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101) Jem's wild winter
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Goldtown beginnings volume 6
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The exceptionally harsh winter of 1860 in Goldtown, California, causes trouble for eight-year-old Jem and his family and friends, especially when wild animals come down from the mountains seeking food. Includes vocabulary list and historical notes.
102) Wonderfully made
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As the zoo talent show begins, a discouraged young hippo happily discovers that God has blessed her with a talent--and some very good friends.
103) The outside
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Kicked out of the safety of her Amish community, teenaged Katie must face the dangerous vampire-infested outside world.
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"Patrick and Beth knew they'd be facing a danger more fierce than a polar bear or a walrus, but they never thought their opponent wouldn't be large enough to see. After arriving in Alaska in the winter of 1925, they discover that a very small enemy--a disease called diphtheria--is sweeping through the town of Nome. Can Patrick help retrieve enough medicine for the children by riding along with Clearsky and his team of sled dogs? Meanwhile, Beth makes...
105) Silent witness
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Danger lurks just below the surface ...
Jennie McGrady thinks her vacation is doomed when a bomb threat delays her flight to a dolphin research lab in Florida. But then she meets Sarah, a girl who desperately needs her help to solve a two-year-old murder, and Jennie's detective instincts tell her something is very wrong.
Sarah Stanford has lived in silence since her father's death. Now she's beginning to remember what happened the night of his murder-but...
106) From the ashes
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Jennie searches for the person responsible for burning down the buildings that comprise her beloved church and school.
107) Faking Faith
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After a humiliating incident involving some bad decisions on her part, seventeen-year-old Dylan discovers the blogs of fundamentalist Christian girls and starts passing herself off as one of them in her own blog, leading her to some unexpected insights about herself and her values.
108) Islands and enemies
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Imagination station volume 28
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"I find you two children guilty of witchcraft!" Captain Magellan said. "The penalty is death." Patrick and Beth board the Victoria in 1521 on its journey to try and sail around the world. But they make a bad first impression when they meet Captain Ferdinand Magellan. The cousins are accused of being witches and must prove their innocence. The crew members watch their every move, looking for an excuse to throw the cousins overboard. Meanwhile, Patrick...
109) This seat's saved
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Bullied by the most popular girl in school, twelve-year-old Elita's struggle to fit in crescendos when she is accused of a horrible crime, but with her newfound faith, she learns she always has a seat with Jesus.
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Goldtown beginnings volume 5
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In September, 1859, Jem learns that his beloved dog, Nugget, is a very rare golden retriever whose wealthy owner wants him back, but when Jem hides Nugget in the woods, danger awaits. Includes vocabulary list and note about rattlesnakes.