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G.P. Putnam's Sons
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2024.
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English
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"Nestled in the hills of West Virginia lies White Sulphur Springs, home to the Greenbrier Resort. Long a playground for presidents and film stars, the Greenbrier has its own gravitational pull. Over ten decades, four generations of the Zelner family must grapple with their place in its shadow . . . and within their own family. In 1942, young mother Sylvia is desperate to escape her stifling marriage, especially when it means co-running Zelner's general...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Re Jana, a young healer and masseuse, believes that Noach's son Ham, the married object of her affection, will save her and her family if his father's terrifying predictions about a great flood sent from God come true.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Twelve-year-old Mia is on a five-day tour of North Korea with her older brother, Simon, and their father, Mark, a food aid worker, but she is scared because her father keeps sneaking off at night, and terrified that her brother's sullen, rebellious behavior (which has absolutely nothing to do with the Koreans) is going to get them in trouble--and things get much worse when she is pulled into a deadly political game that seeks to expose North Korean...
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"In 1881, Jacci Reed is only five years old when a man attempts to kidnap her from the steamboat her mother, Irena, works on. Badly wounded during the confrontation, Irena takes Jacci aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, a showboat tied up beside them. There, Jacci's actor grandfather tends to her mother and Jacci gets a first taste of the life she will come to lead. Fifteen years later, Jacci is an actress aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, and...
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Ancient Crete mystery volume 1
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English
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"Ancient Crete, 1450 BC. When her sister Arge drops to the floor in convulsions and then dies at her wedding, fifteen-year-old Martis, a young poet and bull leaper in training, is certain she was murdered. The prime suspect is the groom, Saurus, a barbarian from the Greek mainland, but when Arge's Shade visits Martis, swearing Saurus is not her murderer, Martis vows to uncover the truth. As Martis begins asking questions, she discovers that while...
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In the shadow of the sun volume 1
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English
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EM Castellan's In the Shadow of the Sun is a sumptuous YA fantasy/romance novel set in 17th century Versailles.
It's 1661 in Paris, and magicians thrill nobles with enchanting illusions. Exiled in France, 17-year-old Henriette of England wishes she could use her magic to gain entry at court. Instead, her plan is to hide her magical talents, and accept an arranged marriage to the French king's younger brother.
Henriette soon realizes her fiancé...
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April 7, 1868, Ottawa, Ontario, Dominion of Canada
Around 2:30am., following a late night sitting in the House of Commons, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, MP for the riding of Montreal West, is waiting for Mary Ann Trotter to open the locked door of her Sparks Street Boarding House when someone comes up behind him and shoots him in the back of the head.
Shortly after 6:00am., blacksmith Pat Byrne is opening his Metcalfe Street shop when a rider pulls...
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The Shadow of The Bridge is a coming-of-age historical novel, located in the remote coal-mining mountains of West Virginia. El, age 12, and Edgar, 14, avidly follow the radio broadcasts of President Roosevelt, Churchill, and Lindbergh among others, tracking the war, and dreaming of one day flying, like 'Lindy'. They sneak out at night, climb up the mountain to the 121-foot high railroad bridge, lie on the crossties, and watch the activities in their...
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In the Shadow of the Prophet is a novel set in the Middle East, during the time of transition from paganism to Islam. The novel chronicles the stories of two sisters, Noor and Sawdah, whose lives are transformed by their personal experiences and by the dramatic changes in the world around them.
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Bound gods novels volume 1
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English
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A breathtaking talent makes her debut with this first book in a dark epic fantasy trilogy, The Bound Gods, in which a mismatched band of mortals led by a violent, secretive man must stand against a pair of resentful gods to save their world. Part Patrick Rothfuss, part Joe Abercrombie, magic and warfare collide in this powerful struggle for a broken world.
Eons ago, a pair of gods known as the Twins grew powerful in the world of Fiatera, until the...
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Scarlett would never kill her best friend, perhaps a Citizen if the situation called for it, but never Rhys. There are quite a few rules in the training center, but a few are the kind that are never broken.
1. Greens are not sent into Cities without officially being promoted to Blue.
2. Blues don't kill each other.
So why is Scarlett being sent into a City without the proper training? And why does a bizarre, elderly male say Scarlett will kill...
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This book offers a detailed exploration of the Black Plague's journey through medieval Europe, Asia, and Africa. While it details the human suffering and societal breakdowns caused by the pandemic, it also highlights the remarkable resilience of the survivors. The book examines how the plague sparked innovation in public health, inspired artistic and literary masterpieces, and transformed social structures, ultimately leading to the cultural rebirth...
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The year 1930 can be seen as the dawn of a period of darkness, the beginning of a decade that Auden would style "low, dishonest." That year was one of the most reflective moments in modernity. After the optimism of the nineteenth century, the West had stumbled into war in 1914. It managed to survive a conflagration, but it failed in the aftermath to create something valued.
In 1930, Europe was questioning itself and its own viability. Where are we...
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1994: genocide spreads across Rwanda like a plague until every town and village is devastated by its ferocity.In Kitabuye, Liliane Iwo hides and watches the slaughter of her fellow Tutsis. She is eventually caught, but despite suffering horrific machete wounds, she survives and escapes.Three years later, Liliane has made a comfortable new life in London, free from the memories of those dark days. Then, after a chance sighting of a face from her past,...
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Synge's first play, originally performed in 1903, is a bleak one-act set in an isolated farmhouse in Ireland. A tramp wanders into what seems a tragic scene-a wife mourning her dead, and considerably older, husband. But when the wife leaves to find her lover, and the supposedly dead man returns to life, events take an unexpected turn.
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The triumphs and tragedies of Denver's founding family as they carve out an empire in the American West-an epic saga from the beloved bestselling author. Bold, headstrong, and passionate, the indomitable Kirklands struggle to survive in a treacherous, hostile land. From penniless settlers to wealthy mine owners to Denver's regal first family, together-and separately-they pursue their dazzling dreams of love and glory. Through the era of the covered...
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BILLY BONES. Book Two, IN THE SHADOW OF THE LYNX
A fantasy series for middle grade and adults alike
The journey begins in Book One, Beyond the Tall Grass, when the shepherd dog "Bones" chases a deer through a mysterious passageway that suddenly opens between two ancient trees on either side of an old wagon trail. Inside this other dimension, the two animals find a storybook world and are transformed into creatures who think and speak like the pioneers...
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Could anyone of us have been Elizabeth Charmer? Walk the walk, feel her heart beat as she struggles through her life in Ludlow; a different place today. Survival, love and heartache, take you on this journey. The story begins at Elizabeth's graveside - her family grieving her sudden death. They return to the Nag's Head alehouse and later to Elizabeth's home in the Nag's Head Yard, to reminisce the mother they thought they knew. Follow Elizabeth's...
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In a not-so-distant future, society's obsession with entertainment takes a deadly turn. Criminals are offered a terrifying choice: face their sentence or enter The Hunt, a brutal televised competition where survival means freedom. With armed hunters, deadly traps, and a jungle teeming with danger, contestants must outwit their pursuers and each other in a high-stakes battle for their lives-all while the world watches. Dante, wrongfully convicted and...
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It has been months since Vai and Edam disappeared through the portal created by the Fusion World Machine. Unfortunately, the last known Dark Orb, the critical component to interdenominational travel, was destroyed, leaving them trapped. Luckily, a prototype, invented by Iota Corps member Charles Vindia, is discovered inside of the Rafian Archives. Vint SawWood, Vindia's apprentice, is pressed into service and can perfect the device, but the technology...
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