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"Abby Ward lives in a town haunted by disappearances. People vanish, and when they're found, their bodies have been dismembered and sewn back together in unnatural ways. But is it the work of a human killer . . . or something far darker? She and her younger sister live by a strict set of rules designed to keep them safe--which is why it's such a shock when Hope is taken. Desperate to get her back, Abby tells the police everything she knows, but they...
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One of the most influential novels of the nineteenth century, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment tells the tragic story of Raskolnikov-a talented former student whose warped philosophical outlook drives him to commit murder. Surprised by his sense of guilt and terrified of the consequences of his actions, Raskolnikov wanders through the slums of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg trying to escape the ever-suspicious Porfiry, the official investigating...
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"D.H. Lawrence's 'Women in Love' is a profound exploration of relationships and human psyche set against the backdrop of early 20th century England. This sequel to 'The Rainbow' continues the story of the Brangwen sisters, Ursula and Gudrun, as they navigate complex emotional landscapes in their respective relationships.
Gudrun, an artist, enters a turbulent and ultimately destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist, while Ursula,...
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She's his best friend's little sister. He's the biggest player of them all.
They shouldn't be together. But this summer's just too tempting.
Sixteen-year-old Emilia Moretti's goal for the summer is simple: forget her brother's best friend-Nick Grawsky-ever existed. It should be easy: He's spending his summer in the Hamptons, adding girls in tiny bikinis to his list of broken hearts. Guarantee he won't be telling them they're like his little sisters....
5) Dark Secrets
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When the Powers of Darkness infest a small New England town...
Rick Williams is the dependable, boy next door type. As his eighteenth birthday approaches, he suddenly experiences violent, unexplainable headaches.
Enter Terrence, a mysterious substitute teacher at the local high school in scenic Maplecrest, Vermont. With Terrence's encouragement and influence, a group of seemingly normal students turns a routine science lab experiment into a frenzy...
6) Hero Maker
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A teen haunted by dreams discovers that he has special powers, revealing that superheroes are hidden among us every day.
A 16-year-old with exceptional abilities is thrust into a life of danger in this fascinating YA magical realism story.
Sixteen-year-old Adam is haunted by dreams that leave him exhausted and confused. When a memory of a long-forgotten experience comes back to him, tying him to someone's perilous escape from death, his special...
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A large scale and much publicized expedition to Antarctica is about to take place. While excitement runs high in the scientific community over this expedition, one geologist tries his hardest to stop the trip from ever happening. This is because William Dyer has been to Antarctica on an expedition before, and knows of the unspeakable horrors that lie in its frigid terrain. Dyer goes into explaining that during his last trip, he and another small group...
8) Wasteland
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Meg has spent the last twelve years of her life living in the Wasteland with a protector who has kept her in the dark about her origins, and trained her to be a fighter and weapons expert.
What Meg doesn't know is that she is an Antaean: a super soldier engineered to protect the country of Sirain from its enemies, then hidden away from the very cities that sacrificed many of their own people to design her. It isn't, until an attack by a group of...
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Sometimes being first isn't what you expected.
Sometimes, you get a second chance at love.
Seventeen-year-old ballerina Emilia Moretti is tired of always being second best. And she's going to prove the world she deserves to be first. In her upcoming School of the Performing Arts showcase. In the eyes of her birth parents. And in the heart of the guy, she loves. She spends hours rehearsing, hours dreaming about becoming number one, hours imagining...
10) The Deep
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'The world is never-ending.
I never realized just how much space there is - how far and wide the water around our island stretches out. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I may have believed that a second Wall ran around Tresco, containing the infinite waters so we wouldn't all wash over the edge and plummet down into the depths.'
Leia and Walt are on their way to the Other Side, where the legendary land of Cornwall awaits them. Tony, their new friend,...
11) The Blue Castle
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"The Blue Castle" by L. M. Montgomery unfolds as a beguiling tale of personal transformation, escapism, and the liberating power of self-discovery. Nestled within the enchanting landscapes of Muskoka, Ontario, this novel is a departure from Montgomery's more renowned Anne of Green Gables series, yet it exudes the same charm, wit, and poetic prose that define her literary prowess.
The protagonist, Valancy Stirling, is introduced as a quiet and...
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The epic conclusion of The Avalonia Chronicles is here . . .
War is on the horizon. Queen Morgana's power grows every day, aided by her army and unseen dark forces. Illiador and Eldoren have fallen completely under her reign. There is no one who can stand against her now-except one.
Aurora Firedrake has finally come to understand the power she is capable of wielding, but is it too late? Stripped of her allies and those she holds dear, failure seems...
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She never felt like she belonged...until magic pulled her into a world beyond her wildest imagination. Perfect for fans of the Throne of Glass series and the Grisha Trilogy.
Sixteen-year-old Aurora wishes she were anyone else. Mistreated by her adopted family and bullied at school, she believes things can't get any worse. But when she's kidnapped and dragged through an ancient tapestry into the magical world of Avalonia, she soon discovers that some...
14) Summer Crush
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Take one last end-of-school bonfire, a girl who's never been kissed, and the encouragement of a best friend. Will Jess finally reveal her feelings to Ellie before it's too late?
15) Warmth
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Following the suicide of their best friend, Ethan, high school sophomores Fox and Pete discover a mysterious cave system expanding from the site of his death, the chambers abloom with shapeshifting fragments of Ethan's memories. Racked by grief, the two friends explore the perilous mindscape in search of answers. For Fox, who shared a fledgling romance with Ethan, the quest becomes obsession, the expeditions more reckless, into deeper and wilder recesses...
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Ten-year-old Martha has leadership skills. At least, that's what her parents say. Her cousins, Sanjay and Anand, say she's bossy.
When Martha secretly adopts a very pregnant cat from a garage sale free box right before her cousins come for a long visit, it puts a serious kink in her carefully laid plans for summer. That kink grows even bigger, when the cat runs away. Still, Martha's determined to give her cousins forty-two days of fun, Portland,...
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Meet "the corner girl," one of the most beloved characters of The Light Series, before she retreats into a world of muted silence. Feel her love, hear her gift, before it all falls away.
If you're already a fan of The Light Series, you will enjoy learning more about the character that won your heart without a word. Both fans and new readers of the series will find themselves engrossed in a crumbling world, and a family fighting to save it and each...
18) Starstruck
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The middle of nowhere just got a lot more interesting! Nerdy, orphaned astronomy geek Marsha, M to her few friends, dreams of escaping tiny Jewel, Indiana and becoming "somebody"-a distant dream until hot new quarterback Rigel inexplicably befriends her. As Rigel turns his back on fawning cheerleaders to spend time with M, strange things happen: her acne clears up, her terrible eyesight improves, and when they touch, sparks fly-literally! When M digs...
19) Treve
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Treve, a beautiful and madly-alive collie, must fight for his life after his owner mistreats and rejects him. Through a series of unfortunate events he finds himself on the Dos Hermanos sheep ranch, and the two owners of that ranch become his new masters. Treve immediately loves and is loved by Royce Mack, the younger of the two ranchers, but Joel Fenno, an embittered, cranky old rancher, takes an instant dislike to Treve. He has "no time for measly...
20) The Waves
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The first memory I have of my grandfather is of a moment that we share together. I'm sitting on his knee looking out over the harbor. Grandpa is smoking a pipe. He points at the horizon. "Look, Walt. Our ships are out there. And one day, another even more beautiful ship will appear at the horizon. A mighty ship to take us all away. And Annabelle will be at the front deck with open arms, inviting us all to join her on board." "Why don't we sail to...
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