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61) Lamb: a novel
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Pub. Date
2002
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The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in this divinely hilarious, yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous...
62) Southern comfort
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Miami, Florida DEA agent Kate Rush and bestselling but reclusive author Tick Kelly team up to uncover a web of betrayal, blackmail, and ruthless greed at the center of a human trafficking ring. As the danger mounts, Tick realizes how far he'll go to protect the rare and surprising gift that's come his way: a second chance at a happy ending.
63) A secret kept
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Pub. Date
2010.
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The long-delayed resolution of a French family's mystery electrifies de Rosnay's (Sarah's Key) glimpse at the crushing cost of keeping secrets. Parisian architect Antoine Rey and his sister, Mélanie, celebrate her 40th birthday on the island where they vacationed as children with their mother, until she died there in 1974. Upon returning, Mélanie is gripped by a shocking repressed memory and loses control of the car. After a brief spell of amnesia,...
64) Trust No One
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The 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 5
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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And now the Vespers have landed their most serious blow yet - a blow that strikes at the very heart of the Cahill family. Because Amy and Dan discover that there's a Vesper mole in their innermost circle. Amy and Dan need to smoke out the traitor before the next hostage dies. They have just days to discover who has their back
65) The Other Woman
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Pub. Date
2005.
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At first, Ellie is thrilled to be accepted into the loving Cooper clan and have Dan's mom, Linda, as her "adopted" mother. But then Ellie starts to wonder, how has the intimate civil ceremony she always dreamed of turned into a black-tie affair? And what can Dan and his mother possibly have to talk about on the phone twice a day? When Ellie discovers she's pregnant, she realizes that Linda has only been rehearsing for the real takeover and, in the...
66) Safe haven
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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"When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations,...
67) White Fire
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Pendergast novels volume 13
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Special Agent Pendergast arrives at an exclusive Colorado ski resort to rescue his protégée, Corrie Swanson, from serious trouble with the law. His sudden appearance coincides with the first attack of a murderous arsonist who with brutal precision begins burning down multimillion-dollar mansions with the families locked inside. After springing Corrie from jail, Pendergast learns she made a discovery while examining the bones of several miners who...
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Pub. Date
2013
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The now middle aged Dan Torrance and the very special twelve year old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. On highways across America, a tribe of people called the True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless, mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve year old Abra Stone learns, the True Knot are quasi
69) The kill list
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In today's northern Virginia sits an agency bearing the name Technical Operations Support Activity, or TOSA. With two hundred fifty employees and pretending to be something else, it has only one mission: to track, find, and kill those so dangerous to the United States that they are on a short, closely held Kill List. A new name on the list, the Preacher, radicalizes young Muslims abroad to become assassins. One of his victims was the father of an...
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"We see Mary - young, strong, and inquisitive - as she first meets Joseph, a serious-minded young carpenter who is steadfastly devoted to the religious traditions of their people. The two become betrothed but are soon faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Aided by a great and abiding love, they endure challenges to their relationship as well as threats to their lives as they come to terms with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the birth of their...
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Earth's children volume 3
Pub. Date
1985
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Ayla and Jondalar meet the Mamutoi-the Mammoth Hunters--people like Ayla. Ayla finds herself torn between the wildly jealous Jondalar and the master carver Ranec.
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"Some of these twelve stories were inspired by the two years Jeffrey Archer spent in prison, including "Don't Drink the Water," the story of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St. Petersburg - with unexpected consequences. "The Red King" is a tale about a con man who discovers that an English lord requires one more chess piece to complete a set that would be worth a fortune. In another tale of deception, "The Commissioner,"...
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Pub. Date
2013
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Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery - the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them - as the Fargos are about to find out.
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Pub. Date
2012
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In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset, when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants, a swarm of black particles suddenly attacks the ship, killing everyone aboard, while the ship itself goes up in flames. A few hours later, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are on their way to the Indian Ocean.
76) The thief
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
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On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. The thugs attack again and one of the scientists dies. what are they holding that is so precious? Something that will revolutionize business and popular culture and perhaps something more. For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted...
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Pub. Date
2006
Description
George Wilson, M.D., a radiology resident in Los Angeles, is about to enter a profession on the brink of an enormous paradigm shift, foreshadowing a vastly different role for doctors everywhere. The smartphone is poised to take on a new role in medicine. He awakens one morning to find his fiancée dead in bed alongside him, not long after she participated in an iDoc beta test. Then several of his patients die after undergoing imaging procedures....
78) Holiday on ice
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Pub. Date
1997
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6 stories on 3 cds includes: Intro & Santaland diaries; Season's greetings to our friends and family & Based on a true story; Front row center with Thaddeus Bristol & Dinah, the Christmas whore, & Christmas means giving.
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Pub. Date
2011
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Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she met his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and saw her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. They share the mystery of the tarot card of the wheel of fortune before Joan is taken to a horrific death.