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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. II: The Kingdom on the Waves
After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment.
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The Book Thief
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska
Follows the Fort Yukon Eagles, winners of six regional championships in a row, through the course of an entire 28game season, from their first day of practice in late November to the Alaska State Championship- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2007
- ISBN: 9781582346236
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Water for Elephants
Suddenly orphaned and penniless during the Depression, a veterinary student jumps a third-rate circus train and finds romance, danger, and a bond with a special elephant named Rosie.- Romance
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2007
- ISBN: 9781565124998