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Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
'What are you thinking, Amy? The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?' Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on... (more)
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The Sisters Grimm: Book 9
The Council of Mirrors
by Michael Buckley
Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms -except for Granny Relda, whose body has been hijacked by the Master-fight for the freedom of Ferryport Landing in the series' grand finale. As war rips the town apart, Sabrina consults a team of magic mirror, who prophesy that the only way the good guys will win is if she lease the army. Sabrina has always wanted to be taken seriously, and now she controls the fate of... (more)
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Wolf Hall Trilogy: Book 2
Bring Up the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and strong will alienate his old friends and noble families of England. When the discarded... (more)
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The Age of Miracles
by Karen Thompson Walker
On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday... (more)
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The Mysterious Benedict Society: Book 4
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
by Trenton Lee Stewart
Before there was a Mysterious Benedict Society, there was simply a boy named Nicholas Benedict. Meet the boy who started it all.... Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orphan with an unfortunate nose, but he also has narcolepsy, a condition that gives him terrible nightmares and makes him fall asleep at the worst possible moments. Now he's being sent to... (more)
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Home
by Toni Morrison
The latest novel from Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison. An angry and self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America after enduring trauma on the front lines that left him with more than just physical scars. His home--and himself in it--may no longer be as he remembers it, but Frank is shocked out of his crippling apathy by the need to rescue his medically abused younger... (more)
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The Kane Chronicles: Book 3
The Serpent's Shadow
by Rick Riordan
When young magicians Carter and Sadie Kane learned how to follow the path of the Ancient Egyptian gods, they knew they would have to play an important role in restoring Ma'at--order--to the world. What they didn't know is how chaotic the world would become. The Chaos snake Apophis is loose and threatening to destroy the earth in three day's time. The magicians are divided.The gods are disappearing, and those who... (more)
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The Sisters Grimm: Book 0
The Sisters Grimm
A Very Grimm Guide
by Michael Buckley
Since 2005, Michael Buckley's bestselling "Sisters Grimm" series has delighted fans with the story of the Grimm family and the sisters at its centre: Sabrina and Daphne. There's only one book left in the series, "Book Nine", coming in spring 2011, and this comprehensive "Ultimate Guide" provides the perfect refresher for fans looking to brush up before the dramatic final instalment, and the perfect introduction... (more)
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Scotland Yard's Murder Squad: Book 1
The Yard
by Alex Grecian
Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectives—known as “The Murder Squad”—to investigate countless murders every month. Created after the Metropolitan Police’s spectacular failure to capture Jack the Ripper, The Murder Squad suffers rampant public contempt. They have failed their citizens. But no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their own . . . one of the... (more)
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Roscoe Riley Rules: Book 4
Never Swim in Applesauce
by K. A. Applegate
Class trip! Roscoe wants to be on his best behavior for a class trip to the apple orchard. But no matter how hard he tries, he still ends up in a very sticky situation!
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The Applewhites: Book 2
Applewhites at Wit's End
by Stephanie S. Tolan
Jake Semple and E.D. Applewhite are back, this time facing a financial meltdown E.D.'s father has called "the end of the world!" Famously creative Randolph Applewhite hatches a plan to save the family from poverty and starvation: They will turn the sixteen acres of their family compound, Wit's End, into Eureka!, a summer camp for creative children. The plan will demand the all-out efforts of the whole family,... (more)
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Istanbul Passage
by Joseph Kanon
A neutral straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul survived the Second World War as a magnet for refugees and spies, trafficking in secrets and lies rather than soldiers. Expatriate American businessman Leon Bauer was drawn into this shadow world, doing undercover odd jobs and courier runs in support of the Allied war effort.Now, as the espionage community begins to pack up and an apprehensive city prepares... (more)
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The Golden Goblet
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. It is an Newbery Honor Book.
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Defending Jacob
by William Landay
Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student. Every... (more)
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children , an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers... (more)
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The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Book 1
Phantom
by L. J. Smith
A regular on national bestseller lists, having sold well over three million copies, The Vampire Diaries series is a classic of thrilling paranormal romance. The Vampire Diaries series has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers—and the CW network TV show that it inspired has introduced millions more to the chills, thrills, and heart-stopping romance. Phantom begins a new trilogy in this breathtaking saga... (more)
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The Language of Flowers
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now... (more)
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
(And Other Concerns)
by Mindy Kaling
Comedy's fastest-rising star takes to the page in a book of essays, personal anecdotes and impassioned pleas. Multi-hyphenate Mindy Kaling is an Emmy-nominated writer, the actress famous for playing the beloved Kelly Kapoor on The Office and the author of one of Twitter's most popular and quoted feeds. She is a keen and witty observer of life, romance and pop culture, whom the New York Times recently called "an... (more)
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Inn Boonsboro Trilogy: Book 1
The Next Always
by Nora Roberts
The historic hotel in BoonsBoro has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was sixteen. After... (more)
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Legend: Book 1
Legend
by Marie Lu
Once known as the western coast of the United States, the Republic is now a nation perpetually at war with it neighbors, the Colonies.Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a military prodigy. Obedient, passionate, and committed to her country, she is being groomed for success in the Republic's highest circles.Born into the slums of the... (more)

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