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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 15
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In the 1880's in southern Africa, Allan Quatermain, a hunter and guide, joins forces with a sea captain and an English nobleman to find the latter's missing brother, who disappeared while searching for King Solomon's legendary lost diamond mines.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 16
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The first and best of the Tarzan novels, of which Edgar Rice Burroughs eventually wrote several dozen, Tarzan of the Apes remains one of the signature stories of American popular literature, as readable as it is famous. Tarzan himself, in the words of Arthur C. Clarke, is "the best known character in the whole of fiction." As John Taliaferro asserts in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic, "There is no question that [Tarzan of...
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Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"The true Great Parent has finally risen and must unite all the animals of Bravelands to prevent an ancient evil from taking root"--
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Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 4
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Description
With the false leader destroyed, the animals of Bravelands are searching for the true Great Parent, but a mysterious new menace is threatening their lives.
5) Oathkeeper
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Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 6
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"With the balance of Bravelands at a breaking point, the Great Herd must risk everything to unite against their common enemy: the rogue lion, Titan"--
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Bravelands. Original series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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"After an act of betrayal rocks the Bravelands, baboon Thorn must find a way to confront treachery in his own troop, while elephant Sky searches for answers and lion Fearless contends with the usurper who conquered his father's pride"--
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Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd and their two older siblings travel to Africa to track down priceless artifacts that will keep the family's treasure hunting business afloat long enough to rescue their kidnapped mother--and possibly find their missing father"-- Provided by publisher.
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Bluford series volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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When a frightening ordeal turns her life upside down, Darcy reaches out to her friends for help, but discovers that one of them has an even bigger secret.
11) Birds of prey
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Series
Courtney novels volume 9
Pub. Date
1997
Description
Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal sail off for adventure on their fighting ship, "Lady Edwina," patroling the waters off South Africa in wait for the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company.
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Pub. Date
[2023].
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"Geronimo Stilton's dealt with mummies, ninjas, and pirates, but this may be the first time he's come face to face with … ghosts! Can the scaredy-mouse overcome his fears and get to the bottom of the mystery for a big scoop for his newspaper, The Rodent's Gazette? For help, who's he gonna call? His ghost-bustin' relatives, of course! Geronimo and his family need to travel to a haunted museum in Africa for this globe-trekking, teeth-chattering spooky...
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Tristan Strong volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
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Description
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a...
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Ranger in time volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the Underground Railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.
15) The white bone
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In The White Bone, the language, social structure, intellectual and spiritual world of elephants are as real as the fabric of human life.
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
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Amy and Dan are hot on the trail of the fourth Clue, but their ruthless relatives will stop at nothing to eliminate them from the competition. Their hunt leads them to an ancient city that has been a hotbed of Cahill activity for centuries. The clock is ticking for Amy and Dan.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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"Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... and his only friends. Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts...
18) The viper's nest
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Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
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It's no longer a game. The body count is rising. Shaken by recent events, Amy and Dan flee to a distant land and trace the footsteps of their most formidable ancestor yet: a military leader of mythic proportions. Yet just as the siblings begin to master the art of ancient warfare, they confront a dangerous enemy that can't be felled with a sword: the truth. With the stakes higher than ever, Amy and Dan uncover something so devastating it changes everything...
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Bravelands. Curse of the Sandtongue volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"Grandmother's attacks on the creatures of Bravelands come to a head"--
A Leopard surrounded by enemies. A Gorilla betrayed by his troop. A Gazelle with a powerful destiny. Their home is under attack. Only they can save it.
Author
Series
Tristan Strong volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Seventh-grader Tristan must return to Alke and enlist the help of African gods and black folktale heroes when Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm in Alabama.