Lincoln Hoppe
1) Say goodbye
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Series
Language
English
Description
Now pregnant, FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy takes on the most dangerous case of her career, involving half a dozen missing prostitutes, two kidnapped children, one lying informant, and a villain who is obsessed with spiders. Get ready to be very, very scared
2) Illuminae
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"The planet Kerenza is attacked, and Kady and Ezra find themselves on a space fleet fleeing the enemy, while their ship's artificial intelligence system and a deadly plague may be the end of them all"
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Language
English
Description
Missionary daughter Abigail Caldwell emerges from the jungle for the first time in her thirty-four years, the sole survivor of a mysterious disease that killed her village. Abby goes to America, only to discover a nation where Christianity has completely died out. A curious message from her grandfather assigns her a surprising mission: re-introduce the Christian faith to America, no matter how insurmountable the odds
5) King Dork
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
High school loser Tom Henderson discovers that "The Catcher in the Rye" may hold the clues to the many mysteries in his life.
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Language
English
Description
"An instant classic, for fans of Huckleberry Finn, Peace Like a River, and Jim the Boy: when two hardscrabble young boys think they've committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it's too late?"--
8) Okay for now
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times Bestseller • From a former White House speechwriter comes a deliciously candid memoir about official Washington—a laugh-out-loud cri de coeur that shows what can happen to idealism in a town driven by self-interest.
“[An] entertaining book about what goes on—or doesn’t—in Washington.” —American Spectator
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“[An] entertaining book about what goes on—or doesn’t—in Washington.” —American Spectator
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Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Description
BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide.
The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town
Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s...
The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town
Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s...
11) White tears
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Language
English
Description
Two ambitious young musicians are drawn into the dark underworld of blues-record collecting while navigating the fallout of a scam involving one's claim that a viral video of an unknown singer is a long-lost recording of a famous blues musician.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is the story of James Sveck, a sophisticated, vulnerable young man with a deep appreciation for the world and no idea how to live in it. James is eighteen, the child of divorced parents living in Manhattan. Articulate, sensitive, and cynical, he rejects all of the assumptions that govern the adult world around him—including the expectation that he will go to college in the fall. He would prefer to move to...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Tom Brokaw is known as one of the hardest-working, most successful people in broadcast journalism. His success is attributed to his work ethic, his instinct for identifying the significance of the news in the lives of ordinary people, and his reputation for always showing up for others. In this heartfelt family story, Tom shows the values and lessons he absorbed from his ancestors, parents, and others who settled in South Dakota and worked hard to...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Schneider Family Award for Teen Fiction
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults: Top 10
An intense and heartwarming story of finding love and finding yourself.
Marcelo Sandoval hears music that nobody else can hear—part of an autism-like condition that no doctor has been able to identify. But his father has never fully believed in the music or Marcelo’s differences, and he challenges...
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults: Top 10
An intense and heartwarming story of finding love and finding yourself.
Marcelo Sandoval hears music that nobody else can hear—part of an autism-like condition that no doctor has been able to identify. But his father has never fully believed in the music or Marcelo’s differences, and he challenges...
15) The familiars
Author
Series
Familiars volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When a scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, Aldwyn and his fellow "familiars," a know-it-all blue jay and bumbling tree frog, must save the kingdom after the evil queen of Vastia kidnaps Jack and two other wizards.
Publisher
Excel Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The dramatic story of three WWII paratroopers lost behind enemy lines. Desperately trying to regroup with the Allied Forces, their commitment to the Airborne Creed urges them forward, and proves that a few good men can change a war.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It not only tells a true story but gives us never seen details of what happened in 1942. At the height of WWII, the Atlantic Ocean becomes a deadly battleground as an American sub fights against the constant bombardment of German forces.
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Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil.
The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that's sure to make her legendary. But, her dreams of fame become something more when she meets Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with...
19) Graven Images
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Paul Fleischman spins three engrossing stories about the unexpected ways an artist's creations reveal truths - tales whose intriguing plots and many moods will entertain readers and inspire future writers.
Can wood, copper, or marble communicate? They can if they are the graven images in Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman's trio of eerie, beguiling short stories. If you whisper a secret into a wooden statue's ear, will anyone find out? Can...
Can wood, copper, or marble communicate? They can if they are the graven images in Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman's trio of eerie, beguiling short stories. If you whisper a secret into a wooden statue's ear, will anyone find out? Can...
20) Charlotte's web
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Wilbur is no ordinary pig. When he was just a piglet, he was rescued from a terrible fate by Fern, the farmer's daughter. Now he's all grown up and his life is threatened once again. But he has a unique new friend in Charlotte, the wise spider, and she has a plan that just might save him.