Kate Reading
1) Middlemarch
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English
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Follows the lives of Dorothea Brooke, a nineteenth-century crusader who is prevented from being with the man she loves, and the idealistic Dr. Lydgate, who succumbs to materialism.
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Hachette Audio
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English
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From one of our most acclaimed writers comes this dramatic tale of a well-born Southern woman whose life is forever changed by the betrayal of her mother and by the man she loves.
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp - Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love...and first heartbreak. Years later, Thayer...
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp - Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love...and first heartbreak. Years later, Thayer...
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Wheel of time volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 49
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English
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During the Third Age, the Age of Prophecy, the world and time hang in the balance, in peril of falling under the Shadow.
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Stormlight archive volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 71
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English
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After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.
5) Dawnshard
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English
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From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine.
When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 29
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English
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The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. But Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her society—but she longs for even a single day as a normal person. Painter patrols the dark streets dreaming of being a hero—a goal that has led to nothing but heartache and isolation, leaving him always on the outside looking in. In their own ways, both of them face the world alone.
Suddenly flung together, Yumi and Painter...
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Wheel of time volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 40
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English
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Rand, a farm boy, is thought to be the prophesied leader who will save his people.
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She'll...
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Wheel of time volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 38
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English
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The leader who will save the world, but in the process destroy it, is on the run from his prophesied destiny.
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Wheel of time volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 45
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English
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The tenth book in the Wheel of Time saga finds the power of the Shadow growing stronger while Mat Cauthon tries to decide what to do with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, Perrin continues his quest to free his captive wife, Egwene al'Vere lays siege to the heart of Aes Sedai power, Elayne fights for the Lion Throne, and Rand tries to tell his allies from his enemies.
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Wheel of time volume 8
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English
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After Nynaeve and his friends conquer the Seanchan forces they travel to Caemyln to reclaim the throne, but on their way they encounter enemies more powerful than they imagined, and they may have to sacrifice their lives to save the world.
13) Lord of chaos
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Wheel of time volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 65
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English
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Rand Al'thor, the Dragon Reborn, faces a threat to his throne; Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, prepares to march; and Morgase of Caemlyn finds an unwelcome ally.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Being shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. As “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” aided by the capable Mrs. Watson, she’s had great success helping with all manner of inquiries, but she’s not prepared for the new client who arrives at her Upper Baker Street office. Lady Ingram, wife of Charlotte’s dear friend and benefactor, wants Sherlock Holmes to...
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Wheel of time volume 5
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English
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Rand al'Thor, now the Dragon Reborn, must conceal his present endeavor; Siuan Sanche and her companions are arrested for barn-burning; in Shayol Ghul the Dark One stirs.
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Codex Alera volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 28
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English
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In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files leads readers into a world where the fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own...
For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies—elementals of earth, air,...
For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies—elementals of earth, air,...
17) Dust
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Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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With unparalleled high-tension suspense and the latest in forensic technology, Patricia Cornwell once again proves her exceptional ability to surprise—and to thrill—in this electrifying Kay Scarpetta novel.
A body, oddly draped in an unusual cloth, has just been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, and it’s suspected the identity is that of missing computer engineering grad student Gail Shipton, last seen the night...
A body, oddly draped in an unusual cloth, has just been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, and it’s suspected the identity is that of missing computer engineering grad student Gail Shipton, last seen the night...
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Wheel of time volume 7
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English
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The battle against magical terror continues as Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat work to return the world's natural weather, Egwene gathers a group of women channelers, and Rand faces the Forsaken Sammael.