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Storm runners          
Call #: F SMI 6-8 
Smith, Roland, 1951-   
Published 2011   
Reading Level: 4.5  Interest Level: 5-8   
Lexile: 700  Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.

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A king's ransom
Call #: F SCH 6-8 
Watson, Jude.                                                                                                   
Series: 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers ; bk. 2                                                   Published 2011   Reading Level: 5.9  Interest Level: 3-6   Lexile: 570  


Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister Amy race against time to find an ancient map that has not been seen for half a century and use it to redeem their family members who have been kidnapped by a sinister organization called the Vespers.

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The Medusa plot
Call #: F SCH 6-8 
Korman, Gordon.   
Series: 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers ; bk. 1   
Published 2011   
Reading Level: 4.7  Interest Level: 3-6   Lexile: 730  
Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought the search for the thirty-nine clues leading to the source of their family's power was over, but when Cahills are kidnapped by the Vespers, Amy and Dan find themselves with only a few day to fulfill a bizarre ransom request before their friends start dying.

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Independence Hall          
Call #: F SMI 6-8 
Smith, Roland, 1951-   
Series: I, Q ; bk. 1   
Published 2008                                                                                                 Reading Level: 5.0  Interest Level: 5-8  Quest and his stepsister Angela are thrust into the dangerous world of the American Secret Service and the Israeli Mossad when they learn Angela's real mother was a former Secret Service agent who was killed by a terrorist group.

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The White House       
Call #: F SMI 6-8 Smith, Roland, 1951-
Series: I, Q ; bk. 2
Published 2010
Lexile: 670 

Q (Quest) and Angela make it to the White House in Washington, D.C. to find that it is even harder to determine who are the "good" and "bad" guys than ever before.

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The sorceress
Call #: F SCO 6-8
Scott, Michael, 1959- 
Series: Secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel ; [3]
Published 2009   Reading Level: 6.1  Interest Level: 5-8 
Lexile: 840  

Back in London, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman must determine whom they can and cannot trust as they search for both Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire, while Doctor Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power.

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The necromancer
Call #: F SCO 6-8
Scott, Michael, 1959-
Series: The secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel   Published 2010
Lexile: 780  

While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to seek Gilgamesh.

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Alex and the ironic gentleman : a novel
Call #: F KRE 6-8
Kress, Adrienne.
Published 2007
Reading Level: 6.0
Interest Level: 5-8  After years of drinking, being rejected by his wife and daughter, and a suicide attempt, ex-baseball star Charley Benetto returns to his childhood home where he encounters the ghost of his mother, who tells him family secrets and guides him in making his life better.

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For one more day
Call #: F ALB 9-12
Albom, Mitch, 1958-
Published 2006
Interest Level: Adult  

After years of drinking, being rejected by his wife and daughter, and a suicide attempt, ex-baseball star Charley Benetto returns to his childhood home where he encounters the ghost of his mother, who tells him family secrets and guides him in making his life better.

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Treasure Island
Call #: 823.8 STE
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Published 2004
Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: 5-8
Lexile: 980  


While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of an inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune. Includes review questions.

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Aurora Leigh
Call #: 821.8 BRO
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861
Series: Oxford world's classics
Published 2008

Aurora Leigh, now available in the first critically edited and fully annotated edition for almost a century, is the foremost example of the mid-nineteenth century poem of contemporary life. It is an amazing verse novel which provides a panoramic view of the early Victorian age in London. The dominant presence in the work however, is the narrator Aurora Leigh, as she develops her ideas on art, love, God, the "Woman Question", and society. About the Series: For over 100 yearsOxford World's Classicshas made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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The marriage of Heaven and Hell : in full color
Call #: 821.7 BLA
Blake, William, 1757-1827. 
Published 1994


Inspired satire on religion and morality, including 70 aphorisms of "Proverbs of Hell." 27 full-color plates, full text.

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Strategic vision : America and the crisis of global power
Call #: 327.11 BRZ
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928-
Published 2012
Interest Level: Adult  

Part I. The receding West. The emergence of global power; The rise of Asia and the dispersal of global power ; The impact of global political awakening -- Part II. The waning of the American dream. The shared American dream ; Beyond self-delusion ; America's residual strengths ; America's long imperial war -- Part III. The world after America: by 2025, not Chinese but chaotic. The post-America scramble ; The geopolitically most endangered states ; The end of a good neighborhood ; The uncommon global commons -- Part IV. Beyond 2025: a new geopolitical balance. Eurasia's geopolitical volatility ; A larger and vital West ; A stable and cooperative new East -- Conclusion: America's dual role. Considers the implications of the changing distribution of global power, the waning of America's global appeal, and speculates on the geopolitical consequences if America declines.

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The idea of justice
Call #: 320.01 SEN
Sen, Amartya, 1933-
Published 2009
Interest Level: Adult  

Details the author's views on ideal social justice, arguing for a comparative perspective of justice to be used as a guide for society; and discussing his research on economic reasoning and human well-being.

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The rage against God : how atheism led me to faith
Call #: 239.7 HIT
Hitchens, Peter, 1951-
Published 2010
Interest Level: Adult  

The generation who were too clever to believe -- A loss of confidence -- The seeds of atheism -- The last battleships -- Britain's pseudo-religion and the cult of Winston Churchill -- Homo sovieticus -- Rediscovering faith -- The decline of Christianity -- Conflicts fought in the name of religion are about religion -- It is possible to determine what is right and what is wrong without God -- Atheist states are not actually atheist -- Fake miracles and grotesque relics -- Provoking a bloody war with the church -- The great debate. Peter Hitchens, the brother of a prominent atheist, describes the path that lead him from journey from atheism to his transformation as a committed Christian, discussing his years at prep school, his career as a journalist in Soviet Moscow, and related topics.

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Seeing and savoring Jesus Christ
Call #: 232.8 PIP
Piper, John, 1946-
Published 2004
Interest Level: Adult

Provides a portrait of the person Jesus Christ as revealed through the Bible, and offers encouragement for seeing Jesus with the "eyes of the heart.".

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More than a carpenter
Call #: 232 MCD
McDowell, Josh
Published 2009
Interest Level: Adult  

My story -- What makes Jesus so different? -- Lord, liar, or lunatic? -- What about science? -- The challenge of the new atheism -- Are the Bible records reliable? -- Who would die for a lie? -- What good is a dead Messiah? -- Did you hear what happened to Saul? -- Can you keep a good man down? -- Will the real Messiah please stand up? -- Isn't there some other way? -- He changed my life. The author presents the evidence and arguments that convinced him to accept Jesus Christ as his savior.

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The Expositor's Bible Commentary : Old Testament. Volume I, Old Testament
Call #: 220.7 BAR
Kenneth L. Barker & John R. Kohlenberger III, consulting editors.
Series: Premier reference series
Published 1994
Interest Level: Adult 

Presents line-by-line commentary on each book of the Old Testament, summarizing events, discussing themes, and noting other appearances of the same topics, and includes photos, maps, and charts. 

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