Alex London
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Battle dragons volume 1
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English
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To protect his friends and family, Abel must figure out what is worth fighting for when he partners with a stolen dragon, an action that has him riding in kin battles and keeping more secrets than a dragon has scales.
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Fleeing her prince, Rosamund discovers the Princess Protection Program, an academy where fairy tale princesses evade unwanted fates and unwanted kisses, and as she adapts to real-world life and forms close friendships, she begins to question the academy's secrets and the possibility of changing her own story.
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Series
Battle dragons volume 2
Language
English
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"In a modern mega-city built around dragons, one boy gets caught up in the world of underground dragon battles and a high-stakes gang war that could tear his family apart. In the city of Drakopolis, dragons and humans have co-existed for centuries. Dragons burn the city's garbage, taxi its busy citizens from place to place, and even compete in vicious underground battles for ganglike kins. But the dragons also compete in legal sports, like the spectacular...
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Battle dragons volume 3
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English
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"Banished from Drakopolis to the desolate frontier town of Glassblower's Gulch, Abel and his family must face a harsh new reality: life without dragons. Far from the lights and lizards of the megacity, Abel's new home effectively bans the great beasts. Anyone caught smuggling dragons is hauled away by the ruthless sheriff and her fearsome deputies. They have the only dragons in town, and they run the dreaded dragon rodeo, which pits those who fall...
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Skybound saga volume 1
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English
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The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists. Brysen strives to be a great falconer--while his twin sister, Kylee, rejects her ancient gifts for the sport and wishes to be free of falconry. She's nearly made it out, too, but a war is rolling toward their home in the Six Villages, and no bird...
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Skybound saga volume 3
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English
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After the Siege of the Six Villages, the ghost eagles began a new siege against all of humanity. The villagers and their former Kartami foes huddle together in caves, awaiting nightly attacks. Kylee and Brysen suffer dark dreams-- which may be messages from the birds themselves. Kylee believes killing the birds is the only way to unshackle the city's chains. But Brysen yearns to heal the world's wounds once and for all. When the siblings uncover a...
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Skybound saga volume 2
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English
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Orphaned twins Kylee and Brysen continue to fight for survival and power in the remote valley of the Six Villages.
9) Guardian
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Proxy volume 2
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Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
"The only way to stop people from getting sick is to get the network back online. That means reversing the very revolution that Syd and Knox began"--
In the new world led by the Rebooters, former Proxy Syd is the figurehead of the Revolution. But armed Machinists aren't the only danger. People are falling ill: their veins show through their skin, they find it hard to speak, and sores erupt all over their bodies. Guardians, the violent enforcers of...
10) Pentagon escape
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Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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A taut and harrowing depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who's attempting to save him. Twelve-year-old Mikey is doing a school project on the Pentagon, where his father works as a civilian contractor. Mikey has been given special permission to visit his dad's office and do some research on the facility, all for a school report. At first he finds the tour strangely...
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A collection of essays and original stories by some of today's most influential young adult authors that speaks directly to teens on how to find hope and comfort in today's turbulent society. Hope is a decision, but it is a hard one to recognize in the face of oppression, belittlement, alienation, and defeat. To help embolden hope, here is a powerhouse collection of essays and personal stories that speak directly to teens and all YA readers. Featuring...