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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's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance,...
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Land of shining water volume 3
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When Chantel Panetta's younger sister claims to be in love with Orlando Calarco, Chantel knows there is no hope. The Panettas and Calarcos have been sworn enemies for decades, and young love cannot heal the deep wounds between the two iron-mining families. Yet, unable to resist Isabella's pleas, Chantel agrees to help her sister spend time with Orlando . . . only to have a run-in with Dante, Orlando's brother. Chantel can't deny the attraction that...
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Land of shining water volume 2
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Emmalyne Knox has always loved Tavin MacLachlan. But when tragedy strikes her family, her father declares she can no longer marry. Despite Tavin's pleas to defy the decision, Emmalyne refuses. In her act of obedience, she gives up the future she'd always dreamed of. When Emmalyne's father returns to the quarry business years later, Tavin and Emmalyne meet again. Though circumstances have changed in both of their lives, they cannot deny the feelings...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 24
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Across America, a tribe of people called the True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless. But as Dan Torrance knows, and twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the steam that children with the shining produce when they are tortured to death. Haunted by the Overlook Hotel, where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades. In a New Hampshire town, he finds a job at...
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As the lone female in a houseful of men, Merrill Krause dedicates her life to caring for her family and their business, as her dying mother asked. Besides, it suits her; she's never felt like she fits what most people expect in a girl. She'd rather work with her father's horses and assist with the ice harvest. And though she's been mostly content up to this point, a part of her wonders if there will ever be anyone who will notice her amid the bevy...
6) River's call
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Inn at Shining Waters volume 2
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"Anna Larson's daughter, Lauren, is confused, brokenhearted, and misguided. It's the turbulent 1960s and feeling alienated from her mother, Lauren chooses to stay with her paternal grandmother. However, repelled by the woman's manipulative and spiteful ways, Lauren returns to her mother, the river, and the Inn at Shining Waters."--P. [4] 0f cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States.
8) Colorado
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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Information is presented on Colorado's geography, history, landmarks, natural resources, and government. Features include sidebars with fun facts, statistics, biographies, and state name explanations; timelines; a glossary of famous people from each state; recipes; and more.
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Pub. Date
2020
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Miranda Trent has set up a sweet life in a scenic corner of Appalachia-until she stumbles across the trail of a killer...
After inheriting her uncle's Red River Gorge homestead in Eastern Kentucky-smack dab in the middle of the Daniel Boone National Forest-Miranda comes up with a perfect business plan for summer tourists: pairing outdoor painting classes with sips of local moonshine, followed by a mouthwatering sampler of the best in southern cooking.
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10) River's song
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Inn at Shining Waters volume 1
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Following her mother's funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, widow Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents' belongings, as well as her own turbulent life. For the first time since childhood, Anna embraces her native heritage, despite the disdain of her vicious mother-in-law. By transforming her old family home on the banks of the Siuslaw River into The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna hopes to create a place...
11) River's end
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Inn at Shining Waters volume 3
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When Anna Larson's granddaughter Sarah finds her independence, she travels away from all that is familiar, but when she returns to Shining Waters, three generations of family heartbreak converge and Sarah finds God right in the center of it all.
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Pub. Date
2017
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Leah's day at the petting zoo becomes a magical adventure when Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine lend a hand. Children ages 4 to 6 will love this deluxe Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. This Nickelodeon read-along contains audio narration.
13) New Hampshire
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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An overview of the Granite State, introducing its history, geography, industries, sites of interest, and famous people.
14) Louisiana
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and places of Louisiana, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Louisianans.
15) Kansas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
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Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and places of Kansas, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Kansans.
16) Michigan
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Takes the reader on a tour of the state with the longest freshwater shoreline in the world, emphasizing its geography, history, government, and culture.
17) Iowa
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
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Examines the history, land, people, places, and government of Iowa, and includes an almanac of the state, a time line, and a gallery of famous Iowans.
18) North Dakota
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Describes the geography, history, government, people, and tourist sights of North Dakota.
19) Alabama
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Takes the reader on a tour of the state called the "Cradle of the Confederacy," emphasizing its geography, history, government, and culture.
20) Indiana
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Indiana, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Hoosiers.