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1) Ender's game
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English
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Six-year-old Andrew "Ender" Wiggin and his siblings at Battle School are being tested and trained to determine whether they possess the abilities to remake the world-- if the world survives an all-out war with an alien enemy.
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English
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Carolyn Mackenzie is driven to solve the mystery of her older brother's disappearance ten years ago, hoping that she and her mother will achieve closure. Her pursuit of truth plunges her into a world of danger and unanswered questions. Do the police believe that Mack is a serial killer? Was Mack guilty of the murder of his drama teacher and the theft of his taped sessions with her?
3) Three fates
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English
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A family heirloom, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three small silver statues, has been snatched away from the Sullivans. Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather's treasure, reunite the Three Fates, and make their fortune. The quest will take them on an adventure that will ultimately pit them in a suspenseful fight against an ambitious woman who will stop at nothing to acquire the Fates.
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Judy Moody volume 3
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English
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When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project.
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Sookie Stackhouse novels volume 5
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English
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Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse turns sleuth to investigate a mysterious sniper who has set his sights on the local changeling population, especially when her brother Jason becomes the prime suspect in the deadly attacks.
6) The edge
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English
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Baffled by a seemingly supernatural connection to his critically injured sister, FBI agent Ford MacDougal heads to the Oregon coast in search of a more plausible explanation for his sudden ESP--only to discover more puzzling mysteries.
8) Truest
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Westlin Beck's summer is turned upside down when the Hart twins move to town: aggravating, intriguing, and quirky Silas and his mysteriously ill sister, Laurel"--
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English
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It's been thirty years since Antonie's and Melanie's mother died. But when a visit to the sea at Noirmoutier Island triggers painful memories of their haunting childhood--and Melanie lies in the hospital recovering from a near fatal accident--Antoine must confront his past and also his troubled relationships with his own children.
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English
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Henry--a Canadian Mountie like his father--struggles between the call of duty and the call of his heart. When he informs a young logger's wife of her husband's death, the memory of that loss haunts him for years. Assigned to a new beat five years later, he rediscovers Amber and gains her trust...and eventually her heart.
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English
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"At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to build an immense real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs of Philadelphia. meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril's son, Danny, as his older sister, the...
13) Metro girl
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English
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When her wild and womanizing younger brother goes missing in southern Florida, Alexandra Barnaby endures humidity, sunburn, and bugs in her search for him alongside Sam Hooker, who believes Barnaby's brother has stolen his boat.
14) Home
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Frank Money ia an angry, broken veteran of the Korean War who, after traumatic experiences on the front lines, must now rescue his medically abused younger sister and take her back to the small Georgia town they come from.
15) Shrinky Pinky!
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Publisher
Dalmatian Press
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English
Description
Pinky Dinky Doo, an imaginative young girl, tells her brother a story about how she had to deal with a bully.
16) As good as dead
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English
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Six years ago, Luke Delaney was forced to put himself into his own form of witness protection following a hitman's moment of compassion. Yet, when his father dies, he feels the need to risk it all to come home. Though he his careful, observing at a distance, he is spotted by people who will kill him. Suddenly, all of Luke's family and friends are plunged into danger that has lain dormant for six years. Fortunately, his sister, Angel, has already proven...
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The Bobbsey Twins volume 5
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1st World Library - Literary Society
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English
Description
The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge is a children's book by Laura Lee Hope, published in 1952. It is the 48th book in "The Bobbsey Twins" series. The story revolves around the adventures of two sets of twins, Bert and Nan, and Freddie and Flossie, who go on a winter vacation to Snow Lodge, a ski resort in the mountains. The Bobbsey family is invited by their friend, Mr. Carford, to spend a winter vacation at Snow Lodge, his ski resort. The children are...
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Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was...
20) The red house
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Publisher
Doubleday
Edition
1st American ed.
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English
Description
Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside, which results in a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams, and rising hopes.
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