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"The history of the phoenix began in ancient Egypt and spread to nearly every other culture. Readers will get to know the symbolism of the phoenix's life cycle and where it's been used in popular culture today. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning." --
1442) Queen of deception
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All that stands between Hela and control of Elizabethan England are two legendary heroes and an army of Dark Elves, in this action-packed historical adventure from Marvels Legends of Asgard. A burst of magic from Midgard attracts the attention of Hela, Queen of Hel. The Goddess of Death craves power to enable her ultimate conquest of the Realms, and this new sorcery from Earth is tantalizing... Pursuing its source, Hela is appalled to find herself...
1443) Return of the piglins
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"The mythic past of Minecraft Legends returns to threaten the Overworld in this official novel!"--
1444) The roan stallion
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1929. Alfred Swallow meets a wild blue-eyed roan stallion. Not just any stallion, but a medicine hat roan stallion that is believes to have special powers. Times are hard for Alfred's Lakota family on the Dakota prairie. He knows his grandfather could use a new tractor, so with the help of his friends and the roan stallion Alfred makes plans to win the prize money at the annual White River Relay Race. With the race only weeks away, can Alfred's determination...
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"A half-century after his amazing Triple Crown sweep, Secretariat remains the burnished icon that captured the public's imagination like no other horse. His chestnut coat glistening and his powerful muscles rippling, he stormed home by an astounding thirty-one lengths to win the 1973 Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown as thousands of fans watched in awe. The most charismatic horse of the modern era, Secretariat graced the covers of Time, Newsweek,...
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"In the blistering cold that touches the northern forests of the United States and Canada, a legendary evil spirit with endless hunger takes shape. Readers will learn about how this creature became feared through the oral traditions of First Nation members. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning"--Amazon.com.
1447) City of wishes
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Legends of Lotus Island volume 3
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"Doing the New Year's break, Plum and her friends travel to fancy, fashionable Nakhon Island to stay with Sam and his mother, the powerful Lady Ubon. The New Year always brings food, parties, and the grand old tradition of making a wish. At first, Plum is dazzled by the big city. But under the glittering surface, many secrets lurk. Mysterious tremors that shake the ground are growing worse by the day. Nakhon's troubles give Plum a chance to fulfill...
1449) Night of the living dead
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The George Romeo Horror Classic! Panicked survivors are barricaded in a farmhouse while the army of flesh eating zombies hovers outside. Restored and In Color!
1450) Spirit World
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"Spirit World stars Xanthe, a non-binary Chinese hero with the ability to travel in and out of the Spirit World--the realm of the dead, and that of the living. Xanthe possesses the ability to burn items folded from ceremonial joss paper and turn them into real objects that can be used in the physical world. Their super power is based on the East Asian custom of burning joss paper at gravesites to send resources to ancestors in the spirit world. Their...
1451) Suddenly
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In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.
1452) The river run
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The River Run is the third installment in The Legend of Big Heart collection. To fulfill the government's policy to "destroy the Indian and save the man," Alfred Swallow and his friends Orson and Junior are forced to leave their families and homes to attend a residential mission school.
The students' beautiful long hair is cut, and they are forbidden to speak their native language. Even the slightest infraction is severely punished. At the height...
1453) The Vigil
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"The Vigil is Arclight, Saya, Dodge, and Castle, a group of individuals given powers they didn't want, determined to stop metahuman research and tech created for military applications at any cost. Along the way, they'll encounter super heroes that could be allies or enemies, not a surprise for a group that exists to shut down state-sponsored superhumans... and clean up the mess before any hero or villain arrives, as if both the crime and The Vigil...