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16761) Day Zero
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They're here, but not for us...When an alien race known as the Surge arrives on Earth with deadly force, three high school kids in Philadelphia find themselves fighting for survival in a city tearing itself to pieces in panic. Pursued through the heart of the horror shattering their ordinary world by creatures hell-bent on dragging them away to a fate they can only guess at, the teenagers must deal with their shock and grief at losing everyone they...
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A global pandemic changes everything. What happens next? "Remnant, A Post-Pandemic Dystopian Tale" is the survival journal of two siblings after the fourth wave of this disease has swept the United States, and possibly the world. This YA (Young Adult) sci-fi adventure is told in a journal form as Remy leads Micah through different survival camps on the way to a safe haven, all the while keeping a secret that could mean the difference in their survival....
16763) Time Keeper: Time Keeper
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All series must have an official starting point, and as the Bestselling author of the "Saving History Series," I can verify that this is Ian's beginning. As Ian wakes up on his ordinary seventeenth birthday, he never imagines the havoc and devastating consequences the day would bestow upon him. Not only is Ian's life in jeopardy, but so are his parents' and his best-friend Kaylas'. Loosing time in Ian's life happens to follow the pattern of looming...
16764) Crash Landing
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This YA debut is a searing ode to queer identity, growing up in an immigrant community, and carving a place for yourself in the world with the help of your friends.
Jay Wong is spending the last languid days of summer 2010 trying to land a kickflip and begging for something (anything!) to make her senior year different-to finally give her some stories worth telling. When she meets Ash Chan, it seems like she's getting what she asked for. Ash is confident,...
16765) Transfixed
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For two hundred years, Jenna has managed to avoid playing in the light, making it a point to hunt only The Darkness, it's been safer that way. Besides, who's going to miss a few murderers and rapists?
Luc is exactly the kind of someone Jenna knows she should stay away from. But, even the most conscientious vampire can't fight fate. And, fate has plans for Jenna and Luc. Plans that will entwine them in something bigger than themselves. Something that...
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Wanted: One low-lifed, sniveling scoundrelArtemis Bonner wants to set the record straight. He's just arrived in Tombstone, Arizona, to avenge the murder of his uncle Ugly Ned Bonner. And if he happens to stumble across the gold mine his uncle described on his deathbed, then would be just fine, too. The murderous scalawag Catfish Grimes and his equally odious campaignion Lucy Featherdip are on the loose. They're desperate to find the gold mine and...
16767) The Greyhound
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Fifteen-year-old Danny is a troubled kid, and trouble always seems to follow him. Things are changing just too fast his family has moved to a new town, his father is battling alcoholism, and Danny has a hair-trigger temper that causes him problems with the teachers and the other kids at his new school. But as they say, everybody can do at least one thing well, and for Danny its judo. The dojo is the one place where Danny's aggression can find an outlet,...
16768) Thárros
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Elpida, tome 2Lycéen de dernière année, Michael Sattler mène une vie de rêve. Ou presque. Il a de bons amis, des parents qui l'aiment tel qu'il est et c'était un champion de courses de haies jusqu'à ce que quelqu'un abîme son genou lors du kidnapping de son petit-ami. Pourtant, Michael est déterminé, malgré sa blessure, à faire partie des sélectionnés pour l'USATF. Christy Castle représente tout pour Michael. Guérissant après des...
16769) I Spy With My Little Eye
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*to be read first before Knock, Knock...Who's Dead? and It Creeped at Midnight*
I Spy With My Little Eye...
Blake Williamson wants he and his friends to become the new One Direction, but Melissa, a scowling stepmother who wants nothing to do with her stepson, banishes Blake and his friends to the attic with the warning; If he wants to sing and dance, he must clean out the attic and use it.
Spending hours cleaning and dusting, Blake discovers long-lost...
16770) Rebel with a Cupcake
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Does popularity only come in one size? Jesobel Jones says what she wants and eats what she wants - she is who she is, no regrets. But when a wardrobe malfunction leads to a mortifying encounter with a mean girl, Jess's confidence suddenly takes a nosedive. Being fat has never bothered her before, but Jess starts to wonder if she's been just a little too comfortable in her own skin. When the boy of her dreams seems suddenly interested, Jess must decide...
