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"Three years have passed since Major Sir Robert Kurland and Lucy Harrington, the rector's daughter, became husband and wife. Having established a measure of contentment among the gentry of Kurland St. Mary, the couple lately have found an unsettling distance grown between them. But when the small-village peace is disrupted by the arrival of an anonymous letter accusing Lucy of witchcraft, her as yet unfulfilled desire to be a mother becomes the least...
62) Sword catcher
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In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill. Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword Catcher--the body double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and statecraft. He and Conor are as close as brothers,...
63) Life's too short
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"Vanessa lives life on her own terms -- one day at a time, every day to its fullest. She can't afford to think about whether she has the same fatal genetic condition as her older sister. After all, she has way too much to do, traveling the globe and showing millions of YouTube followers the joy in seizing every moment. But lately, life has been anything but pure joy, and travel has come to an abrupt halt. After her younger step-sister drops off an...
64) A dawn of onyx
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Sacred stones (Golden) volume 1
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English
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"Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within. The breakout TikTok fantasy romance, now with special bonus material! Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother's. Now she's been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King. Arwen knows better than to face the ancient, wicked woods...
65) Arazan's wolves
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2023.
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IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
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"When Maddie and Will get a message that dire wolves--huge misshapen changelings, much larger than regular wolves--have been marauding and attacking through the hills and valleys of Celtica, the Rangers are sent on a mission to unravel just who or what is behind these dangerous creatures. Will isn't anxious to return to Celtica, especially approaching the Rift. And as they travel, Maddie must grapple with their growing dealings with the spiritual...
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2020.
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"Catherine Gildiner is nothing short of masterful-as both a therapist and writer. In these pages, she has gorgeously captured both the privilege of being given access to the inner chambers of people's lives, and the meaning that comes from watching them grow into the selves they were meant to be." -Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
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"Do you want to know what dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you finally can. The answers will surprise and delight young readers as scientist and dog-owner Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human."--
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"A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily accept their own displacement. He warned of the...
69) More or less
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Tfutza Publications
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[2022]
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English
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"Apart from the need to protect the pages of the book, a book's back cover is used to present the story. To quote various passages, to tempt with an intriguing summary. To attempt to briefly introduce potential readers to the main character and his or her struggles in life. That's how back covers work. Usually. Not this back cover. It won't summarize More or Less. It won't offer tantalizing crumbs from it. That's another lesson Menuchi taught me....
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Workman Publishing
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[2021]
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English
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"America's grilling guru offers a primer for how to grill vegetables - with lots of creative flavors and techniques - whether you're eating main dishes that highlight vegetables, or you're rounding out the barbecue menu with grilled garden-fresh sides. Not a vegetarian book, but vegetable-forward (and with vegetarian and vegan adaptations)"--
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Wheel of time volume 12
Pub. Date
2009.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 46
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Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. Meanwhile, Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is being held captive by the White Tower. Knowing the Seanchan attack is imminent, she fights to hold the Aes Sedai together in an epic contest that will prove the mettle of her followers and will decide the future of the White Tower---and possibly...
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Blackstone Publishing
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"From the eponymous subject of the beloved classic Tuesdays with Morrie comes an insightful, poignant masterpiece on staying vibrant and connected for life. Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and where am I on that scale? Morrie Schwartz, the beloved subject of the classic, multimillion-copy number one bestseller Tuesdays with...
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Shaar Press
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March 2015-
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English
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Volume 3: Why are C. Saphir's LifeLines stories so amazingly popular, both in their magazine format and in the bestselling books of the series? Many of the stories have wonderful, inspiring happy endings. Others don't. Some are hard-hitting tales reflecting the challenges and problems of our society. Others are stories of people with circumstances unique to them. Some are raw or impassioned, others hopeful and warm. But what makes all of these beautifully...
74) ASAP
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"When her ex-boyfriend, a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, is rocked by scandal, K-pop idol Sori offers him a hideaway with her until she must decide if her future is worth sacrificing for a second chance at love"--
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Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Provides step-by-step instructions on how to find food; build a shelter; mine for materials; and craft armor, swords, and other equipment, and offers information on monsters and places to go.
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Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas) volume 1
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 38
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English
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"Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion-otherwise known as Crescent City-has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city-and Bryce's world. Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful...
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Kregel Publications
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[2022]
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English
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"Kieran Lucas's grandmother is slipping into dementia, and, when her memory is gone, Kieran's last tie to the family she barely knows will be lost forever. Worse, Granny Mac is being tormented by flashbacks of her mother's death and the loss of their home. In 1931, Rosie McCauley's Smoky Mountains home is threatened by the Tennessee Great Smokies Park Commission as they create a new national park. But Rosie vows the only way they'll get her land is...
78) The stress-proof brain: master your emotional response to stress using mindfulness & neuroplasticity
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New Harbinger Publications, Inc
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2017.
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English
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"We can't avoid the things that stress us out, but we can change how we respond to them. In this breakthrough book, a clinical psychologist and neuroscience expert offers an original and comprehensive approach to help readers harness the power of positive emotions and overcome stress for good. The unique mindfulness exercises in this book provide a recipe for resilience, empowering readers to master their emotional response to stress, overcome negative...
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"In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership in Turbulent Times, Goodwin draws upon...