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43) Major impossible
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An account of John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
44) Tolkien
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire...
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the conclusion of the March trilogy, in which Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to life for a new generation.
46) Locked on
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists.
47) The magician
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman continue their magical training in Paris with Nicholas Flamel, Scatty, and the Comte de Sant Germaine, pursued by Doctor Dee and the immortal Niccolo Machiavelli.
48) The necromancer
Author
Series
Publisher
Ember
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Nicholas Flamel and teenaged twins Josh and Sophie Newman return to San Francisco where a weakened Flamel reunites with his wife, Perenelle, hoping to use his remaining power to prevent the monsters on Alcatraz Island from escaping. Meanwhile, Dr. John Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power and the twins desperately try to determine who they can trust as they search for Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to 'remember the ladies' and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First Lady to live in the White House! This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War period"--
Author
Publisher
Archie Comic Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A surprising and definitive take on Archie's origin--a story that has never been told. The book captures the bite and hilarious edge of Archie's original tales in a modern, forward-looking manner, while still retaining the character's all-ages appeal. If classic Archie is a Saturday morning cartoon, this new series is prime time!"--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Compilation of four animated short films profiling legendary figures in American history. John Henry goes up against a machine with his hammer to help build America's railroads; Casey Jones, the brave engineer delivers the U.S. mail in record-breaking time; Johnny Appleseed plants apple trees across America to benefit the early pioneers; and Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack, clears the land for American settlers.
55) The warlock
Author
Series
Publisher
Ember
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid plan to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco.
58) Pocahontas
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Legendary tale of Native American Pocahontas and her unlikely romance with British Captain John Smith
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