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Pub. Date
2024
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English
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A massive tsunami slams into a tourist's train. A violent volcanic eruption overwhelms a hiker with hot ash and gases. A raging wildfire forces a family to flee without their beloved animals. These deadly natural disasters ended in tragedy for some-but not everyone. How did the people in these true tales come face to face with the forces of nature and live to tell about it?
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Series
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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A grumpy grizzly bear attacks a young hunter. A huge hippopotamus strikes an unsuspecting tourist. A ferocious great white shark chomps into an experienced surfer. These shocking, true animal attacks could have ended in tragedy-but they didn't! What happened to the people who came face to face with these terrifying creatures? And how did they survive to tell their tales?
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Series
Sunny volume 5
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school... but she still feels more out than in. It's about classes or homework, really. No, it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class. Like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are... not the best. So what can she do? When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he means....
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Series
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Three teens run out of gas while island-hopping in the South Pacific. A lone sailor drifts on an inflatable life raft in the vast Atlantic. Four men cling to their capsized sailboat far off the New Zealand coast. These remarkable true tales could have ended in tragedy-but they didn't! What happened when these people found themselves stranded at sea for weeks on end? And how did they survive to tell their tales?
Author
Series
Tsubaki Izumi volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
To the eyes of classmate Chiyo Sakura, high school student Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a mangaka's assistant?! Never in a million years! As Chiyo quickly discovers, Nozaki-kun, the boy of Chiyo's dreams, is a manga artist...a hugely popular shoujo manga artist, that...
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Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Did you know elephants are the world's largest land animals? Male African elephants can reach ten feet tall and weigh up to 16,500 pounds! These endangered animals are beloved for their massive ears, thick skin, and flexible trunks, as well as their remarkable intelligence and empathy. And despite their size, the more you get to know them, the more you'll realize humans and elephants have a lot in common!
Author
Series
Lumberjanes volume 3
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The series continues with Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley as they take on everything in the summer wilderness that goes bump in the night -- from scary stories to magical portals that lead to a land untouched by time.
Author
Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss -- a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own. Assassins are coming for them from all directions, and Kenton's...
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Series
Immortal X-Men volume 3
Publisher
Marvel Universe
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Storm can't believe what everyone has done. But when the fate of two worlds rests in her hands, what can she do about it? Meanwhile, the Quiet Council gathers to fill the empty seat. It's the last chance to make a smart, kind decision to prevent the fall. Luckily, the deciding vote is in the hands of trusty old Colossus. Let's hope he hasn't got plans to ruin everything. That would be terrible Plus: As the 19th century drew to a close, the dying Nathaniel...
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Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Our story takes place in a town with no right or wrong, a town that needs a hero--and that's where mild-mannered librarian Josiah King comes in. After a computer explosion at the library, Josiah takes cover in a room full of Bibles. He reads God's Word for the first time, and (with the help of mysterious radioactive fumes) is transformed into a superhero--Captain Absolutely. Now he must battle colorful villains with twisted worldviews and defend God's...
Author
Series
(Ann Felicity).Katie the catsitter volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Katie now knows her neighbor Madeline is also the Mousetress, the city's most feared villain (or most misunderstood superhero), and she is ready to become the super sidekick she always wanted to be.
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 7
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
November 2019.
Language
English
Description
Uncover the secret World War II history of Peter Grant's mentor, the mysterious Nightingale! October, 1957. A serial killer terrorising the women of Cumbria has moved to the streets of London, with Constable Angus Strallen hot on his heels. But this murderer has special abilities, and Strallen soon realises he needs the help of an old friend from the front lines who can match this madman's power - London's own wizarding police officer, Thomas Nightingale....
15) Monday, Monday
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 9
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It's the case of a Swedish Werewolf in London, the unmissable next chapter in the life of full-time cop and part time wizard Peter Grant. Grant works as part of a very special London police unit investigating unusual crimes involving magic and the general weirdness that permeates London's dark underbelly.
Author
Series
Garfield volume 67
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Feeding frenzy! Who has time for manners when there's food to be inhaled? Garfield eschews etiquette in favor of bingeing and belching. And who can blame him? He's only human! So get rude 'n' crude and pig out on this collection of tasty comics. SLURP! SLURP! SLURP!
17) Tricky chickies
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When six playful chicks get loose on Grandma and Grandpa's farm, Little Critter comes up with a plan to get them back, in this humorous story that will have beginner readers laughing out loud.
18) Blue exorcist 5
Author
Series
Blue exorcist volume 5
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds--but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help.
Author
Series
I survived graphic novel volume 8
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nathaniel Fox never imagined he’d find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He’s only eleven years old! He’s barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he’s been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle. But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee home suddenly, Nate finds himself in New York City, in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters an old friend and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Impulsive Marianne Dashwood and cautious Elinor are as different as two sisters could be, yet both are shattered by their father's sudden death. Elinora's attachment to the reserved Edward Ferrars is torn asunder by family opposition and his own dark secret, while Marianne's brilliant romance with the dashing John Willoughby comes to a tumultuous end in a devastating public betrayal. Can the two sisters overcome these trials to find true, lasting...
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