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Max
by James Patterson
Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316002899
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Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock have barely recovered from their last adventure, when they are confronted by the most frightening catastrophe yet. Millions of fish are dying and someone--or something--is destroying hundreds of ships. The government enlists the Flock to help them get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late. More...
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Hippie Chick
by Joseph Monninger
Published 2008 by Front Street
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781590785980
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15-year-old Lolly (short for Lollipop) Emmerson is a free-spirit, what others call "the hippie child of a hippie woman." Her favorite thing to do is sail her Boston Whaler in the Florida Keys. One night she runs into an underwater obstacle and the boat flounders. After Lolly is knocked out and separated from the boat, she realizes that she's done for and accepts her own fate. That's when the manatees arrives. More...
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The Infinity Code
by Emma Young
Published 2008 by Dial Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780803732650
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"STORM" is a gadget-packed, high-adrenaline adventureaa middlegrade spy novel sure to leave readers white-knuckled and breathless. Itas also the name of the ambitious organization formed by the storyas three brainiac kids: Will, the loner, inventive genius, and creator of cutting-edge gadgets.... More...
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Peak
by Roland Smith
Published 2007 by Harcourt Children's Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780152024178
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The emotional, tension-filled story of a 14-year-old boy's attempt to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest is an action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk. More...
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Death Run
by Jack Higgins
Published 2008 by Putnam Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399250811
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In this action-packed companion to "Sure Fire," teen twins Rich and Jade Chance are finally on vacation in Venice with their father--or so they think. In reality, the British government has sent master spy John Chance to keep tabs on a Swiss banker who is desperately trying to escape from the Tiger, a ruthless criminal mastermind. More...
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The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson
Published 2005 by Little, Brown Young Readers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316155564
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Patterson's explosive debut in the young adult market. From Death Valley, California, to the bowels of the NYC subway system, 14-year-old Max leads her five feisty "family" members on a journey of action, adventure, and soul-seeking. More...
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Sure Fire
by Jack Higgins
Published 2007 by Putnam Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399247842
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After their mother is killed, 15-year-old twins Rich and Jade are shocked when their long-lost father, John Chance, arrives. After Chance suddenly disappears, Rich and Jade uncover the truth: Hes a spy--and whoever has kidnapped their father is after them as well, in this first novel for young adults by the bestselling author of espionage. More...
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Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
by Lynne Cox
Published 2004 by Knopf Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375415074
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- At age fourteen, she swam twenty-six miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland.
- At ages fifteen and sixteen, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Channel--a thirty-three-mile crossing in nine hours, thirty-six minutes.... More...
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
by Robert Kurson
Published 2004 by Random House
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375508585
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Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
Published 2001 by Philomel Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399236204
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Fourteen-year-old Alex doubts his uncle died in an accident after finding bullet holes in the windshield of his uncle's car. He discovers his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission for the British government. Alex then finds himself in the middle of terrorists. Now he must outsmart the people who want him dead or every child in England will be murdered. More...
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
Published 1997 by Villard Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780679457527
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When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top.... More...
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Sebastian Junger
Published 1997 by Little Brown and Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780393040166
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Voices from the Mountains: 40 True-Life Stores of Unforgettable Adventure, Drama, and Human Endurance
by Stephen Venables
Published 2006 by Reader's Digest Association
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780762108107
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Compelling narratives by adventurers who have scaled the world's most challenging mountains--featuring unforgettable drama, and tales of human endurance. More...
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