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  Book of Ember: Book 1

  The City of Ember

  by Jeanne DuPrau

  The City of Ember is a city hidden underground; way beneath the earth. The city's only sources of light are slowly beginning to fade. Now it all depends on two children, Lina (pronounced Lyna) and Doon. They know they must find an elusive exit to the city, but how? Where? If they fail, the whole city will be shrouded in darkness. The courageous children persevere in this disastrous situation. Will they find the... (more)
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  An I Can Read Book

  Grasshopper on the Road (I Can Read Book 2)

  by Arnold Lobel

  ‘Grasshopper, insouciant hero of Lobel’s free-and-easy reader, goes where the road leads, en route unsettling a series of set-in-their-ways insects.’ —SLJ. ‘One of the richest examples of characterization in the beginning-to-read genre.’ —BL. Notable Children's Book of 1978 (ALA) 1979 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) "Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ) Children's Choices for 1979 (IRA/CBC)... (more)
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  Saturn's Children

  by Charles Stross

  Sometime in the twenty-third century, humanity went extinct—leaving only androids behind. Freya Nakamichi 47 is a femmebot, one of the last of her kind still functioning. With no humans left to pay for the pleasures she provides, she agrees to transport a mysterious package from Mercury to Mars. Unfortunately for Freya, she has just made herself a moving target for some very powerful, very determined humanoids who... (more)
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  The Twilight Saga

  Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn

  by Stephenie Meyer

  Bella Swan moves back to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. On her first day of school she is breathless when she meets Edward Cullen, the most beautiful boy you will ever lay eyes on. Until she finds out his secret that puts her life in danger.
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  The Comedy of Errors

  by William Shakespeare

  In this Shakespeare comedy, Antipholus of Syracuse searches for his identical twin brother. Adding to the confusion, each brother has an slave named Dromio, and the Dromios are also indistinguishable twins.
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  I Heart: Book 1

  I Heart New York

  by Lindsey Kelk

  Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, get ready for the summer debut of the year...It's official. Angela Clarke is in love -- with the most fabulous city in the world. Fleeing her cheating boyfriend and clutching little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins and her passport, Angela jumps on a plane, destination - NYC. Holed up in a cute hotel room, Angela gets a New York makeover from her... (more)
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  The Man Handler

  by Cairo

  Bianca Rivers has an overpowering love and passion for sexuality, and the ability to satisfy it without fear or regret. She makes no excuses for her highly charged libido as she shares her fantasies and explosive sexual encounters. Embracing her womanhood and indulging in her sexual desires without regret, Bianca satisfies her urges with any man willing to feed her insatiable appetite. But what will happen when... (more)
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  Fallen Skies

  by Philippa Gregory

  Can a family's mannered traditions and cool emotions erase the horrors of war from a young couple's past? Now back in print from New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory, Fallen Skies takes readers to post-World War I England in a suspenseful story about the marriage of a wealthy war hero and an aspiring singer he barely knows. Lily Valance is determined to forget the horrors of the war by throwing... (more)
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  The Flight of the Falcon

  by Daphne du Maurier

  As a young guide for Sunshine Tours, Armino Fabbio leads a pleasant, if humdrum life -- until he becomes circumstantially involved in the murder of an old peasant woman in Rome. The woman, he gradually comes to realise, was his family's beloved servant many years ago, in his native town of Ruffano. He returns to his birthplace, and once there, finds it is haunted by the phantom of his brother, Aldo, shot down in... (more)
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  The House on Fortune Street: A Novel (P.S.)

  by Margot Livesey

  It seems like mutual good luck for Abigail Taylor and Dara MacLeod when they meet at university and, despite their differences, become fast friends. Years later they remain inseparable: Abigail, the actress, allegedly immune to romance, and Dara, a therapist, throwing herself into relationships with frightening intensity. Now both believe they've found "true love." But luck seems to run out when Dara moves into... (more)
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  I Survived

  I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

  by Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson

  In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: A great white shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey. Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in the water ...
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  The Inconvenient Corpse: A Grace Cassidy Mystery

  by Jackie King

  A naked corpse in her bed is only the first surprise for our heroine in Jackie King’s charming bed-and-breakfast mystery. Cozy readers will be happy guests among these lively characters. —Marcia Preston, winner of the 2004 Mary Higgins Clark Award If you like bed and breakfast settings, friendly cats, delightful, quirky characters and a little tea thrown in with your murder, you’ll love The Inconvenient Corpse.... (more)
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  Plenty of Carp: A Fishing Guide for Dating Singles

  by Cindy Lucy

  Is Cindy Lucy able to catch the "Big One" and give honor to online dating? Is the idea of finding a lover, companion, or platonic adult male a possibility? Did she forget she was happy in the first place prior to finding the tackle box in the basement that was hooked to an online dating service? This complication of short stories and poetry relate to experiences of hooking Carp in the plural form as with... (more)
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  All the Pleasures of the Season

  by Lecia Cornwall

  On the first day of Christmas: Lady Miranda Archer accepts a marriage proposal. On the first day of Christmas, fifteen minutes later: Miranda realizes she’s made a huge mistake. For the next twelve days: Miranda must find a way out of her engagement—which is harder than it looks, especially since her fiancÉ is pompous, mean, and desperate for her family’s jewels—and convince her true love that all she wants... (more)
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  The Widows of Eastwick

  by John Updike

  More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick . The three divorcées—Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie—have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick... (more)
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  Portobello

  by Ruth Rendell

  From crime fiction’s reigning queen comes a diabolically intricate tale that weaves together the lives of very different people in the vibrant part of London known as Portobello. Fifty-year-old Eugene Wren inherited from his father an art gallery near an arcade that now sells cashmere, handmade soaps, and children’s clothing. But he decided to move to a more upmarket site. Eugene was, perhaps, too secretive for... (more)
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  King-Maxwell: Book 4

  First Family

  by David Baldacci

  Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILY begins with what seems like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gather to celebrate. Like most birthday parties, there are balloons and cake, games and gifts. This party is very special because relatives of the... (more)
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  The Summons

  by John Grisham

  Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi--a pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years. Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the eldest, a... (more)
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  Ford County: Book 1

  A Time to Kill

  by John Grisham

  Clanton, Mississippi The life of a ten-year-old girl is shuttered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle--and takes justice into his own outraged hands.For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits... (more)