Roland Smith
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Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old riverman, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn't imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory—beyond chasing down rats. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Lewis is just setting off on his landmark search for the Northwest Passage, and he takes Seaman along. Sharing the curiosity and strength of spirit of his new master,...
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The explosive conclusion to Roland Smith's fast-paced action series!NARRATOR: Ramon de OcampoFORMAT: UnabridgedThe adventures aren't over yet for Chase Masters and his dad. In this third installment, Chase heads south of the border with his friend Nicole Rossi to track down the Rossi Brothers Circus—lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes and all—after a massive earthquake hits Mexico. With a volcano threatening to erupt as a result...
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Master of middle-grade adventure Roland Smith returns with a second installment in this fast-paced action series.
Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have just survived Hurricane Emily, the storm of the century, but their troubles are just beginning. Although they've made it to the safety of Nicole's family's farm—the winter home of the Rossi Brothers' Circus—the floodwaters are rising and they need to reach higher ground....Author
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Book one in Roland Smith's middle-grade action-adventure series—now in paperback!Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined....
5) Peak
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A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
6) Shatterproof
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The 39 Clues Cahills vs. Vespers
39 Clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume Book 4
39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 4
39 Clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume Book 4
39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 4
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Amy and Dan Cahill are no strangers to impossible tasks. After seven of their relatives were kidnapped, the siblings scoured Europe for the priceless artifacts Vesper One demanded in exchange for the hostages. But then the Cahill kids are given an assignment that pushes them to their breaking point-a journey to a legendary city. Amy and Dan know they can't afford to fail, yet they're running out of options. . . and running out of time.
7) The switch
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"Four months after the power went out and his father went missing, Henry travels alone to find his father through the lawless world of the Switch, where he learns just how far people will go to survive"--
8) The edge
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Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-eighteen-year-old climbers from around the world--but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked, and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard.
9) Elephant run
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Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp.