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Soldier and a liar volume 1
Language
English
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Four supernaturally gifted teenagers--a self-conscious perfectionist, an amnesiac, a fighter looking for revenge, and a secretive telepath--are forced to work together to save their sector from the threat of a rebel takeover.
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English
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By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks. Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. In December, the newly formed African Brigade, a unit of these former slaves led by General Edward Augustus Wild--a one-armed, impassioned abolitionist--set out from Portsmouth to...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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When Evan's father dies suddenly he finds a hand-bound yellow book on his father's desk, a diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a Pacific Island during World War II. What is in this account that Evan's grandfather, Griff, whom Evan has never met before, fears so much that he will do anything to prevent its being seen? And what could this possibly mean for Evan? As the story shifts between suburban Ontario and the horror of the desert island, tragedy...
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American wonders collection volume 1
Language
English
Description
Photographer Meg Pero fulfills a contract her late father signed to serve on a survey of the Grand Canyon in 1871. She doesn't know that the leader of the expedition is the man she once refused to marry. Captain Ben Coleridge would like to leave without the woman who broke his heart, but he can't wait even one more day to get started. This survey is a screen for another, more personal mission, one he cannot share with any member of his team. As dangers...
85) Legacy of light
Author
Series
Legacy trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"For the first time in many years, the Tressian Republic and the Hadari Empire are at peace. But darkness never sleeps. In Tregard, Empress Melanna Saranal struggles to protect a throne won at great cost. In Tressia, Lord Protector Viktor Droshna seeks to restore all he's lost through forbidden means. And as the sins of the past are once more laid bare, every road will lead to war"--
86) Firefall
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
87) Take me home
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Life in Miller's Creek, Wisconsin, in 1945 is focused entirely on the war. Olivia Marsten does everything she can for the war effort and to support Billy, her childhood best friend who's leaving soon for Navy training. Then Billy confesses he's been in love with her for years and proposes. Olivia accepts, but she knows it isn't right. How do you break your best friend's heart, especially when you're secretly in love with a stranger?
88) Skyhunter
Author
Series
Skyhunter duology volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death, transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara. The legendary Strikers, Mara's elite fighting force, are trained to stop these monsters. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable....
89) The last watch
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Divide (Dewes) volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The Divide. It's the edge of the universe. Now it's collapsing--and taking everyone and everything with it. The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels--the recruits, exiles, and court-martialed dregs of the military. At the Divide, Adequin Rake, commanding the Argus, has no resources, no comms--nothing, except for the soldiers that no one wanted. They're humanity's last chance."--Provided by publisher.
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Front lines (Michael Grant) volume 2
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English
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The Nazis are still rampaging across Europe, and the US has had women soldiers on the front line for a year now. During the summer of 1943 Frangie, Rainy, and Rio accompany the American Army to Sicily. They must brave terrible conditions in an endless siege, while fighting their own personal battles.
91) The unbroken
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Magic of the lost volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters:...
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English
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"In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army. Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy position...
Author
Series
Donovan and sons volume 5
Publisher
Brava
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
96) An ancient peace
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English
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Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. But when she learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting, she left the military for good. But Torin could not walk away from preserving and protecting everything the Confederation represented. Instead, she drew together an elite corps of friends and allies to take on covert missions that the Justice Department and the Corps could not, or would not, officially...
97) Savage lands
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
406 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Series
Language
English
Description
"This is the age of storm and murder. After the old gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrio. Now, power-hungry jarls carve out petty kingdoms, and monsters stalk the shadow-haunted woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power, promising fame and fortune for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo over the...
99) Blood scion
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English
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"Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will; she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods. But under the brutal rule of the Lucis, her identity means her death. Her mother knew as much. She disappeared trying to hide Sloane's truth. Sloane, too, has hidden her abilities, but on her fifteenth birthday, she is conscripted into the Lucis army. Once taken, Sloane must not only conceal her power but overcome the bloody challenges...
100) Essex dogs
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Series
Essex dogs trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun. Heading ever deeper into enemy territory toward Crécy, this band of brothers knows they are off to fight a battle that will forge nations, and shape the very fabric of human lives....
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