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Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa and her sisters Stheno and Euryale were unique among immortals. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous center of a dangerous Olympian rivalry and learned - too late - that a god's love is a violent one. Forgotten by history and diminished by poets, the other two Gorgons have...
3) Atalanta
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing. Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance...
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Loki, born within the heart of a fire in the hollow of a tree-trunk, arrives in Asgard as an outsider. Over time, he goes on to become one of Odin's closest allies and plays an integral role in the rise of the Golden Era of the Gods and their eventual destruction. This book, told from the perspective of Loki, the trickster god, charts the history of Norse mythology, starting with the creation of Heaven and Earth and leading to the eventual downfall...
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Zeus the mighty volume 5
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English
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Zeus the hamster and his team of Olympians travel to the aquatic realm of Poseidon, where they fight to regain the pufferfish's throne from the usurper Proteus--a mimic octopus and the newest addition to the pet shop.
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Sigma Force novels volume 17
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English
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"To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project--an international research station off the coast of Australia--discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion...
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Adventures of Sik Aziz volume 2
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2023.
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English
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"When the ancient Tablet of Destinies falls into the wrong hands, it is up to Sikander Aziz and his friends to save humanity from having its future erased by two fearsome Mesopotamian gods"--
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2023.
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English
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Corazon yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night. But when a vengeful ghost steals Corazon's precious key, the fragile balance between the human world and the spirit world...
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Wellfleet Press
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"The spiritual practices of Native Americans are as diverse and bountiful as the Nations themselves, renowned for their inextricable ties to nature and geographical location. Today, many Indigenous customs are still conflated and misunderstood, even though their influence is seen and felt in every corner of the country."--
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Drawing on interviews with marine geologists, marine biologists and oceanographers, a premiere chronicler of the aquatic world and New York Times best-selling author provides a fascinating history of deep-sea exploration and shows how urgent it is that we understand the ocean in a time of increasing threats from climate change.
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Serwa Boateng volume 2
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2023.
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English
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"Serwa Boateng and her aunt Boahinmaa set out to steal the Midnight Drum from the Smithsonian Museum to free Serwa's powerful grandmother and defeat the forces of black magic, which causes Serwa to confront truths about herself she's tried hard to deny"--
12) Ravenfall
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Ravenfall volume 1
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Annabella Ballinkay has never been normal, even by her psychic family's standards. Every generation uses their abilities to help run the Ravenfall Inn, a sprawling, magical B&B at the crossroads of the human world and the Otherworld. So when fourteen-year-old Colin Pierce arrives at Ravenfall searching for his missing older brother and the supernatural creature who killed their parents, Anna jumps at the chance to help. But the mysteries...
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Marlowe
Pub. Date
[2001]
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[Third edition].
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xxxix, 184 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Carl Jung coined the term " synchronicity" to describe meaningful coincidences that conventional notions of time and causality cannot explain. Working with the great quantum physicist Wolfgang Pauli, Jung sought to reveal these coincidences as phenomena that involve mind and matter, science and spirit, thus providing rational explanations for parapsychological events like telepathy, precognition, and intuition. Synchronicity examines the work of Jung...
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Academy for the Unbreakable Arts volume 2
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2023.
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English
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While at The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts, Kelcie receives a warning from her goddess mother that The Heart of Danu, the legendary source of all light and warmth, will be stolen, so Kelcie and her friends set off to prevent their world from falling into darkness.
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Tainted blood duology volume 1
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English
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Under a tyrannical regime and political invasion Dèmi must learn to control the powerful and terrifying blood magic that is her birthright until her misplaced trust costs her mother's life forcing her to seek revenge.
16) The goblin twins
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The goblin twins volume 1
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English
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Two 601-year-old goblin tricksters from Korea go on an unexpected Halloween adventure in New York City.
17) Those we drown
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English
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When seventeen-year-old friends Liv and Will are accepted in a semester-at-sea program, they are excited to spend six weeks aboard the luxury cruise ship The Eos, but after Will disappears the first night, Liv grows suspicious that something sinister is lurking below deck.
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2023.
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Twelve-year-old Astrid Xu stumbles upon an ancient Chinese scroll that she hopes is the key to curing her mother's depression, but when it transports her and her younger sister Marilla to a realm where Chinese legends are real, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between good and evil.
20) Ra
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Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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Ra was the king of the Egyptian gods. He created and ruled over the world. Ra explores the god's backstory and why the ancient Egyptians worshiped him. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Kids Core is an imprint of Abdo...
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