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2601) Tornado Alley
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Disaster strikes (Marlane Kennedy) volume 2
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When disaster strikes, the only thing you can count on is yourself!
Wyatt Anderson isn't thrilled that his prissy cousin is visiting his family's Oklahoma ranch. But it turns out Wyatt has bigger problems to deal with when a pair of dueling tornadoes lock the prairie in their sights....Wyatt, Alison, and neighbors Joshua and Jackson have nowhere to run. And when the old barn is battered by the tornadoes' ferocious winds, the animals that live inside...
2602) The Vanishing Point
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During her first performance a young magician's assistant disappears finding what she was lacking in a strange and magical place she never dreamed existed.
2603) The Sweet
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When a young boy, who loved sweets, went to the shop for his mother, he was mesmerised by a large, pink sweet. She suddenly grew bigger and grabbed hold of him. Although he tried, he could not get away from her.At her home, entirely made of sweets, chocolates, cookies and cakes, the sweet forced him to do the housework, while she held parties for her friends.Would he be able to escape? Would somebody rescue him?
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Ethan and Jacob had always constructed forts in the nearby forest, crafted treasure maps, and envisioned spectacular adventures. This time, it's for real, and the consequences are dire.
Their discovery of an encrypted code entangles them in a centuries-old struggle between, warring secret societies. They must save Winslow Falls; however, it may already be too late.
2605) Angel of Fire
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Zach Brinkley is in hospital, where he's visited by an annoying "winged thing" and a set of ghostly twins. The twins believe someone is trying to kill him! Can Zach thwart this would-be killer?
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A global pandemic changes everything. What happens next? "Remnant, A Post-Pandemic Dystopian Tale" is the survival journal of two siblings after the fourth wave of this disease has swept the United States, and possibly the world. This YA (Young Adult) sci-fi adventure is told in a journal form as Remy leads Micah through different survival camps on the way to a safe haven, all the while keeping a secret that could mean the difference in their survival....
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Ten-year-old Orry Jenkins is sick and tired of the dust. The year is 1935 and Kansas hasn't gotten enough rain in years. Instead of rainstorms, they get dust storms. One day, Orry and his little stepsister go outside to play. They're far from home when a huge dust storm comes up. Stranded alone on the plains, the children must find a way to survive the terrible black blizzard.
2608) Cuz
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** New Zealand Storylines Notable Award Winner 2019 ** River is offered the chance to crew on his uncle's trawler – a coastal trip to get a new engine. He finds his cousin Huia annoying – she's all about Māoritanga while he can't even speak the language. When an accident leaves the two cousins stranded on the coast of Fiordland they must work together to save themselves. Includes information on survival, bush lore, natural remedies, bush tucker...
2609) Day Zero
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They're here, but not for us...When an alien race known as the Surge arrives on Earth with deadly force, three high school kids in Philadelphia find themselves fighting for survival in a city tearing itself to pieces in panic. Pursued through the heart of the horror shattering their ordinary world by creatures hell-bent on dragging them away to a fate they can only guess at, the teenagers must deal with their shock and grief at losing everyone they...
2610) Between two Giants
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Born in the twilight of the Russian Tsar's Empire, Karlis is, raised on the fertile plains of Courland. Though poor, through hard work and good farming sense, the family becomes wealthy, only to lose everything when Russia and Germany invade Latvia.
Between two Giants is a moving historical novel that spans Karlis Kohler/Kelers and his extended family's journey through life. It is a tale of the ultimate triumph of human spirit over ideological fanaticism...
2611) Kick Start
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When Mitch Harding makes an impulse buy, he really goes big. He spends his entire savings on a wrecked dirt bike after witnessing a rider crash it at an Endurocross race. He is now the proud owner of a used bike, one that needs a lot of work. With the help of his uncle, an ex-pro rider, and new friend Kelsey, a championship rider herself, they get the bike up and running. But a bet with the previous owner threatens to strip Mitch of his hard-earned...
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In the Top-Secret town of Blackwoods, Wyoming, a group of young teens desperately tries to warn military authorities about a mysterious 'Fatal Error' that will enable a malicious artificial intelligence to take over the world. Ethan Tate and his Team Blackwoods squad have had to save the world before-though they were the only ones to know about it-and they're hoping they don't have to do it again.
But when the military gets their warning, they...
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Fleeing persecution in Iraq, a Kurdish mother will stop at nothing to give her children a life of freedom
As parents, we only want to provide the best for our children. We ensure their safety and well-being to give them a fair chance of achieving a bright and prosperous future. But for those who are fighting for their existence, what kind of future can their children have?
Born in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Razaw Ghafour was a young...
2614) Grace and the Guiltless
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Grace Milton's peaceful life with her family on a horse ranch outside Tombstone, Arizona is shattered in one devastating night. Her parents and siblings are all brutally killed by the notorious Guiltless Gang, leaving Grace the only survivor. Alone and desperate, she buries her family and sets out into the wilderness on her trusted stallion, Bullet, with burning thoughts of revenge. But when she falls ill on the trek, a young man called Joe saves...
2615) The Enchanted Urn
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Tim Barnett is plagued by a nightmare involving an old man, a dog and a golden urn. He discovers that the urn is cursed and that until it is recovered, his great, great grandfather will be trapped in "a cycle of rebirth".
2616) Hidden by Time
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Earthquakes shake the island. Ash turns the sky black. Will Yaya and her family escape the volcanic eruption? Play a part in solving the historic mystery of the ancient Minoan civilization through parallel stories of the past and present. Hidden by Time follows explorers making significant geological discoveries in the present time, while reliving past events through the eyes of a young Minoan girl. This exciting Reader's Theater script gives everyone...
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It's 1939 in Poland and Arab (don't call her Abra Goldstein) knows that being Jewish doesn't pay. Neither does being a girl. No, Arab will tell you that claiming any people at all can get a person killed-and she's not about to let this war take her down.
So as the Nazi occupation goose steps its way into Warsaw, Arab plans to survive the way she always has: take to the streets, king her gang, and above all refuse to get involved. Disguising herself...
2618) The Boy Who Disappeared
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Rodney Rowbottom is being pursued by bullies. Can he outwit them? He's also inherited, from his mother's side, an embarrassing tendency to fade, which leads him into some weird, otherworldly adventures.
2619) Paddle Hard
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Having survived the blizzard together, and settled their differences, Wesley, Graham and Scott are a tight group. They are going on an overnight canoe trip on a lake in the following January with Wesley's teenage cousins, Dwight, Linda and Kim Hill. Dwight is still upset over the homicide death of an adult friend and mentor. Wesley's uncle and aunt hope that the campout will help him grieve. But Dwight has a terrifying secret about the killing that...
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Sandpiper finds her daily stroll on the beach interrupted by Whale, who boasts that he is ruler of the sea. Sandpiper responds with equal bravado, asserting her rights to the sand and seawater. Soon the rivals are calling in their cousins, and the beach and sea are filled with shorebirds and sea mammals of every stripe. The standoff grows ominous as Whale leads his cousins in an assault on the beach, eating the sand from under the birds. Sandpiper...
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