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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 49
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English
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"When she arrives in a small village in the Two Rivers, Moiraine discovers three young men, each of whom might be the long-awaited and reviled Chosen One, the Dragon Reborn. But she is not the only stranger new to the village, nor the only one searching. In a race against time and the agents of the Shadow, she must guide her charges through lands of myth and legend, toward allies both new and old, and into the footsteps of prophecy. The Wheel of Time...
2) Loyalty
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English
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"Franco Fiorvanti is a lemon grower toiling on the estate of a baron. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy named Dante, Franco makes a decision that will change the history of Sicily forever. Gaetano Catalano is a member of the Beati Paoli, a secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo. Gaetano sets out to find the boy and punish the kidnapper. Meanwhile, Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter,...
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Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, but he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it. Charlie starts doing...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano...
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English
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"Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time. How strange - though it's a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what's inside the crate. He's a seven-foot-tall...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Abby Arcane is investigating a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana. When a mysterious creature emerges from the murky marsh, she finds herself facing the nightmares of a supernatural world where no one is safe. With nature wildly out of balance and coming for the people of Marais, in the end, it may take some Thing from the swamp to save it.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Twenty-seven years after they defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. When kids start disappearing again, Mike, the only one who stayed in Derry, calls the others to come home. Each damaged by the experiences of the past, they must conquer their fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Huntress goes after a religious cult with a deadly secret and a hidden operative that threatens innocent lives. Meanwhile, Oracle is battling a virus that Brainiac infected her with that is trying to turn her into a walking, talking machine. And, Lady Blackhawk joins the team.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Collects the first 31 issues of the comic that revived the Spider-Man characterin the 1970s, in which Peter Parker, as Spider-Man, faces Tarantula, Kraven, Lightmaster, Vulture, and many other villains. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Inhumans, and the Champions.
13) Night watch
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In present day Moscow, a battle ensues between the forces that control day and night.
Author
Series
Season of the bruja volume 1
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From a young age, Althalia knew she would someday be the last of her kind--a bruja, tasked with keeping the power and stories of the ancient ways from fading fully into history. Never alone, Althalia works in a paranormal museum with her friends, a real-life Chupacabra and a were-coyote, while living with and caring for her beloved abuela. Through these powerful connections, her skills and knowledge grow. But the prejudice her people have always...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"At last, the SECRET ORIGINS of the World's Greatest Heroes in The New 52 can be revealed! The beginnings of the most popular characters in the DC Universe are finally told here, in stories that fans have been clamoring for since September 2011. Included here are the origins of The Last Son of Krypton and Kara Zor-El, Supergirl, plus the first Robin, Dick Grayson. Written by a host of the industry's brightest talent including Jeff Lemire (JUSTICE...
18) Day watch
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
Russian
Description
After an apocalyptic event nearly destroys Moscow, Anton, one of the supernatural agents of Day Watch that fights to control the armies of light and darkness, comes into possession of a device that can restore life to the city.
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Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When the city's policemen begin to disappear, Captain America takes a job as one of New York's finest--it's a new direction for the red-white-and-blue Avenger! There's also larger-than-life villains--from the Grey Gargoyle to Hydra to the Red Skull, providing plenty of opportunity for Cap to swing that shield! And speaking of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's spy shop is here, too - and they'll be fighting both for and against Cap! Meanwhile, the Falcon...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2018-
Language
English
Description
"Hal Jordan yearns for the thrill of discovery, but the days when astronaut and adventure were synonymous are long past. His gig prospecting asteroids for Ferris Galactic is less than fulfilling--but least he's not on Earth, where technology and culture have stagnated. He might be a nobody, but he's in space. When Jordan finds a powerful ring, he also finds a destiny to live up to. There are worlds beyond his own, unlike anything he ever imagined....