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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...
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Kumak volume 3
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In an Arctic village, the locals welcome spring as the frozen river breaks apart, and a little boy named Kumak brings them together to rescue their supplies, toys, household goods, and, finally, his dogs.
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Following their mother's death in the Covid-19 pandemic, twelve-year-old twins Nicky and Josie move with their father to an isolated island in Alaska, where Nicky embraces her new life, learning about the forests from her cousin, but Josie seems determined to turn herself into a radical environmentalist, with little consideration for the people on the island and the economic woes the pandemic has caused.
68) Prickly Rose
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A rhyming story about a girl named Prickly Rose, who follows her ten-foot tall sister Sitka north, riding orcas, and reshaping Alaska's coasts and mountains.
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Alaska is no treat for a Southern California girl like Gabi, whose father moved them there after the divorce from her movie-star mother, but handsome, half-Tlingit Kai has proved to be a major compensation--but when Kai disappears, apparently seeking to find his father, whom he still believes is alive, Gabi and Hunter, Kai's twin brother, set off to find him, because it is November and winter is setting in.
71) Swift
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Johnny has wanted to help Pa and their dog Swift hunt for the winter's meat almost since he was born, but when a grizzly's lightning attack mangles Pa's leg, Johnny and Swift have to make their way through the forest and down the river to bring back help--and a wounded bear attacks with no warning.
72) Pararescue corps
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In this compilation of three previously published books, the Pararescue troopers are called upon to perform rescue missions in Alaska, along the Nile River highlands, and in the Amazon rain forest--including rescuing some of their own members when a mission goes awry.
74) Do not pass go
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When Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were.
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Junior explorer volume 2
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During a week-long trip to Alaska with his scientist-parents and younger sister, nine-year-old Benjamin observes the effects of climate change in preparation for writing a research paper for school.
76) Togo
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In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.
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"In Molly's Awesome Alaska Guide, Molly shares all about her life in Qyah, Alaska. In this colorful paperback, written by Molly herself, you can meet her family and friends, explore Molly's community, learn about her Alaska Native culture, and check out all the cool things there are to do in Alaska. From dog sledding in the wintertime to berry picking in the summer, there's always a new adventure around the corner. "--
79) Polar meltdown
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Wild rescue volume 4
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The twins Ben and Zoe are sent to an Alaskan village in the far north to investigate the death of a mother polar bear and find and rescue her two orphaned cubs.