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1) Killshot
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"[Leonard has] written so many first-rate crime stories that it would be fatuous to say Killshot is his best, but it probably is anyway."
-Newsweek
The New York Times bestselling author the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette once called, "the Alexander the Great of crime fiction," Elmore Leonard is responsible for creating some of the sharpest dialogue, most compelling characters (including U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of TV's Justified fame), and, quite simply,...
2) Scar tissue
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In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though the band has gone through many incarnations, Anthony Kiedis, the group's lyricist and dynamic lead singer, has been there for the whole roller-coaster...
3) Cosmic Radio
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An eccentric trust fund kid tries to save his independent radio station from financial ruin when his wealthy father pulls the plug. Will he be able to save a national forest, his relationship and the future of Rock and Roll?
4) Cabin fever
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Five friends celebrate their college graduation by driving to a remote cabin in the woods to enjoy their last days of summer. When one of them contracts a grisly and deadly sickness that causes her skin to fester and burn, the others soon realize if they get too close, they may be next. What begins as a struggle against disease, soon turns into a battle of friend against friend as the fear of the contagion increases.
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Scientist-explorer Alexander von Humboldt summons the great mathematician Carl Gauss to Berlin before embarking on an ambitious expedition across Russia, determined to measure the world. The story tells of Von Humboldt's focused and robust adventures - as he negotiates savannah and jungle, climbs the highest mountain, counts head lice on native's heads, and explores every hole in the ground - and Gauss, a man born in poverty who will be recognized...
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Cabin fever: After a group of recent college grads travels to a remote cabin, one of the girls falls sick. Something is growing inside her, a flesh-eating virus that will cause the friends to turn on each other as they desperately fight for their lives.
Cabin fever 2: spring fever: Days after a killer virus consumed his friends, Paul emerges from a ditch by a river. Though his body has been ravaged by the virus, Paul is determined to survive -- and...
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Cory and friends suddenly find themselves out of junior-high and into the jungle of high-school. During this year, Cory, Shawn and Topanga start 7th grade and find out that their old 6th grade teacher is the new principal of their high school. Introduces Jonathan Turner, who ends up being a mentor for Shawn.
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Cory is your average guy. He has a best friend from the other side of the tracks, a teacher that constantly keeps him on his toes, and a friend named Topanga whom he has trouble understanding. With the support of his parents and his brother Eric, Cory learns to cope with the roller coaster called growing up. Includes 22 episodes.
10) Borderland
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When three Texas University students travel to a Mexican border town on the eve of their graduation, the last thing they expect is to face their own deaths. Without warning, they fall prey to an ancient blood cult hell-bent on finding candidates for human sacrifice.
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Join Cory and the gang as they adapt to college and, even more so, life as adults. Cory and Topanga finally tie the knot and learn that living on their own isn't as easy as they thought, Shawn and Angela get back together as a couple, Eric and Jack take on jobs in the real world, and the Matthews welcome a new addition to the family. Just when they think they've got it all figured out, unexpected surprises and newfound opportunities catch them off...
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Relive the funniest and most endearing moments as your favorite characters enter a new phase in their lives. Cory and Topanga learn to exist as an engaged couple, Shawn decides to continue his education, and Eric and Jack find the perfect new roommate. Just when they think they're growing up, life only gets more complicated.
14) Cosmic Radio
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An eccentric trust fund kid tries to save his independent radio station from financial ruin when his wealthy father pulls the plug. Will he be able to save a national forest, his relationship and the future of Rock and Roll?
15) Doubting Thomas
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Doubting Thomas is the story of a twelve yearly boy known for telling tall tales who overhears a plot to kidnap the President's daughter. When he goes public with his story, no one believes him, and he is forced to save her on his own.
16) The prince
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Need to seize a country? Have enemies you must destroy? In this handbook for despots and tyrants, the Renaissance statesman Machiavelli sets forth how to accomplish this and more, while avoiding the awkwardness of becoming generally hated and despised. "Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be...