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Adventure
by Jack LondonHe was a very sick white man. He rode pick-a-back on a woolly-headed, black-skinned savage, the lobes of whose ears had been pierced and stretched until one had torn out, while the other carried a circular block of carved wood three inches in diameter. The torn ear had been pierced again, but this time not so ambitiously, for the hole accommodated no more than a short clay pipe. The man-horse was greasy and dirty, and naked save for an exceedingly narrow and dirty loin-cloth; but the white man clung to him closely and desperately. At times, from weakness, his head drooped and rested on the woolly pate. At other times he lifted his head and stared with swimming eyes at the cocoanut palms that reeled and swung in the shimmering heat. He was clad in a thin undershirt and a strip of cotton cloth, that wrapped about his waist and descended to his knees. On his head was a battered Stetson, known to the trade as a Baden-Powell. About his middle was strapped a belt, which carried a large-calibred automatic pistol and several spare clips, loaded and ready for quick work.
Adventure (Classics To Go)
by Jack LondonThe novel explores the themes of domination of one people over the others, the differences between races, emancipation of women, and the strength of the human spirit, strengthened in a struggle with the nature and society. (Wikipedia)
Adventure According to Humphrey (According to Humphrey #5)
by Betty G. BirneyHumphrey is in for his biggest adventure yet! <P><P>When his friends begin studying the ocean and sailing, he not only discovers the new and exciting world of the library, but also stows away aboard a model boat and takes a very perilous sail on Potter's Pond. <P><P>Even with all this excitement, he finds time to smooth rough waters between Gail and her free-spirited mom, help competitive Kirk see that winning isn't everything, and investigate whether his pal Aldo is really planning to become a pirate and sail the high seas.
Adventure Against the Endermen: An Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure, Book One (Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure #1)
by Danica DavidsonAfter discovering a portal to Earth and battling the evil Herobrine and his army of vicious mobs, Steve and his friends are known throughout the Overworld as heroes. Stevie’s enjoying the attention—that is, until he tries to show off and instead falls down a mineshaft. At the bottom of the mineshaft, Stevie finds an Ender crystal with mysterious powers. Soon the Overworld is in danger once again, this time from vicious Endermen! Mayor Alexandra summons Stevie, Alex, Maison, Yancy, and Destiny to try and stop the attacks. When the friends investigate, they quickly realize that the Endermen are looking for something. Could it be Stevie’s Ender crystal? Soon the group of friends—now an Overworld task force—are caught up in a battle larger than any they could have imagined. Can they protect the world of Minecraft from Endermen—and the larger threat of the crystal?Fans of Minecraft will race to the end of this first installment in the Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure series by Danica Davidson!
Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten
by Toni BuzzeoFrom the author of the 2013 Caldecott Honor Book, ONE COOL FRIEND!Annie Grace wears her "Adventure Annie" cape to her first day of kindergarten, and proceeds to barrel through the day, searching for adventure in every moment. Her interpretation of the class's Gold Star Rules isn't exactly what her teacher, Mr. Todd, had in mind. But somehow Annie does manage to save the day when two of her classmates get lost on their way to retrieve the afternoon snack. Spirited and funny, this is an introduction to kindergarten that will please kids and teachers alike.
Adventure Awaits (A Baxter Family Children Story)
by Karen Kingsbury Tyler RussellIn the fourth book in Karen Kingsbury&’s and Tyler Russell&’s beloved series about the Baxter children, Kari and Ashley go through the ups and downs of summer camp.School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and Ashley prepare for wild experiments and the challenges of the great outdoors, and together they learn what it means to plan for an experience they won&’t forget. In the process, all five Baxter Children learn how to make new friends and that adventure awaits in the everyday. They just have to look for it!
Adventure Awaits! (Step into Reading)
by RH DisneyThis Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on the Disney film Strange World—in theaters on November 23, 2022!Walt Disney Animation Studios&’ Strange World journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await. Directed by Don Hall, written by Qui Nguyen, and produced by Roy Conli, Strange World arrives in theaters on November 23, 2022. Children ages 6 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the animated feature film. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are for children who are ready to read on their own.
Adventure Comics and Youth Cultures in India
by Raminder Kaur Saif EqbalThis pioneering book presents a history and ethnography of adventure comic books for young people in India with a particular focus on vernacular superheroism. It chronicles popular and youth culture in the subcontinent from the mid-twentieth century to the contemporary era dominated by creative audio-video-digital outlets. The authors highlight early precedents in adventures set by the avuncular detective Chacha Chaudhary with his ‘faster than a computer brain’, the forays of the film veteran Amitabh Bachchan’s superheroic alter ego called Supremo, the Protectors of Earth and Mankind (P.O.E.M.), along with the exploits of key comic book characters, such as Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruv, Parmanu, Doga, Shakti and Chandika. The book considers how pulp literature, western comics, television programmes, technological developments and major space ventures sparked a thirst for extraterrestrial action and how these laid the grounds for vernacular ventures in the Indian superhero comics genre. It contains descriptions, textual and contextual analyses, excerpts of interviews with comic book creators, producers, retailers and distributers, together with the views, dreams and fantasies of young readers of adventure comics. These narratives touch upon special powers, super-intelligence, phenomenal technologies, justice, vengeance, geopolitics, romance, sex and the amazing potentials of masked identities enabled by navigation of the internet. With its lucid style and rich illustrations, this book will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of popular and visual cultures, comics studies, literature, media and cultural studies, social anthropology and sociology, and South Asian studies.
