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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Hailed by many as the greatest war novel of all time and publicly burned by the Nazis for being "degenerate," Erich Maria Remarque's masterpiece, All Quiet on the Western Front, is an elegant statement on a generation of men destroyed by war. Caught up by a romantic sense of patriotism and encouraged to enlist by authority figures who would not risk their lives to do the same, Paul Bäumer and his classmates join the fighting in the trenches of the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him, since he's new. But when his sister,...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The operation against Professor Gedoin's diabolical Dream Town Inari is just the opening round in the growing conflict between the Knights of the True Cross and the Illuminati. As both sides regroup and lay plans for the future, the Exwires try to come to terms with what has happened. Izumo has found some peace and a new sense of purpose, but serious questions about Renzo Shima's betrayal still need to be answered. It's not an easy thing for Rin and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Before he led Ravka’s Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha―they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide...
6) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Chip, then kick it in the air Take off like a Belgian hare Shoot it left, but watch it curve All he can do is observe"-- cover page 4.
"Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read."-- provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land--creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld she bears witness to a mountain of buffalo skulls. They stand as a ghostly monument to the slaughter of the Plains bison to near extinction-- a key tactic to starve and contain the Indigenous People onto reservations. On this path,...
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Myne ha logrado su primer objetivo: convertirse en aprendiz de mercader. Con la ayuda y la financiaci̤n de Benno, un joven comerciante, podr̀ comprar el material necesario para fabricar papel y estar̀ un paso m̀s cerca de convertir en realidad su suęo de vivir rodeada de libros. Pero su conocimiento del mundo de los negocios y su habilidad a la hora de hablar con los adultos pronto la delata, y Lutz empieza a preguntarse quǐn es Myne en realidad....
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Myne is finally starting to adjust to her new life, but she can't forget her love of reading. With winter coming, she sets out to experiment with different techniques: papyrus, clay tablets... But before getting down to business, she must take care of the housework and learn how to cook magical fruits... Luckily, Myne has the help of Otto, a young soldier who works for her. his father. Will Otto be able to teach him to read and write the language...
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Myne contin︢a su aventura libresca y lo intenta todo para elaborar papel mientras ayuda a Otto en la puerta de la ciudad y se prepara para el bautismo de su hermana, Tuuli. Intenta manufacturar papiros falsos con fibras vegetales durante el invierno y hornear tablillas de barro durante la primavera, pero fracasa estrepitosamente. Sin embargo, su amor por los libros no es tan ďbil como para dejarse vencer tan f̀cilmente. ¡Es hora de idear un...
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Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An accident on a reality show leads the government to issue a directive that all superheroes must register, a requirement that pits Captain America and his Underground Avengers against Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic, who want to comply.
13) Blue exorcist: 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shocked by the death of his foster father and the revelation that his real father is the demon lord Satan, Rin Okumura enters the True Cross Academy to learn to be an exorcist. But every great exorcist has to start somewhere, and for the students of the Academy the first step is the Esquire examination. To prepare for the exam, the new pages in Yukio's class must undergo intensive training. Rin and his classmates have their hands full when a demon...
Series
Publisher
Graphix Media, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's been a year since the horrific events at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and Charlie is just trying to move on. Even with the excitement of a new school and a fresh start, she's still haunted by nightmares of a masked murderer and four gruesome animatronic puppets. Charlie thinks her ordeal is over, but when a series of bodies are discovered near her school bearing wounds that are disturbingly familiar she finds herself drawn back into the world of...
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"A college student who has loved books since childhood dies in an accident and is reincarnated in a completely different world, which she knows nothing about at all. She discovers that she is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a soldier. poor. But the worst thing is that hardly anyone in that world knows how to read, books practically don't exist and the few that exist are very expensive. What can a bookworm like her do in a world without...
Author
Series
Sword Art Online manga. Fairy dance volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has beaten Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that transformed into a literal game of death, and returned to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl with whom Kirito fell in love in the virtual world of Aincrad but who has yet to awaken from her game-induced slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope...
19) Dark hunger
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Juliette, a beautiful activist dedicated to freeing caged animals from a secret jungle lab, unwittingly releases Riordan, a caged, insatiable, and immortal Carpathian thirsting for revenge against his captors.
20) Bone: ,Rose
Author
Series
Bone (Jeff Smith) volume Prequel
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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