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Malcolm at Midnight

by W. H. Beck

Published: 2012-09-04

Hardcover: 272 pages

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When Malcolm the rat arrives as the pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps the nutters (kids) safe. There’s just one problem…rats have a terrible reputation! So when the Academy’s iguana lea...

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Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies

by Cokie Roberts

Published: 2014-01-28

Hardcover: 40 pages

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Fans of number one New York Times bestselling author and celebrated journalist Cokie Roberts will love this stunning nonfiction picture book based on her acclaimed work for adults, Founding Mothers, which highlights the female patriots of the American Revolution.Beautifully illustrated by ...

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The Ghost Bride: A Novel

by Yangsze Choo

Published: 2014-08-05

Paperback: 384 pages

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Yangsze Choo’s stunning debut, The Ghost Bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists.Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father h...

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The Ghost Bride: A Novel (P.S.)

by Yangsze Choo

Published: 2014-08-05

Paperback: 384 pages

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Yangsze Choo’s stunning debut, The Ghost Bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists.Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father h...

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Ethel Merman, Mother Teresa...and Me: My Improbable Journey from Châteaux in France to the Slums of Calcutta

by Tony Cointreau

Published: 2014-02-15

Hardcover: 312 pages

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How many people can count among their closest friends Ethel Merman (the Queen ofBroadway), Mother Teresa (beatified by the Vatican in October, 2003), Lee Lehman, (wife of Robert Lehman, head of Lehman Brothers), Pierre Cardin (legendary couturier and major show-business force in Europe), a...

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The Woman of La Mancha

by Karen Mann

Published: 2014-05-05

Paperback: 354 pages

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Karen Mann compels us not to read but to live her novel. In The Woman of La Mancha, Mann immediately transports us across centuries to Spain, where we find ourselves in the body of a child who wakes up in a peasant's cart and has no idea who she is. Like a baby, she experiences the world ...

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Take Back the Morning

by Evan Howard

Published: 2014-04-02

Paperback: 402 pages

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IS IT REALLY DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN? OR IS THE DEEPEST DARKNESS FOREVER? The answer has been kept secret. Until now. A corrupt stockbroker on the run... An economy in turmoil... And a mysterious pendant sought by the richest woman on Wall Street. Terrified of going to jail, Justin Con...

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White Cat (The Curse Workers)

by Holly Black

Published: 2011-02-08

Paperback: 336 pages

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Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, all by the slightest touch of their hands. Since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got the magic touch, so he’s an outsider—the straight...

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Blind Moon Alley: A Jersey Leo Novel

by John Florio

Published: 2014-08-19

Paperback: 223 pages

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It's Prohibition. It's Philadelphia. And Jersey Leo doesn't fit in. Jersey is an albino of mixed race. Known as "Snowball" on the street, he tends bar at a speakeasy the locals call the Ink Well. There, he's considered a hero for having saved the life of a young boy. But when his old grade...

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A Dream Within A Dream

by Hal McFarland

Published: 2008-10-28

Paperback: 432 pages

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In 1943, during the height of World War II, an event occurred in Boone County, Kentucky, that put the war news on page two from August 17 until the 21st. The headlines throughout the nation focused on a murderous rampage that took place at Rosegate, the sprawling summer home of the politically ambitious...