Blade, Adam.
Summary: "The good beasts of Avantia are in danger. They have been captured by six terrible new Beasts and taken to Gorgonia, kindom of the evil wizard Malvel. To free the Beasts, Tom and Elenna must journey into the sinister Dark Realm. There, Tom meets one of the deadliest creatures he has ever faced. Huge, with terrifying horns and a shining golden ax, Torgor the Minotaur will stop at nothing to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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Summary: The Good beasts of Avantia have been imprisoned in the kingdom of Malvel the evil wizard. Tom has already fought five terrible Beasts and is nearing the end of his Quest. But in order to achieve victory, Tom must navigate through the tunnels under Malvel's castle, where Stin the Scorpion Man awaits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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Summary: In the perilous Black Ocean lurks Narga the Sea Monster. As well as preying on the rebels and fighting evil wizard Malvel, Narga is holding one of the good Beasts of Avantia captive. Can Tom set the good Beast free, or will it remain trapped in the Dark Realm for ever?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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Summary: "As Tom and Elenna navigate the horrid terrain of Gorgonia, they quickly realize that nothing is what it seems to be. Each step brings them to another dangerous encounter. But Tom won't give up. Not when Epos the Winged Flame is being held captive somewhere in the Dark Realm and Malvel has created a wicket winged Beast of his own. With the help of his friends, Tom is determined to chase down...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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Summary: "The peace of the kingdom has been shattered once again. The evil wizard Malvel has unleashed Arachnid, the King of Spiders. Massive and terrifying, thei Beast lurks in the caves of Avantia, spinning his web and watching for prey. Can Tom defeat the Beast, get the next pieces of magical golden armor, and save the kingdom from destruction?"--from back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Blade, Adam.
Summary: Having successfully defended his home village from Soltra the stone charmer, Tom sets out on the next stage of his quest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BLABlade, Adam.
Summary: "The quest is almost over. But the most terrifying of Malvel's evil Beasts still stands between Tom and victory. Tom must defeat Trillion the Three-Headed Lion and collect the final pieces of magical golden armor to save Aduro and the kingdom. But the task will not be easy. The evil wizard Malvel is determined for the boy to fail, and has a special plan in mind...."--p. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: They were the quintessential American heroes: the embodiment of rugged individualism and independence. For 30 years, cowboys ruled the frontier, settling the American West and carving their way into American mythology forever. This is the story of the golden era of the American Cowboy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: A battle over a dry-goods monopoly in Lincoln County, New Mexico, exposes corrupt politicians, cattle rustling, and cold-blooded murder in 1876. Erupting into a full-blown range war involving numerous Western legends, such as Billy the Kid and John Chisum, the conflict ultimately accomplishes very little.
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Summary: This program examines the friction caused by westward expansion of white settlers from the colonial period through the 19th century and the near obliteration of America's indigenous population and their culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Also known as the Mexican - American war, it was an armed conflict from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. Follow this program as American forces invade and conquer New Mexico, California, and parts of what is currently northern Mexico, while another American army captures Mexico City...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Copeland, Lori.
Summary: June leaves her home in Michigan to become a mail-order bride to a young Washington State pastor and finds herself faced with difficult choices that challenge her faith and her heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COPSummary: Called easy women, shady ladies, and soiled doves, the women who went west to practice the oldest profession were the first ladies of the American frontier. Arriving ahead of their decent sisters, prostitutes flocked to the boom towns and mining camps, facing ostracism and abuse as they sought a piece of the American Dream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: During the westward migration, stone and wood forts were refuge to tired pioneers. This program looks at Fort Union in New Mexico on the Santa Fe Trail and other outposts of civilization in the West.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program documents the exploits of John Wesley Powell, a professor who led a three-month exploration of the Colorado River in 1869 to document the area's rocks, plants, and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In United States history, an Indian agent was an individual authorized to interact with Native American tribes on behalf of the U.S. government. Indian agents, whether missionaries or political appointees, affect reservation life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Davidson, MaryJanice.
Summary: "Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor thought she couldn't die. So what's she doing in the morgue? It could have something to do with a time-traveling trip she made, and a foe with a wicked agenda that could finally be the real death of Betsy--if she's not careful."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DAVSummary: This episode examines Nevada's Comstock Lode and the town that boomed around its silver ore mines, Virginia City. The lode first flourished from 1859 to 1865, and again from 1873 to 1882.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Red Cloud, head Chief of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux), from 1868 to 1909, was one of the most capable Native American opponents the United States Army faced. He led a successful conflict in 1866?1868 known as Red Cloud's War over control of the Powder River Country in northwestern Wyoming and southern Montana. After the Treaty of Fort Laramie, he led his people in the important transition to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Blade, Adam.
Summary: Taladon the Swift has returned! But to Tom's horror, his father is a ghost. To save Taladon, Tom must battle the Ghost Beasts and collect the pieces of the shattered Amulet of Avantia. First is Nixa the Death Bringer. Will her deadly disguises lure Tom to his death?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BLAWheeler, Richard S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WHEBrendan, Maggie
Summary: Juliana is drawn to a handsome, gentle sheepherder--but sparks fly when he considers mining, the occupation that lured her father away from his family. Both Josh and Juliana must make a choice--the world's riches and promises, or the eternal value of love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRESummary: This program explains how the transcontinental railroad was built, and then how it opened up the West to European settlers and brought on the extermination of the buffalo and the defeat of Southern Plains Indian tribes. Viewers will witness the transformation through first-person accounts from Native Americans, European immigrants, Chinese laborers, buffalo hunters, homesteaders from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996