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Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms...
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"Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. The one thing he'd give anything for is a do-over. But that can't happen in real life--can it? As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can't believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident...
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When Mike and Sam discover a message leading to ancient treasure on an uncharted island, they plot to escape their orphanage to hunt for the treasure. But the cruel administrator, Ms. Schwartz, has other plans for them. Can the genius boys escape in time? And what bizarre adventures await them on the mysterious Sun Stone Island?
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Two travelers. One treasure. Will feuding twin princesses be the key to finding the priceless riches, or will Soryn and Lucas become casualties of a deadly royal conflict?Childhood friends Soryn and Lucas leave their small village in search of adventure, surprised at their good luck when a stranger in a cave tells them of a treasure hidden within the neighboring Kingdom of Dahut. In exchange for a bit of their food, the stranger offers directions...
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Being a wizard is hazardous to your health. Things not to do when being tracked by murderers:#1 Do not drag the girl you're in love with into your deadly mess.#2 Do not accept a bag full of money.#3 If you do accept said bag of money, don't be dumb enough to shove it down the back of your pants.#4 Do not get into a battle with the evil lunch lady.#5 Do not start a war in a tourist hotspot.#6 Do not let your dad find out you're a wizard.#7 Do NOT under...
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Three Simple Steps to Wizarding Domination Step One: Find the books stolen from the magical libraryStep Two: Steal back the books and bring them to New YorkStep Three: Declare wizarding domination I feel like this is a pretty solid plan.I'm probably wrong...
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Not all wizards were born to be heroes.Things not to do when you find out you're a wizard: #1 Do not destroy your apartment with magical fire. You WILL NOT get the security deposit back.#2 Do not form an alliance with the guy who is trying to murder you. This will end badly.#3 Do not drag the girl you're desperately in love with into your wizard mess. You risk her watching you fail miserably.#4 Under no circumstances should you get in the middle of...
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My name is John Black and I'm in trouble.
I used to be your typical nerd, a total weakling, letting bullies like Bobby Graden push me around. Then one day, Bobby and I got hit by a car. Somehow, the accident changed us, as if something inside us responded. It made us strong. More than strong, actually. It gave us power.
That power brought us together, our shared secret creating a friendship despite our differences. Bobby and I could do things no...
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In this true story, Donn Fendler is a twelve-year-old boy in 1939. He is on an expedition to climb Mt. Katahdin, at 5268 feet the highest peak in the state of Maine. Donn gets cold and decides to find his own way back to camp rather than wait for the rest. Henry cautions him against doing so and remains with Mr. Austin, but Donn leaves anyway. Unfortunately, a thick, fast-moving fog obscures the path. Donn falls down an embankment that hides him from...