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"This is an essential book for anyone interested in warfare in Afghanistan. The author, Henry Brooke was given a brigade to command in the field, but soon found himself cooped up behind the walls of Kandahar surrounded by hostile tribesmen within an equally hostile environment. In his writings Brooke makes it clear that he has little faith in his mission from the outset. Inevitably his misgivings are well founded as his force became beset by threats...
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
22 volumes : illustrations (mostly color), maps, charts, photographs ; 26 cm
Description
"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use World Book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing, speaking, and research skills, and comprehensive index"--
3) Catch-22
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Depicts the struggles of a U.S. airman attempting to survive the lunacy and depravity of a World War II base. This satirical, historical novel is set during the later stages of World War II from 1944 onwards. It has a distinctive non-chronological style where events are described from different characters' points of view and out of sequence so that the time line develops along with the plot.
4) Lightlark
Author
Series
Lightlark volume 1
Description
In order to break a curse on her kingdom, Isla Crown, the young ruler of Wilding, must compete in the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play, and to survive she must lie, cheat, and betray--even as love threatensto undo everything.
6) Time jumpers
Author
Series
Five kingdoms volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Formats
Description
Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole and his friends are pushed to the limit as they make one final attempt to restore magic to the Outskirts and find their way back home.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 22
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
69 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
8) 11/22/63
Author
Description
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? The author's new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination. In this novel that is a tribute to a simpler era, he sweeps readers back in time to another moment, a real life moment, when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. And he introduces readers to a character who has...
9) Death watch
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
457 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
10) Rogue Knight
Author
Series
Five kingdoms volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Formats
Description
When the hunt for his lost friends leads Cole Randolph to the kingdom of Elloweer, he and new friends Mira, Twitch, and Jace team up with the resistance movement to search for Mira's sister, Honor, but enemies abound and Cole and Mira must use a new kind of magic to protect themselves.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
342 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Seventeen-year-old heiress Averie Winston travels with her guardian to faraway Chiarrin, a country her father's army has occupied, and once she arrives and is reunited with her fiance, she discovers that her notions about politics, propriety, the military, and even her intended have changed.
Author
Series
Ashtown burials volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
449 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
"Cyrus and Antigone must track down Phoenix and the Dragon's Tooth while facing a threat from the transmortals"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Formats
Description
TMark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable stranger penetrates the security of their comfortable lives and threatens to destroy everything they've created.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 22
Publisher
Lectorum
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
75 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
17) Moonkind
Author
Series
Winterling volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2014.
Physical Desc
261 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
"Fer, the Lady of the Summerlands trusted the Lords and Ladies of her world to fulfill their oaths by removing their glamories, but their pledges have gone forsworn, and now the consequences of their broken promises are ravaging the land and it's up to Fer to restore peace before it's too late"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
x, 291 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Traces the effort of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke to discover the source of the Nile River, analyzing seven character traits shared by forefront explorers and how their examples can be applied to modern problems.
19) Prophecy
Author
Series
Prophecy novels (Ellen Oh) volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
316 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Description
"A demon slayer, the only female warrior in the King's army, must battle demon soldiers, an evil shaman, and the Demon Lord to find the lost ruby of the Dragon King's prophecy and save her kingdom"--
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