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The Circus Ship Big Book by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart...Categorized as:
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Wolfbane by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and drifting ice. Fleeing from a demon intent on devouring his souls, Wolf is swept out to Sea far from the Forest and his pack. The ocean too teems with danger: sea wolves, sharks and hunters of the deep, and the demon is gaining ground...Categorized as:
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![The Ring of Sky by Chris Bradford]()
The Ring of Sky by Chris Bradford
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAS JACK EMBARKS ON HIS FINAL ADVENTURE, WILL HE MAKE IT BACK TO ENGLAND AND HOME?The Shogun has deemed that any Christian or foreigner now discovered outside the bounds of an official trading port will be instantly put to death. For Jack, Nagasaki is within reach, but the Shogun's samurai are closing in with the help of Jack's old school rival, Kazuki, who has a score to settle... -
![The Wolf At Large by Terry Cloutier]()
The Wolf At Large by Terry Cloutier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“You have no idea what you are yet, Hadrack, but someday you will, and on that day the world itself will tremble.” - Einhard, Sword of the KingA year has passed since the Piths captured the Gander garrison at Gasterny. A year in which an unexpected and unwanted truce has been declared between the two nations... -
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![Blood on the Blade by Griff Hosker]()
Blood on the Blade by Griff Hosker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErik and his family are Norse who live on the island of Orkneyjar. Their world is thrown upside down when the King of Norway colludes with their jarl to take over their home. They flee to the land north of Mercia. Hoping for a life free from the tyranny of a king they have to fight Danes and Saxons... -
![I Am the Great Horse by Katherine Roberts]()
I Am the Great Horse by Katherine Roberts
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thundering epic about Bucephalus, young Alexander the Great's fierce, fiery, battle-scarred stallion--straight from the horse's mouth."I am the dark horse, Bucephalus. I am no black beauty. I am a stallion trained for war... -
![The Dawn Country by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
The Dawn Country by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe epic tale that began in "People of the Longhouse "continues in this second book of the thrilling new Iroquois quartet by "New York Times "and "USA Today "bestselling authors and archaeologists Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda of the Standing Stone People have successfully rescued their children, Odion and Tutelo, from Gannajero the Trader... -
![Secrets of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst]()
Secrets of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears of research into the world of wolves combines with mythical tale-telling to present a fantastical adventure set in a world filled with lore. The rules of the Wide Valley wolves were clear: Never consort with humans; never kill a human unprovoked; never allow a mixed-blood wolf to live. But they were rules destined to be broken... -
![The Summoning God by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear]()
The Summoning God by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStep back into the year A.D. 1263...and the secret lair of a killer. He walks the ruins of a dying civilization, stalking the weak, the chosen, stalking them into terror.When War Chief Browser stumbles into a subterranean ceremonial chamber filled with headless bodies, he know it is just the beginning. The darkness that has haunted him for most of his life has returned... -
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Brother Wind by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a time before time at the top of the world -; in a harsh and unforgiving age of ice -; courage will sustain three remarkable souls through trials as bitter as the chill winds of the eternal winter."Claimed by a brutal, despised enemy, Kiin must sacrifice her love for the sake of her tribe and the safety of her children...Categorized as:
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People of the Mist by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith People of the Mist, bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear take us to the Chesapeake Bay of six hundred years ago, when the unprovoked and brutal murder of a young woman on the eve of her wedding threatens to turn the entire Algonquin Nation against itself in a brutal war that could destroy them as a people...Categorized as:
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![People of the Raven by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
People of the Raven by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn People of the Raven, award-winning archaeologists and New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors W...Categorized as:
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![Tomorrow's Sphinx by Clare Bell]()
Tomorrow's Sphinx by Clare Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo unusual black cheetahs share a mental link, one cat coming from the past to reveal scenes from his life with the young pharaoh Tutankhamen, and one struggling to survive in a future world ravaged by ecological disaster...Categorized as:
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![O'Sullivan Stew by Hudson Talbott]()
