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2061) Steel Trapp: the academy
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Steven "Steel" Trapp has been placed in an East Coast boarding school for gifted kids by his FBI agent father. He soon discovers that there's a clubby element of faculty and upperclassmen that is very secretive and protective. To his surprise, his friend Kaileigh arrives at the school, and it isn't long before the two realize that this is not your normal prep school. There are dark forces at play. Foreign agents may have penetrated the school's secrecy...
2063) Huckleberry Finn
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In this sequel to Tom Sawyer, Huck tells of his adventures travelling down the Mississippi with an escaped slave.
2064) When the lion feeds
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Into the wilds of Natal in the 1860s are born Sean and Garrick Courtney, twin brothers who could not be more different. Fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds, a continent is awakening. And on the horizon is promise.
2065) The ominous eye
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"Join Dawn, Bismark and Tobin as they set out to investigate the source of a violent jolt that fractures the earth! Along their journey, the Nocturnal Brigade meets an unfamiliar reptile--a tuatara named Polyphema--who reveals that a giant beast caused the destruction and will soon strike again. Polyphema with her special insights, is the only one who can help the Nocturnal Brigade stop this fearsome predator... but can she be trusted? With help from...
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Marith has been a sellsword, a prince, a murderer, a demon, and dead. But something keeps bringing him back to life, and now there is nothing stopping him from taking back the throne that is rightfully his. Thalia, the former high priestess, remains Marith's only tenuous grasp to whatever goodness he has left. His left hand and his last source of light, Thalia still believes that the power that lies within him can be used for better ends. But as more...
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Although he is now one of the good guys, Kenshin is still haunted by the events in Kyoto, where, as Hitokiri Battôsai, he once made the streets flow with blood. He wonders, if a scar remains as long as strong feelings are attached to a wound, where did the cross-shaped scar on his face come from?
2068) The city of sand
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Teens Tianyi, his best friend Kai, and Julie, a wealthy American, join with Professor Chen and local guide Asat Amat seek the lost city of Jinjue, hindered by lethal creatures and an evil force.
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Presents books twenty-two and twenty-four in the Geronimo Stilton adventure series in which Geronimo is mouse-napped by his old friend Creepella von Cacklefur, and finds himself at Niagara Falls with his nephew Benjamin's class, who are determined to send him over the Falls in a barrel.
2071) Shadow wave
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After a tsunami causes massive devastation to a tropical island, its governor sends in the bulldozers to knock down villages, replacing them with luxury hotels. Guarding the governor's family isn't James Adams' idea of the perfect mission-- and then retired agent Kyle Blueman comes up with an unofficial and highly dangerous plan of his own. James must choose between loyalty to CHERUB, and loyalty to his friend.
2072) The dark water
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"Mia and her friends resurface at the well's end to discover an astounding underground civilization, and immediately find themselves drawn into a terrible civil war"--
2075) The curious lobster
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Curious old Mr. Lobster has adventures in New England with his friends, good-natured Badger and grumpy Mr. Bear. This edition collects all of Richard W. Hatch's Mr. Lobster stories, originally published in two volumes: The Curious Lobster (©1935, ©1964) and The Curious Lobster's Island (©1939, ©1966).
2077) The wishbreaker
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Twelve-year-old foster kid Ace thought having a genie who could grant him unlimited wishes would be the answer to all his problems. Hungry? Poof, there was a sandwich. Want to learn more about his family? Bazang, the truth about his unknown past would be revealed. But being a Wishmaker might be more trouble than it's worth... It turns out, every genie comes with an impossible quest and only seven days to fulfill it. And for every wish they grant a...
2079) Call of the raven
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"The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Augustus Mungo St John is accustomed to the wealth and luxuries his privilege has afforded him. That is until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Fuelled by anger, and love, Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester. Camilla,...
2080) Sargasso skies
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Embarking on a latest journey with Esmeralda Lightfoot and Jack Nimble, Trundle Boldoak endeavors to retrieve the legendary Crown of Wood from an island bordered by a deadly skyreef that has caused numerous shipwrecks, a quest that is further challenged by murderous pirates.