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Warriors dawn of the clans volume 5
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As a cold, harsh winter approaches, the cats from the mountains prepare to divide into several camps, requiring each cat to decide where his or her allegiances lie.
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Few works in literature have received as much popular and critical attention as Nobel Laureate William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Since its publication in 1954, it has amassed a cult following, and has significantly contributed to our dystopian vision of the post-war era. When responding to the novel's dazzling power of intellectual insight, scholars and critics often invoke the works of Shakespeare, Freud, Rousseau, Sartre, Orwell, and Conrad....
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Warriors dawn of the clans volume 6
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A new era dawns in the forest... After moons of deliberation and strife, the forest cats have settled into five camps, following the spirit cats' advice to spread out like the petals of the Blazing Star. But now the dangerous rogue Slash has kidnapped Star Flower and made demands for prey that the forest cats cannot afford to meet. Clear Sky is desperate to save his mate and the kits she carries, but he cannot do it alone. To have any hope of defeating...
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Maze runner trilogy volume 2
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After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race. The group has two weeks to cross through the Scorch -- the most burned-out section of the world. And the observers will continuously adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.
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Shadow children book volume 5
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In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save themselves and others like them.
9) The escape
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Scholastic Press
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2014.
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English
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Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
10) The Blazing Star
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Warriors dawn of the clans volume 4
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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After facing their first battle, the remaining mountain cats must seek the Blazing Star in order to survive a new threat: a deadly disease sweeping through their territory.
12) Backup goalie
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Stone Arch Books
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[2008]
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English
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Jamie and his friends Jill and Brett are doing well on the Comets hockey team, but then Jill finds out that she is not allowed to play on the boys' team, Brett gets hurt, and Jamie is moved from forward position to goalie.
13) Cheer challenge
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Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Amanda is enjoying the challenge of being captain of the cheerleading squad, until her best friend Rachel thinks that their friendship means that Amanda will allow her to get away with missing an important practice.
14) A pack divided
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Survivors the gathering darkness volume 1
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Storm has spent her whole life fighting for survival and acceptance. Now she finally feels at home in the Wild Pack, and for the first time she can remember, the world beyond their camp is at peace. Yet within the Pack, tensions are rising. Some dogs are far from satisfied with the Pack order, and others still don't trust Storm and Arrow, the only two Fierce Dogs within their ranks. Worse, Storm fears her Packmates might be right. Troubled by dreams...
15) Dead of night
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Survivors the gathering darkness volume 2
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2016]
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English
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There is darkness at the heart of the Wild Pack. Whisper is dead -- and Storm is certain that his wounds could only have been inflicted by another dog. Storm doesn't want to believe that one of her Packmates could have done such a vicious thing. But as she wrestles with her suspicions in the light of the Sun-Dog, at night Storm is haunted by terrifying dreams -- visions of fear and shadows that guide her paws through the forest while she sleeps. Lucky...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2021]
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English
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Leopardstar knows her destiny is to save RiverClan from destruction, so as the rise of ThunderClan deputy Tigerstar shatters peace among the clans, Leopardstar must decide what kind of leader she will be.
18) Saving the team
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2013]
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English
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After moving to California, seventh-grader Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead and turn it into something the players and coach can all be proud of.
19) Riverstar's home
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Warriors super edition volume 16
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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When a storm-tossed river sweeps Ripple away from the park he's always known, he commits himself to the life of a peaceful loner. Still, as his new island home starts to become a sanctuary for other rogues, he can't help but feel responsible for their safety, and for the community--and Clan--they are beginning to build. But when an old friend from the park resurfaces with terrible news just as the forest cats' fights begin to escalate into bloodshed,...
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Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"I said to the Road, Where do you lead? The Road said, Be a leader and find out. It's okay to be afraid or to sometimes wander down the wrong path. What the Road Said encourages us to lead with kindness and purpose and remember that the most important thing we can do in life is to keep going."--Provided by publisher.