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1) Lost
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Sam and Annabel are pleased when they are selected to take a cruise to the Arctic. And they are thrilled when they learn that the cruise will take them past a site connected to the most famous mystery in Arctic history: the Franklin Expedition. But, things on the cruise are not what they seem. When Sam and Annabel make a startling discovery on a small island close to where archaeologists are diving on the wreck of the Erebus, one of the Franklin's...
2) Broken Arrow
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Steve thinks he made the right choice turning down a snowy week with his cousins at a cabin in northern Ontario in favor of a relaxing (and perhaps romantic) time under the Spanish sun with his friend, Laia. But when an email from his brother DJ arrives, implicating their grandfather in some shadowy international plots involving nuclear bombs, Steve and Laia immediately put aside all thoughts of a lazy, sun-drenched vacation. In a desperate attempt...
3) Lost Cause
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Steve thinks a trip to Europe is out of the question-until he hears his grandfather's will. Suddenly he's off to Spain, armed with only a letter from his grandfather that sends him to a specific address in Barcelona. There he meets a girl named Laia and finds a trunk containing some of his grandfather's possessions, including a journal he kept during the time he fought with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. Steve decides to trace...
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In this bonus book in the Desert Legends Trilogy, Jim Doolen has his final encounter with the infamous Billy the Kid. Billy the Kid and many other figures from the wild west are featured in Written in Blood, Ghost Moon, and Victorio's War of the Desert Legends Trilogy. Set in the harsh desert world of the Arizona Territory and northern Mexico, these stories are sure to thrill readers.
5) Stolen
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On a visit to a seaside town in Australia, fifteen-year-old Sam meets Annabel, who works at the local museum. Annabel's interest in history is infectious, and Sam soon finds himself eager to hunt for the remains of a boat called the Mahogany Ship-a shipwreck sought after by many. When a storm creates an erosion hole that exposes a structure, Sam and Annabel are convinced it's the fabled ship. Soon all of the museum staff are at the erosion site to...
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Before the outbreak of the Troubles, a typical firefighter's year might have included call-outs to chimney fires, the occasional house fire or road accident, and - even more rarely - a large factory or hay shed fire. While a firefighting career was always inherently exciting and risky, for most firefighters' moments of high drama were anything but a daily occurrence.
Then everything changed, and Northern Ireland's firefighters spent almost every...
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"…a highly readable and interesting book…Through personal stories and anecdotes, all giving vivid pictures of social history, the writer guides us through historical events that changed the world. Some of it is sad, but much of it is amusing, all full of colour…I would highly recommend it." Anna Grayson
Once upon a time, a shy kid from Skye almost drowned in nostalgia as he sat in the corner of a high-ceilinged room listening to fabulous tales...
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"This riveting look at the Civil War's horrifying Andersonville prison through the eyes of an 18-year-old inmate has the power to shock and to compel…a tension-filled story packed with appalling events that really happened...This engrossing novel leaves an enduring impression." (Kirkus Reviews)
After the older brother he worshipped is killed in battle, Jake Clay joins the Union Army in the spring of 1864, determined to do his bit and honor his...
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An old man sits by the dying embers of a fire in London of 1669. The ghosts of the past surround him and a decades old guilt weighs him down. As a young man, Robert Bylot did it all: journeyed to the magical Spice Islands on a quest for the alchemist John Dee, communicated with angels through Crystallomancy, and searched for the fabled Northwest Passage with Henry Hudson. He has survived plague, mutiny and fire, and found happiness with an extraordinary...
10) Wings of War
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"…fast-paced and gripping" CCBC Magazine
It is 1913 and Edward Simpson is enthralled by his German uncle, Horst, who designs and builds simple-and extremely dangerous-planes in his barn. Fascinated by flight and dreaming of a life in the air, Edward helps his uncle whenever he can. In return, Horst teaches his nephew the rudiments of flight and, one magical day, lets him take his latest barn-built creation up for a spin. Edward is hooked, he will...
