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Series
My father's dragon volume 1
Language
English
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A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
2) Early dawn
Author
Series
Historical Coulter family novels volume 4
Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan
A Coulter family historical novel volume 3
Keegan-Paxton volume 3
Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan
A Coulter family historical novel volume 3
Keegan-Paxton volume 3
Language
English
Description
Eden Paxton's fiancé spreads so many rumors about her after breaking off the engagement that she's forced to leave San Francisco. She heads for Colorado to live with her half brothers but murderous outlaws kidnap her, intending to sell her across the Mexican border. Enter Matthew Coulter, whose wife was murdered by such a gang. When he sees Eden's predicament, he takes focused action to save her.
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Language
English
Description
"Samantha Barton survived imprisonment on the war-torn island of St. Pierre. Her family wasn't so lucky. Now, in her new identity as the tough as nails revolutionary code-named Topaz, she enlists the aid of an enigmatic industrialist, Fletcher Bronson, on a risky mission to rescue stranded refugees. Trapped behind enemy lines with a man she both fears and desires, Samantha finds herself irresistibly drawn by his promise of a new life away from the...
5) The bad guys
Author
Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.
Author
Series
Dragon masters volume 10
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Description
Drake has a dream about a new dragon that is somehow trapped in a cave, so Drake, Ana, and their two dragons set off to find the Rainbow Dragon's dragon master, Obi. Together they must rescue the Rainbow Dragon from Kwaku, a giant spider who spins a deadly web.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Drake's friends Mina and Caspar, their dragons, and Worm were trapped in stone by the evil wizard Astrid who has stolen their dragons' powers, but Drake himself was saved from a similar fate by Astrid's sister Hulda; now because of his strong connection with Worm, Drake is able to help his dragon to break free, but to free the others they need the assistance of three other dragons--a lava dragon, a sea dragon, and a wind dragon--and they have to do...
Author
Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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Description
Still yearning to be seen as heroes, Wolf, Shark, Snake, and Piranha set out to rescue ten thousand chickens from a high-tech cage farm--but one unexpected problem is Mr. Snake himself, also known as "The Chicken Swallower."
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The wizard Astrid is planning to cast the False Life spell which will bring to life the bones of giant ancient beasts and allow her to conquer all the kingdoms; in order to prevent her the Dragon Masters must find the Wind Dragon, the final dragon needed to undo the spell--but that dragon and her Dragon Master are captives, and it is up to Drake and his friends to rescue them, and hope they are in time to stop Astrid.
10) Duel at Araluen
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice, aided by Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron Brotherband, tries to rescue her mother, Princess Cassandra, who is trapped in Castle Araluen.
Author
Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 5
Language
English
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Description
"The bad news? The world is ending. The good news? The Bad Guys are back to save it! Sure, they might have to "borrow" a rocket. And there might be something nasty in one of the spacesuits. And Mr. Piranha miiiiight have eaten too many bean burritos. Surviving this mission may only be one small step for man, but it's one giant leap for the Bad Guys"--Page 4 of cover.
13) Deep water
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Responding to a rescue call in the Indian Ocean, a Captain discovers a mortally injured man and his traumatized wife who describes how their exotic trip to a tiny, remote island forced her to become a murderer.
15) The BFG
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Language
English
Description
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her own. After burying her spinster aunt, the orphaned Veronica is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry--and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as she is fending off admirers, Veronica wields her butterfly net and a sharpened hatpin with equal aplomb, and with...
17) Konniger's woman
Author
Publisher
Avalon Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
201 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Keith Konniger enjoys his quiet, solitary life as a hunter. But when he rescues a woman and a child his world is turned upside down- and then twisted a little bit more. Little could he know that his good deed would most certainly not go unpunished, as he finds himself with a war chief after his scalp, hired killers hot on his trail, and the worst fate he can imagine- being stuck with two female companions until the spring thaw!
Author
Series
Spy school volume 11
Language
English
Description
"Ben Ripley and his friends are training in Alaska when Cyrus Hale is kidnapped by his old Russian nemesis. Ben, Erica, and the others mount a rescue mission, but events quickly spiral out of control in a plot involving the secret history of US-Russian relations, a young KGB agent with skills to rival Erica's--and lots and lots of bears" --
Author
Language
English
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Description
After a family trip turned disastrous when their truck broke down in the middle of an old logging road in Oregon, Francie is now back in British Columbia. People try to make things as "normal" as possible for her, but they don't understand that trying to be normal in your old life that's exploded is the worst feeling in the world. Luckily for Francie, the wilderness is still soothing, and an opportunity to attend the Green Mountain Academy, a tiny...
20) Once a scoundrel
Author
Series
Rogues redeemed volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The son of a proud naval dynasty, Gabriel Hawkins was born to command the sea. But he left the Royal Navy in disgrace, disowned by his family. As captain of his own ship, he's earned his living in ways both legal and illegal, and his experience makes him the best choice to ransom an aristocratic beauty captured by Barbary pirates. Lady Aurora Lawrence is horrified by the prospect of spending her life as a harem slave. Her only hope of escape is a...
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