Adventure Duck vs Power Pug: Book 1 (Adventure Duck)
by Steve ColeThere's no ducking out - it's time for this ordinary, wise-quacking duck to become . . . A Hero!Adventure Duck didn't ask for greatness. All he wanted was his nest on the duckpond and plenty of soggy bread to eat. But when a meteor gives him superpowers, he knows he must fly into battle and defeat the forces of evil.Every superhero needs a nemesis, and Adventure Duck finds a pint-sized one in Power Pug. This tiny arch-villain is plotting to take over the world with his hypnotic stare and an army of hench-animals. Luckily, Adventure Duck has helpers, too. There's Yoki - a mystical, moustachioed egg - and Neon Zebra, Adventure Duck's karate-kicking sidekick.Can Adventure Duck and his friends stop Power Pug in this egg-ceptionally funny, action-packed adventure?
Adventure Duck vs The Wicked Walrus: Book 3 (Adventure Duck)
by Steve ColeThere's no ducking out - the space race is on and Adventure Duck must defeat his new nemesis, the Wicked Walrus!Adventure Duck fluffs up his feathers and heads to the North Pole, where his ice-hearted enemy, Power Pug, has set up a secret space base. The pug's latest hench-animal, a super-smart walrus, is building a rocket to blast his master to Mars. But if it launches, the whole Artic will be wiped out! Can Adventure Duck and his new friend - an (occasionally) invisible reindeer - stop Power Pug from expanding his evil empire in outer space?
Adventure Duck vs the Armadillo Army: Book 2 (Adventure Duck)
by Steve ColeThe duck with the supersonic quack is back! Adventure Duck, the world's unlikeliest superhero, has a tasty new mission - saving the world from DEATH BY CHOCOLATE!Ay, caramba! Adventure Duck and his zebra sidekick, Ziggy, have a tasty new mission in Mexico. Their nemesis, Power Pug, has a dastardly new scheme to control the world's chocolate supply. With the help of a llama with projectile spit, Adventure Duck and Ziggy set out to foil the pug's nefarious plans to dig up the rainforest to build an enormous chocolate factory. But Armando the Commando and his army of armadillos stands in their way... Can the superhero amigos find a chink in the armadillos' armour and save the world from DEATH BY CHOCOLATE?
Adventure Fire: Adventures of Dusty Sourdough, Book 4
by Glen GuyOut of habit Dusty checked his Winchester to make sure a round was in the chamber, and then eased himself forward, keeping out of view of the front window. It was obvious to Dusty, because of the ruckus Little Bear was causing on the porch, that whoever was inside--if anybody--was forewarned, so the element of surprise was not in Dusty's favor. With these thoughts in mind, Dusty said to no one in particular, "Oh well," and he leaped to the porch, with his rifle at the ready. In an instant he was through the partially open door, ready for whatever consequence awaited him inside.
Adventure For Alison
by Elizabeth HowardAfter running away from their guardians to search for their older brother, Hugh, Alison and her twin, Gavin, find themselves aboard the Caroline, heading toward the colonies. They have heard that Hugh, because of his loyalty to the Stuart cause, has had to take refuge somewhere in the new world and they are determined to find him. It is not until they reach Boston that they realize they are to be sold as bond servants. Gavin is apprenticed to a bookseller and Alison is obliged to fit herself into the role of lady's maid to the spoiled Henrietta. Her life is no longer as carefree and easy as it was in Scotland, but her duties are not too difficult. After escorting Henrietta to Mrs. Bassett's school for young ladies she frequently has time to stop at the bookseller's shop to discuss plans with Gavin for finding their brother. On one occasion, while on an errand that leads her through Old Boston's narrow, winding streets, to her great dismay, Alison suddenly recognizes a familiar profile and she and Gavin are once more faced with the possibility of having to run away. Elizabeth Howard has chosen Old Boston with its busy streets and ship filled harbor for the background for this pre-revolutionary story and again she has created some convincing characters and an excellent plot. Ages 12-16
Adventure Gold: Adventures of Dusty Sourdough, Book 3
by Glen GuyThe current was pulling at Dusty's legs. It was a sucking feeling and he knew that it was about to pull him under. There wasn't a thing he could do to stop it. The cold was numbing and his arms felt like lead. He struggled for one last deep breath as the surging water pulled him down. Down into what he thought would be his watery grave.
Adventure In Bear Tooth Mountains
by Johnnie Tuitel Sharon E. Lamson<P>A three-family Christmas holiday promises hours of skiing, hiking and relaxing in the scenic Bear Tooth Mountains of Montana. At Eagle Mount, Johnnie learns how people with disabilities can snow ski and enjoy other activities. <P>But this isn't the only discovery he and his friends make. An abandoned shack near a deserted ghost town, a snowmobile chase and a blizzard provide a chilling adventures that tests the childrens' courage and survival skills.
Adventure In City: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 10 (Volume 10 #10)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …
Adventure In City: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Ma XiaoHuI never thought I'd go to the nightclub! And also entered this line! The year he graduated, he was dumped by his girlfriend, humiliated by the rich and handsome, he lost his job, and his life was at rock bottom …Unintentionally passing by a KTV, attracted by the high recruitment notice …And from then on, I embarked on a life that I had never imagined …