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  Blue Balliet's books: Book 1

  Chasing Vermeer

  by Blue Balliett

  When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a... (more)
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  Blue Balliet's books: Book 3

  The Calder Game

  by Blue Balliett

  When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's... (more)
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  Lost Cities: Book 1

  Petra

  City in Stone

  by T. L. Higley

  Petra, the wondrous ancient city carved from the mountains of modern Jordan, is at the height of its glory in this gripping historical novel by T. L. Higley. A young widow, Cassia, and her son, Alexander, have arrived there seeking protection with her late husband's estranged family. But when Cassia discovers the man she married was heir to the throne, the power-hungry Queen Hagiru plots to murder Alexander so... (more)
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 18

  Appointment with Death

  by Agatha Christie

  Into the valley of death...Ahead, between the towering red cliffs of Petra, Sarah saw a cluster of tents and above them caves, hollowed out of the red rocks. She stared up at one of these which held a sitting figure. An idol? A gigantic squatting image? Her heart gave a sudden lurch of recognition... Gone, now, was the feeling of peace - of escape. Looming above her like an arch priestess of some... (more)
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  Married to a Bedouin

  by Marguerite van Geldermalsen

  “‘Where you staying?’ the Bedouin asked. ‘Why you not stay with me tonight—in my cave.’ He seemed enthusiastic. And we were looking for adventure." Thus begins the story of how Marguerite van Geldermalsen—a New Zealand-born nurse—became the wife of Mohammad Abdallah Othman, a Bedouin souvenir-seller of the Manaja tribe, and lived with him and their children in a community of 100 families in the ancient caves of... (more)
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  Ender's Shadow: Book 1

  Ender's Shadow

  by Orson Scott Card

  The human race is at War with the “Buggers”, an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth—they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging... (more)
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  More Power to Ya: The Petra Devotional

  by Bob Hartman

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  Kingdom of the Film Stars: Journey into Jordan

  by Annie Caulfield

  Kingdom of the Filmstars is a travel book and a love story. With honesty and humour, Anne Caulfield writes of travelling in Jordan and falling in love with a Bedouin. Her book offers fascinating insights into the country - from the traditional tent life of nomadic to the first woman MP's battle with fundamentalist colleagues. Kingdom of the Filmstars unpicks some of the tight-woven Western myths about the Arab... (more)
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  Ender's Shadow: Book 2

  Shadow of the Hegemon

  by Orson Scott Card

  The War is over, won by Ender Wiggin and his team of brilliant child-warriors. The enemy is destroyed, the human race is saved. Ender himself refuses to return to the planet, but his crew has gone home to their families, scattered across the globe. The battle school is no more. But with the external threat gone, the Earth has become a battlefield once more. The children of the Battle School are more than... (more)
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  Ender's Shadow: Book 3

  Shadow Puppets

  by Orson Scott Card

  Earth and its society has been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics--the unity enforced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School. But one person has a better idea. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more... (more)
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  Ender's Game: Book 1

  Ender's Game

  by Orson Scott Card

  Set several hundred years in the future, humans have been at war with the Buggers for over a century. The insectoid enemy is poised to overcome humanity.Desperate for an edge against the Buggers, Earth has tried to breed its next triumphant battle leader, such as Napoleon or Alexander the Great. Despite the population controls, the Wiggins, a family in the United States, are allowed a 3rd child since... (more)
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  Left Behind: Book 12

  Desecration

  Antichrist Takes the Throne

  by Tim F. LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

  The exciting ninth book in the Left Behind series that has sold over 2.5 million copies in hardcover is now available in trade paperback. In November 2001 Desecration was #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and CBA Marketplace best-seller lists. With 50 million products sold, the Left Behind series is an international phenomenon.
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  The Mist of God: Volume Three of the Magdala Trilogy

  by Peter Longley

  With vivid prose and compelling characters, The Mist of God offers a captivating glimpse into Biblical times. The fictitious destinies of Linus Flavian, Maria of Magdala, and their son, Marcus, play out in this dramatic first-century story that spans the extremities of the known world of that time, from Britannia to India. Maria has a very personal understanding of divinity that she learned from her lover, the... (more)