O'Sullivan Stew by Hudson Talbott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone has stolen the witch of Crookhaven's horse, and there will be no peace in the village until it is returned. So bold, brassy Kate O'Sullivan takes matters into her own hands. But instead of saving the day, she manages to land herself--and her family--in trouble with the king. So Kate sets out to save their hides the only way she knows how--with a good story...Categorized as:
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![Song of the Wolf by Rosanne Bittner]()
Song of the Wolf by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn to be a Holy Woman among the Cheyenne, Medicine Wolf’s life as a young child is saved by a pack of wolves that keeps her from freezing to death. From then on, wolves are her guiding spirit and her protector. As she grows into womanhood, Medicine Wolf is forced to live among whites for one year, in an effort to learn the way of the white man... -
![Willie Me by Dan Gutman]()
Willie Me by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life.Featuring black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Willie & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time...Categorized as:
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![Call Down the Stars by Sue Harrison]()
Call Down the Stars by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn that day of great terror and sadness, the girl called Daughter escaped with her grandfather across the icy North Pacific to find shelter on the islands of the Whale Hunters. But peace was not to be their lot. For here the mad medicine woman K'os was scheming vengeance against her most despised enemy, the revered warrior and statesman called Chakliux -- her son... -
![Cavemice: The Fast and the Frozen by Geronimo Stilton]()
Cavemice: The Fast and the Frozen by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure!A visiting rodent has arrived in Old Mouse City with astounding news. On his recent journey to a cold, distant land, he spotted a mountain . . . moving! Holey cheese! Geronimo Stiltonoot is determined to travel to the ice and snow himself to find out what lies behind this mystery...Categorized as:
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![Cry of the Wind by Sue Harrison]()
Cry of the Wind by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWinter looms in this place of icy splendor near the top of the world-chilling a heart already frozen by hatred and cold dreams of revenge?Experience and adversity have made the storyteller Chakliux a wise and powerful hunter and a man of great respect. But a tender heart is his weakness...Categorized as:
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![Song of the River by Sue Harrison]()
Song of the River by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the acclaimed, bestselling author of "Mother Earth Father Sky" comes an extraordinary new novel of courage and human conflict in a prehistoric wilderness of ice and snow. Eighty centuries before our time -- in the frozen interior of a place that would someday be called Alaska -- a clubfooted babe was left in the snow to die.. -
![Magic Tree House: #5-8 by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Magic Tree House: #5-8 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings- Night of the Ninjas - Afternoon on the Amazon - Sunset of the Sabertooth - Midnight on the Moon Books 5-8 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure...Categorized as:
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![Magic Tree House: #9-12 (Collection) by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Magic Tree House: #9-12 (Collection) by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Magic Tree House adventures continue in books 9—12. Morgan the magical librarian of Camelot challenges Jack and Annie to discover the answers to four riddles as they travel under the sea to the Wild West, the African plains, and the frozen Arctic...Categorized as:
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![The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby]()
The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan comes the swashbuckling story of a little cat's high seas adventures, now available as a Yearling paperback.Captain Natick does not want to take a kitten on board his ship as it sets sail, but his daughter convinces him that the scrawny yellow cat will bring him good luck...Categorized as:
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![Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis]()
Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a violent seastorm, a Haida prince washes ashore in the supernatural realm of the strange and colossal killer whale people. There his spiritual journey begins. Powerful illustrations make stunning use of northwest coast Native American motifs to create a compelling atmosphere of mystery and displacement...Categorized as:
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![Wolf-Woman by Sherryl Jordan]()
Wolf-Woman by Sherryl Jordan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer earliest memories are of the wolves. And of the hunters who killed them and reclaimed her to human society--as a slave.Tanith has grown up as part of a savage, plundering clan, in a world ruled by brute strength, superstition, and animal cunning. Now, hated and shunned, Tanith flees human society for the more humane company of wolves...Categorized as:
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![The Stonor Eagles by William Horwood]()
