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561) Code of honor
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.
562) Infinity kings
Author
Series
Infinity cycle volume 3
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This electrifying conclusion to the Infinity Cycle finds Emil, the Infinity Son, and Brighton, the Infinity Reaper, facing off in an epic battle that threatens to destroy them both and everyone they love.
563) Sons of fortune
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
In the late 1940s, twin boys are separated at birth, Nat going home with his middle-class parents, and Fletcher to be raised by a wealthy couple, but their lives come together when they both run for governor of Connecticut.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Leo Coughlin's life is increasingly stressful because his autistic older brother Caleb's behavior is becoming more bizarre and even violent, and their parents' marriage is falling apart--but Leo finds an escape in long distance running, and in two new friends: Curtis, himself a potential state champion who teaches him the strategy of running, and Mary, his would-be girlfriend.
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
566) Jump shot
Author
Series
Barber twins volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When the Tiki and Ronde make the junior high school basketball team, they see that they each have their own skills and the most important skill is teamwork.
567) Play of shadows
Author
Series
Dr. Evan Wilding novels volume 3
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"On a stormy Chicago night, renowned semiotician Dr. Evan Wilding and his brother, River, who's back from an archaeological dig, reunite in a mystery. A package addressed to both of them contains a hand-drawn maze, an ancient Cretan coin, and a cryptic greeting: Let the game begin. The opening move is murder. In a downtown alley, a man has been found nearly cleaved in two, a symbol drawn on his forehead and a savage rip in his throat. Given the clues,...
568) Brock
Author
Series
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Life's not easy for Nicky. His mother is gone, his dad's out on bail, and his older brother, Kenny, needs looking after like a little kid. When Kenny drags Nicky out of bed one dark morning, Nicky has no idea that he is about to witness a terrible act of destruction, and the senseless killing of an innocent animal. But Nicky manages to save something precious from the disaster, and his and Kenny's lives are changed forever...
Author
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the Five Kingdoms alongside newly registered Nomad, Lance, as he journeys across sea and sky to find his lost brother! Lance never wanted to be a Nomad, but on his 19th birthday he gives up his homeland in the Sea Kingdom and starts his journey to find his missing brother--his first destination: the Sky Kingdom. However, things take an unexpected turn when he meets the mysterious Satra and the magical cat Saber who imbues Lance with supernatural...
570) The rebel king
Author
Series
Deviant kings volume 2
Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Of all the Verran brothers, Tiernan is the least suited to wear the Night Court crown. The Rebel Prince is happy with no responsibilities or accountability--just the freedom to pursue his own dark, lush pleasures in Sin City. Including his secret hunger for a certain smart-mouthed, fiery redhead. Only, the possibility of having Fiona is stripped away when Tiernan is thrust into the one role he never wanted: king. As king of the Dark Fae, wanting--let...
571) The brothers K
Author
Publisher
Dial Press Trade Paperback
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"In The Brothers K, Duncan amplifies the considerable accomplishment of his first book as he centers this tender and powerful story around a Pacific Northwest family in the early '60s. The Chance family is wild about baseball and cantankerous about religion. Papa is a gifted but luckless minor-league pitcher whose big-league hopes are fading. Mama is a devout Seventh Day Adventist, constantly in motion to save her wayward sons. When a mill accident...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
As young boys, Edward & Alphonse Elric dabbled in alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. As a result, Ed lost one arm and one leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed into a suit of armor. Now, they are searching for the fabled Philosopher's Stone to restore what they've lost.
573) The devil's music
Author
Series
Montague twins volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Alastair, Pete, Charlie, and Rachel aren't just magical teen detectives in their coastal town of Port Howl--they are also members of a local teen rock band. Before a show one night, Charlie and Rachel meet a famous rockstar, Gideon, and invite him to their show. He'll never come, but why not try, right? Little do they know, Gideon does show up, and he brings the threads of his dark past with him. In fact, he might even be the source of the rumored...
Publisher
KaBoom!, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lost in a strange and endless wood, Wirt and his half-brother Greg befriend a sardonic bluebird named Beatrice who promises to guide them to safety, but with every strange adventure the brothers seem to travel deeper into the wood.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
1932, Minnesota. The Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O'Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent's wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series, now available in English for the first time, in a deluxe edition featuring color pages and newly drawn cover art! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle...
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