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IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
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"They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him, since he's new. But when his sister,...
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#1 My childhood was typical for the middle class in America during the 1920s and 1930s. I was born in Iowa in 1924, and grew up with cars, buses, and trucks, but people would still walk a mile or two or four to get around. TV hadn't been invented yet, and forget about computers or the internet.
#2 I had a nickname as a kid, Heinie, which was a shortened version of Heinrich,...
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A boy's snacks are disappearing one by one. Can he follow the clues and find the guilty party? Children will be delighted by this story of an adorable, but incorrigible, snack stealer. This beautifully illustrated picture book teaches readers subtraction and the importance of sharing. By using their own words to describe what is happening in each illustration, children will develop their reading skills. This 12-page beginning reading book is ideal...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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Mike Klingenberg is a troubled fourteen-year-old from a disfunctional family in Berlin who thinks of himself as boring, so when a Russian juvenile delinquent called Tschick begins to pay attention to him and include Mike in his criminal activities, he is excited--until those activities lead to disaster on the autobahn.
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Paige King, a Ph.D. in forensic psychology and a new arrival at the FBI's elite BAU unit, has an uncanny ability to enter serial killers' minds. She has seen the worst of the worst-but when a new serial killer strikes, victims turning up dead with magic tricks left at the scenes, Paige is baffled. What could the meaning be behind these macabre hints?
"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery."
-Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)...
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Miani Francis thought filing for a divorce from her four-year marriage would end the misery she was living in every day, but it was far from all her worries. Living with a man she's planning to depart from comes with more complications than the marriage itself. When Miani was put out with her four-year-old son, it broke her spirit and her heart. Miani becomes unsure of her future but running into her old friend Obasi might just change her outlook...
8) What He Took
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Beginning with an auto accident that occurred during a family outing that took the life of Ms. Mnookin's father, the ensuing poems track the effect of that tragedy and loss, as the family heals from disaster, as the child grows up in a household with a stepfather and makes her uneasy way into adulthood, all under the shadow of a psychic uneasiness born of loss and impermanence. Wendy Mnookin's poetry has received awards from journals including The...
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The handwritten journal of a boy named Billy was found in a hollow tree trunk in the woods. The pages from the first half of the notebook had been ripped out. At the time the journal was discovered, Billy had been missing for three months. It Took Billy is a dark fantasy for adult readers. The story centers around the harrowing journey of a teenage boy who is abducted by an ancient demon, and thrust into a twisted world full of cruel magic, powerful...
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A bomb plot draws Rabbi Small into international intrigue while he's vacationing in the Holy Land in this New York Times–bestselling novel David Small has spent 6 years as the rabbi of Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts, and every year his job has been in crisis. In desperate need of time away, he embarks on a 3-month trip to Israel. He expects a relaxing, soul-nourishing stay, but wherever Rabbi Small goes, murder follows. A bombing disrupts...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Flipping discs has long been a soaring success for many people, dating back centuries. The journey of the Frisbee as we know it today was not without its highs and lows. But thanks to Fred, that kid from California, we know just how this homegrown hobby became a worldwide phenomenon." --page 2 of cover.
14) Who Took Hannah?
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He's a Bad Boy
She's wealthy
Their daughter's Gone!
Can they find her before it's too late?
Mandy Rose Bokum wanted to go home. Her mind and body were getting sicker. Three lonely years living in one room in California were enough.
She yearned for peace.
She craved love.
She wanted answers.
Why was her child stolen? Did the thief know her? Was it somehow her fault?
The townies blamed her. Accused her of murder.
It was time to tell Clyde Boudreaux...
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After burying the father of her child, Miani has to face her next obstacle of divorcing her crazed husband, Ralph. Severing ties with Obasi once she oversteps their friendship, her decision to leave placed her back in a place she vowed never to return to. What she once bargained for was nothing close to what came. Bearing through her hindrances, Obasi is never too far. Only this time, terms have changed, but have they changed enough for the two to...
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"And Then the Town Took Off" by Richard Wilson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...
18) God Took My Hand
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GOD TOOK MY HAND is a story about a man who felt called by God to serve as a deacon in the Catholic Church in spite of his personal reservations. His self doubt and need to be in control of the situation eventually vanishes through various experiences and encounters that he is placed in. God eventually reveals His plan for him through his journey of school and ministry in Developing Countries. He learns the harsh reality of how some people suffer,...
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On a busy city street in broad daylight, a toddler is violently snatched from her mother. Despite there being dozens of witnesses, no sign of the child can be found. Eden Reid attempts to comfort Lauren, the distraught mother, but as the hours following Daisy-Mae's abduction turn into days, Eden senses there is more going on than Lauren is telling police. As Eden attempts to uncover the truth, she finds herself caught up in the lives of a super-rich,...
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A boy's snacks are disappearing one by one. Can he follow the clues and find the guilty culprit? Children will be delighted by this story of an incorrigible snack thief. This fun, beautifully illustrated fiction book teaches beginning readers about sharing. With vibrant illustrations that support the single word of text on each page, children will develop their oral language and subtraction skills as they describe what is happening in each illustration....
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