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IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
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"1987. The only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus is her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June's world is turned upside down. But Finn's death brings a surprise acquaintance into...
82) A game of lies
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"Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched...
83) The witch hunter
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Witch hunter (Virginia Boecker) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
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"Set in an alternative 16th-century England, Elizabeth Grey is the only girl in the king's elite group of witch hunters. When she's framed for being a witch herself, Elizabeth finds freedom at the hands of the world's most wanted wizard and her loyalties are tested"--Provided by publisher.
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No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer but someone seeking happiness-and a son. Knowingly or not, he elevated a group of women to extraordinary heights and changed the way a nation was governed.
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"Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, throwing cattle thieves, desperadoes, border ruffians, and other dangerous criminals into jail or, if that's how they wanted it, six feet under. They would stop at nothing...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 30
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"When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy believes the woman isn't exactly as warm hearted--or qualified--as she seems. That hunch deepens when Darleen and a young employee vanish... and dismembered remains...
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"Librarian Chloe Sampson has been struggling: to take care of her three younger siblings, to find herself, to make ends meet. She's just about at the end of her rope when she stumbles across a rare edition of a book from the 1960s at the local flea market. Deciding it's a sign of her luck turning, she takes it home with her-only to be shocked when her cranky hermit of a neighbor swoops in and offers to buy it for an exorbitant price. Intrigued, Chloe...
88) Slipknot
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When Jane Bunker trades in her career as a big-city homicide detective for a new job as a marine insurance investigator in Green Haven, Maine, she thinks that a fresh start in this sleepy seaside town will finally allow her the peace and quiet that she's been craving. But when the town drunk washes up on shore with the back of his head smashed it, Jane realizes that Green Haven is not the quaint sanctuary she'd thought it was.
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The main attraction of an upcoming exhibition on ancient Egypt vanishes shortly before opening night at the British Museum. The pharaoh sarcophagus, which would normally contain an ancient mummy, is empty. At the request of the distraught museum director, Holmes and Watson take up the case.
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"Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she'll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimee's fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life. When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom, a moment Aimee has never remembered before,...
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DÉCOMPTE DE 999 À 0 VENT ARCTIQUE
Endormez-vous paisiblement au son d'une voix profonde et apaisante qui compte à rebours de 999 à 0. Cette douce décompte est accompagnée par le bruit d'un vent arctique glacial et mordant.
Le décompte vous permet de vous détendre, et en suivant les chiffres prononcés de manière rythmique, vous laissez partir les pensées superflues qui vous empêchent de vous relaxer et de vous endormir. Les chiffres...
92) Dragon fury
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Unwanteds quests volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
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As the greatest army ever assembled in the seven islands flies to the land of the dragons, everyone's mind is haunted by the same thought: Thisbe Stowe betrayed them all. Thisbe struggles to regain the trust of her brother Aaron and the people of Artimé after one crucial mistake forces her to abandon her intricate plan against the Revinir. Aaron is devastated by Thisbe's actions and refuses to hear her explanation, feeling a sense of responsibility...
93) The blood years
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
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"Based on the true experiences of her grandmother's childhood in Holocaust-era Romania, ... author Elana K. Arnold weaves [a] tale of love and loss in the darkest days of the twentieth century--and one young woman's will to survive them"--Publisher description.
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"With the August heat strong enough to melt solid chocolate into syrup, Jake and Ellie crave a break from the bakery ovens, despite tourist season promising a sweet payday. But they never envisioned spending the last weeks of summer drifting around Passamaquoddy Bay searching for pirate's treasure--and a dead body. Sally Coates believes her husband was murdered off the coast, and begs Ellie, a trusted childhood friend, to locate his remains. As Jake...
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Dragon girls volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Three new girls share an incredible secret -- they can transform into powerful Sea Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest! They must work together to banish the evil Fire Queen, once and for all. Sofia the Lagoon Dragon must find the missing narwhal leader before it's too late. Otherwise the Magic Kingdom's seas will disappear forever!"--
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Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster . . . More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity. But what if you're the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when you're feeling sad or angry? What if you like the idea of wearing...
97) Dragon slayers
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Unwanteds quests volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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Rohan leads the effort to rescue Thisbe from the Revinir, without knowing if she will prove loyal to Artimé or not.
98) Sisters red
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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After a Fenris, or werewolf, killed their grandmother and almost killed them, sisters Scarlett and Rosie March devote themselves to hunting and killing the beasts that prey on teenaged girls, learning how to lure them with red cloaks and occasionally using the help of their old friend, Silas, the woodsman's son.
99) Rain remembers
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In the companion novel to the critically acclaimed Rain Rising, Rain must once again find the strength to rise above. The start of the school year is bringing a lot of changes for Rain: New school. No Circle Group. No Dr. McCalla. No Miss Walia. No step team. And Xander, her older brother and superhero, is away at college. Although everyone else seems okay with change, Rain struggles to open up to her new counselor, her mom, Umi, Alyssa, and even...
100) Fatal first edition
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"Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris and her husband, Sully, are at a popular library conference in Chicago to hear book restoration specialist Brooklyn Wainwright give a keynote address. After the lecture, Lindsey looks under her seat and finds a tote bag containing a first edition of Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, inscribed to Alfred Hitchcock. Brooklyn determines the novel is one of a kind and quite valuable, so Lindsey and...