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Maintaining tenuous contact only by means of coded messages and cryptic notes with her husband, Sherlock Holmes, and with Holmes' young granddaughter in her safekeeping, Russell will have to call on instincts she didn't know she had as the famous husband and wife sleuths are pursued by a killer immune from the sting of justice
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Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Twelve-year-old Casey lives with his father and grandfather at their family-run umpire school, and as he deals with middle school and his mother's unwelcome return, he stumbles on a sensational story that has him questioning his dream of becoming a journalist
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Romancing the Clarksons volume 4
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English
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Leaving Belmont Clarkson is the hardest thing Sage Alexander has ever done. From the moment they met, she knew Belmont was the one, and getting up close and personal with him on his family's epic road trip has taken her desire to a new, even hotter level. But there's no way she can go there--not without revealing secrets that could devastate them both
86) STEAL
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Instinct (James Patterson) volume 3
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English
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"Imagine everyone's surprise when Carter von Oehson, a sophomore in Dr. Dylan Reinhart's Abnormal Psychology class, posts on Instagram that he plans to kill himself. 24 hours later and still no one has seen him. Release the hounds. A massive search ensues. But when Carter's sailboat rolls in with the tide without him or anyone else on it, the worst seems to be confirmed. He really did it... Or did he? The one person convinced he's still alive is his...
87) Eruption
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Storm runners volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers' Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imminent eruption of a volcano
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Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Douglas the bear has just been given a hat by his father. But despite his father's advice to take care of the hat, the hat gets caught on a tree and turns into a long string of spaghetti. How will Douglas ever tell his dad?
90) Big brave Daddy
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Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Charlie looks forward to the day when he can exchange his sled for skis, his tricycle for a racing bike, and join in big, daring adventures with the Daddy he loves
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A new novel by the author of Everything Is Illuminated introduces Oskar Schell, the nine-year-old son of a man killed in the World Trade Center bombing who searches the city for a lock that fits a black key his father left behind. Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent...
93) Giving thanks
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
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English
Description
A boy's father celebrates the interconnectedness of the natural world through his daily words of thanks and assures his son, who finds it a little embarrassing to thank trees and such, that it becomes a habit and makes one feel good
94) Lost boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
After a near-fatal car accident, twelve-year-old Ryder's mother needs an operation they cannot afford and while a new friend tries to raise funds, Ryder travels with a grouchy, disabled neighbor, from Yankee Stadium to Turner Field seeking the major league baseball player who might be Ryder's father
95) When I grow up
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North-South Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sebastian the turtle tells his father about all the jobs he might do when he grows up, from fireman to skydiver, and agrees that being a father might be the best of all
97) Wolf mark
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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When Lucas King's covert-ops father is kidnapped and his best friend Meena is put in danger, Luke's only chance to save them--a skin that will let him walk as a wolf--is hidden away in an abandoned mansion guarded by monsters
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs
99) To the rescue!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Uh-oh, Dad needs help! When Dad is locked in the basement, Little Critter knows what to do. He picks up the phone to dial three numbers. The firement arrive in just a few minutes to rescue Dad... but they don't stay long to share in the excitement. They have another job to do. Join Littler Critter as he shares his 9-1-1 smarts!"--From publisher description
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"When U.S. troops occupy Germany, friends Jakob and Emmanuelle are saved from the terrible fate of so many in the camps. With the help of sponsors, they make their way to New York. In order not to be separated, they allow their friendship to blossom into love and marriage, and start a new life on the Lower East Side, working at grueling, poorly paid jobs. Decades later, through talent, faith, fortune, and relentless hard work, Jakob has achieved success...
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