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1) Near miss
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Following a string of adventures, Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. As Stone skillfully dodges each disturbance, it soon becomes clear that there is potentially an even more treacherous game being played behind the scenes. And when long-standing grudges resurface,...
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Jason Bourne series volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
599 pages ; 19 cm.
Description
The harrowing story of a man with no memory--Jason Bourne--an assassin hunted by unseen armies for reasons he doesn't remember. A shooting victim, suffering from amnesia, finds himself with a Swiss bank account in the name of Jason Bourne, a professional assassin being manipulated by a top-secret American government organization to kill his arch rival, the dreaded Carlos.
3) Iceland
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Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
182 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Iceland begins with Paul arriving at a mysterious Institute to pick out - on doctor's orders - a new internal organ. There he meets Emily, a young, bikini-clad woman hired to stimulate the organs preserved in a nutrient-enhanced swimming pool, and falls in love amidst a flurry of chlorine and kick-boards. In Jim Krusoe's world, this is about as simple as life gets.".
"Paul's brief interlude with Emily sets the course for his extraordinary adventures,...
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Spy school volume 11
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Superspy middle schoolers Ben and Erica must embark on mission to rescue Erica's grandfather, who was abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.
5) Trapped
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Henry Holt Books and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xii, 289 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Seeking to escape carnivorous pursuers, a band of exiled prehistoric herbivores find themselves trapped inside the volcanic heart of the Carrion Kingdom where they must free fellow plant eating prisoners and gather proof of the carnivores' vicious plans.
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 16
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
531 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
In July 2003, in the midst of its maiden voyage, the Emerald Dolphin, a luxury cruise ship equipped with revolutionary new engines, and NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt heads out to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster and comes face to face with a legend. 750,000 first printing.
7) Flash point
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Jack Ryan Jr. novel volume 10
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Jack Ryan, Jr., is in a world of trouble. When a benign surveillance operation takes a deadly turn, Jack finds himself locked in a struggle with an unseen enemy bent on destroying The Campus. The chase leads Jack to the South China Sea, where a midair collision between aircraft from rival nations threatens to serve as a flash point for the entire region. As tensions escalate, Jack's mysterious adversary executes a brilliant campaign to paralyze the...
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Dragon Masters volume 4
Publisher
Molino
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
When the king decides to take the dragon masters to Arkwood to visit Queen Rose, Rori, Drake, and their dragons are left behind, so when the evil wizard Maldred attacks the castle riding a giant four-headed dragon that spits poison, the two young dragon masters and their dragons are forced to defend the castle by themselves.
10) The sunlit man
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Landing on a new planet where he's instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels, Nomad, in a world under constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones, must gain enough power to leap offworld before he pays the ultimate price.
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Oregon files volume 17
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When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. Cabrillo's crew have met their most fearsome adversaries yet: a force of bio-hacked soldiers endowed with extreme strength and stamina and an unquenchable appetite for violence. The Oregon...
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DATA set volume 11
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
When Dr. Bunsen's latest robotic invention snatches Gabe, hops into a portal, and takes him all the way to Antarctica, the DATA Set follow in pursuit.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
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64 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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"The world of LEGO NINJAGO is changing as many legendary realms have suddenly combined into one world! The adventures of Sora and Arin take readers on an amazing journey across the lush world of Dragons Rising, the newest LEGO NINJAGO animated series. Kids 6-9 will love this full-color chapter book, featuring three new and exciting adventure stories."--
15) Aguafuerte
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Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Noviembre de 1879. El norte de Chile arde con la Guerra del Pacífico y la tensión con Perú y Bolivia está en su punto crítico. Las batallas navales dan paso a la campaña terrestre, que se inicia con la toma de Pisagua por las tropas chilenas, en la primera operación anfibia de la historia militar moderna. Así, mientras los lanchones del Ejército avanzan para conquistar los roqueríos, seguimos a Manuel Romero, un soldado raso que se interna...
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Futureland volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
369 pages : map, illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
The most spectacular theme park in the world is headed to the Big Apple. After Atlanta, Cam Walker and his family are ready to turn over a new leaf with Futureland. This is where dreams literally come true, and the Walkers are going to show the people of New York City that their park is back and better than ever. But trouble isn’t done with the Walkers yet. Glitches keep happening with the park attractions. There's a creepy carnival in town...
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 27
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"In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Mus�ee de l'Arm�ee is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving...
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Dungeoneer adventures volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
299 pages : illustrations, map on endpapers ; 21 cm.
Description
Coop Cooperson is the only human kid at the Dungeoneer Academy, a school for the future explorers of the Land of Eem, a place full of monsters, mazes, danger; together he and his teammates (Oggie the bugbear, Daz, a boggart, and Mindy, an imp), are having their survival skills and understanding of the Dungeoneer's Code tested in a treacherous obstacle course--but many more challenges lie ahead, and so far Coop is failing miserably (as everyone points...
20) Black light
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Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 2
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
517 pages
Description
On a remote Arizona ranch, a man who has known loss, fear, and war weeps for the first time since he was a child. His tears are for the father taken from him four decades before in a deadly shoot-out. And his grief will lead him back to the place where he was born, where his father died, and where a brutal conspiracy is about to explode. For Bob Lee Swagger, the world changed on that hot day in Blue Eye, Arkansas, when two local boys rode armed and...
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