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Pub. Date
2006
Description
Lampoons an endless array of targets with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. Catch the first appearances of the profanely high-powered executives John and Peter, Gordon and his compulsively contentious friend Stuart, and insipid MI5 agent Tony Murchison and his coffee-obsessed boss Control.
122) The devil's double
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia is thrust into the highest echelons of the 'royal family' when he's ordered to become the body double to Saddam's son, the notorious 'Black Prince' Uday Hussein, a reckless, sadistic, party-boy with a rabid hunger for sex and brutality. With his and his family's lives at stake, Latif must surrender his former self forever. But nothing could have prepared him for the horror of the...
124) Batman: Copycat
Author
Pub. Date
c2021.
Description
When someone disguised as Catwoman starts committing crimes in Gotham City, Batman and Catwoman will have to team up to defeat the copycat in this action-packed leveled reader. It's perfect for young DC Super Hero fans ages 5 to 8! Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics for children who are ready to read on their own.
125) Black like me
Pub. Date
©2012
Description
A white magazine reporter changes the color of his skin and moves to a series of small southern towns so he can experience life as a black man
126) Queen's Shadow
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
Description
"When Padmé Naberrie, "Queen Amidala" of Naboo, steps down from her position, she is asked by the newly-elected queen to become Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate. Padmé is unsure about taking on the new role, but cannot turn down the request to serve her people. Together with her most loyal handmaidens, Padmé must figure out how to navigate the treacherous waters of politics and forge a new identity beyond the queen's shadow"--
129) The virgin's secret
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
"Even the least sensible woman knew, upon meeting his gaze, that here was a man who was more than he might at first appear, who might steal the heart of even the most resistant woman. But oh, what a lovely theft! Adventurer Nathanial Harrington would never steal another man's discovery. And he'd never be so dishonorable as to tempt an untouched woman into his bed even one as stunningly beautiful as Gabriella Montini. Yet she intrigues him. What is...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Gemma's favorite kind of beach is an empty one. Social interactions are too much for her to handle. She always says the wrong thing--if she manages to say anything at all. She can't even bring herself to speak to her longtime crush, Beau Booker, without losing sleep over her own awkwardness. During a solo outing to her favorite beach, Gemma realizes--to her horror--that the popular kids from school have shown up to throw a party....
131) Once upon a holiday
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
An actual, honest-to-goodness royal princess runs off from her official obligations and duties for a couple of days around Christmas to see how the other half lives. She winds up falling for a young man who shows her his side of the city. Will he still feel the same way once he learns the truth about her?
132) On the Riviera
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Jack Martin is an American entertainer working cabarets on the French Riviera. An impersonation of philandering industrialist Henri Duran is so convincingly that even Duran's beautiful wife is fooled by it. When Duran's business interests compel him to be in London when he should be hosting a large soiree at his home, Martin is persuaded to impersonate Duran at the party. But matters threaten to get out of hand when Martin, dressed as Duran, is confronted...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Wild, heart-wrenching, and unexpectedly funny, Nowhere Girl is an inspiring coming-of-age memoir about running for freedom against the odds. To the young Cheryl Diamond, life felt like one big adventure, whether she was hurtling down the Himalayas in a rickety car or mingling with underworld fixers. Her family appeared to be an unbreakable gang of five. One day they were in Australia, the next South Africa, the pattern repeating as they crossed continents,...
134) Queen
Author
Series
Blackcoat rebellion volume 3
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Description
To defeat the corrupt government, Kitty Doe must expose Prime Minister Daxton's secret. Securing evidence will put others in jeopardy, including the boy she's loved forever and an ally she barely trust.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"A haunting, wildly imagined novel by the acclaimed author of History of a Pleasure Seeker ("the best new work of fiction ... in many moons; a classic"--The Washington Post); set in the first decades of twentieth-century colonial Cape Town and in a spirit-filled forest of secrets and magic powers. It is 1914. Germany has just declared war on France. Piet Barol, the handsome, irresistible figure of Mason's much-admired, sensuous History of a Pleasure...
136) Bobby Z
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Marked for death by a biker gang, ex-Marine convict Tim Kearney just got one last chance to walk out of jail alive. A scheming DEA agent needs somebody to impersonate recently deceased druglord Bobby Z and Tim happens to be a dead ringer. It's a risky proposition, but if Tim plays his part right, he may be able to claim Bobby's hot ex-girlfriend and a cool fortune in illegal profits. Unfortunately, taking on Bobby's name also means taking on his bloodthirsty...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Traveling to France during the reign of Louis XIII, Geronimo and his friends enlist in the "mouseketeers" only to discover that the mouse on the throne is an impostor and together they must find the real Louis.
138) Poison
Author
Pub. Date
©2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Description
When sixteen-year-old Kyra, a potions master, tries to save her kingdom by murdering the princess, who is also her best friend, the poisoned dart misses its mark and Kyra becomes a fugitive, pursued by the King's army and her ex-boyfriend Hal.
139) The chocolate case
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 67
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
It was spring in the New Mouse City! I love to celebrate the season with my fellow mice by exchanging chocolate eggs and competing in a confectionary challenge. This year, there was also a special exhibition of priceless jeweled Mouseberge eggs in town. Then the Mouseberge Egg was stolen--and it was up to me to find! Squeak!
140) The Camelot betrayal
Author
Series
Camelot rising (Kiersten White) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
Description
When a rescue goes awry and results in the death of something precious, the devastated Guinevere, impersonated by a changeling witch, returns to Camelot to find the greatest threat yet--the real Guinevere's younger sister.