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42) The forbidden
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Krewe of Hunters volume 34
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"She is someone's darkest desire Playing the victim of a vampire king on an island off New Orleans is actress Avalon Morgan's creepiest role to date. It's also scary good fun--until the victim of a real killer is discovered on set, laid out for all to see. With production shut down, Avalon can't stop thinking about the chilling crime scene, or Grayson Avery, the investigator working the case. With a rising body count and zero leads, Gray can't help...
43) Fallout
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A good deed is a hard sell when you're a bad girl.
Among Landfall's elite, reputation runs everything--even the economy. Princess Ione has cashed in on playing the party girl for most of her life, but not even an imperial princess can escape the fallout of one too many scandals. Her efforts to repair her reputation have tanked, but she gets one last chance to make good, by planning a charity function for an embattled colony world. If she's going...
44) The Catch
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He's her captive…and her best chance to discover the truth.
The Catch (Episodes 7-9)
Micah's mission to strike at the Union takes on dangerous complications when his suspicions about Treska's mysterious past are confirmed. Treska's secret could hold the key to breaking the Union's uncanny stranglehold on the star system...but at the cost of her mind.
The Union gave Treska an identity and purpose she could believe in, but outside of its influence,...
45) Woodland Pursuit
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An environmental blogger and a career logger- Which one are the bad guys after? Kitty is an environmental blogger. She writes about the reduction of salmon spawn, the depletion of the numbers of whales, the loss of old growth forests. Then she decides to go undercover to work for a logging company and discover what she can about illegally cutting the old growth trees. Kitty knows there are secrets, and she plans to find them.Family tradition is important...
46) Utterly Charming
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He could be her own personal Prince Charming if only dreams did come true. . . Mysterious, handsome wizard Aethelstan Blackstone hires beautiful, hardworking attorney Nora Barr to get a restraining order to protect Sleeping Beauty from her evil stepmother. But if Sleeping Beauty is supposed to be his soul mate, then how come he's becoming bewitched by Nora? And when Nora finds herself baby-sitting a clueless maiden from the Middle Ages, avoiding a...
47) Moon Shine
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Some secrets are too dangerous to keep… A thrilling novel of romantic suspense from bestselling author Sylvie Grayson.After losing her husband to a deadly illness, Julia Butler is determined to look after her family, but this is the 1930's and times are tough for everyone. As the endless string of jobless men trudges past her farm, she does her best to hang on. Then two strangers suddenly appear at her home. They are hiding something that places...
48) The Snare
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The bounty on her captive's head is nothing compared to the one on her own...
The Snare (Episodes 4-6)
She's bound his hands…now she's working on his heart.
A simple job turns to a fight for survival when Treska crash-lands on a remote moon, far from the heart of her Union. On the run from space pirates and planetary insurgents, she must rely on Micah to help them both survive when they learn the bounty on her captive's head is nothing compared...
49) The Roosevelts
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
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The Roosevelt family had a tremendous impact on US government and politics in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Roosevelts explores how the Roosevelt family got their start in politics, their impact from the White House and other government positions, and how the Roosevelt legacy continues to impact modern politicians. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report...
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He's given up on happily-ever-after... Cinderella's Prince Charming is divorced and at a dead end. The new owner of a bookstore, Charming has given up on women, royalty, and anything that smacks of a future. That is, until he meets up with Mellie... But she may be the key to happily-right-now... Mellie is sick and tired of stepmothers being misunderstood. Vampires have redeemed their reputation, why shouldn't stepmothers do the same? Then she runs...
51) Charming Blue
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Welcome to the fractious fairy tale world of Kristine Grayson, where the bumpy road to happily ever after is paved with surprises... He lived through ages with the curse of attracting women...who end up dead... One upon a time, he was the most handsome of princes, destined for great things. But now he's a lonely legend, hobbled by a dark history. With too many dead in his wake, Bluebeard escapes the only way he knows how-through the evil spell of...
52) The Intelligence
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A fast-paced novel of transformation (as well as a workbook). Having had enough of a life that was fragmented and dysfunctional, Stevie commits suicide. Or, did he? In the corridors between this life and the one on "the other side", Stevie is given another chance to learn the spiritual laws that govern man and all things. The plot is stimulated by an imposed time-frame of his deteriorating physical body, the anguish of a deceased child, and Mandy......
54) Regular
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If you like action. If you like to laugh. And if you like stories about young adults struggling to survive urban ghetto life, then "Regular" is for you. Hanging out with James Taylor and crew you will find yourself spending summer in the heart of the hood experiencing family and friends, music and drama. You get to see, hear, and feel how regular youngsters survive day to day in the midst of chaos'. There is James and his family, there is Omar, Jada,...
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After years of bad grades, brutal scoldings, and violent wedgies, Derek Slothman believes that there is only one way to escape middle school: to become famous. While his logic may be flawed and his self-awareness lacking, the former child actor will stop at nothing to become the world's most beloved VideoTube star. With the help of a wannabe superhero and an overly dedicated safety patrol captain, Derek films his visions of impractical stunts and...
56) Polio
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For many decades, scientists could do little to treat polio-they knew its symptoms but had no idea how it was transmitted, or what caused the illness. Discover how it took hundreds of years, thousands of dollars, and a U.S. president to ultimately find a way to combat this deadly disease.
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This title examines an important historic event - the gold rush in California. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the first discovery of gold and the creation of boomtowns in the West, issues with the Mexican government, military desertion, expansionism, and the environmental consequences of mining, key characters such as John Sutter, Samuel Brannan, Colonel Richard B. Mason, and President James K. Polk, the roles of journalism, transportation,...
58) Civil War Spies
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This title takes a close look at the operatives who collected intelligence for the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War, introducing readers to these colorful characters and explaining how they carried out their risky missions. Gripping narrative text, historic photographs, and primary sources make the book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential...
59) Cholera
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Just one sip of contaminated water can escalate into a pandemic of epic proportions. Cholera is a disease that still claims many victims throughout the world. Learn how medical experts around the globe are trying to combat it today.
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Can a criminal enforcer be trusted to protect a woman on the run?Damian Stuke was an enforcer for a gamer, until he began training as an undercover agent for the Khandarken military. Then he encounters a fascinating woman with a hidden agenda. But when he discovers what she is hiding, his protective instincts kick into high gear.Fanny Master is from the elite in Khandarken, and when both her parents are murdered, she is forced to run for her life,...