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"Angel's View Ranch has always been special to Annelise McCade. Once upon a time, it was her family's land, until her grandfather sold it to billionaire Wallace Sheridan. Now employed as the live-in caretaker, Annie is just trying to make it through the holidays with both her sanity and her niece's and nephew's faith in the magic of Christmas intact. The six-year-old twins recently lost their mother, so Annie tells herself it wouldn't be a problem...
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"Jolene loves watching The Desert Aviator, a livestream of twelve-year-old "Addie Earhart" flying her ultralight plane and exploring the desert....Then it all goes wrong: Addie's engine abruptly stops, and Jolene watches in helpless horror as the ultralight crashes and the video goes dark. With no one to turn to for help and only a hand-drawn map and a stolen cell phone to rely on, Jolene must find a way to save the Desert Aviator." -- Page 4 of cover....
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In a post-apocalyptic world where adults have turned into monsters, eighteen-year-old Kay Kim from the barricaded Jefferson High is expelled and forced to join the ruthless Moore High students and navigate survival, political intrigues, and a deadly secret that could spark a revolution affecting both schools.
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A Brambleberry Summer: "Rosa Galvez's attraction to Officer Wyatt Townsend is as powerful as the moon's pull on the tides. But with her past, Rosa knows better than to act on her feelings. When Wyatt and his adorable son become Brambleberry House's newest tenants, Rosa finds her resolve slipping. Her solo life slowly becomes a sun-filled family adventure--until dark secrets threaten to break like a summer storm." -- Page [4] cover.
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"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten--certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...
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"From award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski, The Glass Box is a hard-hitting, fast paced sci-fi novel about the choices we make and the ramifications we face. Perfect for fans of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Riley Diaz was born to fight back. When she's incarcerated under the authority of a shadowy new defense act, Riley is sent to one of a growing number of American Renewal Centers (ARCs)--institutions modeled...
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"Once, Catriona Macgregor led a charmed life. Daughter of a wealthy rancher, pretty and educated, she looked forward to all the world had to offer--until fate took a turn. Now family, home, and even her name have been stripped away. As 'Black Cat Whitfield,' adopted daughter of an outlaw, she's wanted by the authorities. It certainly wasn't the destiny she imagined--especially as one of the Blessed. The Blessed, rare people like Cat, are supposed...
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Wild Survival volume 2
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Arriving in Sri Lanka to find an extremely rare Pondicherry shark, 12-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her family discover that it is the main attraction in a restaurant aquarium and must convince the restaurant's owners to release it back into the wild.
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With her mom's job and theater on the line, Zadie is determined to help make their show Spinderella the hit of the season--that is unless she accidentally turns it into a disaster.
Zadie loves visiting the community theater that her mom runs, especially the lighting grid over the stage and the stage manager's booth, which is filled with levers and buttons like a spaceship control panel. When the family's finances suffer a blow, Zadie has to give...
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International school volume 1
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"Maggie Carpenter is a small-town Southern girl who's never been kissed. She's ready for a change..she accepts a scholarship to the International School in London, where she's suddenly mingling with the privileged offspring of diplomats and world leaders. When Maggie meets Hugh...she finds herself living the life she has always wanted...The only problem? There's someone else...Half French, half Lebanese and impossibly rich, Samir Khouri has made it...
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From New York Times bestselling author Elle Cosimano, comes Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank—a hilarious short story diving into Finlay Donovan's partner-in-crime Vero's past.
Anyone can spot a window of opportunity, but not everyone can manage to fall straight through one.
Veronica Ruiz is on the run for the first time in her life—though certainly not the last. After being falsely accused of
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"In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film's scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot. The man who played "The Thin Kid" is the only surviving cast member. He remembers all too well the secrets...
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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime--from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
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Wild Survival volume 1
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Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called Wild Survival! The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. They've recently gotten an offer to take the show from YouTube to a TV network, and Adrianna is thrilled. So far, she's always been behind the scenes, but now she gets to join the rest of her family...
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Equipped with a burner phone and a new job, Cassie Peters has left her hectic and secretive life in New York City for the refuge of her hometown of Mammoth Lakes, California. There, she begins working again with Yosemite Search and Rescue, where a case she worked a decade ago continues to haunt her. She quickly falls into old patterns, joining a group of fellow seasonal workers and young adventurers who have made Yosemite their home during the summer....
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In Edison, New Jersey, in a museum devoted to the inventor Thomas Edison, a bitter, self-loathing sixteen-year-old girl with a deformed hand and the seemingly coolest boy in school spend the night during a snowstorm, growing close until a shameful secret threatens everything.
At school, Tegan Everly is known simply as the girl with the hand. She's usually only her outspoken self with her friend Neel, and right now they're not exactly talking. When...
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"In this delightful and hilarious holiday picture book, can a troop of unicorns really save Christmas? It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's reindeer are sick with the chicken pox. They can't pull his sleigh, so Santa needs some serious help. Will the unicorns save Christmas despite coming down with a case of hiccups? Or will Christmas have to be canceled?"--Amazon.com.
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"A spooky and witty Knives Out-style whodunnit featuring a long-ago love affair, icy death, and a rich family gone bad, from Kat Rosenfield, the acclaimed author of the Edgar nominated No One Will Miss Her"--
"On Christmas Eve, eighty-five-year-old Miriam Gardiner walks onto the vast frozen river behind her home. As a younger woman, she used to steal out on winter nights to meet her lover, walking straight across the ice to their secret meeting place....