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Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 4.
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4.6 stars
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After Ranger's apprentice Will battles Temujai warriors to rescue Evanlyn, Will's kingdom of Skandia joins forces with rival kingdom Araluen to defeat a common enemy.
2. Computers
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5 stars
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Learn all about the history of computers, from how they were first invented to how they impact our lives today.
3. Darke
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Septimus Heap volume 6.
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4.7 stars
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Apprentice Septimus Heap must enter the Darke to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction, but he needs the help of many to battle the spreading Darkenesse.
4. Dragon spear
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Dragon slippers volume 3.
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4.6 stars
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Creel's adventures continue when she, her brother, and her betrothed travel across the seas to visit their dragon friends and become involved in a battle against an alien group of dragons that has kidnapped Queen Velika, endangering her and her expected litter of hatchlings.
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Familiars volume 1.
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4.1 stars
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When a scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, Aldwyn and his fellow "familiars," a know-it-all blue jay and bumbling tree frog, must save the kingdom after the evil queen of Vastia kidnaps Jack and two other wizards.
6. Flu
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5 stars
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Learn all about the flu, from what causes it and how it affects people to how it is diagnosed and treated.
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Forbidden library volume 1
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4.1 stars
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When her father is lost at sea shortly after meeting a very unusual visitor, Alice must leave her home to live with an "uncle" whose rural Pennsylvania estate includes a massive and mysterious library that holds much more than books.
8. Lemurs
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This book details the life and habits of lemurs.
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Discusses how women's professional sports are less valued and recognized than those of their male peers in spite of comparable degrees of skill, drama and rivalry as their male counterparts, tracing the distinctive history of women's pro sports through the stories of such individuals as Cassie Campbell, Miesha Tate and Elena Delle Donne.
11. Organic food
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Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 1.
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4.7 stars
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When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
13. Seafood
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This book explains how seafood is are raised, harvested, and processed. It also explores the pros and cons of fish farming and fishing in the wild.
14. A single shard
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3.5 stars
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Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
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3 stars
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An abridged version of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.
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Profiles the life and accomplishments of the British filmmaker known for his distinctive style of directing and his films that featured suspenseful and surprising plots.
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Wildwood chronicles volume 3.
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4 stars
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In the aftermath of a young's girl's midnight seance that awakens a long-slumbering, malevolent spirit, a band of runaway orphans teams up with an underground collective of saboteurs to rescue friends imprisoned in an industrial wasteland.
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5 stars
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Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the history of books and how important they have been to civilization.
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Looks at how dental problems were taken care of in past centuries, and describes what dentists do and how to care for teeth.
Today, going to the dentist is usually a safe and painless experience. In past centuries, that wasn't always the case. Read and learn how lucky we are to live in modern times.
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4 stars
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Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without the electric power that makes modern life possible.