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In this story inspired by Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school.
4) Showoff
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Luthor, a former attack dog, ruins the career of a three-time national dog show champion. Griffin Bing feels bad for Luthor, so he springs him from the pound and comes up with a plan to restore the dog's name--train him to be the new national champion.
5) Stone Fox
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Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
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"The Strong family is having a reunion in New Orleans, and twelve-year-old Tristan is supposed to be keeping an eye on his younger cousin Terrance when several things happen at once: he sees his archenemy, King Cotton, and a mysterious girl grabs his magic cellphone--her name is Seraphine, and she seems to know everything about Tristan and the god Anansi (currently inhabiting the cellphone), and she has a mission for Tristan, one that is going lead...
8) The thief
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Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.
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"Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms"--Provided by publisher.
10) Shifting shadows
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The false leader Stinger has died, but the animals of the Bravelands still find no peace. No Great Parent has taken on the leadership, and the imbalance threatens all. Thorn struggles with a burden, Sky longs for the Great Spirit, and Fearless blames himself when an ally is put into grave danger.
11) Aurora rising
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"Told in separate voices, eighteen-year-old Tyler Jones, top graduate of Aurora Academy, and a group of misfits and troublemakers embark on their first mission with Auri, a stowaway from the distant past"--Provided by publisher.
12) Dragon slayers
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Rohan leads the effort to rescue Thisbe from the Revinir, without knowing if she will prove loyal to Artimé or not.
14) Dragon Pearl
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Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces who is accused of abandoning his battle cruiser to go in search of a mystical object called the Dragon Pearl. In her quest to find her brother and clear his name, Min will have to use her fox magic to fight off gamblers, pirates, and ghosts.
15) Two degrees
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California: Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with her mom when a wildfire sparks-- and in just moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate. But which way is safe with fire all around them? Churchill, Manitoba: Owen Mackenzie is running a tour for travelers who have come to see the polar bears. When Owen and his friend George see a bear too close for comfort, they end up in a fight for their lives. Miami: everyone's saying this...
16) Dead voices
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After surviving sinister scarecrows and the smiling man, best friends Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready for a ski vacation with their parents at Mount Hemlock Resort. When strange occurrences start happening and a mysterious ghost hunter, Mr. Voland, arrives at the resort, the kids are in for another adventure. With the help of Mr. Voland, it is up to the trio to try and speak with the ghosts before they become the next victims of Mount Hemlock.
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Ronan Boyle is the youngest and lowest recruit into the secret garda, an Irish police force that tries to stem and stop the misdeeds of unnumbered magical creatures. Ronan is small, has terrible eyesight, suffers social awkwardness, and has a truly absurd number of allergies--nevertheless Ronan knows he is the only one who can prove his parents were innocent and unjustly imprisoned. To do that, he must go to the land of the leprechauns.
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"Otto and Sheed Alston are local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. As summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little more time for fun, eve as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man named Mr. Flux appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange...
20) Twice magic
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"The Wizard boy Xar and the Warrior girl Wish must learn to work together in order to find the ingredients for an ancient Witch-killing spell if they are to save the wildwoods"--Provided by publisher.