11) A Dangerous Game
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"…a strong, engaging read." CM Magazine
"A Dangerous Game is a pleasure to read. It's a fast-paced, exciting story with lots of accurate historical information…a great read [and] a refreshing change from zombies, nasty girls and dystopian survivor novels…it showcases ordinary people at their best, bravely working together in terrible times." Historical Novel Society
An enthralling story of a young woman risking her life to free her country....
12) Dark Terror
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"Dark Terror is part adventure and part history, with just a touch of romance. It's a fast-moving, gripping take on a little-explored side of the [First World] war effort." CBR
In June 1915, young Alex Shorecross is trapped by a cave-in at a copper mine in Newfoundland. Facing possible death for a mere 13 cents an hour, Alec swears that if he survives he will find a different direction in his life. Unfortunately, options are limited and he is swept...
13) Ecocide
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How
'Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll'
in ancient Athens entered
Christianity.
How Plato's mental bias wrecks
our ecology and our mental health.
In this remarkable and well researched book, Dr John Wilson, a down-to-earth psychiatrist, breaks new ground. He shows how classical Greek civilization, still the foundation of Western culture, splits our minds from our bodies. Splitting us also from physical health, from mental health, and from our natural...
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A trip to a remote lake in northern Ontario with his grandfather doesn't thrill Steve, especially since his twin brother, DJ, was taken to Central America. Matters start to look up when his grandfather tells Steve about the mysterious death of the artist Tom Thomson and sets him the task of finding Thomson's missing skull. Steve loves mysteries, but when odd things begin happening and strange people start threatening him, Steve wonders whether this...
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"Wilson offers a unique perspective on this fascinating era…even minor characters are brought to life." Library JournalTed Ryan and his parents have a chance to escape the drudgery of the Depression in Canada for a holiday in Europe. Unfortunately, it is the summer of 1936 and Spain, where Ted longs to see a bullfight, is exploding in civil war. Swept up in the chaos, Ted finds himself alone and searching for his missing father. The only person...
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In this bonus book in the Desert Legends Trilogy, Jim Doolen has his final encounter with the infamous Billy the Kid. Billy the Kid and many other figures from the wild west are featured in Written in Blood, Ghost Moon and Victorio's War of the Desert Legends Trilogy. Set in the harsh desert world of the Arizona Territory and northern Mexico, these stories are sure to thrill readers.
17) Velociraptor
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A perfect, illustrated, easy-to-read novel for eager young dinosaur fanatics.
"As a great adventure story and scientific tour of the Cretaceous world, Weet keeps the reader enthralled to the end." The Log.
Somewhere in the badlands of southern Alberta lies the gateway to an alien world of adventure. Welcome to Weet's world-a world of 66 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled. A world that Eric has only dreamed of. A world into which the twelve-year-old...
18) Written in Blood
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"…a fast-paced western adventure that ropes in subjects of prejudice, race, and death…a captivating and engrossing read." (Quill and Quire)
Set in the harsh desert world of the Arizona Territory and northern Mexico during the 1870s, Written in Blood, the first installment of the Desert Legends Trilogy, follows young Jim Doolen as he attempts to find some trace of the father who abandoned his family ten years earlier. As he travels through a scorched...
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Honour Book, 1998 Sheila A. Egoff Award for Children's Literature and Finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People.
First published in 1997, this edition is updated with new information on the Franklin Expedition to provide a timely, exciting introduction to the tragedy for a new generation of readers.
"High adventure, terrifying danger, close friendship, family troubles faced and resolved, and a dash of the mystical...
20) Love Poison
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As the world turns and we search for tomorrow, the edge of night shall appear.
Giving us one life to live--bold and beautiful--and we will hear the cries of the younger, the old, and the restless.
There will be many in general hospitals, then the mighty clouds of joy shall appear, and all my children shall see the guiding light, and we shall enjoy the days of our lives.
A novel you should read only when you want your fantasy to come...