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Stone Barrington novels volume 23
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English
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When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as Stone and his erstwhile protege, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case--and an old one comes back to haunt him---he realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes...and plan...
22) Trust
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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An award-winning writer of absorbing, sophisticated fiction delivers a stylish and propulsive novel rooted in early 20th century New York, about wealth and talent, trust and intimacy, truth and perception. In glamorous 1920s New York City, two characters of sophisticated taste come together. One is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; the other, the brilliant daughter of penniless aristocrats. Steeped in affluence and grandeur, their marriage excites gossip...
23) Steal
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English
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Imagine everyone's surprise when Carter von Oehson, a sophomore in Dr. Dylan Reinhart's Abnormal Psychology class, posts on Instagram that he plans to kill himself. 24 hours later and still no one has seen him. Release the hounds. A massive search ensues. But when Carter's sailboat rolls in with the tide without him or anyone else on it, the worst seems to be confirmed. He really did it... Or did he? The one person convinced he's still alive is...
24) Emma
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English
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Emma, by Jane Austen, is about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings. It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates, and involves the relationships among people from a small number of families. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England. Emma is a comedy of manners, and depicts issues of marriage, sex, age, and social status.
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25) Breaking news
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Godmothers novels volume 5
Godmothers series) volume 5
The godmothers volume 5
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
Godmothers series) volume 5
The godmothers volume 5
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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English
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Helping her friend launch her new line of cosmetics and dealing with her daughter's wedding preparations, Toots, in the middle of so much change, is almost too busy to notice her own unexpected romance even though she has sworn off men after eight husbands.
26) Smash cut
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English
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Defense lawyer Derek Mitchell is hired to defend Creighton Wheeler, the nephew of recently murdered CEO Paul Wheeler, before an accusation has been made, but Julie Rutledge, Paul's mistress who was present at his death, is determined to prove Creighton's guilt and possibly ruin Derek's career in the process.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
A collection of fourteen fantasy stories by well-known authors, set in the age of steam engines and featuring automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that never existed.
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Frank Bascombe novels volume 4
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English
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Ford reinvents Bascombe in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In four richly luminous narratives, Bascombe attempts to reconcile, interpret and console a world undone by calamity. It is a moving and wondrous and extremely funny odyssey through the America people live in at this moment.
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The Broadmoor legacy volume 2
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English
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Sophie Broadmoor adores fancy balls, beautiful gowns, and expensive jewelry. Indeed, she enjoys everything the Broadmoor wealth provides and has earned a reputation as the wildest of the Broadmoor cousins. During a trip to England, she falls head ove
30) You betrayed me
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English
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The Cahills of San Francisco are famous for two things: their vast wealth, and the scandals that surround them. Murder, greed, deadly ambition . . . some people will do anything to get, and keep, the Cahills{u2019} kind of money. Not that James Cahill wants any of it. He{u2019}s tried to make his own way, less interested in a future inheritance than in his construction company{u2014}and in enjoying the many women taken in by the easy charms of a handsome,...
32) Secret brother
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"A young boy suffers amnesia from a trauma he suffered in what feels like must have been another life. He's adopted into a wealthy family--but what will happen when he learns the truth about his past?"--Provided by publisher.
33) Early warning
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Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Early Warning opens in 1953 with the Langdon family at a crossroads. Their stalwart patriarch, Walter, who with his wife, Rosanna, sustained their farm for three decades, has suddenly died, leaving their five children, now adults, looking to the future. Only one will remain in Iowa to work the land, while the others scatter to Washington, D.C., California, and everywhere in between. - AS the country moves out of post-World War 2 optimism through...
35) Invisible
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Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and...
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In Death series volume 26
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English
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In 2060 New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a prominent businessman and finds that the facts don't seem to add up and that the killer may be closer than she originally thought.
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English
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A deliciously funny, sharply observed novel of family, wealth, love and tennis, this zeitgeisty debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one, the millennial conscience of the family, who wants to give it all away. Darley, the eldest daughter in the Stockton family, has never worried about money. The product of generational wealth and capitalist success, Darley renounced her...
38) Holy ghost
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English
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Virgil Flowers investigates a miracle ... and a murder ... in the wickedly entertaining new thriller from the master of pulse-pounding thrillers. Pinion, Minnesota: a huge city of all of seven hundred folks who define the phrase 'small town'. Nothing has ever happened in Pinion and nothing ever will ... until the mayor of sorts (campaign promise: `I'll Do What I Can') comes up with a scheme to put Pinion on the map. He's heard of a place where a floating...
39) Peru
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Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Photographs, maps, interactive sidebars, text, and Internet resources help students learn about the geography, history, government, culture, people, art, and daily life of Peru.
40) Killer summer
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Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming returns in this high-intensity thriller as he thwarts a plan to steal a rare wine at the annual wine auction. When a bomb detonates just as the auction revs up, the investigation explodes as well, pulling Walt in a doz
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