Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave trader’s wagon travelling south or working on the brutal new plantation, she thinks...
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Author:Smucker, BarbaraSummary: -
Author:Davis, Charlotte NicoleSummary:The good luck girls are free. They all crossed the border to freedom, and then become the heart of a vibrant group of fearless fighters, working to unite the various underclasses and convince them to join in the fight.
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Author:Cast, P. C., Cast, KristinSummary:Eons ago Sirens were exiled from the Mortal Realm but now vow to break free. Their mission: mate with human men to dilute their cursed bloodline, kill the man, and form a new race of Sirens. But can Melody bring herself to kill, even to...
- Author:Flanagan, John F.Summary:
International bestselling author John Flanagan returns to world of Ranger's Apprentice in the fifth installment of the Royal Ranger series starring Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice. After their plan to rescue...
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Author:Davis, Steven L., Minutaglio, BillSummary:Based on freshly uncovered primary sources and new firsthand interviews, this book takes readers along for the gonzo ride of a lifetime. Spanning twenty-eight months, President Nixon's careening, global manhunt for Dr. Timothy...
- Author:Towles, AmorSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TODAY. Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick "Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth." - The New York Times Book Review. "A classic that we will read for years to...
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Author:Sharifirad, YadollahSummary:This is a gripping, page-turning memoir of a US-trained Iranian fighter pilot who flew in the Shah of Iran’s and the Ayatollah Khomeini’s air force. Sharifirad was shot down in the Iraqi-Iranian war in the early 1990s. Saved by a group...
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Author:Anderson, DavidSummary:Seventeen-year-old Will and his four friends escaped from a tropical island fortress then fought for freedom on a monstrous prison ship. Now they reach the mainland and dock their small cruiser in the harbour of a large city, hoping at...
- Author:Fan, Terry, Fan, DevinSummary:
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from...
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Author:Jonasson, JonasSummary:It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship carrying contraband...
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After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health-and tomorrow is his hundredth birthday. A big celebration is in the...
- Author:Johnstone, J. A.Summary:
Mistaken for the outlaw Bloody Ben Bledsoe, wealthy Conrad Browning--aka "The Kid"--is captured and thrown into prison. Determined to clear his name, he teams up with a fellow inmate and escapes. But even out of prison, The Kid knows he...
- Author:Hafiza, RadiyaSummary:
For as long as she can remember Rumaysa has been locked away in her tall, tall tower, forced to use her magic to spin straw into gold for the evil Witch and unable to leave. Until one day, after dropping a hijab out of her small tower-...
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Author:Donoghue, EmmaSummary:To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It's where he was born, where he and his Ma eat and play and learn. But to Ma, it's the prison where she's been held for seven years. Jack's curiosity is building-and...
- Author:Donoghue, EmmaSummary:
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It's where he was born, where he and his Ma eat and play and learn. There are endless wonders that let loose Jack's imagination—the snake under Bed that he constructs out of...
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Author:Grant, VickiSummary:Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to...
- Author:CHARRIERE, HenriSummary:
Henri Charrie?re, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed...
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Author:Wright, Robert A.Summary:In November 1979, the American embassy in Tehran was invaded by a group of radical students who took 54 workers hostage. However, six diplomats secretly escaped. Here, author Robert Wright chronicles the escapees' harrowing ordeal...
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Author:Turtschaninoff, MariaSummary:This thrilling prequel to the award-winning Maresi explores the founding of the Red Abbey Booklist called Maresi "utterly satisfying and completely different from standard YA fantasy." Now, Naondel goes back to establish the world of...
- Author:Demers, JulieSummary:
A little girl with a beard must find herself a home in this contemporary fairy tale. It's 1944, and an eleven-year-old girl lives with her parents in a little village in rural Quebec. Her mother is very sad, and her father has vanished...
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