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(0)Alan Lee
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Chronicles the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, who embarks on a quest to reclaim stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug, along with his dwarve companions and the wizard Gandalf, and unwittingly returns to the Shire with a Ring of Power.
2) Wild Card
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English
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The celebrated governor of Maryland has been compromised at the MGM Casino in National Harbor. His situation is dire, and the implications for the country are brutal. Sinatra and Beck, secret agents for the Joint Federal Investigations Commission, are activated and sent undercover to the high-stakes poker tables. Just how much is Sinatra willing to wager? For America, he'll risk it all. But for a corrupt governor?
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Sinatra, a notorious federal marshal, is drafted into a domestic black ops group.
Their mission-arrest the untouchable.
An international terrorist slips through the East Coast and takes up residence inside an impregnable mountain chateau-within American borders but beyond legal reach. Her name is El Gato and she's a top priority for both the DEA and FBI.
The situation is dicey and politically explosive, perfect for Sinatra and his team. Sometimes...
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Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But despite appearances, these are not dogs-they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken-imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut set out to do just that, starting with...
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Lee Alan Dugatkin is Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Louisville. He is the author of many books, including the popular Cheating Monkeys and Citizen Bees: The Nature of Cooperation in Animals and Humans and Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology (Princeton).
In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s...
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English
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Sandstorm is a thrilling debut novel about an ex-CIA agent and a covert operation designed to derail Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Lurking in the shadows, away from any government oversight, a secret partnership has been formed between an Israeli spymaster pulling the strings of the most efficient killing machine the Mossad has to offer and an exclusive billionaire boys club that wants to dictate the New World Order. In their pocket is a powerful U.S....
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English
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The quest for power in animals is so much richer, so much more nuanced than who wins what knock-down, drag-out fight. Indeed, power struggles among animals often look more like an opera than a boxing match. Tracing the path to power for over thirty different species on six continents, writer and behavioral ecologist Lee Alan Dugatkin takes us on a journey around the globe, shepherded by leading researchers who have discovered that in everything from...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Evil Morgoth rules over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, opposes him. Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Turin. Guided unseen by Ulmo, Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin. The story -- only ninety-five pages long--...
10) Python 2
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English
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A man, his business partner, and his wife are enlisted to transport an unknown object from a Russian military base, only to discover that the object is a giant, genetically-altered python.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 1
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English
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Under the influence of a Full Moon, the girls' powers are hugely enhanced and they wreak havoc on Lewis in his boat. The next day the girls realise they still need Lewis.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 4
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English
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Rikki comes to stay at Emma's house and stirs up the family unit. In trying to compete with Rikki, Emma tries to rebel and throws a party. Nate uses Lewis to make a play for Cleo.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 3
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English
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Zane's back in town and still in love with Rikki. He works out she's still a mermaid and tries to win her back. Cleo becomes suspicious of Lewis spending time with Charlotte.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 20
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English
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Charlotte demands answers to why Lewis is hanging out with the girls so much. She starts to believe an excuse from Cleo, but then a discovery from inside Max's research brings her to the secret! Meanwhile, Ash decides to help Emma with her "fear of water."
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H2O Just Add Water volume 15
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English
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Lewis and Zane find an old myth about mermaids is true – the scent of ambergris sends them wild. But it backfires when sleazy Nate gets hold of the scent and has all three mermaid girls on his arm!
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H2O Just Add Water volume 5
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English
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Lewis finds an old book on mermaids and tests out a potion recipe on the girls. Cleo tries to get Don and her Mum together by using her powers to grant him a wish. Realising it's not what he wants, she finally accepts the situation.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 10
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English
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Cleo is failing at school and is assigned a tutor - Charlotte. Cleo wants Lewis back but her attitude to Charlotte only drives him further away. Cleo discovers Lewis and Charlotte kissing.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 18
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English
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For the first anniversary of the girls being mermaids, Cleo decides to throw a party. However, Emma and Rikki fall out following a fight between Ash and Zane and Cleo may have to celebrate alone.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 23
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English
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As the girls continue to have problems accommodating Charlotte as a mermaid, Nate bullies Lewis. Despite the girls' attempts to keep Charlotte under control, she uses her powers on Nate and almost exposes them all.
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H2O Just Add Water volume 22
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English
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The girls have to deal with a fourth mermaid who turns out to be a loose cannon; Charlotte almost turns into a mermaid at a volleyball competition. Charlotte discovers she has all three mermaid superpowers.
