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The shadow mission

(Mystery)
2021
"Jessie Archer faced down death to prove her dedication to Athena, the elite organization of female spies she works for. Now she's back on the team, in time to head to Pakistan to take down the man whose actions spurred Athena's founders to create the secretive squad. But his connections spread farther than anyone knew, and when a girls' school in Mumbai is bombed, a shadowy far-right organization reveals itself--and its evil plans to continue attacks. When someone close to the investigation turns on Athena, Jessie knows that their time to save everyone is nearly up. Once again, she'll have to risk everything to protect the vulnerable and prove herself"--Provided by publisher.

Code

Tory Brennan and the Virals get caught up in a geocaching adventure that leads them to a cache containing a bomb that they must locate before it explodes.

The shadow mission

"Jessie Archer faced down death to prove her dedication to Athena, the elite organization of female spies she works for. Now she's back on the team, in time to head to Pakistan to take down the man whose actions spurred Athena's founders to create the secretive squad. But his connections spread farther than anyone knew, and when a girls' school in Mumbai is bombed, a shadowy far-right organization reveals itself--and its evil plans to continue attacks. When someone close to the investigation turns on Athena, Jessie knows that their time to save everyone is nearly up. Once again, she'll have to risk everything to protect the vulnerable and prove herself"--Provided by publisher.

Code

Tory Brennan and the Virals get caught up in a geocaching adventure that leads them to a cache containing a bomb that they must locate before it explodes.

A timeline of guns, missiles, and rockets

2018
Explores the history of military weapons, detailing the specifications of some of the most popular in history.
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The list

2017
"Private Matty Giacronne loves making lists. They sharpen his mind so he can focus on disarming IEDs, and they distract him from how much he misses his family back home. But when a routine IED search nearly ends in disaster. Matty considers reordering his most important list. Unfortunately, the choices aren't easy when all the options involve leaving loved ones behind"--Publisher.

Two sides

2017
"Private Eli Recato's fellow soldiers call him 'Bloodhound,' but Eli isn't fond of the nickname. He isn't fond of his self-appointed best buddy, Private Bader, either. What he is fond of is saving lives by sniffing out IEDs in Afghanistan and disabling them. But when a bomb finds him, Eli is faced with a difficult choice: hide with an Afghan man he's never met before, or hightail it out of insurgent territory without a weapon"--Publisher.

Go slow

2017
"When she was just a kid, Rose Campbell's father constantly told her to 'take things slow.' Now, as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, Rose takes his advice to heart. One misstep and boom--somebody dies. But lately, every day feels exactly the same: IEDs are placed in the same locations. Rose's tea finds the bombs and disarms them. Then they move on to the next ones. No matter what, Rose must fight the urge to grow impatient-- because that's exactly what the makers are hoping for"--Publisher.

One half from the east

2018
"Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck--dress Obayda, the youngest of her sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Obayda is Obayd. Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes"--Publisher.
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Bomb detection squads

1998
Provides an introduction to bomb squads, including their history, function, equipment, and targeted criminals.

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