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Octagon Valley volume 1
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"After passing an intense exam, Edwin Edgefield becomes one of the lucky few to attend an exclusive weekend at the mysterious high-tech institute of the uber-famous-ultrabazillionaire-genius-recluse Onasander Octagon. Edwin hopes he'll meet other kids like him--kids who will accept him even though he's got a photographic memory, genius-level math skills, and some very specific personality quirks. But when he meets the other misfits (um, students),...
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English
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"Patrick Rothfuss returns to the Kingkiller Chronicle universe with a stunning reimagining of "The Lightning Tree," expanded to twice its previous length and lavishly illustrated by Nate Taylor. Follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes his way through the small town of Newarre. While Bast cares nothing for the laws of man, he is beholden to older, deeper laws. And despite his cleverness and care, Bast finds himself forced...
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English
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"In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Musee de l'Armee is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving expedition...
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Secret projects volume 4
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Language
English
Description
"Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to hop from world to world in the Cosmere whenever the relentless Night Brigade gets too close, Nomad lands on a new planet and is instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels who want only to escape being turned into mindless slaves―all under the constant threat of a sunrise whose heat...
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Once upon a Tim volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Tim and his friends flee the hazardous Sea of Terror and head toward the city of Atlantis in pursuit of King Neptuna's stolen trident.
"Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, and Princess Grace were headed to their doom...until a mythical sea creature came to their rescue. But in exchange for saving their lives, Princess Piscina needs them to bring back something very precious to the Kingdom of Merland: the trident of her father, King Neptuna. To do so, Tim and his...
6) The secret
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Jack Reacher novels volume 28
Language
English
Description
"1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look like accidents and don't appear to be connected. Until one body--the victim of a fatal fall from a hospital window--generates some unexpected attention. That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who promptly calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher is assigned as the Army's representative. Reacher may be an exceptional...
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Secret explorers volume 13
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about life in the desert with this nature-themed installment of DK’s educational fiction series for children aged 7 to 9 years old." -Provided by Publisher
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Death-cursed wizard volume 1
Publisher
Infinite Monkeys Publishing
Edition
Third edition.
Language
English
Description
A wizard compelled to kill. A slaughter he vowed to prevent. A murderer who pissed off the wrong guy...
Author
Series
Death-cursed wizard volume 2
Publisher
Infinite Monkeys Publishing
Edition
Third edition.
Language
English
Description
A debt to the heavens. A mouthy teenaged trainee. A sorcerer-slaying cult that might be his fault.
Author
Series
Sorcerer of bad examples volume 1
Publisher
Infinite Monkeys Publishing
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
He's singlehandedly fighting an army to defend a kingdom filled with ungrateful idiots. Can he stop his legacy from going up in flames?
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Language
English
Description
" Fifteen-year old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. A singer, poet, and burgeoning philosophical mind, he has big plans about infrastructure projects and cultural initiatives that will bring honor to his family and help his people flourish. But the two sides of his family, the kingdoms of Mexico and Acolhuacan, have been at war his entire life – after his father risked the wrath of the Tepanec...
12) Executive orders
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Series
Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 9
Language
English
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Jack Ryan becomes president by sheer accident when the former president, most of Congress, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court are bombed out of existence. Ryan must jump in to discover who did it, all the while contending with the threat of military takeover and covert biological warfare.
13) Mobs rule #2
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Minecraft stonesword saga volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Based on the most popular video game of all time, this all-new chapter book series takes a group of intrepid Minecraft players deeper into the game than ever before. Something has turned the Evoker King to stone, and elements of his code have turned into new and terrible bosses that threaten the digital world of Minecraft. Now Po, Harper, and their friends must travel deep into underground and into a web of danger to face the one of them. But that's...
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Dragon girls volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Description
"Three new girls share an incredible secret-- they can transform into powerful Sea Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest! They must work together to banish the evil Fire Queen, once and for all. Sofia the Lagoon Dragon must find the missing narwhal leader before it's too late. Otherwise the Magic Kingdom's seas will disappear forever!"--
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Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Skull, the Shadow, and a few of the rat army escaped into Perodia, and now Tag and the other defenders must locate them, and also find their friend, Bod, who is still trapped in the Underland with the rest of the rat army.
16) The great escape
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Series
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English
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"When Milton Worthy learns his classroom’s pet ferret is the evil mastermind behind a dastardly plot for world domination, it’s more than just about any kid could handle. But then not every kid is the son of a member of the super-secret, super-awesome Society of Substitutes! Now it’s up to Milton and his substitute teacher mom to save Beacher Elementary School before time runs out." -Provided by Publisher
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English
Description
Tom and Jamie find themselves in a whole new world of dinosaurs to explore in the Jurassic period.
In this adventure, Jamie and Tess find themselves caught in a terrible storm. During the chaos, a stegosaurus egg is swept away downriver. It's up to Jamie and Tess to recover the egg and return it to its mother before it's too late!
Author
Series
Dinosaur Club volume 2
Publisher
DK Publishing
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Jamie and Tess can't wait to return to their secret world of dinosaurs for a new adventure. But they'll have to be careful. The last thing they want is to get in the way of a herd of stampeding Triceratops!"
19) The lost hero
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Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 1
Language
English
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Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
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Treehouse books volume 12
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Language
English
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"It's the night before Christmas but Andy and Terry aren't ready yet! They haven't written their letters to Santa, they haven't sung any carols or hung their stockings, and now Mr. Big Nose wants their next book done by tomorrow. When Santa Claus's sleigh crash-lands in the treehouse, the reindeer become tangled in the branches and Santa falls into the cloning machine. With dozens of Santas running around and no way to tell which one's the real one,...
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