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A New York Times Bestseller
In this second book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri embarks on a brand new life in the city.
Coming down from the mountain to a new city life is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. There, Miri...
In this second book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri embarks on a brand new life in the city.
Coming down from the mountain to a new city life is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. There, Miri...
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Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. Exploring the "Force of the False," Eco uncovers layers of mistakes that have shaped human history, such as Columbus's assumption that the world was much smaller than it is, leading him to seek out a quick route...
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What has been the fate of Christianity since Nietzsche's famous announcement of the "death of God"? What is the possibility of religion, specifically Christianity, thriving in our postmodern era? In this provocative new book, Gianni Vattimo, leading Italian philosopher, politician, and framer of the European constitution, addresses these critical questions. When Vattimo was asked by a former teacher if he still believed in God, his reply was, "Well,...
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The past is not just, as has been famously said, another country with foreign customs: it is a contested and colonized terrain. Indigenous histories have been expropriated, eclipsed, sometimes even wholly eradicated, in the service of imperialist aims buttressed by a distinctly Western philosophy of history. Ranajit Guha, perhaps the most influential figure in postcolonial and subaltern studies at work today, offers a critique of such historiography...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Wiglaf is small and quiet and will not harm a living thing. But then he sees a sign for the Dragon Slayers' Academy. He thinks classes like "101 Ways to Slay" could help him become a brave hero. But after just one day at school, Wiglaf and his friend Eric must enter the Dark Forest to slay a terrible dragon. New readers will love critically acclaimed author Kate McMullan's fun blend of adventure and wacky humor.
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Parents' Choice Award winner Kate McMullan crafts a playful fantasy. Although he's not much to look at, Wiglaf is a star at Dragon Slayers' Academy. He has killed two dragons. Sure, he killed them accidentally-but they're dead. Now Wiglaf must enter the Cave of Doom to find the treasure one fiery beast left behind.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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What if you could see inside the head of the guy you love? Know his every thought? Feel his every dream and fantasy? The mystery girl who's Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn can. She tells us the intoxicating story of her beloved Gideon, an adorably clueless boy who flukes his way into New England's fanciest prep school.
Gideon's naïve compared to the wolves at Midvale Academy, especially Cullen and Nicholas, his charming, morally ambiguous roommates....
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Join Charlie Benjamin on a "fast-paced, action-packed" adventure. When Charlie's nightmares bring monsters to Earth, Charlie gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn to control his powers at the incredible Nightmare Academy. "marvelous creatures" greet Charlie and his new friends as they embark on "a straight-forward thrill ride" of "rip-roaring monster slayings" in a debut novel that's "pure entertainment."
12) Vampire academy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
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For secondary school age.
St. Vladimir's Academy is a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St Vladimir's - the very place where they're most in danger.
13) Shadow kiss
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Vampire Academy novel volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
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While Rose is coping with the darker effects of being shadow-kissed, her relationship with Dimitri is finally taking off, and when he disappears during a Strigoi attack on St. Vladimir's Academy, she must make a terrible choice.
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Umbrella Academy volume 1
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In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." These seven children form the Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an...
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The spiritual journey of the man who introduced yoga to the West, and inspired practitioners from George Harrison to Steve Jobs. The remarkable life story of Paramhansa Yogananda is the groundbreaking work that introduced millions of Westerners to the practices of meditation and Kriya Yoga. Yogananda tells of his childhood in Gorakhpur, India, with his Bengali family, and his quest to find a guru who could satiate his desire for wisdom. After becoming...
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When someone hacks the Federal Reserve Bank computer, the Recon Academy needs to act fast. If they don't stop the techno thief soon, the world's economy could crumble. But not even Ryker, the group's computer whiz, can do it alone. He'll need help from the entire team to bust this e-bandit and discover the hidden face of Fren-Z.
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Oscar, Arabella, and their friends can't wait to begin their second term at the Mammoth Academy. But, when they arrive at school on the first day after winter break, there's a threatening graffiti message waiting for them. It seems the Cave Skool has moved nearby, and its pupils, those wild and dangerous animals called humans, are wreaking havoc. When a huge snowstorm hits and everyone is trapped inside the academy, the humans attack! With a little...
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It's the monster hunters' last chance to stop an all-out monster war!
We're under attack! The last of the mega-monsters known as the Named are fighting their way into our world, and only a mysterious being known as the Guardian can help-but the Guardian is dying. To save him, Charlie Benjamin and his friends from the Nightmare Academy must journey into the heart of a Hydra cave, through the spooky Bermuda Triangle graveyard, and across the treacherous,...
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At a karate tournament, Hazmat loses his match but scores his first date. But as a member of the Recon Academy, this forensics expert has more to worry about than what to wear. The evil Shadow Cell squadron has broken into the city's nuclear power plant. If the Recon Academy doesn't hurry, a massive meltdown might ruin Hazmat's big night.
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