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Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Pub. Date:
2019
Lexile measure:
530L
Language:
English
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Jat is a boy who wants more from life than collecting coal from the Fire Sea. Newton is a misfit giant, cast out of his homeland for his love of science and reading. Brought together by chance, the two become the best of friends. But when enemy giants threaten to ruin everything, it's up to Jat and Newton to defend Jat's village, leading to the journey of a lifetime.
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Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 3
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HL: High-Low 710L
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Magnus and his friends set sail for the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat, Loki's demonic ship full of zombies.
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English
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"The Happy Prince and Other Stories" is a collection of whimsical, fantastical, and deeply moral tales by Oscar Wilde, the renowned nineteenth century Irish poet and playwright. Though best known for his plays and the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", Wilde was an accomplished and talented author of children's stories and fairy tales. This collection includes many of his most enduring short stories: the sad and beautiful "The Happy Prince", where...
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Narrowly escaping following a mission on the Congo River, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon rescue beautiful Sloane Macintyre--who is looking for a lost ship that may be carrying a fortune in diamonds--when her boat is attacked off the African coast and find themselves up against a deranged militant who plans to launch a devastating force of nature against those who oppose him.
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Publisher:
Titan Comics
Language:
English
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Amidst the bloodstained snow, Conan of Cimmeria slew the last of the Vanir war party. Thinking himself alone, Conan was surprised to see a mysterious woman at the battlefield's edge, who taunted him with her nudity and mocked his ignorance of the gods. Stoking his desire, the woman led Conan on a merry chase through the deepening snows and into twilight realms not meant for mortal men. There, thunder preceded the arrival of the woman's Frost-Giant...
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Heartbroken over the death of her beloved Westley, beautiful Buttercup finally succumbs to the advances of the wicked Prince Humperdinck. Yet, when she's suddenly kidnapped by a motley band of deviants, what gallant hero comes to the rescue? None other than Westley--alive, well and as wonderful as ever. But before these two can live happily ever after, they must first overcome formidable odds. Will these star-crossed lovers ever fulfill their destiny?...
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English
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"A biologist takes us into the still mysterious world of koalas, from their marsupial ancestors to current threats to their existence. Koalas are one of the most beloved animals, but despite their celebrity, we are just learning much about their nature and history. Blending evolutionary biology, natural history, and ecology, biologist Danielle Clode tells us the story of these amazing marsupials. She looks at fossils of ancestral giant koalas three...
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Prehistory Explained
Language:
English
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This eBook explores the following theories: NASA archive images of towers on the Moon and giant pyramids on Mars, magnetic resonance imaging data of an ancient city under the Antarctic ice sheet, fractal analysis of the Face on Mars proving it's artificial, X-ray analysis of the Great Pyramid showing secret chambers, and The theories in this eBook are based on hundreds of pieces of irrefutable scientific evidence including: NASA's lunar seismometry...
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Publisher:
Chaoskampf Press
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Whom Gods Would Destroy, Part I: The Architects of Hell is the first part of a trilogy uncovering the paranormal mysteries and secret histories of the First World War, blending fact and fiction into a metatextual tapestry of modern monsters and ancient terrors. The fires of the Great War cast a shadow history, too strange and terrible to twist into a single, rational narrative. Rumors spread of angelic visions above the battlefield, and airships haunted...
12. Festergrimm
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English
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"When their nemesis returns with plans to reopen the waxworks museum, Herbie and Violet suspect nefarious motives as they are led into the dark Netherways below the town and into the tragic past of a famous toymaker/inventor whose story holds the key to Eerie-on-Sea's deepest secret"--
When Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect...
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Publisher:
Prime Books
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
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Giant monsters whose every roar and footstep shakes the earth, whose simple stroll through a city wreaks havoc: KAIJU!And even though humankind has never really seen such monsters - we tremble at the thought of them and love to shiver as their screen versions make mayhem: the beast from twenty-thousand fathoms, Godzilla demolishing Tokyo, the massive creature in Cloverfield destroying New York, all of Earth warring with the colossal monsters in Pacific...
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Publisher:
Search Press
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Enter the dragon's den and draw every claw, tooth and scale! From fire-breathing monsters to majestic sea serpents, Paul Bryn Davies' boundless imagination will inspire you to draw like you never have before. Start off simple with playful hatchlings and soon you'll be illustrating battling giants and gnarled wyverns. There are 100 deadly dragons to choose from, and every project is broken down into a handful of simple stages that lead you effortlessly...
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Publisher:
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date:
2005
Language:
English
Description:
- Entertaining to veterans and newcomers who fish saltwater and fresh Many who catch fish and fish in a variety of foreign and problematic habitats have developed a panoply of interesting, innovative, and oftentimes weird ways of outwitting them. These 90 essays mix fact, lore, and anecdotes in a humorous compilation describing the great lengths to which fishermen are willing to go to extract these, relatively dimwitted yet challenging creatures from...
16. A Giant Problem
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Series:
Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles volume 2
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date:
2008
Language:
English
Description:
Nick and Laurie have a giant problem, and it's a lot bigger than they originally thought. When Taloa sent them off to find her sisters, they discovered a single fire breathing giant, but as it turns out, that one giant is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. According to NoSeeum Jack, the blind giant killer who helped Nick, Laurie, and Jared dispatch the original giant, there are hundreds, possibly even thousands of giants underneath the surface...
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Publisher:
Zhang Huaihou
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
In a deep blue ocean, Qin Zheng opened his eyes and found himself in a strange and magnificent world. The boundless expanse of water, the bizarre marine creatures, and the endless dangers surrounded him. Faced with this sudden and mysterious environment, Qin Zheng was forced to rely on a group of warriors riding triangular dolphins to escape. Closely pursuing them were enemies riding great white sharks. As harpoons flew and blood splattered, Qin Zheng...
18. Subchaser
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Publisher:
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
In a wartime Navy of giant carriers and battleships, tiny wooden subchasers did not command much attention. Yet these 110-foot warships, manned mostly by inexperienced reservists, performed vital chores for the fleet everywhere there was action in World War II. They led landing craft right up to the assault beaches, protected them from fire, fought off air attacks, swept for mines, laid down smoke screens, and patrolled the sea for killer submarines....
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Publisher:
SparkPress
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
After defeating the Volgrim witches, life in Orkney is quiet. Too quiet. Before Sam Baron can catch his breath, an army of fire giants led by Surt gather in the Eighth Realm of Musspell, determined to destroy Orkney, and it's all Sam's fault. After all, he took Odin's life with an ancient cursed dagger, and now, mankind has lost its protector. To make matters worse, the God of Mischief, Loki, is on the loose and determined to reunite with his evil...
20. Rogue Angel
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
2007
Language:
English
Description:
The test was a go: a revolutionary, pilot-less aircraft that can destroy unlimited targets and stay aloft for months at a time. Codenamed Guardian Angel, the aircraft displayed its deadly accuracy. Then disaster struck. From deep within the Pacific shelf, the earth unleashes a giant tsunami, wiping out the test platform for Angel and causing catastrophic damage on America's Pacific Coast. In the midst of a mammoth rescue and recovery operation, the...