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• The Waiting

  Connelly, Michael, 1956-

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  LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist, whose trail has gone cold, and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: Patrol Officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter.

• A Christmas Duet

  a Novel

  Macomber, Debbie

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  A solo holiday trip inspires one woman to rediscover her passion—and remember that, sometimes, duets are more fun—in this romantic Christmas novel from a bestselling author.

• Framed

  Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

  Grisham, John

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  John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Hippopotamus Hotel

  McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-

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  In the rolling hills just outside Gaborone lies The Great Hippopotamus Hotel. With spacious rooms overlooking the Botswanan countryside and a fine and loyal staff, the hotel has served as a refuge to weary travelers for many years. But a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The More the Terrier

  Rosenfelt, David

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  After returning from holiday vacation, Andy is surprised to find an extra dog in his pack--and a worried pet sitter. Murphy, the stray pooch, lives a few doors down and ran off when his young owner was arrested for murder. Can Andy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Midnight and Blue

  Rankin, Ian

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  A convict is brutally murdered in his locked cell, deep in the heart of Scotland’s most infamous prison. Sleeping in a cell across the floor lies John Rebus, the equally notorious detective. The death stirs Rebus’s deductive--and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fox Plays Ball

  Tabor, Corey R.

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  The mischievous and fun-loving Fox is back in another humorous and surprising I Can Read, from Caldecott Honor and three-time Geisel Award–winning author-illustrator Corey Tabor.

• Tales From a Not-so-bratty Little Sister

  Russell, Rachel Renée

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  It’s almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried—but, as always, she has her BFFS to help. Only, it turns out her friends need Nikki’s help. Nikki quickly gets overwhelmed and even starts feeling sick…which is when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Find Her

  Reno, Ginger,

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  A novel that explores the crisis of missing American Indian women from the perspective of a sensitive young Cherokee girl who yearns to find her mother, while also navigating a chilling town mystery, a new friendship, and a family in need…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knight Owl and Early Bird

  Denise, Christopher

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  Early Bird wants to be brave and protect the castle, just like Knight Owl. But she falls asleep on the job and then keeps her hero up during the day with her enthusiastic chattiness and well-meaning questions. But there are strange…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peppa Pig and the Apple Stand

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  One . . . two . . . THREE! Count on Peppa for bushels of fun—and a gentle introduction to early subtraction—as she and her friends play shop and trade apples for buttons.

• The Ambush at Sorato

  Flanagan, John (John Anthony)

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  International bestselling author John Flanagan returns to world of Ranger's Apprentice in the seventh installment of the Royal Ranger series, in which Will and Maddie must travel through Toscana and encounter the dangerous Temujai forces.

• Bluey

  The Doctor

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  Honey is waiting for her appointment with Dr. Bingo, but her friends keep coming in with more exciting injuries than her. Bluey says she has to be patient, but will Honey ever get her turn to see the doctor? Read along to find out!

• Operation Chaos

  McMann, Lisa

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  With the Librarian caught and being held as a double agent and Birdie snared in a hospital with a head injury, it's up to the Forgotten Five to rescue their friends and even the odds in the president's all-out war against Estero's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Polostan

  Stephenson, Neal

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  The first installment in Neal Stephenson’s Bomb Light cycle, Polostan follows the early life of the enigmatic Dawn Rae Bjornberg. Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn is raised in Leningrad after the Russian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sonny Boy

  a Memoir

  Pacino, Al, 1940-

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  From his upbringing on the streets of the South Bronx to his time in New York's avant-garde theatre to his legendary performances in such films as The Godfather, Sonny Boy is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What I Ate in One Year

  (and Related Thoughts)

  Tucci, Stanley

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  Ranging from the mouth-wateringly memorable to the comfortingly domestic and to the infuriatingly inedible, the meals memorialised in this diary by a gifted actor are a prism for him to reflect on the ways his life and his family are…Read moreRead more of this annotation