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The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Scholastic Gold)

Author : Rodman Philbrick

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 30,82 MB

Release : 2012-11-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545370876

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A Newbery Honor Book, this warm, funny, & heart-wrenching Civil War novel introduces readers to the Battle of Gettysburg & "Little Round Top," one of the most famous feats of bravery in U.S. history! In this emotive, Newbery Honor-winning page-turner, 12 year-old orphan Homer runs away from Pine Swamp, Maine, to find his older brother, Harold, who has been sold into the Union Army. With laugh-aloud humor, Homer outwits and outruns a colorful assortment of Civil War-era thieves, scallywags, and spies as he makes his way south, following clues that finally lead him to the Battle of Gettysburg and the dramatic story of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top. Even through a hail of gunfire, Homer never loses heart--but will he find his brother? Or will it be too late?With engaging wit and comical repartee reminiscent of Mark Twain, master storyteller Rodman Philbrick introduces us to the unforgettable character of Homer in this groundbreaking historical novel.The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!



The Last Book in the Universe (Scholastic Gold)

Author : Rodman Philbrick

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 38,12 MB

Release : 2013-03-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545303877

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This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Like the award-winning novel Freak the Mighty, this is Philbrick at his very best.It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet. In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off an unlikely quest to save his dying sister -- and in the process, perhaps the world.



Freak the Mighty

Author : Rodman Philbrick

Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 50,10 MB

Release : 2015-04-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1409591050

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Max is used to being called Stupid. And he is used to everyone being scared of him. On account of his size and looking like his dad. Kevin is used to being called Dwarf. And he is used to everyone laughing at him. On account of his size and being some cripple kid. But greatness comes in all sizes, and together Max and Kevin become Freak The Mighty and walk high above the world. An inspiring, heartbreaking, multi-award winning international bestseller.



Blood on the River

Author : Elisa Carbone

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 20,59 MB

Release : 2007-09-20

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780142409329

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Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. He’s heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined. The lush Virginia shore where they establish the colony of James Town is both beautiful and forbidding, and it’s hard to know who’s a friend or foe. As he learns the language of the Algonquian Indians and observes Captain Smith’s wise diplomacy, Samuel begins to see that he can be whomever he wants to be in this new land.



Reynold de Burgh: The Dark Knight

Author : Deborah Simmons

Publisher : Harlequin

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 10,32 MB

Release : 2009-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1426838123

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The "black sheep" of the de Burgh family is a title Reynold wears well. Outcast and injured, this knight is journeying alone. But his bitter pilgrimage is interrupted by a very determined damsel who holds him to his knight's vow—to protect and serve! Sabina Sexton knows her reluctant rescuer is skeptical about her quest. But the danger is very real, and wary Sabina must place her life—and her heart—in this dark and dangerously attractive knight's keeping….



The Adventures of Midnight Son

Author : Denise Lewis Patrick

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 21,69 MB

Release : 1997-10-15

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780805047141

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After his parents help him escape in 1863 from slavery on a cotton plantation, fourteen-year-old Midnight finds freedom in Mexico and becomes a cowboy on a cattle drive to Kansas.



Half and Half

Author : Lensey Namioka

Publisher : Yearling

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 10,64 MB

Release : 2008-12-18

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 030752969X

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FIONA CHENG IS half and half: Her father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, so people always expect her to be more interested in her Chinese half than her Scottish half. Lately even Fiona’s confused about who she really is. “A realistic, gentle and funny tale.”—Detroit News & Free Press “Readers will identify with Fiona’s struggle to fit in.”—Publishers Weekly



Wild River (The Wild Series)

Author : Rodman Philbrick

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 165 pages

File Size : 13,26 MB

Release : 2021-03-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1338647288

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Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers rushing down a raging river on a life-or-death adventure when a white water rafting trip goes terribly wrong! Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken by screams. The dam has failed. The river is surging, and their camp will be under water in a matter of moments.As the shrieking roar of the river rushes closer, the kids scramble to higher ground. They make it; their counselors do not.Now they're on their own, with barely any food or supplies, in the middle of the Montana wilderness. Do Daniel and his four classmates have what it takes to stay alive until they can get rescued? Alone in the wild, they forge powerful bonds -- but develop dangerous disagreements. If nature doesn't break them, they might just destroy each other.This gripping survival story from the Newbery Honor author of Wildfire is filled with adrenaline-pumping adventure and moments of true bravery.



Max the Mighty

Author : Rodman Philbrick

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 135 pages

File Size : 47,82 MB

Release : 2013-06-25

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545628229

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A companion to Newbery Honor winning author Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty. This is the dramatic, heart-wrenching tale of Max and Worm, two outsiders who turn to each other for survival. Meet Maxwell Kane, the brooding giant-of-a-boy who escaped from his basement hiding place and faced the real world in FREAK THE MIGHTY.Still grieving over the loss of his best friend, Kevin, Max finds himself defending a young, solitary girl cruelly nicknamed "Worm" because she loves to read so much.When Max gets blamed for a horrific crime, he and Worm are forced to run for their lives. They flee across America -- hunted by the police, and pursued by the mysterious man known as the Undertaker. The only way they can survive is to confront Worm's darkest and most revealing secret. And that means facing something more frightening than death itself.



Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846

Author : Rodman Philbrick

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 138 pages

File Size : 32,62 MB

Release : 2021-12-07

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1338692305

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"Soon we will eat the frozen cattle.... And then, when that is gone, what shall we eat?Shall we eat the snow? Shall we eat the ice? Shall we eat the bark on the frozen trees?What shall we eat?"Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that would cut 350 miles from their journey-but take them through unknown territory. Is it worth the risk?Winter comes quickly in the mountains, and the wrong choice could leave them stranded in the Sierra Mountains when the snow comes, with no shelter, supplies, or even food.Newbery Honor-winning author Rodman Philbrick brings to life the excitement, danger, and horrors of the Donner Party's journey west.