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1) Necropolis
Author
Series
Gatekeepers (Anthony Horowitz) volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
To stop the evil corporation Nightrise from unleashing its devastating power around the globe, fifteen-year-old Matt and three other Gatekeepers travel to Hong Kong to find Scarlet, the final Gatekeeper, whose fate is inextricably joined to their own.
2) Boxers
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A graphically rendered account of China's Boxer Rebellion in 1898 is told from the perspective of Little Bao, who joins an army of kung fu-trained commoners who fight for freedom from the oppression inflicted by foreign missionaries and soldiers.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When her father and sisters are threatened with being sent to the poorhouse for failing to collect a rare orchid, responsible eldest daughter Elodie Buchanan accompanies her father to China in the hope of collecting the valuable flower only to have her perspective changed by the exotic outside world.
4) Saints
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A companion volume to Boxers graphically depicts China's 1898 Boxer Rebellion from the perspective of a young Christian convert and neglected fourth daughter who struggles with divided loyalties that compel her to make the ultimate sacrifice for her faith.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
While racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia, the author, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encounters a stray dog who, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles, gives him a new perspective on life, causing him to fight to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.
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