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62) Desert rescue
Author
Publisher
Love Inspired Suspense
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rescuing a kidnapped child is part of the job for search-and-rescue K-9 handler Patrick Sanders--but this time it's his son. Now Patrick and his furry partner must work with his high school love, Jennie Wilcox, to shield the little boy he just learned about. But with someone targeting them, will Patrick and Jennie survive to face their painful past and become a family?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Lost lords volume 5
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
The very well bred Miss Sarah Clarke-Townsend has always quietly yearned for adventure, but she gets more than she bargained for when an impulsive act of courage saves her pregnant twin, but puts her own life at risk. If the kidnappers after her sister discover they've abducted Sarah instead, she will surely pay with her life. Rob Carmichael survived his disastrous family by turning his back on his heritage and becoming a formidable Bow Street Runner...
Author
Series
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"With a kidney transplant behind her, Avery Adams is determined to channel her inner adventurer and explore everything life has to offer. Only problem is, the closest she's ever come to a real-life adventure was sixth-grade science camp. So to seize the summer in her rustic Sierra Nevada town, she takes a job as a guide at the local adventure lodge. But Avery doesn't realize her biggest challenge will register at six-plus feet of rugged good looks...
65) Earthquake shock
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a sudden earthquake hits during a visit to the skate park, Joey and his friends are trapped on opposite sides of a collapsed overpass and must rescue each other while enduring aftershocks and making their way safely home.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
2nd paperback ed.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 353 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the hours following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center to reveal the first-hand experiences of survivors, in a volume that draws on oral reports, e-mails, radio transcripts, and cell-phone conversations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1120L
Physical Desc
xvii, 251 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker--both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his forty-nine-foot...
68) Melvin might?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he can't keep up with the other trucks, but when Rescue Rita needs to be rescued, he overcomes his worries and fears in order to help her.
69) The iron island
Author
Series
Publisher
Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A German submarine has torpedoed the steamship Maiden! The damaged ship is an iron island in the sea. The Oliver family arrives to repair the vessel. When the Germans return to sink the ship, they capture Samuel's father and uncle. Can Samuel rescue his family?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
ABDO Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Milo and Lina Graf are the children of explorers Auric and Rhyssa, who map the region of Wild Space. But when their parents are kidnapped by Captain Korda, the siblings escape on their parents' starship, the Whisper Bird.
73) The heist
Author
Series
Star wars adventures in wild space volume 4
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
"Two kids take on the Empire. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, Milo and Lina Graf head to Lothal in search of an ally. But when something precious is stolen from them, they have to embark on their most dangerous mission yet!"--Page [4] of cover.
74) The guardian
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An aging United States Coast Guard rescue swimmer's team is killed in a horrific rescue mission, and his wife wants a divorce. Because he's an emotional wreck, his commander gives him a choice - quit or take a position as an instructor at the USCG training facility in Louisiana. Reluctantly he takes the position where he immediately changes the 18 week curriculum that routinely fails half of the people who attend. While there, he meets a young man...
75) Dragon heroes
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Dak and Leyla, twin dragon riders who use their special bonds with dragons for rescue missions.
76) Dragon day!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Rescue Riders and their dragons have a day of fun and surprises by showing off their flying, fighting, and fire-breathing skills.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Helicopter Roto and pilot Roy race to the rescue when a powerful flood sweeps away vehicles, strands people, and threatens homes." -- Provided by publisher.
78) Back burn
Author
Series
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Firestormers are sent to a wildfire in North Cascades Park, former special operations soldier Sergeant Heath Rodgers, still annoyed that he did not get the promotion to Lieutenant, is resentful at having to take orders from Jason Garrett, but when a group of "Hotshots" fighting the fire disappears, he is devastated--his younger brother, whom he trained, is one of the missing.
79) Hounds abound
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
For Lauren Vancouver, Save Them All, L.A.'s new no-kill shelter, is just what the vet ordered: a place for handicapped kitties and senior spaniels to find a loving home and a second chance. But there's a problem. Its charming owner, Bella Frankovick, is now suspected of murdering her ex-husband, a powerful, animal-hating cosmetic surgeon. It's up to Lauren to rescue Save Them All and decide Bella's fate, while keeping herself and her own critters...
80) Earn your wings!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this full-color storybook based on Nickelodeon's animated series Top Wing, best friends and cadets-in-training Swift, Penny, Rod, and Brody learn what it takes to gain their wings and become rescue birds at Top Wing Academy.