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Magic tree house. Original series volume 30
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Jack and Annie travel in the magic tree house to Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900--the day of the worst natural disaster in US history"--
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English
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""In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come." -Alexis de Toqueville, 1835 Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the U.S. since the Constitution was signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant...
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English
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This wonderful Christmas tale, set in the late 1800s, shares the touching story of a young boy named Peter. He sells newspapers to help his family while his father is away at sea, and he's been saving a bit of his earnings to buy a model schooner in the woodworker's shop. But after Uncle Jim, the woodworker, tells him the story of St. Nicholas, Peter discovers the meaning behind the hanging and filling of Christmas stockings and learns a heartfelt...
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado.
5) Last to know
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English
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"Evening Lake: idyllic, peaceful, with a close-knit community of families who have been coming to this western Massachusetts getaway for decades. And then newcomer Lacey Havnel and her daughter Bea move in. They are nothing like the well-heeled families who populate Evening Lake. Mysterious, rough-around-the edges, they keep to themselves. Detective Harry Jordan sees his lake home as a respite from solving crimes on the streets of Boston. The Osborne...
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English
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More than forty million Americans claim Irish ancestry. This lively book explains how and why they got to the U.S. and shows how their history made them who they are. From prehistoric Ireland to Irish schools in America, this well-illustrated book provides an essential overview of the ties between the Emerald Isle and the New World.
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"Government girl Louise Pearlie has a new job inside the OSS--the Office of Strategic Services: recruiting German prisoners-of-war for a secret mission inside Nazi Germany. It's a big chance for her, and Louise hopes she can finally escape her filing and typing duties. With the job come two new colleagues: Alice Osborne, a propaganda expert, and Merle Ellison, a forger from Texas who just happens to speak fluent German. But when the three arrive at...
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IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"After more than 80 years, the complete Silly Symphony newspaper strips are collected in English for the first time ever! The artwork for these rare strips has come straight from the Disney vaults. Each page has been meticulously colored using, as a guide, the original bound file copies that belonged to Walt Disney himself! This first of four volumes includes all the strips featuring Bucky Bug, the first Disney character to be originated in newspaper...
10) Treasure Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"This special edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure is packed with thrilling action and stunning illustrations. Follow young Jim Hawkins as he boards the Hispanola and sets sail across the high seas in search of buried treasure. Danger lies ahead as he encounters mutiny, murder, shipwreck and the mysterious Long John Silver." --P. [4] of cover.
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Marvel
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Spider-Man 2099 returns! But when the future Spidey and the Superior Spidey clash, who will be the multiverse's most superior Spider-Man? It may not matter, because the end of the battle brings about a moment that will alter the world of Spider-Man -- and the Marvel Universe -- for years to come! But which Spider was responsible for this shocking change? Then, from the ashes of battle comes the first team-up between the Superior Spider-Man and the...
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Marvel Worldwide, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Miles Morales, the ultimate Spider-Man, is back in action with a new status quo and a new outlook on life! It's the anniversary of Peter Parker's death, but as the world mourns the original Spider-Man, a gathering of Spidey's friends and foes reveal some shocking truths about Peter and his world! A big, big villain from Peter's past is alive and well...and about to turn New York upside down! Now, Miles must come face to face with the worst nightmare...
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"The Spider-woman of Earth-65 was convinced that the Lizard's threat died in her arms along with Peter Parker. But a new reptilian rampage leaves her with doubts not only about Peter's life, but also his death. While her father, Captain George Stacy, struggles with Gwen's double life, troubles mount as the Osborns make their debut--and Gwen finds herself on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most-wanted list! Perhaps some wise lessons about power and responsibility that...
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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The aftermath of the "Predators" storyline leaves Gwen in a very different place. Matt Murdock's plans all come home to roost, and when you know how our good friend Murderdock plans, you know that ain't pretty. What is the next evolutionary step for Spider-Gwen?! And Gwen's life irrevocably changes as she bonds with her universe's version of the Venom Symbiote. What does it mean for her relationship with crime kingpin Matt Murdock? With her father?...
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Miles Morales, the Ultimate Universe's newest Spider-Man, is back in action with a new status quo and a new outlook on life! But now Miles must face with the worst nightmare of the Spider-Man legacy: Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin -- the man who killed Peter Parker! Or did he...? Even as new villains start coming out of the woodwork, Miles finds himself with -- a girlfriend! Her name is Katie Bishop, but she has a secret...and it's bad news for...
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Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A big day for baseball: Batter up! The magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie back in time to the 1940's. They're in Brooklyn, New York for a very special baseball game.
Hurricane heroes in Texas: Jack and Annie are on a mission! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows, seawater...
18) Avengers prime
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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"Power-mad Norman Osborn thought he was a match for the might of Earthbound Asgard. He was half-right: the reassembled Avengers drove him back, but the Realm Eternal lies in ruins. In the wreckage, former Captain America Steve Rogers, Iron Man and Thor find themselves squabbling over old wounds. As they quarrel, unstable magics cast the heroes-at-odds into the scattered Nine Realms. Separated, and with no clear path home, they quickly realize the...
19) Venom adventures
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
Description
When Spider-Man gets himself a cool new black-and-white costume, that ol' Parker luck must finally be turning, right? Wrong! In the ultimate fashion nightmare, the costume is alive - and it doesn't want to come off! If Peter can somehow get out of the black and back into the red-and-blues, the poor shunned symbiote will bear a grudge - and when it finds Eddie Brock, who is no fan of Spider-Man himself, the terrifying Venom is born! He's destined to...