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1. Courage test
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Publisher:
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
Dragged along on his father's wilderness adventure that follows the trail of Lewis and Clark, young Will meets fascinating strangers and has courage-challenging experiences that are overshadowed by growing fears that something is not quite right.
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Publisher:
Disney-Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Vernestra Rwoh is a new Jedi Knight at age sixteen, but her first real assignment feels an awful lot like babysitting. She's been charged with supervising twelve-year old aspiring inventor Avon Starros on a cruiser headed to the dedication of a wondrous new space station called Starlight Beacon. But soon into their journey, bombs go off aboard the cruiser. While the adult Jedi try to save the ship, Vernestra, Avon, Avon's droid J-6, a Jedi Padawan,...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Viann and Isabelle have always been close despite their differences. Younger, bolder sister Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann lives a quiet and content life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. When World War II strikes and Antoine is sent off to fight, Viann and Isabelle's father sends Isabelle to help her older sister cope. As the war progresses, it's not only the sisters' relationship that is tested, but also...
4. Night road
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
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For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows; her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable... --
5. Jabari jumps
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Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
[2017]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
After he passes his swimming test, little Jabari decides he's ready to try jumping off the diving board, but when the big moment arrives, Jabari needs to work up the courage to jump.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
2.5 stars
Description:
"Fishtail, Montana, is home to Anne and Pitt Pollock, local royalty, high school sweethearts, and owners of the successful Pollock ranch. The sprawling foothills of the Beartooth Mountains surround the town, overlooking the Pollocks' property and the nearby ranch belonging to Bill and Pattie Brown. The two couples have known each other since childhood. Their sons Peter Pollock and Matt Brown are also the best of friends. When they and two other local...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
"When a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance at belonging ... A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. There are plenty of distractions, like her cozy cottage with the slightly nosy landlords next door, and a brewing drama among her students at the local high school. Despite having settled quickly into the community,...
9. Savage run
Author:
NoveList Series:
Joe Pickett novels volume 2.
Series:
Joe Pickett novels volume 2
Pub. Date:
2003
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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Description:
When a massive blast rocks the forests of Twelve Sleep County, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is called to the scene to help investigate the death of a colorful environmental activist. The case is wrapped up quickly, explained as an environmental publicity stunt gone wrong, but Joe isn't convinced. He soon discovers clues that suggest a deadly conspiracy-one that will test his courage, his survival skills, and his determination to "do the right thing"...
NoveList Series:
Jane Hawk novels volume 4.
Series:
Jane Hawk novels volume 4
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
"Jane Hawk--rogue FBI agent and the country's #1 fugitive--confronts her worst nightmare when her enemies strike shockingly close to home in the explosive new thriller from Dean Koontz, bestselling author of The Silent Corner. Jane Hawk thinks her precious five-year-old son is hidden safely away, with vigilant, indomitable friends. But the malice and resources of her powerful adversaries are boundless and their hunters are circling ever closer to...
Author:
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test. Clementine is proud of being a good lab mouse, but she's lonely. Her only snatches of friendship occur during her late-night visits with a chimpanzee named Rosie. When a compassionate lab technician frees Clementine, the mouse discovers an outside world full of wonders Brussels...
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Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner filled with passengers crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota, which becomes ground zero for a catastrophic national crisis with global implications. Ordinary people--power plant employees, firefighters, teachers, families, neighbors, and friends--are thrust into an extraordinary situation as they face the ultimate test of their lives. It...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Few of us realize what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal. In her trademark style, Mary Roach investigates the beginning, and end, of our food.
Few of us realize what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal. In her trademark style, Mary Roach investigates the beginning, and end, of our food, addressing such questions as why crunchy food is so appealing, how much we can eat before our stomachs...
14. Dear Miss Kopp
Author:
NoveList Series:
Kopp sisters novels volume 6.
Series:
Kopp sisters novels volume 6
Publisher:
Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
Description:
"The indomitable Kopp sisters are tested at home and aboard in this ... tale of wartime courage and camaraderie"--
15. Killer instinct
Author:
NoveList Series:
Instinct (James Patterson) volume 2.
Series:
Instinct (James Patterson) volume 2
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.4 stars
Description:
The murder of an Ivy League professor pulls Dr. Dylan Reinhart out of his ivory tower and onto the streets of New York, where he reunited with his old partner, Detective Elizabeth Needham. As the worst act of terror since 9/11 strikes the city, a name on the casualty list rocks Dylan's world. Is his secret past about to be brought to light?
Author:
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.2 stars
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot's Wife: an exquisitely suspenseful novel about an extraordinary young woman tested by a catastrophic event—based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine's history.
“Long before Liane Moriarty was spinning her 'Big Little Lies,' Shreve was spicing up domestic doings in beachfront settings with...
“Long before Liane Moriarty was spinning her 'Big Little Lies,' Shreve was spicing up domestic doings in beachfront settings with...
Author:
Publisher:
Penguin Press
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:
Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley set out to ensure food safety. He selected food tasters to test various food additives and preservatives, letting them know that the substances could be harmful or deadly. The tasters were recognized for their courage, and became known as the poison squad.
Author:
Series:
National park mystery volume 4
Publisher:
Aaron Johnson
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
After camping in Rocky Mountain National Park, Jake and his friends travel to the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. Exploring the heart of the dunes, they stumble upon something both unexpected and dangerous. Through more twists and turns, Jake's friendships and integrity are tested by choices that will demand smarts and courage. The mystery unfolds as Jake, Amber, and Wes learn about survival skills, natural history, integrity, character, and...
NoveList Series:
Chronicles of Narnia volume 5.
Series:
Chronicles of Narnia volume 5
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
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