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Desert roses volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Book 2 of DESERT ROSES. The last ten years have been difficult for Ashley Reynolds--first her parents disowned her because of her choice of spouse, war tragically took his life, then she discovered she would bear his child. Living with her grandfather and raising her daughter, Ashley Reynolds has finally found an element of peace while working as a Harvey Girl in Winslow, Arizona. When a crew of architects come to build a massive resort hotel, bringing...
Author
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Desert roses volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Book 1 of the Desert Roses series. Working as a Harvey Girl at the luxury resort of El Tovar, located on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, Alexandra Keegan feels she is in a dream come true. But when her father's indiscretions come to light and her mother is suspected of murder, Alex finds herself the center of some unwelcome attention. Will she soon find herself alone in the world?
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The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests
...5) Deadzone
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Series
Horizon (Scholastic) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Seven of the eight survivors of the Aero Horizon crash have made it out of the deadly jungle, but the desert into which they have emerged has its own dangers, and they have very little food or water left and no sign of civilization anywhere--meanwhile, one of the survivors is changing, and that may be the greatest threat of all.
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Series
Rebel of the sands volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
"Mere months ago, gunslinger Amani al'Hiza fled her dead-end hometown on the back of a mythical horse with the mysterious foreigner Jin, seeking only her own freedom. Now she's fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from a bloodthirsty sultan who slew his own father to capture the throne. When Amani finds herself thrust into the epicenter of the regime--the Sultan's palace--she's determined to bring the tyrant down"--Amazon.com.
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Series
Rebel of the sands volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Amani is desperate to leave the dead-end town of Dustwalk, and she's counting on her sharpshooting skills to help her escape. But after she meets Jin, the mysterious rebel running from the Sultan's army, she unlocks the powerful truth about the desert nation of Miraji...and herself"--
Author
Series
Rebel of the sands volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
HL 780L
Language
English
Description
"When gunslinging Amani Al'Hiza escaped her dead-end town, she never imagined she'd join a revolution, let alone lead one. But after the bloodthirsty Sultan of Miraji imprisoned the Rebel Prince Ahmed in the mythical city of Eremot, she doesn't have a choice. Armed with only her revolver, her wits, and her untameable Demdji powers, Amani must rally her skeleton crew of rebels for a rescue mission through the unforgiving desert to a place that, according...
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Cece Rios volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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"When a powerful desert spirit kidnaps her sister, Cece Rios must learn forbidden magic to get her back. Living in the remote town of Tierra del Sol is dangerous, especially in the criatura months, when powerful spirits roam the desert and threaten humankind. But Cecelia Rios has always believed there was more to the criaturas, much to her family's disapproval. After all, only brujas--humans who capture and control criaturas--consort with the spirits,...
11) Devils unto dust
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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After her mother's death, Willie must protect her younger siblings from the flesh-eating creatures that surround her town and is forced to enter the dangerous desert to find her father when he steals from the most powerful man in town.
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English
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This memoir of life in the American desert by the author of The Monkey Wrench Gang is a nature writing classic on par with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.
In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey recounts his many escapades, adventures, and epiphanies as an Arches National Park ranger outside Moab, Utah. Brimming with arresting insights, impassioned arguments for wilderness conservation, and a raconteur’s...
In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey recounts his many escapades, adventures, and epiphanies as an Arches National Park ranger outside Moab, Utah. Brimming with arresting insights, impassioned arguments for wilderness conservation, and a raconteur’s...
14) Desert dustup
Author
Series
Wheelnuts! craziest race on earth! volume 1
Publisher
Kane Miller/EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2015, c2014
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"Buckle up for Wheelnuts! the Craziest Race on Earth! Six kooky cars, five extreme courses, one winner! In Desert Dustup, the drivers must deal with: Terrifying ravines!; Giant scorpions!; Huge skulls! Which team will come out on top? The rules are simple--there are no rules!"--Back cover.
16) Kalahari
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Series
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the Kalahari Desert, a Corpus lab protects a dangerous secret. But what happens when that secret takes on a life of its own? When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide"--
20) The runaways
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Dani hates living in the small desert town of Rattler Springs, Nevada, but her plans to run away get complicated when a pesty young boy and an imaginative new girl decide they want to go along.
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