The Stonor Eagles by William Horwood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingspaperback, vg In stock shipped from our UK...Categorized as:
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![Time Beyond Beginning by William Sarabande]()
Time Beyond Beginning by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark forces are at work within the realms of earth and sky, and a savage new dance of life and death is about to begin....the internationally acclaimed saga of the First Americans continues in this long-awaited novel from bestseller William Sarabande...Categorized as:
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![Face of the Rising Sun by William Sarabande]()
Face of the Rising Sun by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA warmer sun fills the sky as the great Ice Age is ending and a new and savage epoch descends upon the land. Warakan, son of war chiefs and spirit masters, wanders alone in the primeval forest, searching for the mysterious great white mammoth and the totemic power it can give him...Categorized as:
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![Wild Blood by Kathryn Lasky]()
Wild Blood by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter adopting an orphan human boy, the First Herd is finally ready to make the treacherous journey across the mountains to find the Sweet Grass that promises survival. But when their leader, Estrella, is captured by cruel men, it delivers a blow to the very heart of the herd. If the horses turn back, they'll never make it across the mountains before winter...Categorized as:
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![Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty]()
Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn addition to the main trilogy books, there have been a number of alternate, deleted, or extra scenes involving the main characters that have been posted online by the author. Some were pre-order bonuses, fluff written during the Covid-19 quarantine, or old scenes that got cut from the final book script.As a treat for readers in the lead-up to the publication of The Empire of Gold, S.A... -
![Star Rise by Kathryn Lasky]()
Star Rise by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor the filly Estrella, nothing is more precious than freedom. She was born at sea, chattel to men sailing to the New World in search of gold. But Estrella and her herd escaped the conquerors and embarked on a journey across thousands of miles -- braving harsh terrains and fierce predators -- to a land where they can finally run wild. But now, an unforeseen danger threatens to destroy the pack...Categorized as:
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![Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham]()
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarnegie Medalist Mal Peet and his wife, Elspeth Graham, team up for a captivating, lushly illustrated tale evoking a Chinese legend.A Junior Library Guild SelectionTashi lives in a tiny village at the foot of the mountains, below the tea plantations where her mother works. When her mother falls ill, Tashi goes alone to the plantation, hoping to earn money for the doctor...Categorized as:
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![Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron by Kathleen Duey]()
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron by Kathleen Duey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFilled with drama, adventure, and uplifting themes from the film, this full-length novel tells the whole story of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" for older readers... -
![The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong]()
The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInitially released as a bonus short story in the B&N/Indigo Exclusive Edition of Foul Lady Fortune, The Priest and the Shepherd is now free to read on Simon Teen... -
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![Two Rivers by Zoe Saadia]()
Two Rivers by Zoe Saadia
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian note: An older cover for this edition can be found here.Having survived the failed raid on the enemy lands, Tekeni had no illusions. He was nothing but an enemy cub, adopted into one of the clans, but not accepted, never for real. To fit in was difficult, to run away - impossible. To get into trouble, more often than not, was the only available option...Categorized as:
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![Kazan by James Oliver Curwood]()
Kazan by James Oliver Curwood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClassic wilderness adventure story by the American novelist and conservationist. "Kazan lay mute and motionless, his gray nose between his forepaws, his eyes half closed. A rock could have appeared scarcely less lifeless than he; not a muscle twitched; not a hair moved; not an eyelid quivered... -
![The Spirit Keeper: A Novel by K.B. Laugheed]()
The Spirit Keeper: A Novel by K.B. Laugheed
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fiery frontier woman falls deeply in love with her Native American captor on an epic journey The thirteenth child conceived of miserable Irish exiles, Katie O’Toole dreams of a different life. Little does she know that someone far away is dreaming of her. In 1747, savages raid her family home, and seventeen-year-old Katie is taken captive...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood by Susan Wittig Albert
