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61) Meet the sky
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"Meet the Sky is the story of Sophie, whose family tragedies have made her crave stability, control, and safety. But when a hurricane threatens her home on the Outer Banks, Sophie winds up trapped on the island with Finn Sanders, the one person who could show her how to love and live life again"--
62) The broken path
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Lucky and Alpha have finally reached an uneasy peace, but tensions are still high -- and Alpha has made it clear that there are some dogs he will never fully accept. As the newly united Pack sets off in search of a home far away from the Fierce Dog camp, they discover that no territory is truly safe. When they encounter another group of dogs who survived the Big Growl, Lucky hopes that they can work together as allies -- but this new Pack may be their...
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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
65) Dead of night
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Survivors (Erin Hunter). Gathering darkness volume 2
Survivors. Gathering darkness volume 2
Survivors the gathering darkness volume 2
Survivors. Gathering darkness volume 2
Survivors the gathering darkness volume 2
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There is darkness at the heart of the Wild Pack. Whisper is dead -- and Storm is certain that his wounds could only have been inflicted by another dog. Storm doesn't want to believe that one of her Packmates could have done such a vicious thing. But as she wrestles with her suspicions in the light of the Sun-Dog, at night Storm is haunted by terrifying dreams -- visions of fear and shadows that guide her paws through the forest while she sleeps. Lucky...
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When Michael's father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It's an ideal trip, even Michael's sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure, until Michael is swept overboard. He's washed up on an island, where he struggles to survive. Then he discovers that he's not alone. His fellow-castaway, Kensuke, is wary of him. But, when Michael's life is threatened, Kensuke slowly...
67) Spy camp
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Spy school volume 2
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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As almost thirteen-year-old Ben, a student at the CIA's academy for future intelligence agents, prepares to go to spy summer camp, he receives a death threat from the evil organization SPYDER.
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What We Saw At Night volume 2
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Despite her fatal allergy to sunlight, XP, and the risk to all she holds dear, Allie Kim is determined to see Garrett Tabor brought to justice and may get her chance when she and Rob uncover a horrible secret Tabor has hidden under Lake Superior.
69) UnWholly
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"Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa, and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack Harvest Camp, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of troublesome teens and, in the same stroke, providing much-needed tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to see it not...
70) A hidden enemy
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"Lucky and the rest of the Leashed Dogs have settled in the forest--but a vicious Pack has claimed the land, and will stop at nothing to ensure that it is theirs alone"--
71) The block
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In the second book of The Loop trilogy, Luka is a prisoner once again. But this time it's a fate worse than death. Now that he knows the truth about what he and his fellow inmates are being used for, it's more important than ever that he not only escapes, but that he builds an army. In the Block, he must toggle between enduring an Energy Harvest for twelve hours of the day and surviving complete immobilization. The only semblance of relief is the...
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No safety in numbers trilogy volume 1
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A busy suburban mall is quarantined after a biological bomb is discovered in the air ducts, and as people begin to get sick and supplies begin to run low, four teenagers trapped inside with the hundreds of other shoppers cope with the situation in unexpected ways.
73) The journey home
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Wilder boys volume 2
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When Jake, thirteen, and Taylor, eleven, learn that their mother is still alive but facing grave danger if they do not return the money they took from her abusive boyfriend, Bull, they leave their father, who is not eager to help, and set off on their own again for a late autumn trek from Wyoming to Pittsburgh.
74) Deep water
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When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.
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At age six, Ben MacDonald has the ability to communicate with animals better than he can with people. Then one June day in 1870, he wanders away from his family's farm to observe the wild creatures he loves. When he doesn't return home, his family begins a desperate search for him. As the days go by with no sign of Ben, the MacDonalds start to lose hope. How could a small boy survive on the prairie? But Ben is alive. In a story that would seem...
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I survived volume 21
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[2021]
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"It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the sea, as the wind starts to scream. by night, much of...
77) Lost Season 4
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Touchstone Home Entertainment
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2008
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English
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More than three months after their fateful crash, the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 will discover that the only thing more dangerous than the island might be the people who have come to rescue them.
78) Eight below
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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[2006]
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An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
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Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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2007
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As the power of the island to both heal and destroy comes into sharp focus, the lines between good and evil are blurred and loyalties are challenged when the survivors of the crash become tangled within the lives of the Others.
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The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark's survival skills and his ability to relate to a teacher who seems out to get him. The fifth-grade Week in the Woods is a beloved tradition of Hardy Elementary, where Mark Chelmsley (the Fourth) is pretty much killing time before his parents send him off to an exclusive prep school. But then Mark realizes the Week might be a chance to prove to Mr. Maxwell that he's not just another of the...