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Ceda, now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai, trains as one of their elite warriors, gleaning secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule. She knows the dark history of the asirim--that hundreds of years ago they were enslaved to the kings against their will--but when she bonds with them as a Maiden, chaining them to her, she feels their pain as if her own. They hunger for release, they demand it, but with...
2) Desert trip
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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[32] p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 25 cm.
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English
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Relates the experiences of a young girl and her mother as they backpack in the desert where the child learns about the plants, animals, birds, and rock formations.
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Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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122 pages : 18 cm.
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English
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From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons—a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more–than–human.
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Unrelenting drought has transfigured Southern California into a surreal, phantasmagoric landscape. With the Central Valley barren, underground aquifer drained, and Sierra snowpack entirely depleted, most "Mojavs," prevented by both armed vigilantes and an indifferent bureaucracy from freely crossing borders to lusher regions, have allowed themselves to be evacuated to internment camps. In Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon, two young Mojavs -- Luz, once a...
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In the cramped west end of Sharakhai, the Amber Jewel of the Desert, Ceda fights in the pits to scrape a living. She, like so many in the city, pray for the downfall of the cruel, immortal Kings of Sharakhai, but she's never been able to do anything about it. This all changes when she goes out on the night of Beht Zha'ir, the holy night when all are forbidden from walking the streets. It's the night that the asirim, the powerful yet wretched creatures...
11) Desert voices
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c1981
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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Desert inhabitants describe the beauty of their home.
12) Dust storm!
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Series
Survivor diaries volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Separated from their group during a sixth-graders geocaching trip, Jen Chiu and her mortal enemy, Martin Diaz, are caught in a dust storm in the desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Includes survival tips.
14) Desert guardian
Author
Series
Relic volume 1
Publisher
The author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
242 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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English
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Ethan's world turns upside-down when he slips off the edge of red-rock cliffs into a world of twisting canyons, ruthless looters, and midnight murders. Save by a mysterious, moonshining hermit, Ethan must join a whitewater rafting group and make his way back to civilization. But someone in the canyons is killing to protect their illegal dig for ancient treasures. Ethan must learn who he can and connot trust, survive the harsh desert, and unravel the...
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Rebel of the sands volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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The New York Times bestselling novel by the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016, published in 15 countries!
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female. Amani Al’Hiza is all three....
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female. Amani Al’Hiza is all three....
16) Raptor Canyon
Author
Series
Relic volume 2
Publisher
The author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
316 pages : map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An impromptu murder leads a hermit named Relic to an unlikely set of dinosaur petroglyphs and swindlers using the unique rock art to turn a pristine canyon in to a high-end tourist trap. When attorney, Wyatt, and his boss travel to the site to approve the next phase of financing, Wyatt learns the truth about their unorthodox role in the project. A corrupt security chief runs Relic and Wyatt off of the site and the unusual pair must endure each other...
Author
Series
Relic volume 3
Publisher
The author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
334 pages : map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An impromptu murder leads a hermit named Relic to an unlikely set of dinosaur petroglyphs and swindlers using the unique rock art to turn a pristine canyon in to a high-end tourist trap. When attorney, Wyatt, and his boss travel to the site to approve the next phase of financing, Wyatt learns the truth about their unorthodox role in the project. A corrupt security chief runs Relic and Wyatt off of the site and the unusual pair must endure each other...
18) Journey's end
Author
Series
Last dogs volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Canine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo return in this exciting series finale! As the trio travel south, following a trail of beacons left by Dr. Lynn, they encounter a stampede of horses. The horses urge the dogs to turn back, warning about a "silver wall of doom" that lies ahead. But the warning only serves to motivate Max. Could this be the wall from his dreams? The wall keeping Max from his family? Helped by animals along the way -- including bats...
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Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 2
Publisher
Bear Grylls
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sophie loves camp--except for all the creepy-crawlies. Getting trapped in the tent with a daddy longlegs is terrifying, and spiders make her scream. It's so embarrassing. But then a mysterious compass transports her to a fiercely hot desert, where Bear Grylls, her guide, is watching. The sun is beating down, and together they must trek to find water and overcome the dangers lurking in the dunes ... Will Sophie find her survival spirit, face up to...
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