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  Elixir (Clea and Sage): Book 1

  Elixir

  by Hilary Duff

  Clea Raymond has felt the glare of the spotlight her entire life. The daughter of a renowned surgeon and a prominent Washington DC politician, she has grown to be a talented photojournalist who takes refuge in a career that allows her to travel to the most exotic parts of the world. But after Clea's father disappears while on a humanitarian mission, Clea's photos begin to feature eerie, shadowy images of a strange... (more)
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  Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister

  by Gregory Maguire

  Is this new land a place where magic really happens? From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of Wicked, comes his much-anticipated second novel, a brilliant and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella tale. In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings.... When we grow up, we learn that it's far more common for human beings to turn into rats.... We... (more)
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  Xanth: Book 1

  A Spell for Chameleon

  by Piers Anthony

  Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled--where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. That is, except for Bink of North Village. He was sure he possessed no magic, and knew that if he didn't find some soon, he would be exiled. According to the Good Magician Humpfrey, the charts said that Bink was as powerful as the King or even the Evil Magician Trent. Unfortunately, no one could determine... (more)
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  Jock Gavin: Book 2

  Killer Dreams

  by Iris Johansen

  Someone is watching....He's a shadowy figure from her darkest nightmare and he hasn't /forgotten her. In one shocking instant he'd shattered Sophie Dunston's world forever. Now she has only one thing to live for, her son, Michael. And their nightmare is far from over....Someone is waiting....As one of the nation's top sleep therapists, Sophie knows how dreams can kill. She specializes in the life-threatening... (more)
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  The Gardener's Iris Book

  by William A. Shear

  Whether the reader is new to irises or has loved them for decades, this is the most complete and useful book anyone can find on growing these complex and beautiful flowers. With clear and concise writing as well as stunning photos, The Gardener's Iris Book features all the essentials of iris care for nearly every region of the country.
• Iris La Bonga and the helpful taxi driver (Sunshine Books)Margaret Mahy

  

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  Iris La Bonga and the helpful taxi driver (Sunshine Books)

  by Margaret Mahy

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  Heir Chronicles: Book 1

  The Warrior Heir

  by Cinda Williams Chima

  Before he knew about the Roses, sixteen-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio college town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high schoolers. Then one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it feels great-until he loses control of his own strength... (more)
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  The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower

  by The Society for Louisiana Irises

  Louisiana irises have been hybridized from five species of Iris found only in North America, most specifically in Louisiana. Their boggy native habitats have largely been destroyed, and horticulturists’ efforts have gone toward the creation of an incredible range of hybrids in a variety of colors, forms, and sizes. They have proved adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, needing only sun, ample... (more)
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  World of Irises

  The book is a permanent reference for irisarians and horticulturists. More than 200 illustrations and 32 color plates, appendixes reviewing special methods of culture (meristem, young inflorescence, and embryo) and colchicine induced tetraploidy, a selective glossary, an extensive bibliography, and a complete index, make the World of Irises a book for every iris grower. Thirty-four specialists have by-lines and... (more)
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  Heir Chronicles: Book 3

  The Dragon Heir

  by Cinda Williams Chima

  The Covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has now been stolen, and the sanctuary of Trinity must prepare for attack. Seph monitors the Weirwall, while Jack and Ellen train their army of ghosts to face an onslaught of wizards. Even Anaweir Will and Fitch are setting traps around the the town's perimeter. To Jason Haley, it feels as though everyone but him has a role to play. Then he finds a... (more)
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  Dragon House

  by John Shors

  From the critically acclaimed author of Beneath a Marble Sky and Beside a Burning Sea—the new novel from “a master storyteller,”* set in contemporary Asia. From John Shors comes an unforgettable story of redemption set in modern-day Vietnam. Dragon House tells the tale of Iris and Noah—two Americans who, as a way of healing their own painful pasts, open a center to house and educate Vietnamese street... (more)
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  The Kane Chronicles: Book 1

  The Red Pyramid

  by Rick Riordan

  Life is not normal; not at all for the Kane family. They are unique in a way most would not assume. Since his mother's death six years ago, Carter Kane's home has been his suitcase, as he traveling the globe with his father, Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. But while Carter's been home schooled, his younger sister, Sadie, has been living with their grandparents in London. Sadie has just what Carter wants - friends... (more)
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  Iris

  by Yolanda Sfetsos

  In Nexus City, the rain is deadly… IRIS: She can’t remember who—or what—she is.When Iris wakes up naked, alone and surrounded by dead bodies inside a dark basement, she can’t remember a thing about her life. Fox enters a basement in one of the lower levels of Nexus City looking for his Spec-Ops team, what he finds is a beautiful woman trying to crawl out the window. Together, they’ll unravel a sick plan by the... (more)
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  The Little Woods

  by McCormick Templeman

  Are the woods behind St. Bede's Academy really haunted, or does bad stuff just happen there? When Calista Wood, a new student, arrives midway through her junior year, St. Bede's feels like a normal school . . . until she discovers that a girl had disappeared a couple of months earlier. Some kids think she ran away, others think she was murdered, but it's only when Cally starts digging around that she finds the... (more)
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  Conundrum (an Iris Reid mystery)

  by Susan Cory

  "An exciting, engrossing tale of greed, deceit and murder" THE KIRKUS REVIEW When a Harvard Architecture School superstar plunges off the balcony at a graduation party, the police see an accident, not foul play. But fellow-student Iris Reid knows that any jealous member of the ruling clique would have relished pushing him off. Twenty years later, a reunion is luring the same cast of characters back to... (more)