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Since its first publication in 1908, generations of adults and children have cherished Kenneth Grahame's classic, The Wind in the Willows. For in this entrancing, lyrical world of gurgling rivers and whispering reeds live four of the wisest, wittiest, noblest, and most lovable creatures in all literature--Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad of Toad Hall. Like true adventurers, they glory in life's simplest pleasures and natural wonders. But...
2) Lavinia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.
3) Golem
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. It also offers a thought-provoking look at the consequences of unleashing power beyond human control. The afterword discusses the legend of the golem and its roots in the history of the Jews.
4) Soul Taken
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Mercy Thompson volume 13
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English
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"The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he's deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of "fun" is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The Mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over. So Mercy goes out to find her stalker-and discovers that it's not...
6) Mañanaland
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
7) John Henry
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Presents the life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."
9) Paul Bunyan
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English
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Presents the life story of the enormous lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, and his blue ox, Babe.
11) Skyborn
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Thrones and Bones volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Thianna and Karn's quest to retrieve the Horn of Osius takes them to Thica, where the two heroes try to overthrow the queens by beating them at their own game.
12) Frostborn
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Thrones and Bones volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
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Destined to take over his family farm in Norrøngard, Karn would rather play the board game, Thrones and Bones, until half-human, half frost giantess Thianna appears and they set out on an adventure, chased by a dragon, undead warriors, an evil uncle, and more.
13) Nightborn
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Thrones and Bones volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Karn Korlundsson must travel to the faraway city of Castlebriar, learn to play a new board game called Charioteers, decipher the Riddle of the Horn, and tangle with mysterious elves in order to rescue his best friend, Thianna Frostborn, facing great dangers at every step. Includes directions for playing Charioteers.
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Was America truly unknown to the outside world until Christopher Columbus "discovered" it in 1492? Could a people gifted enough to raise the Great Pyramid more than 4,000 years ago have lacked the skills necessary to build a ship capable of crossing the Atlantic? Did the Phoenicians, who circumnavigated the African continent in 600 bc, never consider sailing farther? Were the Vikings, the most fearless warriors and seafarers of all time, terrified...
16) Jinx's Fire
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Jinx volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Jinx travels throughout the Urwald to unite its people and creatures against encroaching threats"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Fifteen-year-olds Nina and Oli come from different words--she is a Lipan Apache living in Texas and he is a cottonmouth from the Reflecting World--but their lives intersect when Oli journeys to Earth to find a cure for his ailing friend and they end up helping each other save their families.
19) Hollow
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Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by--and obsessed with--Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman. But city slicker-skeptic Izzy has no time for superstition as she navigates life at a new address, a new school, and, with any luck, with new friends. Ghost stories aren't real, after all.... Then Izzy is pulled into the orbit of the town's teen royalty, Vicky Van Tassel (yes, that...
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Mythic Misadventures volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
Pandy, Alcie, Iole, and Homer travel to Rome to search for another deadly evil--greed--and encounter Julius Caesar, and the Roman gods.
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