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Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 5
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English
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Sir Charles Baskerville's sudden heart attack and death have the townspeople in shock and searching for the one to blame--the family dog--while Sherlock Holmes leads the investigation.
6) The edge
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FBI suspense thriller series volume 4
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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FBI agent Ford "Mac" MacDougal becomes caught in a mysterious web of evil when he rushes to the small town known as The Edge to be with his sister who is in a coma after driving her car off a cliff, only to have her wake up and then disappear.
7) Blue skies
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Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series volume 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Carly Adams, who was born with a rare eye disease, is given a second chance at sight and has a romantic fling with cowboy Hank Coulter, but when Hank learns that Carly is pregnant with his child--a condition that poses a threat to her newfound eyesight--he tries to convince her to become his wife.
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Legend of the four soldiers volume 2
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2008.
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English
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After years of loving the rakish Lord Vale from afar, Melisande Fleming finally gets the chance to prove her feelings for him when he is jilted on his wedding day and she boldly offers to marry him, but his dark nightmares of his military career in the colonies and a deadly betrayal from the past threaten to tear them apart.
Melisande Fleming finally gets a chance to prove her love for rakish Lord Vale when he is jilted on his wedding day and she...
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"When the animals at Manor Farm revolt against their master, Mr. Jones, their goal is to take over the farm and establish an ideal community based on hard work, honesty, and the equality of all animals. Guided by the memory of Old Major's utopian vision and the seven commandments, Animal Farm, as the animals have renamed it, briefly fulfills the ideal."--Container.
13) Lucky charm
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[2008]
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English
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Derek thought he could outsmart the long-standing Corwin curse by breaking up with Gabrielle, his first love, and marrying someone else. Now, divorced and broke, all he has left is his teenage daughter and a healthy respect for ancient sorcery. But then Gabrielle returns, determined to defeat the curse and rekindle their passion. But will her stubborn streak and her unwavering love be the lucky charm Derek so desperately needs?
14) The summit
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Everest volume 3
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits ..."--P. [4] of cover.
The youngest expedition is attempting Everest and it becomes a life-or-death rescue mission when the storm hits....
15) The burning
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2004.
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English
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Soren and his band must fly to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to find allies against the Pure Ones who are about to launch another deadly attack against the great tree.
Soren and his band are sent to the Northern Kingdom to gather allies and learn the art of war in order to do battle with the evil Pure Ones.
16) Summer knight
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Dresden files volume 4
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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Despondent over the loss of his vampire girlfriend, private detective and wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden undertakes a mission for the Winter Queen of Faerie to find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen of the crime.
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Song of the lioness volume 2
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal. "I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden." Still disguised as a boy, Alanna becomes a squire to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend -- and one of...
18) Dragonsinger
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2003.
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English
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Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong.