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1) The shining
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 25
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Jack Torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a Colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their five-year-old son sees the evil waiting just for them.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 24
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English
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After decades as an itinerant alcoholic, middle-aged Dan Torrance uses his remnant powers to assist the dying before coming to the aid of a twelve-year-old girl being tortured by a tribe of murderous paranormals.
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Land of shining water volume 2
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"Historical romance series Land of Shining Water is set in 1890s Minnesota; Emmalyne and Tavin are separated by duty yet bonded by love, daring to dream that God could change the hearts of those keeping them apart"--Provided by publisher.
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What happens when you kill the imbecile son of the richest man in Virginia in 1826? You get a trial with a crooked judge and a death sentence. Twenty-year-old Cole Randall finds himself in that position. He manages to escape, and heads west. He nearly dies of exposure, and after being rescued by a mountain man, he takes up the life in the Rocky Mountains. All the while, the dead man's father is in hot pursuit. If you like westerns based on the Indian...
7) The Bad Kids
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Becky's school receives a new crop of kids, even worse than the last bunch. Lauren Lane is pushed to her limits trying to teach the little felons, the worst of which is Lonnie Lindstrom, a cute little blonde with pigtails and a murderous streak. The government makes its first move against Becky's railroad, and learns a valuable lesson.
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Becky and the mountain men return to take on the British army. Becky finds something so terrible in the Lewis Mountain Range even she can't believe it. Eventually, her discovery of this ancient place and what it contains helps them in the battles against the British invaders. Reverend Ronald Jackson arrives in the west, and the mountain men go to North Carolina to liberate his brother from a slave plantation. Lots of action, lots of humor.
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Becky, Snow Star, and the mountain men return to continue the seemingly endless battles with the British Army and the Chouteau family. There is a killer on the loose to complicate things, and he is after settlers. Snow Star gets a tutor, the Brits lose a large gold shipment, and Becky gets a disturbing look at herself. Lots of action and humor.
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20-year-old Becky Barrett has fled New York after murdering her heavy handed father, and finds herself at Choteau's Trading Post on the Kansas River. She meets mountain man Josh Walker, who takes her to the west where she meets Jake Stanton, Dan McNeil, Cole Randall, Randall's nemesis Josiah Cannon, Right Hand Johnson, "Fat" McHugh, and a few others you may recognize from my other mountain man novels. A martial arts expert and a crack shot, Becky...
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Becky returns to battle the railroads and other forces that want the Indians out of the way. Snow Star begins to learn about the law, which results in a major victory for the west. The battle continues, and near the end of this installment, Becky sees something in the sky she cannot comprehend or understand. It turns out to be something that will change her life forever in installment 8.
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Becky receives a visitor from a place she never even knew existed, and it has a dramatic effect on her life. The Washington DC police pursue Peter Wilson, as do Greek bakery owners who do not like the idea of Becky's new pie factory. Both receive some justice they never dreamed of. Tension builds as Becky contemplates the government's plan to build the transcontinental railroad.
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Becky, Snow Star, and the mountain men return to take on a new challenge. A long series of odd events leads Becky to the ultimate source, Washington D.C, where she discovers a sinister plot to take over the west and kill off the tribes. Andrew Jackson visits the post, and King William IV agrees to visit America.
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Merrill Krause longs for a family of her own, but she's bound by a promise to her dying mother to care for her father and older brothers until they no longer need her. She enjoys being part of the family business, harvesting ice during the brutal Minnesota winters. Merrill actively takes part, possessing a keen ability to work with the horses--despite the advice of her good friend, who disapproves of her unladylike behavior. When Rurik Jorgenson arrives...
18) River's end
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Inn at Shining Waters volume 3
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Anna Larson's granddaughter, Sarah tries to find her independence and travels away from her family and all that is familiar, but when she returns to Shining Waters she is faced with generations of family secrets.
19) Spirals
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A Holy Man, who lives in both this world and the Spirit world, waits hidden in a cave in the canyons, as a newly made woman runs toward him. She flees her would-be suitor, who wants from her more than she can give.
The Holy Man and his constant companions, a colony of mice, accept the woman within the cave. She worries that he may be crazy, but given her fear of the man who desires her, maybe crazy is not so bad.
In this sequel to Ruby Standing...
20) Broken Path
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Golden Fox, a girl barely turned woman, is pursued by her hairy-face father, who will stop at nothing to find her, even if he has to destroy her entire band. He gives one of her relatives the "Poisoned Water," and in return the woman burns down Golden Fox's family's lodges.
The band is thus broken.
Golden Fox's grandfather, Eagle Thunder, never wanted to become leader of the band, but when the hairy-face's poisoned water takes over the minds of...
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