16771) A Flame in the Throne
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Idris is ready to free the people of Atrellia.
For too long, Idris has watched from the shadows as his brother has sat upon the throne of Atrellia and took away the human's free will. The Elves in Ambayoth won't help any more, and neither will the Witches, Faeries nor Dwarves. It's down to Idris and his crew.
King Lorcan of Atrellia is a proud King. He has always hated the use of magic and all the creatures that complete the Truduva population....
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If you're into stories about zoo animals, wildlife, endangered species, nature conservation and animal welfare, you'll love both the story and facts in this animal rights fiction novel.
Readers are, invited to consider the reality of living in confinement through a story with two endings, one happy, one sad.
What does it feel like to live in a cage all your life? Imagine, for a moment, you're a zoo animal, perhaps a mongoose, living with a horde of...
16773) Out of the Waspic
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Out of the Waspic is a fantasy. The two main characters are Sitkah and Chignon. They are teenage friends. Sitkah is a human boy, and Chignon is a female unicorn. They undertake a perilous adventure into the forbidden region known as the Waspic. Their adventure begins with a harrowing hike through haunted woods. They make many bad decisions as they journey on; ending up captured by Necro Leugh, the evil master of Hinnom.
In Hinnom, they...
16774) The Secret Sanctuary
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Descendants of gods. Fated Guardians. High school students.
Reeling from the revelation of ancestral links they never knew existed, Telara and her friends must learn to harness their newly emerging powers bestowed from the gods.
Guided by an abrasive alpha, the gang must also learn control if they hope to protect innocent lives from the Shadow Master. This malevolent enemy longs to enslave the world and drain it of its magic.
No Guardian has ever...
16775) Girl in the Pickle Jar
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An innocent seventeen-year-old girl is propelled into life-threatening danger when she meets Danny van der Linder, South Africa's most feared drug lord, who stops at nothing to own Anna.Inspired by real events, GIRL IN THE PICKLE JAR is Nicola Ann Beykirch's debut novel. It is a raw and scandalous account of Anna Savanna Wilde's entrapment inside South Africa's callous underworld.The only way Anna can survive is by beating Danny at his own treacherous...
16776) Shattered
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March has a perfect life: beauty, popularity, a great job, a loving family and a hot boyfriend. So when she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she is hurt and enraged. When she lashes out at him, he falls and is badly injured. March panics, flees the scene and then watches her perfect life spiral out of control. In a misguided attempt to atone for her crime, March changes her appearance, quits her job and tries to become invisible until...
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Average people, who are responsible for excessive greenhouse gas emissions are, ejected from the planet. In order to return to Earth, the "Ejected" need to unite to decrease emission levels so the world can support them once again. Will they manage to implement the solutions in time to return to their loved ones?
Written by an award-winning author and a licensed teacher, Dawn Pape has a history of weaving serious problems with humor to create memorable...
16778) You're Not Here
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One brother goes missing in action in Afghanistan, the other falls in love with an Afghan girl in England.
Bitter divisions engulf an English town where young Muslims oppose the British army's presence in Afghanistan, whilst white youth condemn the Muslims as traitors.
To the disgust of his white friends, 17-year-old Jake Marlesden, whose brother is missing in action in Afghanistan, is in love with Leila Khan, an Afghan. When Jake tries to find out...
16779) Calla: Pixieland Diaries, #2
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Big news in Pixieland! The Blue Fairy is sending our fave pixie, Calla, and her crush, Dare, on a mini-quest. Unfortunately it's an adventure that requires a lot of togetherness. We're talking tons of touching, people.Blue believes that since Calla and Dare are just friends, then this situation shouldn't be awkward.It's totally awkward."I absolutely love Christina Bauer's style, full of action, intense scenes, and characters that will test one's imaginations...
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Quel est le mystère autour de l'étrange dame au sari rouge, qui apparaît pour s'effacer aussitt?
Dora a quitté sa Bretagne pour accompagner son père en Inde. Émerveillée, elle se trouve plongée dans un monde foisonnant, et surtout, elle découvre une autre façon de vivre. Savitri, sa nouvelle amie, l'initie aux coutumes et aux croyances de son pays. Mais bien des énigmes l'environnent. Dora ne comprend pas la résignation de Lila, promise...
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