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1) Captain Jack
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Looking forward to some fun in the surf and sand, newlyweds Jack and Alice Stratton are determined not to let something like a hurricane upset their honeymoon plans. But the storm’s winds and churning tides unearthed a secret long hidden beneath the turquoise waters of the island paradise.
A tour boat captain discovers a lost submarine and offers to sell its location to a man known only as the Dyab—the Devil. When the captain is murdered, the...
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The second episode of the three-part treasure-seeking adventure mini-series. This time around, Jack (Ivan Sergei) is informed that old flame and fellow archaeologist Lena Halstrom (Alaina Huffman) has discovered an obelisk in Egypt that may lead to the tomb of Akhenaton, the pharoah who raided Ugarit and stole its treasure along with the second piece of the Star of Heaven. After Jack deciphers secret symbols on the obelisk, he soon finds himself hunted...
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Jack Russell dog detective ; volume v3
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A mugger is assaulting the dogs of Doggeroo and stealing their collars -- which means the ranger will arrest them when he catches them with no collar or tags.
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The Sum of All Fears: Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle Ease--as Jack Ryan lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card to play; with one terrible act, distrust mounts, forces collide, and the floundering U.S. president seems unable to cope with the crisis.
Clear and Present Danger: The U.S. ambassador to Columbia has been murdered by druglords. Enemy covert...
5) White Fang
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
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Set during the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory, London's 1906 story chronicles the story of a half-dog, half-wolf beast in the wild. As opposed to his famous Call of the Wild tale of a domestic dog reverting to the wild, White Fang depicts a wild animal eventually becoming domesticated. It is a gripping tale told from the wolf's point of view about the hard life in the frozen wilds of the north. The story concludes with White Fang returning...
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1908
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The Cruise of the Snark (1911) is a work of travel literature by American writer Jack London. In 1906, after achieving early success as an author of novels and short stories, London began dreaming of the adventures of his youth. Inspired, he spent a fortune to build a 45-foot yacht complete with two sails and a 70-horsepower engine, powerful enough to carry him across the Pacific. Envisioning a seven-year journey, London and his wife Charmian set...
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[c200?]
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Elam Harnish has more money than he would ever need. As he accumulates wealth as a successful entrepreneur in the Alaskan Gold Rush, Harnish must face the challenges of the Yukon Territory. After he makes a fortune, Harnish finds himself still unsatisfied. In efforts to find a new challenge and make more money, Harnish decides to move down to the mainland of America, settling in California. However, after a group of money kings threaten to take his...
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c1998
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The Valley of the Moon (1913) is a novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his experiences as a working-class man and dedicated socialist, London incorporates aspects of his own biography-his interest in sailing, his life on a ranch in Sonoma County-to tell a story of hardship, hope, and perseverance. Having grown disillusioned with the labor movement, London uses the novel to advocate for sustainable agriculture and other alternatives to...
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 4
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The Soviets' new ballistic-missile submarine is attempting to defect to the United States, but the Soviet Atlantic fleet has been ordered to find and destroy her at all costs. Can Red October reach the U.S. safely?
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Repairman Jack volume 1
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c1984
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A demonic power releases an evil force to go to America to fulfill a curse that will seal the fate of a family and an unsuspecting city.
11) Night of the Fox
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[1986]
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When an American officer who knows the time and place of the D-Day invasion disappears in German-occupied Jersey, the Allies choose Harry Martineau to direct the rescue mission.
13) Patriot games
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 31
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While vacationing in London, CIA analyst Jack Ryan saves the Prince and Princess of Wales from a terrorist attack and gains the gratitude of a nation and the enmity of its most dangerous ment.
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 2
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[1987]
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While vacationing in London, CIA analyst Jack Ryan saves the Prince and Princess of Wales from a terrorist attack and gains the gratitude of a nation and the enmity of its most dangerous ment.
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 5
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c1988
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Jack Ryan, CIA analyst, must rescue Colonel Filitov, America's highest agent in the Kremlin, from the KGB as the race to build the first Star Wars missile defense system continues.
18) Trust me on this
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c1988
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Sara Joslyn is fresh from journalism school and ready to take on the world. Unfortunately, she has to settle for the galaxy-the Weekly Galaxy, to be precise, the sensational gossip rag where no low is too low, and no story is too outlandish to print. From finding a dead body in a car before she even finds her desk to making her bones by interviewing a pair of one-hundred-year-old twins (never mind that one of them is dead) and jockeying for brownie...
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 7
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One terrible act plunges the world into an instant nuclear crisis, and, with the American president accused of incompetence, Jack Ryan calls on FBI head Dan Murray to help him avert disaster.
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