he find the strength to do what only he can. But will he rise up? There is no Plan B. No rescue party. Humanity's future hangs by a frayed thread and the clock is ticking down to the final face off." -- from teddekker.com.
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Tor
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"There are only three real powers in the Spiral: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage. Between them the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table. It ain't easy. Branded a Guild deserter, Jal "accidentally" lands a ride on a Guild ship. Helmed by an AI, with a ship's engineer/medic who doesn't see much of a difference between the two jobs, and a "don't make me shoot you" XO, the Guild crew of the Ambit is...
10) Lightningborn
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Storm dragons volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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In a world in the clouds where only the rich own dragons, a poor boy named Remy finds a wild baby dragon--believed to be extinct--and becomes the focus of an evil pirate's vengeance. Remy spends his days trying to survive the mean streets of Cutthroat Wedge--one of the many islands floating in the gravitational pull of the magical Maelstrom raging below. But his life changes forever when a violent storm brings a baby dragon to his doorstep, and he...
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DemonWars the buccaneers volume 01
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"The first adventure in the Buccaneers trilogy begins in the free sea outside of the control of the usurping Xoconai empire, where the dwarven powrie pirates and merchants sail. But the golden-skinned Xoconai have begun to encroach upon these waters behind the rapacious attacks of the frigate Crocodile, helmed by Captain Aketz. But when forced to submit, these sailors choose to live, free to do as they please, without some fool or another pretending...
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The fifth hero volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Five climate hero kids with special powers try and save animals left out in the cold by the evil Calamity Corporation--and readers must make a choice in scenarios that change the course of the adventure.
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Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"The Wilder Boys are excited to be spending part of their summer at a wilderness camp. Jake is going to be working as an assistant counselor, and Taylor will be in his cabin. Along with the rest of their group, they'll spend two weeks honing their skills and learning to work together before a multiday trek traversing woodland, mountain, and desert terrain during a team-based competition. But no amount of training could have prepared them for what...
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Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When girls in Gotham City go missing, Harley Quinn is determined to track down their kidnapper. But the only way to outsmart a villain is to engage in a little villainy herself. Don't miss the adrenaline-racing conclusion to the Harley Quinn trilogy.
15) Survival
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Deadlands volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt Books and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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As bloody battle rages between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and the other young exiles--including a peppy stegosaur, a stoic sauropod, a testy triceratops, and a mysterious spy--have temporarily thwarted the Carrion Kingdom, a conniving cabal of carnivores, and destroyed their secret stronghold. Fearing that their cunning enemies will soon regroup and seek vengeance, the exiles must risk their lives by returning home to unite and lead...
16) The angry land
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Smoke Jensen novel of the West volume 6
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After a cattle train bound for Texas is ambushed by blood-thirsty rustlers, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen, on a mission of vengeance, vows to bring swift--and deadly--justice to the men responsible.
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Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"As Nonna Maria's longtime friend and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino of the Ischian caribineri, never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone's favorite espresso-brewing, counseling-giving amateur sleuth. But when you live a long life, you're bound to make a few enemies. And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends. Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice...
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Winston Chu volume 2
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When San Francisco adults forget who they are and mysterious exotic birds flock to the city, twelve-year-old Winston Chu and friends team up to investigate the strange occurrences and face off against Mr. Pang's older magpie-turned-human brother, Mr. Gu.
19) Megalops
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Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Professional Tarpon Rodeo is back on Sanibel Island, offering any celebrity contestant who lands a rare piebald tarpon a one-million-dollar prize. But marine biologist Doc Ford is certain that people are cheating to win. When an angler team illegally catches a tarpon to feed it to sharks for attention, Doc enlists the kids of Sharks Inc.--Luke, Maribel, and Sabina--to uncover their scheme. Would introverted Luke rather be trapped between a hammerhead...
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Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Altair embarks on a formidable mission--one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed. To demonstrate his commitment, Altair must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader Robert de Sable. Altair's life story is told here for the first time: a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking;...