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Spy High Mission Two: Chaos Rising
A. J. Butcher
Sequel to: The Frankenstein factory.
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Spy High Mission Three: The Serpent Scenario
A. J. Butcher
When a deadly drug that turns its users into blood-craving zombies hits the streets of America, every agent in Spy High is assigned to discover its source. But one member of the Bond Team won't be joining in because of private business--the business of revenge.
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The Secret Shelter
Sandi LeFaucheur
Excavating a World War II air-raid shelter by their school leads to a trip back in time for Sophie Pinkerton and her friends, Marina and Quigs, and having to face the London Blitz.
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Midnighters: The Secret Hour
Scott Westerfeld
This is the first book in New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld’s Midnighters series.A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people—Jessica included—is free to move about then. They are The Midnighters. The Secret Hour is the first book in the Midnighters trilogy, from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series.
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Millicent's Gift
Ann Rinaldi
Aware of the powerful gift she possesses, Millicent looks to her family for advice as to whether or not she should use it, but doing so only leads to more confusion as different members of the family have completely different opinions on the matter. Reprint.
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Messenger
Lois Lowry
Knowing that the Village will soon be closed to all outsiders, Matty must make the trek through the dangerous Forest to find Seer's daughter and convince her to return with him before it is too late and he loses her forever.
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Busted!
Betty Hicks
"Man, thought Stuart, rolling his eyes upward, I've got to be the most in-trouble kid, ever.He wondered if he could make the Guinness Book of World Records. He'd be willing to bet money that no one else had come close to getting busted as many times as he had."A tale of friends and family, action-packed sports, and a lot of crossed signals.Stuart is grounded. Again. His strict mother is always on his case. If he's busted one more time, Stuart may even have to give up soccer. But his best friend, a girl named Mack, hatches a plot to distract his mom by fixing her up with Mack's uncle. It just might work-if their friendship doesn't unravel first. And anyhow, he doesn't want his widowed mom to date. Or does he?
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Atticus of Rome
Barry Denenberg
In this departure from our first person diaries, we leap into ancient times in a third person novel filled with action, adventure, and glory -- all the drama of life in ancient Rome.Acclaimed author Barry Denenberg brings to life the intrigue of Roman politics and the bloody violence of the gladiator games in this story about ancient Rome.Atticus, a young boy who has been torn from his family and home and sold as a slave to a Roman aristocrat, quickly learns that not all is as it seems in the republic of Rome. Politicians and greedy merchants plot against each other, and Atticus must do his best to protect his kindly master...and, in turn, the Emperor of Rome. Murder and lies fill his new life as a spy for Lucius Opimius.
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Pandora of Athens
Barry Denenburg
In this departure from our first person diaries, we leap into ancient times in a third person novel filled with action, adventure, and glory -- all the drama of life in ancient Greece.Ancient Greece is brought brilliantly to life by renowned author Barry Denenberg.Pandora is trapped in the roles laid out for Greek women by her narrow-minded father. Much to her despair,she is engaged to marry a man more than twice her age, so that Pandora waits with dread for her fourteenth birthday, when she'll be old enough to marry. But one day, when Pandora goes to fetch water, she meets the Wise One, who is also called Socrates, and what he tells her changes her life. During his famed trial, Pandora finds herself caught up in the intrigue and turbulent politics of ancient Athens.
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The Secret of Castle Cant
K.P. Bath
After years of being a loyal servant to the family of the Baron of Cant, Lucy is shocked to discover that she was an orphan and the true heir to the throne of Cant and so now must decide whether to remain devoted to her long-time employees or stand with her real family as they prepare a revolt to win back her rightful kingdom.
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