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101) A call to arms
Author
Series
Damned volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
For eons, the Amplitur had searched space for intelligent species, each of which was joyously welcomed to take part in the fulfillment of the Amplitur Purpose.
103) Qualityland
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to QualityLand, the best country on Earth. Here, a universal ranking system determines the social advantages and career opportunities of every member of society. An automated matchmaking service knows the best partners for everyone and helps with the break up when your ideal match (frequently) changes. And the foolproof algorithms of the biggest, most successful company in the world, TheShop, know what you want before you do and conveniently...
Author
Language
English
Description
"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition."--
105) The White Mountains
Author
Series
Tripods trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who capture mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants. Long ago, the Tripods -- huge, three-legged machines -- descended upon Earth and took control. Now people unquestioningly accept the Tripods' power. They have no control over their thoughts or their lives. But for a brief time in each person's...
106) One rough man
Author
Series
Pike Logan thriller volume 1
Language
English
Description
They call it the Taskforce. Their existence is as essential as it is illegal. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government. Protected from the prying eyes of Congress and the media. Built around the top operators from across the clandestine, intelligence, and special forces landscape. Designed to operate outside the bounds of U.S. law. Trained to exist on the ragged edge of human capability. Pike Logan was the most successful operator...
107) Karavans
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When their home is destroyed by the vicious, tribal Hecari, Audrun and her husband Davyn, along with their four children, must join a karavan that will pass the demon-infested deepwood of Alisanos, but luck is on their side when they discover that their fellow passengers are gifted with various forms of magic.
109) The gods of Mars
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Soldier and adventurer John Carter tells the story of how he returns to the planet Mars to be reunited with his love, the Martian princess Dejah Thoris. With his great friend Tars Tarkas, mighty Jeddak of Thark, Carter sets out in search of his princess. But Dejah Thoris has vanished. And Carter becomes trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars, from which none has ever escaped alive.
110) The solution
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 22
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
David, the newest Animorph, is not what he appears. His need to control the other Animorphs and Ax is all he thinks about. And the things he does are starting to break up the group.
111) The invisible man
Author
Series
Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A quiet English country village is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious stranger who keeps his face hidden and his back to everyone. The stranger--a brilliant scientist--has uncovered the secret to invisibility, but his grandiose dreams and the power he unleashes cause him to spiral into intrigue, madness, and murder!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.
Author
Series
Star trek volume 17
Publisher
Pocket Books
Language
English
Description
As the crew grieves for Spock, they must also fight to retain control of the Genesis Device, one of the most powerful creations in the Galaxy.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
“Foster is in top form here, entertainingly mixing politics, comedy, and intriguing alien anthropology.”—Booklist
Abducted by aliens to be sold as pets in a more civilized part of the galaxy, earthlings Marcus Walker and a scruffy dog named George (speech-enhanced to increase his market value) have managed to escape their captors. Walker loves being humankind’s first galactic traveler—until he remembers...
Abducted by aliens to be sold as pets in a more civilized part of the galaxy, earthlings Marcus Walker and a scruffy dog named George (speech-enhanced to increase his market value) have managed to escape their captors. Walker loves being humankind’s first galactic traveler—until he remembers...
117) Ring of fire
Author
Series
Pike Logan thriller volume 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
A chilling terrorist plot is about to unfold in the United States, one involving simultaneous attacks across multiple locations in America. It will be up to Pike Logan, Jennifer Cahill, and the Taskforce to prevent the threat from becoming a terrifying reality.
Fifteen years ago, in order to win a contract in the Kingdom, a desperate defense contractor used a shell company to provide a bribe to a wealthy Saudi businessman. Now a powerful player in...
118) Caliban's war
Author
Series
Expanse volume 2
Language
English
Description
We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from reigniting. And on Venus, an alien protomolecule has overrun the planet, wreaking massive, mysterious changes and threatening to spread out into the solar system. In the vast wilderness of space, James Holden and the crew of...
119) Killashandra
Author
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
At first Killashandra Ree's ambitions to become a Crystal Singer, get rich, and forget her past, were going just as she had hoped. But after she grew wealthy, a devastating storm turned her claim to useless rock. In short order she was broke, she had crystal sickness so bad she thought she was going to die, and the only way she could be true to the man she loved was to leave him....