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Pub. Date
2017
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In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 19
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Edward Warren has been living in Thailand for six years, a prodigal son who left his family after an irreparable fight with his father, Luke. But when he learns that his dad lies comatose in a hospital, gravely injured in a car accident that also involved his younger sister Cara, he quickly returns to the United States. Luke is an animal conservationist who became famous after living with a wolf pack in the Canadian wild. It's impossible for his...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 5
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Set in 18th century Lima, Peru, a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages suddenly breaks, and five people plunge to their deaths. A priest who is deeply affected by the catastrophe decides to make an investigative study of the lives of the victims to determine if he can find some clue to God's intention in casting five dis-associated mortals into eternity at precisely the same moment.
6) The tempest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Presents the annotated text of the darkly humorous play about Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled to a magical island with his daughter, Miranda; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.
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"Charles Vincent seems to have it all—a beautiful wife, two successful children, and a well-paying career. Yet happiness remains out of reach. He is trapped in a loveless marriage and his job is simply a paycheck. But his life changes forever one night as he drives along the Normandy coast, heading to their lavish château for the weekend. In one terrifying moment, Charles falls asleep at the wheel and veers off the road, plunging thirty feet down...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. So what if June edits Athena's novel...
13) Lost: Season 6
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Pub. Date
2010
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In the aftermath of a monumental explosion, reality shifts for everyone associated with the mystical island.
14) How to walk away
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Pub. Date
2018.
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"Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she's worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fianceCC she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a brief, tumultuous moment. In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again,...
15) Ethan Frome
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
A marked departure from Edith Wharton's usual ironic contemplation of the fashionable New York society to which she herself belonged, Ethan Frome is a sharply etched portrait of the simple inhabitants of a nineteenth-century New England village. The protagonist, Ethan Frome, is a man tormented by a passionate love for his ailing wife's young cousin. Trapped by the bonds of marriage and the fear of public condemnation, he is ultimately destroyed by...
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At twenty-four, Gordon McKenna thinks he's already heard the worst news of his life when he learns that his sister Georgia is fatally ill. Then Georgia and her husband die in a car accident, leaving behind their baby daughter, Keefer. Gordon and his parents are able to survive their sorrow only by devoting themselves to the care of the beloved one-year-old. But the decision of who will raise Keefer is far from over, and soon Gordon's most basic assumptions...
17) Second Nature
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Description
Paul Kane awakens from a coma with spotty memories of his past, including the airplane accident that killed his wife and two daughters and nearly killed him. As he recovers and attempts to go back to his life, Kane makes alarming discoveries that lead him to question everything - including his own identity. He unlocks memories of his shocking past and ultimately becomes a target for assassins.
18) Snow cake
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Recently released from prison, Alex offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a brutal car accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold dramatically change both his life and those of others around him.
Series
The dead zone volume 2
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Johnny Smith's life is interrupted by a near fatal car crash that leaves him in a deep coma for six years. When he regains consciousness, he discovers that he now possesses amazing psychic powers that allow him to see into the lives of anyone he touches.