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"On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth...
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Scholastic Inc
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2018.
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"Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas Day, she...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Who is Darth Vader? How did the once great Jedi become a fearsome villain? Who are the allies and foes Darth Vader has faced? In this biography -- complete with black-and-white illustrations, timelines, and character profiles -- young readers will delight in learning the complete history of the Sith Lord.
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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Purported to be a facsimile of the tattered notebooks of the "Unknown Adventurer," this love letter to nature is filled with details of extraordinary adventures and escapades, expedition advice, survival methods, and annotated, colored-pencil sketches explaining things you must know how to do to in order to survive and thrive in the wild
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Albert Whitman & Company
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2014.
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"The Boxcar Children have long been known for being creative and resourceful. This hardcover book is filled with fun how-to guides for everyday adventures. It includes tips and tricks for mystery solving (how to make invisible ink and create secret codes), travel (how to pack a suitcase; how to take great snapshots), and enjoying the great outdoors. Plus each of the four Boxcar Children has their own section--practical advice from Jessie, a "roughing...
10) Hideous history: Death & destruction: all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side
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Little bee Books
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2016.
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"All the grim, gruesome, and gory bits of history they never teach you in school! From the exploits of American gangster Al Capone to the wars of King Richard III to the prophecies of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, this book is packed with men, women, and historical events that caused chaos and mayhem. Others included are: Vlad the Impaler of Romania, H.H. Holmes, Empress Wu Zetian of China, pirates from all over the world, Vikings, the Boston Tea...
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Recorded Books, Inc
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[2021]
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Peepers the emu may look innocent, but he has a seriously dark secret. He's a thief. And he's not the only animal giving humans a hard time. Atticus, a mischievous cat, has a taste for trouble, and anything he can sink his teeth into. And don't even think about leaving Coco the Westie pup alone in a motel room.
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