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The son of a proud naval dynasty, Gabriel Hawkins was born to command the sea. But he left the Royal Navy in disgrace, disowned by his family. As captain of his own ship, he's earned his living in ways both legal and illegal, and his experience makes him the best choice to ransom an aristocratic beauty captured by Barbary pirates. Lady Aurora Lawrence is horrified by the prospect of spending her life as a harem slave. Her only hope of escape is a...
2) Hide!
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow Pat, a fish, as he is caught by a shark, rescued by his friend Mike the elephant, and called on to return the favor.
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To save her sister, who, along with her American diplomat husband and children, is trapped behind the Iron Curtain, Ruth Macallister embarks on a dangerous mission, and as the sisters race toward safety, a dogged Soviet agent forces them to make a heartbreaking choice.
5) Storm horse
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His mother left three years ago, so when twelve-year-old Flip's thieving father dies he goes to live with his stern and hostile uncle on the remote Dutch island of Mossum; there he works on the farm, dreams of his mother coming to get him, deals with the local bullies, and his only "friend' is a strange, mute girl whom he thinks of as the ghost girl--until he rescues a horse from the stormy sea and discovers a new purpose in caring for his charge....
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Warriors (Erin Hunter). Dawn of the clans volume 6
Warriors. Dawn of the clans volume 6
Warriors dawn of the clans volume 6
Warriors. Dawn of the clans volume 6
Warriors dawn of the clans volume 6
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English
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After moons of strife, the forest cats have settled into five camps. But now the dangerous rogue Slash has kidnapped Clear Sky's mate, Star Flower, and made demands for prey that the cats cannot afford to meet. Desperate to save Star Flower, Clear Sky must convince the other groups led by Tall Shadow, Wind Runner, Thunder, and River Ripple to join forces, or their new way of life may not survive.
7) The innocent
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Will Robie novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Will Robie, a freelance hitman working for the government, rescues a teenage girl whose parents' disappearance may be linked to a vast, high-level cover-up.
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Earth's population is divided between only two existing countries which cannot manage to cooperate in any way, until a distress signal arrives from Titan's first settler. Neither country can afford to rescue her on their own if they act separately. Ambrose wakes up on board the Coordinated Endeavour under strange circumstances: he doesn't remember the launch, the ship's OS is voiced by his mother, strangers have been aboard, and Kodiak, the only other...
9) Little Toot
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English
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Little Toot the tugboat conquers his fear of rough seas when he single-handedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm.
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Puppy Academy volume 2
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English
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"Everyone says Star is much too fast to be a sheepdog but when your mom is a sheepdog champion, what else can you be? When a lamb goes missing on a field trip to Stormy Mountain, Star races up to find it. But she soon discovers that the lamb isn't the only one who needs her help"--
11) Dustborn
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"Delta of Dead River sets out to rescue her family from a ruthless dictator rising to power in the Wastes and discovers a secret that will reshape her world in this postapocalyptic Western mashup for fans of Mad Max and Gunslinger Girl."--Provided by publisher.
12) Duel at Araluen
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2019
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English
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Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice, aided by Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron Brotherband, tries to rescue her mother, Princess Cassandra, who is trapped in Castle Araluen.
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Kingdoms and empires volume 4
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English
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When Oscar dies in the city of the elves after a silver wave struck him down, his friends, family, and a six-year-old troublemaking stowaway elf race against time to stop the clock and rewind time to prevent the tragedy.
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This woven kingdom volume 3
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English
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"Determined to escape Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, Alizeh, heir to the Jinn throne, realizes Cyrus may be the key to fulfilling her own destiny, while in Ardunia, Kamran finds a magical way to finally get to Tulan and rescue Alizeh"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Deep water
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Responding to a rescue call in the Indian Ocean, a captain discovers a mortally injured man and his traumatized wife, who describes how their exotic trip to a tiny, remote island forced her to become a murderer.
17) Lonely bird
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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A tiny paper bird shares a home with humans in this wondrously illustrated debut, introducing a sensitive, creative soul who ventures into the belly of the beast to rescue a new friend.
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Timeless (Armand Baltazar) volume 1
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"In a world where past, present, and future have collided, Diego and his friends must rescue Diego's father from an evil group of renegades, otherwise their whole existence is threatened"--
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Paola Santiago volume 3
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English
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"Thirteen-year-old Paola Santiago must return to the void to rescue her best friend Dante and face her biggest foe yet: El Cucuy, the lord of nightmares"--
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