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Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 8
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice) volume 8
Rangers apprentice volume 8
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice) volume 8
Rangers apprentice volume 8
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Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 4
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Hero Gabriel Allon is a restorer of paintings and frescoes and also a reluctant member of Israeli intelligence. Action and suspense abound in this serious fiction with a serious purpose.
3) Ender's game
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Banned Books Week 2023
Banned SF/Fantasy Books
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Science Fiction
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Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius...
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Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
SGD Adult Fiction "Don't Walk Away From These Great Books"
St. Charles Public Library - Book Discussion Sets
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SGD Adult Fiction "Don't Walk Away From These Great Books"
St. Charles Public Library - Book Discussion Sets
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In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted ... Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her...
6) Jackdaws
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In his own bestselling tradition of Eye of the Needle and The Key to Rebecca, Ken Follett delivers a breathtaking novel of suspense set in the most dangerous days of World War II.
D-Day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it’ll be soon, and for Felicity “Flick” Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive...
D-Day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it’ll be soon, and for Felicity “Flick” Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive...
7) Legend
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Bloomingdale Library Teen Audiobooks
Herget Visit October 2022
Inheritance Games Read-A-Likes
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Herget Visit October 2022
Inheritance Games Read-A-Likes
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-old Day -- a famous criminal, and prodigy June -- the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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"Last Christmas Marcie Sullivan said a final goodbye to her husband, Bobby. This Christmas she's come to Virgin River to find the man who saved his life and gave her three more years to love him. Fellow marine Ian Buchanan dragged Bobby's shattered body onto a medical transport in Fallujah four years ago, then disappeared as soon as their unit arrived stateside. Since then, Marcie's letters to Ian have gone unanswered. Marcie tracks Ian to the tiny...
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Sisters Grimm volume 7
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After their parents awake from a sleeping spell, Daphne and Sabrina become caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming's Everafter army and learn a shocking secret about a deadly enemy.
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Kate Atkinson's earlier novel "Life after life" explored the possibility of infinite chances and the power of choices, following Ursula Todd as she lived through the turbulent events of the last century over and over again. The sequel "A god in ruins" tells the story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy--a would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather--as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly...
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Sisters Grimm volume 9
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Granny Relda's body has been hijacked by the Master, and it's up to Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms to fight for her freedom and that of Ferryport Landing in the series's grand finale. As war rips the town apart, Sabrina consults a team of magic mirrors, who prophesize that the only way the good guys will win is if she leads the army herself. Now, Sabrina controls the fate of all the Everafters, the same people who have made her life so...
13) The lost stories
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Collects the lost stories of the Rangers who risked their lives to defend the kingdom, including the tales of the young warrior Horace, the courageous princess Evanlyn, the diplomat Alyss, and Will and his mentor, Halt.
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Night soldiers volume 6
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“Kingdom of Shadows must be called a spy novel, but it transcends genre, as did some Graham Greene and Eric Ambler classics.”—The Washington Post
Paris, 1938. As Europe edges toward war, Nicholas Morath, an urbane former cavalry officer, spends his days working at the small advertising agency he owns and his nights in the bohemian circles of his Argentine mistress. But Morath has been recruited...
Paris, 1938. As Europe edges toward war, Nicholas Morath, an urbane former cavalry officer, spends his days working at the small advertising agency he owns and his nights in the bohemian circles of his Argentine mistress. But Morath has been recruited...
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Johnny Maxwell trilogy volume 1
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Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.
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For readers of The Tiger’s Wife and All the Light We Cannot See comes a powerful debut novel about a girl’s coming of age—and how her sense of family, friendship, love, and belonging is profoundly shaped by war.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE, BOOKLIST, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE • ALEX AWARD WINNER • LOS ANGELES...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE, BOOKLIST, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE • ALEX AWARD WINNER • LOS ANGELES...
19) Allies
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Eisenhower Public Library Veterans Day 2022 - Kids
OBD Historical Fiction - YOUTH
Remembering Those Who Gave Their All
World War II Reads
OBD Historical Fiction - YOUTH
Remembering Those Who Gave Their All
World War II Reads
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"June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe on their evil quest to conquer the world. The only way to stop them? The biggest, most top-secret operation ever, with the Allied nations coming together -- by land, sea, and air -- to storm German-occupied France. Welcome to D-Day. Dee Carpenter, a young U.S. soldier, is on a boat racing toward the French coast. Dee -- along with his brothers-in-arms -- is terrified. He feels the weight of World War...
20) Catch-22
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Catch-22 is one of this century's greatest works of American literature. First published m 1961, Joseph Heller's profound and compelling novel has appeared on nearly every list of must read fiction. It is a classic in every sense of the word. Catch-22 took the war novel genre to a new level, shocking us with its clever and disturbing style. Set in a World War II American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the story of John Yossarian,...
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