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63) Magic for sale
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[2017]
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A young boy tracks down an elusive ghost in the hidden rooms of a fantastical magic shop.
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In this book the author give us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances, in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a...
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"Karen Brown's most hypnotic novel to date--gothic-inflected psychological suspense that unmasks the secret desires of a young woman with a mystical gift. On the family homestead by the sea where she grew up, Martha Mary saw ghosts. As a young woman, she hopes to distance herself from those spirits by escaping to an inland college town. There, she is absorbed by a budding romance, relieved by separation from an unstable sister, and disinterested in...
66) Calico
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"There's a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert...The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away. But it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge - and a shot at redemption. Over a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended up in Calico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for...
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When Elspeth Noblin dies, she leaves everything to the 20-year-old American twin daughters of her own long-estranged twin, Edie. Valentina and Julia, as enmeshed as Elspeth and Edie once were, move into Elspeth's London flat and through a series of developing relationships a crisis develops that could pull the twins apart
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2017.
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"New York Times bestselling author Karen White invites you to explore the brick-walked streets of Charleston, where historic mansions house the memories of years gone by and restless spirits refuse to fade away.... With her extended maternity leave at itsend, Melanie Trenholm is less than thrilled to leave her new husband and beautiful twins to return to work, especially when she's awakened by a phone call with no voice on the other end--and the uneasy...
73) Haunted Holiday
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Calypso loves the new-old house she lives in with her two mamas. She doesn't even mind that a ghost lives there too - until the ghost ruins their holiday cookie party. Is there something he doesn't like about parties? Or holidays? Or cookies? With help from the two mamas and her new friend Abbey, Calypso searches the internet, the library, and the local cemetery for clues, determined to solve the mystery - before the ghost ruins their next party.
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Something is strange about Freddie Figg's babysitter - they don't usually bring a balaclava... It starts out like a normal night for Freddie. His parents are heading out and they've got a babysitter coming in. But Freddie knows there's something a little off about this little old lady - and it's not just her moustache. Can Freddie convince his parents of the threat "she" poses, and can he save his home from being burgled?
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Dorian ist beunruhigt: Sein Vater Vlad Dracula scheint sich ernsthaft von seinem Singledasein verabschieden zu wollen. Warum sonst hat Vlad eine Kreuzfahrt auf der Old Lady gebucht – einem Vergnügungsschiff für Vampire? Vampirjägerin Augusta van Helsing wittert ihre Chance, sich an Dorians Vater heranzumachen – der auch prompt ihrem Charme erliegt. Zu allem Übel verschwindet plötzlich Millionärstochter und Vampinstagram-Star Raphaela del...
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Dorian Dracula, Agent auf Probe, soll Dr. Frankenstein ausfindig machen, der ein Mittel gegen Lichtfraß entwickelt hat – eine Krankheit, die für Vampire tödlich enden kann. Zusammen mit seiner Mitschülerin Lilith, einer Halbvampirin, geht Dorian allen Hinweisen nach und begibt sich in brenzlige Situationen. Doch die Konkurrenz schläft nicht: Costin ist jedes Mittel recht, um den Wettkampf zu gewinnen. Denn nur der Sieger erhält den begehrten...
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The dog ate my homework is the oldest excuse in the book, but it might have meaning to Freddie Figg... Freddie Figg tries to be good, but when a dog is actually trying to eat him, it might be his homework that has to be sacrificed. Find out how Freddie copes in the latest instalment of the Freddie Figg series.
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"Angels Demons And Strange Experiences" Part 1, 2, Collects Both Volumes, I Talk About Old Paranormal Investigations And New Ones All They Way Back To My Childhood When Some Of These Very Strange Experiences First Happened To Me And I Never Forgot Them, And also Five of my favorite Poems. "Raven's Call" "Glowing Darkness" "Where Darkness Looms" "A Crow's Heart" And "Black Crow Cries" I Hope You Enjoy These True Stories As Much I Enjoyed Writing Them,...
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A touching story about Daniel, a boy who moves with his parents into a rambling and old country house. Aged ten, Daniel meets and becomes friends with Conrad, the resident thirteenth-century ghost, who lives in the walk-in wardrobe in Daniel's bedroom. As time passes, Daniel grows up but Conrad ages no further... Can their friendship survive the passage of time?
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The school canteen. A perfect place for sloppy joes, the odd food fight and an alien invasion. Now if only Freddie Figg could convince everyone else of the danger they are in. Freddie Figg just wanted a quiet, normal lunch. But his suspicions got the better of him when he noticed something strange about the new lunch ladies. They seem a little off, a little... alien. Now it's up to Freddie to save his class, his school and the world from alien domination....
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