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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
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In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.--Provided by Publisher.
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Decisive victories, crushing defeats, battles on sea and on land-here are the conflicts that changed the destiny of the world. These gripping narratives of the world's landmark battles-from Marathon, Tours, and Hastings to Trafalgar, Waterloo, and Gettysburg, among others-are entertaining reading for young history buffs and an excellent addition to Eric Wood's series of books for boys.
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Excerpt: "Jack looked up from the book he had been reading. "Father," he asked, "what was a buccaneer? Cousin Fred says buccaneers and pirates were the same thing, and Jim says they were not, and in this story they speak of pirates and buccaneers both." "Fred and Jim are both wrong and both right," replied Mr. Bickford. "Buccaneers were pirates, but pirates were not necessarily buccaneers. But nowadays the two are often confused and writers of stories...
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The Boy Scout's Book of Campfire Stories (1921) is a collection of stories for children by some of twentieth-century America's most popular authors. Published for the Boy Scouts of America, the book was intended to entertain Boy Scouts and their leaders on camping trips as well as to instill in them a passion for adventure.
In "Silverhorns," written by Henry van Dyke, an experienced hunter named Dudley Hemenway shares stories with a Scotsman while...
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Ever wonder how to make a teepee, wigwam or lean-to? What it was like camping out before insulated sleeping bags? Bernard S. Mason answers these questions and more in Boy's Book of Camping and Wood Crafts. Everything from fitting everything you need (and what that is exactly) in one pack to building shelter and starting your campfire is explained in great detail and with easy to read diagrams and drawings.
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The must-read summary of Frederic Maxwell's book: "Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft".
This complete summary of the ideas from Frederic Maxwell's book "Bad Boy Ballmer" shows how many people don't realize that Steve Ballmer works so closely alongside Bill Gates at Microsoft that they almost act as a single unit. In his book, the author explains how the two met at Harvard University in 1973 and Ballmer was later offered a job by Gates at...
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Gherkin Boy volume 1
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If you can find a weirder book, buy it. But also buy this one. Gherkin Boy is about a pickle that falls into a black hole and sets out on an adventure across the galaxy to get back home, aided by a lecherous fork, a homeless alien, and naked professor, and a criminal stick. It's hilarious, and weird, and a little bit of all right in your normal 9–5 world.
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As timely as it is timeless, this instructive book has captured the interest and imagination of boys for well over a century. Chapters on kite flying and fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, knot-tying for mountain climbing and other activities, as well as training dogs, raising wild birds, and other projects will appeal as much to today's youngsters as they did to children in the late 1800s. Many of these enterprises...
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In The Scouting Guide to Hiking, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on hiking and backpacking in the wilderness. Some practical tips include:
• How to choose the best gear.
• How to set up a campsite.
• How to interact safely with wildlife.
• How to properly read a map.
• How to forecast the weather.
• Learning practical navigation skills.
• And so much more!
Since...
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In the Scouting Guide to Wilderness First Aid, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on how to safely identify, harvest, and use edible wild plants. Some practical tips include:
• How to triage, assess, and identify medical emergencies
• What to include in a first aid kit for your home
• When to seek help for health emergencies
• How to safely move a sick or injured person
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In Scouting's Guide to Survival, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on emergency preparedness. Some practical tips include:
How to build a fire How to purify water How to identify common edible plants and mushrooms How to signal for help How to build simple shelters Learn practical navigation skills And so much more!
Since 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has helped build the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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* Chosen as a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Readers' Literature! *
A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies.
I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother's legacy. I am yours to command.
Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts
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As a child, Bart King discovered he could punch people into outer space. Sadly, he lost a lot of friends that way. Today, Bart is one of the world's most in-demand superhero experts. So if you're wondering if you have what it takes to be a superhero--of course you do! All you need is a burning desire to fight evildoers.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
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Huckleberry Finn is a young boy in the 1840's, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. He meets a run away slave named Jim and the two undertake a series of adventures. As the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises, while Huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry. Along the way, Huck and Jim meet the King and Duke, who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his relations. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of it. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, runs away to be a pirate, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent man from the gallows, searches for treasure in a haunted house, foils a devilish plot and discovers a box of gold. But can he escape his nemesis, the villainous Injun Joe?
16) The kite runner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
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An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
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In this bravura follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Award-winning The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as...
20) Home
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Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 11
The Myron Bolitar volume 11
A Myron Bolitar novel volume 11
Mickey Bolitar novel volume 11
The Myron Bolitar volume 11
A Myron Bolitar novel volume 11
Mickey Bolitar novel volume 11
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A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day,...