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"It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided...
2) Matrix
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"Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease. At first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. In this crucible, Marie steadily...
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Abbess of Meaux mysteries volume 11
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"February, 1390. The Church seethes with rebellion. Newly elected Pope Boniface faces a challenger: the anti-pope Clement, who sows discord from his power base in France.The quarrel threatens the very survival of the Cistercian Order. So when suspicions grow that distant Beaulieu Abbey may turn traitor, Hildegard's prioress summons her with a mission she can't refuse: travel to the isolated royal abbey and spy out their true allegiance.The public...
5) Redwall
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Redwall volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
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When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy
6) Mossflower
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Redwall volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power
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Redwall volume 10
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
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Tammo, a daring young hare hungry for adventure, is sent with Russa Nodrey, the wandering red squirrel, to join the Long Patrol and defend Salamandastron against the Rapscallion horde
8) Mattimeo
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Redwall volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Mattimeo, the son of the warrior mouse Matthias, learns to take up the sword and joins the other animal inhabitants of Redwall Abbey in resisting Slagar the fox and his band of marauders. Sequel to "Redwall."
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Redwall volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
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The mousemaid Mariel achieves victory at sea for the animals of Redwall Abbey, fighting the savage pirate rat Gabool the Wild, warlord of rodent corsairs
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Redwall volume 6
Pub. Date
2004
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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
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Captured and enslaved by the corsair stoat Badrang, young mouse warrior Martin vows to end the evil beast's plundering and killing
13) Pearls of Lutra
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Redwall volume 9
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2004
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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls while at the same time the evil marten, Mad Eyes, desires them for himself
14) The Bellmaker
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Redwall volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Worried about his daughter Mariel, Joseph the Bellmaker is led by a dream from Redwall Abbey to Southsward, where he is caught up in the battle between Squirrelking Gael and the vicious Foxwolf Nagru
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Redwall volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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The destinies of the badger lord dubbed Sunflash and his mortal enemy, the ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw, are entwined with those of many creatures, particularly the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey
16) Triss
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Redwall volume 15
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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Triss, Shogg, and Welfo escape from slavery at Riftgard and are pursued across the sea toward Redwall by Princess Kurdah, Prince Bladd, and a band of freebooters who seek the rumored treasure of Brockhall. Meanwhile, Scarum and Sagax head off to sea with their friend Kroova the otter, looking for adventure, and there is something very scary lurking in the woods around Redwall Abbey
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It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in exchange, he must publish a favorable essay about the German Democratic Republic. As a gift for his translator's sister, a Beatles fanatic who will be his host, Saul's girlfriend will shoot a photograph of him standing in the crosswalk on Abbey Road, an homage to the famous album cover. As he waits for her to arrive, he is grazed...
18) Northranger
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Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Cade Munoz has always loved to escape into the world of a good horror movie. After all, horror movies are scary, but to Cade--a closeted queer teen growing up in rural Texas--real life can be way scarier. When Cade is sent to spend the summer working as a ranch hand to help earn extra money for his family, he is horrified. Cade hates everything about the ranch, from the early mornings to the mountains of horse poop he has to clean up. The only silver...
19) The nun
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Creator Julian Fellowes brings the top PBS drama of all time to its climactic sixth and final chapter. The fates of the Crawley family, and the servants who work for them, are discovered as they face new challenges and begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world
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