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1) Night fall
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John Corey novels volume 3
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John Corey, an ex-NYPD detective who is now a contract agent with the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is persuaded by Kate Mayfield, his wife and partner, that the case involving TWA Flight 800's crash that was ruled to be a result of mechanical failure should be investigated. The hunt will lead to a conspiracy at the highest levels.
2) Code to zero
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A tale set during the height of the Cold War follows one man's journey to uncover family secrets on a quest that leads him into the heart of the nation's burgeoning space program.
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When the wind blows volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
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Six extraordinary children are trying to lead normal lives in the Rocky Mountain countryside. The only time they've ever felt safe was when they were together in the waterfront cabin they call the Lake House. Dr. Ethan Kane is chief of surgery at Liberty General Hospital, where terrible secrets lie, secrets that will change the world for all.
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"A powerful story about the ways an entire life can change in one night: A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man - and no idea what happened. Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing. When she awakes in a...
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Piper McCloud volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
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You just can't keep a good girl down... unless you use the proper methods. Piper McCloud can fly. Just like that. Easy as pie. Sure, she hasn't mastered reverse propulsion and her turns are kind of sloppy, but she's real good at loop-the-loops. Problem is, the good folk of Lowland County are afraid of Piper. And her ma's at her wit's end. So it seems only fitting that she leave her parents' farm to attend a top-secret, maximum-security school for...
6) Tuesday
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Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
7) Gravity
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Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left, and the only way home may be to go further...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 22
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Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses...
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"An entertaining and fascinating memoir of "gifted storyteller" (People) Ann Hood's adventurous years as a TWA flight attendant. In 1978, in the tailwind of the Golden Age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication. Fresh out of college and hungry to experience the world, Ann Hood joined their ranks. She carved chateaubriand in the first-class cabin, found romance on layovers in London and Lisbon, and walked more...
11) The fledgling
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Hall family chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.
12) Hostage: a novel
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2021.
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"From New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh comes a claustrophobic thriller set over 20 hours on-board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems with her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane...
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Big ideas that changed the world volume 1
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasnt just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one persons life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the history...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
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'Here is a rare perspective on a story we only thought we knew. For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and favous. Gathering direct quotes from some of these folks who worked behind the scenes, and culling NASA transcripts, national archives, and stunning photos from Apollo 11, the author captures not only the sheer magnitude of this feat but also the dedication, ingenuity, and perseverance of the...
16) Ocean of Storms
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2016
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"In the near future, political tensions between the United States and China are at an all-time high. Then a catastrophic explosion on the moon cleaves a vast gash in the lunar surface, and the massive electromagnetic pulse it unleashes obliterates Earths electrical infrastructure. To plumb the depths of the newly created lunar fissure and excavate the source of the power surge, the feuding nations are forced to cooperate on a high-risk mission to...
17) Commando
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c1998
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Because his daughter is kidnapped, the retired leader of a special commando strike force must take on one more job, with the aid of a feisty stewardess.
19) Fly!
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[2019]
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Mama bird wants Baby bird to learn to fly so he can migrate with the rest of the flock, but Baby bird would rather go by hot air balloon or car, instead.