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeatrix Potter loves the warmth of Sawrey, her new hometown. But even the kindest of souls can turn snappish when houseguests overstay their welcome. When Beatrix returns from time away, she finds the attic overrun with rats. Rosabelle, resident rat and generous hostess, has offered her family a place to stay. But when word gets out, she soon has dozens of rat families on her tiny hands... -
![People of the Longhouse by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
People of the Longhouse by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBorn in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked. When that day comes and Odion and Tutelo are marched away as slaves, Odion's only hope is that his parents are tracking them, coming to rescue them.They are... -
![The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble]()
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Plains Indian girl is lost in the mountains during a storm. A wild stallion becomes her friend and she decides to ride free with the herd even after she is found...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone in Sawrey likes Ben Hornby. So when Beatrix finds the shepherd dead in the meadow and suspects foul play, she wonders who would have done such a thing. A trio of village cats has an idea: When Ben breathed his last, his sheep must have seen his killer before scattering. So they set out to find the far-flung flock...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Applebeck Orchard by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard by Susan Wittig Albert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMr Harmsworth has barricaded a common path through his Applebeck Orchard, apparently after his haystack was torched. Witnesses say it was the handiwork of a lantern-wielding spectre. Miss Potter hopes to figure out the ghost's message... -
![The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brand-new mystery in the endearing Beatrix Potter series from a national bestselling author. During Sawrey's annual summer fête, Miss Beatrix Potter receives an unexpected visitor in the form of Baby Flora, left in a basket on her doorstep with a note, a sprig of hawthorn, and a scarab ring... -
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Horses of the Dawn #1: The Escape by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRun Wild. Run Free.The horses are in danger. They were rounded up by the two-legs and forced onto a boat to cross the wide ocean. The journey went badly and the boat was deemed too heavy, so the two-legs forced the horses into the sea and sailed away, leaving the herd to die in the deep.By a miracle, the horses survived and made it to land. All but one -- the ghost horse, the leader of the pack...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Castle Cottage by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Castle Cottage by Susan Wittig Albert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe latest in the Cottage Tales series-starring Miss Potter herself! It's the heart of summer in 1913, and Beatrix is eager to marry her fiancé, solicitor William Heelis. But there are a few obstacles blocking the happy couple's path to the altar, like the troubled remodeling of Castle Cottage-Will and Beatrix's future home.. -
![The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia]()
The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMexico, 1917. On a farm during the violent tumult of revolution, a more immediate threat prowls in a short, emotional story about survival by the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.She is the adventurer of the family. Her brother, the gentle dreamer. Even as they bond over folktales and hold each other close, their world has never felt so dangerous... -
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The Grey Horse by R.A. MacAvoy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSet against the colorful and magical backdrop of Ireland, The Grey Horse chronicles a time when the Irish people suffered under harsh English overlords who sought to destroy their culture and way of life. Into the Irish town of Carraroe, a magnificent, completely grey stallion appears... -
![The Alchemist's Cat by Robin Jarvis]()
The Alchemist's Cat by Robin Jarvis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1664 when young Will Godwin comes to London. In order to survive, he becomes an assistant to a wicked alchemist, Elias Theophratus Spittle. On an errand one freezing night, Will finds a mother cat and her three kittens, and brings the family back to his master's lab... -
![The Sacred Stones by William Sarabande]()
The Sacred Stones by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCourageous, passionate men and women battle for survival of their clans--in the shadow of the great mammoth who speaks with thunder....As the massive glaciers fade and the wide seas rise, the warm grasslands of the Americas bring prosperity to the gentle People of the Red World, followers of the Great Ghost Spirit, the White Mammoth...Categorized as:
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![Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen]()
Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCoretta Scott King Honor Book Thunder Rose vows to grow up to be more than just big and strong, thank you very kindly--and boy, does she ever! But when a whirling storm on a riotous rampage threatens, has Rose finally met her match? Jerdine Nolen's wondrous tale and Kadir Nelson's outstanding illustrations bring to life this larger-than-life story about a resilient young girl who overcomes...Categorized as:
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