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25421) The Empress's Tomb
With Oona taking the lead this time, the latest adventures follow the Irregulars as they protect New York City and its secret underground world, doing battle along the way with Manhattan's gangsters, rodents, diamond merchants, society figures, and assorted forces of evil. Some of the Irregulars will have to come to terms with deadly secrets from their own pasts, and each of the girls will find her unusual skills and her friendships put to the
...25422) The Duchess of Trajetto
A prolific writer of gripping historical fiction novels, author Anne Manning penned more than 50 short stories and book-length tales over the course of her literary career. The Duchess of Trajetto follows the plight of a well-born aristocrat who suddenly finds herself immersed in a world of danger, drama, and intrigue.
25423) The Dragons Club
Faith Navarro has landed a scholarship to an arts high school for violin. But her struggles at home threaten to take away everything she's ever worked for. Her older sister's drug addiction has caused Faith to miss school one too many times. Her school offers her one more chance to keep her scholarship—enrollment in a teen support group called the Dragons Club. The last thing Faith wants to do is talk to other teens about her sister's addiction
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What if the inhabitants of Earth received a message from the future warning of an upcoming calamity that could wipe out the entire planet? That's the plot that propels "The Machine that Saved the World" by prolific SF luminary Murray Leinster. When the denizens of the future propose a solution, however, one man harbors suspicions. Is he merely paranoid, or are his misgivings well founded?
25426) Five Minutes More
D'Arcy's dad is dead.
She desperately wants it to have been an accident, but she is not sure. And when she learns the truth, things become even more difficult. Why would her father choose suicide? Why didn't she see the signs? Her father had always helped her get through everything in her life—five minutes at a time. Can she do it alone? And then she meets Seth. When will things get back to normal? Learning to live
...25427) Those Who Run in the Sky
This teen novel, written by Iqaluit-based Inuit author Aviaq Johnston, is a coming-of-age story that follows a young shaman named Pitu as he learns to use his powers and ultimately finds himself lost in the world of the spirits.
After a strange and violent blizzard leaves Pitu stranded on the sea ice, without his dog team or any weapons to defend himself, he soon realizes that he is no longer in the word that he once knew. The storm has carried
25428) Red Sea
25429) Overdrive
A street race ends in a tragic accident. Jake's friends tell him to run, but he doesn't know if he can—or should—run from the truth.
Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car as well. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a street race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the
...25430) The Dolly Dialogues
25431) Echoes of the War
Though today he is best remembered for his work for younger audiences, including the beloved classic Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie was a writer of remarkable breadth and versatility who didn't shy away from tough subjects. This volume of plays showcases an array of British families and their very different methods of coping with the aftermath of World War I.
25432) The Mirror of Kong Ho
Immerse yourself in the glamor, glitz and turbulence of the period leading up to the 1920s with this satisfying collection of tales from author Mary Roberts Rinehard. Veering from romance to mystery and back again, this diverse volume is the perfect way to while away a pleasant afternoon.
This is a very funny look at a tumultuous six months in the life of (not so) typical Erin Costello.
Ever get the feeling your life would qualify for National Disaster Relief? Say hello to Erin Costello. Erin's pretty much your average teenage girl ... except that her mother has all the maternal instincts of a black widow spider, and her dad is out of work and completely clueless. That's probably why they're divorced. Not that anyone except Erin
...25435) The Lock and Key Library
If you're craving classic mystery and detective fiction, you've come to precisely the right place. The Lock and Key Library brings together a series of spine-tingling and suspenseful tales from some of the foremost names in the genre, as well as some literary masters not typically associated with mystery fiction.
25436) The Awkward Age
Though a cleric by trade, E. G. Swain achieved his greatest acclaim via the publication of this chilling collection of ghost stories. Featuring a heavily autobiographical narrator, the eccentric but kindly Reverend Batchel, all nine tales are set in a parish in the gloomy marshes of England's eastern Fenlands.
If you like your classic detective tales served with a heaping dose of local color and a cast of indelibly written characters, you'll love Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases. This collection of seventeen mysteries stars Vrouw Grobelaar, a well-to-do South African woman of a certain age whose shrewd, no-nonsense approach will win readers over.
25439) The Lion's Share
Audrey's youth has been a privileged one, but the thing she wants more than anything else—freedom—has remained out of her reach. When her father succumbs to an accident, she decides to seize the day and make the most of her sudden shift in circumstances. But will her wonderment with the wider world cloud her judgment?
25440) Chorus
Eight years after Alpha was exposed to her first and only addictive, encoded musical track from the Corp, she finds that she cannot run away from the haunting dreams or desire to taste the emotional high again. At seventeen, she has left the temptations of the Web for a fresh start in Los Angeles, where she has formed a band of her own. But it only takes one urgent call to bring Alpha back home and to her brother Anthem's side.
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