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TIME WAS SOMETHING WILL OFTEN TOOK FOR GRANTED AS HE WOULD LAG FOR SCHOOL OR CHORES AND DAYDREAM THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF BEING A STAR AFL PLAYER...
Until one night, as he is tucked in bed by his Mum with a hot chocolate and the doctor explained he had a virus and was to rest; he is transported back in time to 1942, finding himself marching with German boys his age in a Hitler Youth Camp.
How was this possible?
No rational answers at hand,...
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Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries volume 1
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"Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation....A meticulously wrought puzzle."
—New York Times Book Review
"An intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel."
—Peter Lovesey, author of The Circle
"You're going to love Todd."
—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly
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Hal Jordan, the greatest Green Lantern in the history of the Corps, has lost everything. Friends have died, Oa has been destroyed, and now he must say goodbye to Earth! As war threatens to dismantle the Green Lantern Corps, Hal does the unthinkable: He asks for help. Can he and a handpicked team of Lanterns remove a deadly weapon from the enemy's arsenal, or will they be dealt their first defeat? Collects GREEN LANTERN #27-34 and GREEN LANTERN CORPS...
6) The shallows
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2016]
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English
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Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, and finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
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LaVyrle Spencer, known for her "heartrending slices of Americana" writes of how love can be more special the second time around in this bestseller.
It is 1916 and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Behaving like no...
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Mustache Baby volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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A play date goes awry when Baby Billy and his mustache meet Baby Javier and his beard.
9) The return
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Kino on Video
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[2004]
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Russian
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Having a fatherless childhood, young brothers Andrei and Ivan have grown closer than most siblings. But when they least expect it, the father the boys have never known returns. Under the cool midnight sun of a coastal Russian summer, the boys eagerly hop into a car for a fishing trip with a complete stranger they absolutely need to believe is their father. As they travel deep into the wilderness, their journey devolves from vacation to boot camp to...
10) Loving Lily
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After reuniting with Lily, I had no doubt in my mind that she was the one for me. But like all marriages everyone gets tested. Add a dozen problems coming from all directions-it could get extremely tricky.
Does a man really have a limit to the woman he vowed to love for the rest of his life?
There was one thing I learned-that marriage sacred…a sacred test.
A test of will.
A test of time.
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Queen hustlaz volume 2
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The girls are at it again and have taken revenge to the next level.
Dana has gone through an ultimate test of will and faith, but she refuses to sit still and live her life being dependent on others. Will she become the woman that she used to be, or will she fall back in the grasp of money and greed? Stephanie is in a world of her own and wants to transition away from Dana and Brittany. Will she finally slip the tight hold that Dana seemingly has...
12) Antigone
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"When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accept this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say 'No'. Forging ahead with a funeral alone, she places personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction."--Back cover.
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Deadworld The Series Vol. 2 volume 13
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King Zombie struggles to maintain control and finds that he has lost this ability over the zombie masses. The Voodoo Queen now threatens to take over in a test of wills with King Zombie. Bowker makes a decision regarding Katherine, one that could cost him dearly.
14) Union Atlantic
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The eagerly anticipated debut novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist You Are Not a Stranger Here: a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the twenty-first century. At the heart of Union Atlantic lies a test of wills between a young banker, Doug Fanning, and a retired schoolteacher, Charlotte Graves, whose two dogs have begun to speak to her. When Doug builds an ostentatious mansion on land that Charlotte's...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 3
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To force a letter of recommendation out of the studentbody, Greedyguts turns Dreary Meadows into a work camp! Jake leads the kids in a test of wills, and the outcome hinges on a mysterious pair of sunglasses that make everything seem perfect to whoever puts them on.Greedyguts goes to extreme lengths to get an invitation to the Principal's Banquet, but Jacob and a pair of mood-altering sunglasses imperil his plans.
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"Elison's brutal, incisive novel cuts to the heart of what makes public figures vulnerable and asks us to question our voyeurism." -New York Times Book Review
She created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all.
On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger's basement. With no close family or friends...
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Deutsch
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In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans.Her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing...
18) Lost Boy
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The comics debut of accomplished music video director Jay Martin in a beautiful and heartwarming tale of adversity and survival.
In the aftermath of a deadly car accident in the remote Wyoming wilderness, a young boy escapes as the sole survivor.
Stranded, freezing and without anyone around to help him, he struggles to stay alive as he attempts to find his way back to civilization. Along the way, through extreme tests of will, courage, and endurance,...
19) The Climb
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2 men. 2 goals. 1 mountain. Adventure! Two hotshot mountain climbers forge an uneasy friendship in order to reach their ultimate summit. A daring rescue just earned flamboyant Derrick Williams (Jason George), the climb of a lifetime, but his dream comes with an unwanted partner. Safety man Michael Harris (Ned Vaughn) doesn't blaze trails and rarely takes life to the edge. The climb in the Chilean Andes escalates into a test of wills, character and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Baseball isn't easy. Every pitch is a test of wills between a pitcher and a batter, but pitching is more than just trying to throw a ball very hard. The strategy and skill involved in pitching is one of the most interesting things about baseball. This book takes readers onto the pitching mound to stare down the plate, choose a pitch, and try to strike a batter out. It also takes readers through the proper way to throw a baseball and execute the defensive...