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• Mind Games

  Roberts, Nora

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  Twelve-year-old Thea and her grandmother share a special kind of sight where they sense things others don't. One night, during the children's annual summer visit to Redbud Hollow, both Grammie and Thea are awakened by a true nightmare that will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Like It Darker

  Stories

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  “You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal.

• One Perfect Couple

  Ware, Ruth

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  Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None, this high-tension and ingenious thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them.

• Lies and Weddings

  a Novel

  Kwan, Kevin

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  Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, has been told he needs to marry a very wealthy woman to save the family finances. Possibilities include a French hotel heiress with royal bloodlines and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death Behind Every Door

  Graham, Heather

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  FBI Special Agent Luke Kendrick and Special Agent Carly MacDonald must disguise themselves as tourists to investigate a Scottish castle turned Bed & Breakfast--where guests check in but never check out. First in The Blackbird Files trilogy.

• The Guncle Abroad

  a Novel

  Rowley, Steven, 1971-

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  Now 50 and newly single, Patrick, guncle (gay uncle) and sometimes caretaker to niece and nephew Maisie and Grant, finds himself the lynchpin in more family drama as he escorts them through Europe en route to their widowed father's wedding in Italy.

• The Plant Rescuer

  Rivera, Matthew (Children's books illustrator)

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  Manny harnesses love, determination, and a visit to the library to care for his first plant and make his gardener father proud.

• Minecraft

  The Tournament

  Sanders, DaVaun

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  Dad wasn't Jett's first choice to be his partner in the Southwest Regional Tournament. That would have been his sister, Dri. But she's out with a fever, so Dad--who taught him to play in the first place--steps up. They'll have to work as a team to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Attached at the Hip

  Riccio, Christine, 1990-

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  Orie has spent her entire life prepping for her happily ever after. But, nothing's as she wants it to be. So, when she's offered the chance to be stranded with a bunch of strangers on a South Pacific island for a chance to win a million dollars, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Squish

  Carzoo, Breanna

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  In an effort to protect themselves from ever getting squished again, Sandcastle tries to be bigger and taller and stronger! But is that enough to stop all the squishes?

• Pete the Cat for Class President!

  Dean, James

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  Pete the Cat is running for class president! And so is Callie. Her posters are super cool and so are her ideas. Pete has lots of groovy ideas, too, and he loves baking cookies and playing guitar onstage for his campaign. Which cat will be the next…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vacation

  Three-and-a-half Stories

  Dyckman, Ame

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  Bat, Cat, and Rat decide they need a vacation, but planning a trip is no picnic. Conflicts, compromise, and some well-meaning pranks ensue as prep work brings out the trio’s mischievous side.

• The Last Murder at the End of the World

  a Novel

  Turton, Stuart

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  On an island surrounded by a killing fog, 122 villagers and three scientists live in peaceful harmony. The villagers seem content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists. Until one of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Butcher

  a Novel

  Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-

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  In this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “Father of Gyno-Psychiatry,” as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown. Humiliated by a procedure gone terribly wrong, Weir…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tom Clancy

  Act of Defiance

  Andrews, Brian, 1973-

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  A rogue nuclear Russian submarine is steaming toward the East Coast of the United States. For President Jack Ryan, memories of past events may seem stunningly vivid, but the dangers are terrifyingly real.

• Patton's Prayer

  a True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II

  Kershaw, Alex

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  General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies' sprint to Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate, costing thousands of American lives. Patton, a devout Christian, asked his head chaplain for "a good prayer for weather" and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wealth of Shadows

  a Novel

  Moore, Graham, 1981-

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  An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy in this thrilling novel based on a true story, from the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and bestselling author of The Last…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Time Gone

  Donlea, Charlie

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  A forensics trainee learns through a DNA test that she mysteriously disappeared as a baby 30 years ago—and her life is still in danger …