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"As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family...
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Zetian must balance dangerous politics with a new quest for vengeance in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow, a blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction. After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself at the seat of power in Huaxia. But she has also learned that her world is not as it seems, and revelations about an enemy more daunting than Zetian imagined forces her to share power...
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"The acclaimed author of the "dazzling" (Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Book of Speculation returns with an engrossing new novel about a bio-prosthetic surgeon and her personal AI as they are drawn into a catastrophic war. The city of Bulwark is aptly named: a walled city built to protect and preserve the people who managed to survive a series of great cataclysms, Bulwark was founded on a system where sacrifice is rewarded by...
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"A companion to Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning Hainish novels--including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed--Five Ways to Forgiveness tells the story of the planet Werel and its colony planet Yeowe, and how their societies are shaped by the legacies of slavery and revolution. When the enslaved people on the colony Yeowe (called "assets") overthrow the slave-holding class (called "owners"), the owners on neighboring Werel launch a war...
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After a few weeks trapped on board a spaceship with Ada (and, oh look, there's only one bed), Rian has to admit that maybe Ada's rebels have a point. The nanobots poised to be unleashed on Earth are infected with malware that will ultimately leave the residents of Earth in a worse position than they're in now. But is it too late? Ada and Rian arrive on Earth with little time to spare. Together, they have to break into a high-security facility and...
8) The way
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It's 2048, and the world has been ravaged by a lethal virus. Will Collins, the last surviving resident of a Buddhist retreat center in Colorado, receives an urgent and mysterious request: to deliver a potential cure to a scientist on the West Coast. So Will sets out into an unknown and perilous world, haunted by dreams of the woman he once loved, in a rusted-out pickup pulled by two mules. He doesn't have much time--temperatures are rising to lethal...
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After Meade Macon, aka Average Me, learned of the existence of parallel dimensions, his world was turned upside down. Now, he's met dozens of his counterparts from other Earths, and he soon discovers that there's a rip in the multiverse on Earth Zero that's causing all of the different versions of Meade to be caught in the middle. It's up to Average Me to fix the rip and save all of their worlds before it's too late.
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Robby and Mo are sad to be left behind to do homework while their mom Dot, Bumblebee, and their Terran siblings go on a mission in the woods near their home. Robby and Mo decide to use Nightshade's Smart Trainer 5008 to get their homework done faster and help the Terrans. But when the Smart Trainer spins out of control, Robby and Mo must find a way out of trouble.
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"Thirteen-year-old Teddy Habib dreams of being a pro gamer. He just never expected he'd end up in the big leagues. And no, not the big esports competitions, like NickEh30. Big leagues as in if he doesn't win this game, the world as we know it is doomed."-- From publisher's description.
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Third graders and best friends Violet and Pablo meet new kid Deepak. When they solve a riddle together, a magical telescope transports them to the Maker Maze, a magical makerspace full of robots, an antigravity chamber, 3D printers, and microscopes. There they meet an odd, fun scientist named Dr. Crisp who leads them on a scientific adventure with a friendship challenge. Includes activities.
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"Amanece el día de los Quincuagésimos Juegos del Hambre y el miedo atenaza a los distritos de Panem. Este año, en honor al Vasallaje de los Veinticinco, se llevarán de sus hogares al doble de tributos. En el Distrito 12, Haymitch Abernathy intenta no pensar demasiado en sus probabilidades. Lo único que le importa es que se acabe el día para poder estar con su chica. Cuando anuncian el nombre de Haymitch, todos sus sueños se rompen en...
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Best friends, Violet and Pablo, and their classmate Henry who has an auditory processing disorder, are on a field trip to a science museum when they find a clue from Dr. Crisp and enter the Maker Maze, a magical makerspace. There they learn about the senses and how different people might experience them. Includes instructions for science activities to try at home.
18) Brain trouble
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Best friends, Violet and Pablo, love science, and they are super excited to go to the science fair and learn all about the human brain. When they receive a riddle from Dr. Crisp, the two friends along with a pair of twins open a portal to the Maker Maze. There, Dr. Crisp teaches them about the human brain using prism glasses, holograms, and other challenges. The kids are ready for more, but they have to learn how to work together first. Includes instructions...
19) Throne breakers
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Alyssa Farshot did everything she could to ensure her friend Coy won the crownchase and became the new ruler of the empire. But Edgar Voles killed Coy and claimed the seal for himself, and Alyssa is the only one who knows the truth of his actions. She embarks on a mission for revenge and soon realizes that she'll need help from allies and enemies in order to take down Edgar.
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Der Krieg der Welten (engl. Originaltitel: The War of the Worlds) ist eines der bekanntesten und bedeutendsten Werke von H. G. Wells. Das Buch wurde 1898 veröffentlicht, es folgten mehrere Auflagen. Die deutsche Übersetzung von Gottlieb August Crüwell erschien 1901. Berühmt wurde Krieg der Welten als Hörspiel im Jahr 1938 am Vorabend von Halloween nach einem Drehbuch von Howard Koch ins Amerika der damaligen Zeit versetzt und später in mehreren...