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New Materials List
Fiction: December, 2008
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Nonfiction: 000 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | Biographies
Fiction: Mysteries | General Fiction | Fantasy | Science Fiction | Teen (inc. paperbacks)
Miscellaneous: Large Print Books | Paperbacks - Fiction | Paperbacks - Mysteries |
Audio-Visual: Compact Discs | Audiobooks | Feature Film DVDs | Nonfiction DVDs | Video Games
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Fiction
- Holding pattern: stories. Allen, Jeffery Renard
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A short story collection set in current time by the author of Rails Under my Back.
- Last of the old guard. Auchincloss, Louis
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In 1944, Adrian Suydam begins writing the biography of his late corporate law partner Ernest Saunders.
- The only son. Audeguy, Stephane
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The fictionalized telling of the life of Francois Rousseau, the older brother of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- Until we reach home. Austin, Lynn N.
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Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia arrive in the United States from Sweden, bringing their family secrets with them.
- Divine justice. Baldacci, David
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The leader of the Camel Club is a wanted man after he assassinates his two greatest opponents.
- Skin Lane. Bartlett, Neil
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Following a series of dreams featuring a handsome young man's corpse, a lonely 47-year-old London man develops an increasingly obsessive attraction to his employer's teenage nephew.
- 2666. Bolano, Roberto
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Bolano's five part novel loosely centers around a series of murders in the Mexican border town of Santa Teresa.
- And the hippos were boiled in their tanks. Burroughs, William S.
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Two friends tell the story of a 1944 murder in New York City.
- Scarpetta. Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
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Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City where an injured patient in a psychiatric prison ward tells her a frightening story.
- By chance. Corrick, Martin
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A contemporary story about a man from England and the twists and turns his life takes before and after a horrifying accident.
- Arctic drift. Cussler, Clive
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Dirk Pitt and his children race against time as the U.S. and Canada teeter on the brink of war.
- The courtesan's secret. Dain, Claudia
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Lady Louisa Kirkland is in love with the Marquis of Dutton, but she doesn't realize that Lord Henry Blakesley is really the one for her.
- The bodies left behind. Deaver, Jeffery
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After walking into the middle of a brutal crime, Deputy Anna McCafferty flees into the nearby woods with the victims' daughter.
- Dying for revenge. Dickey, Eric Jerome
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Gideon and his family are on the run from teams of hired assassins.
- The unpossessed city. Fasman, Jon
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An American man uses his Russian language skills to land a much-needed job in Moscow, only to get caught up in a scheme involving kidnapped scientists.
- Leaving Whiskey Bend. Garlock, Dorothy
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In 1890, three women are compelled to leave Whiskey Bend, Colorado in search of a safer life after a would-be suitor beats one of them.
- Good luck. Gaskell, Whitney
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When Lucy Parker wins the lottery, and all she wants to do is escape her life.
- I see you everywhere. Glass, Julia
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Two sisters with very different personalities take turns describing events over a 25 year span.
- Night work. Glavinic, Thomas
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A man in Vienna wakes up to discover all human and animal life has disappeared.
- Open doors. Goldreich, Gloria
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A widowed ceramic artist visits each of her adult children after her husband's death, realizing they have all become adults she barely knows.
- Ghost radio. Gout, Leopoldo
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A ghost story call-in radio show inadvertently opens a gateway to the paranormal.
- The world a moment later. Guttfreund, Amir
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The story of a young boy who immigrates to Palestine with his father, during the creation of modern Israel.
- Rose petal soup. Harrison, Sarah
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An older couple's life is disrupted when their daughter introduces them to her much older fiance and his captivating son.
- Captives. Hasak-Lowy, Todd
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Daniel Bloom finds his life falling apart so he creates a movie plot that echoes his own wish to kill off everyone who is irritating him.
- The man in the picture: a ghost story. Hill, Susan
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The gothic tale of a painting that supposedly imprisons a bridegroom on his wedding day.
- The 7th victim. Jacobson, Alan
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Suspended FBI agent Karen Vail faces personal destruction as she applies her profiling skills to the pursuit of the Dead Eyes Killer.
- Kieron Smith, boy. Kelman, James
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Kieron, a younger, frequently overlooked brother, comes of age in Glasgow.
- Just after sunset: stories. King, Stephen
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King's latest collection of short stories.
- Sunset. Kingsbury, Karen
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John Baxter examines his life as he prepares to marry Elaine.
- Gone tomorrow. Kluge, P. F.
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While serving as literary executer for a late colleague he barely knew, a young professor makes some important decisions about his own life.
- Your heart belongs to me. Koontz, Dean R.
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A year after undergoing a successful heart transplant, Ryan Perry is stalked by a woman who claims his new heart belongs to her.
- The hour I first believed. Lamb, Wally
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After managing to survive the Columbine High School massacre, a school nurse struggles for her sanity while her school teacher husband seeks answers from the past.
- Disquiet. Leigh, Julia
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A battered woman with two children retreats to her mother's French estate, where they are soon joined by her brother and his wife who carry with them the body of their stillborn child.
- The longing. Lewis, Beverly
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Nellie Mae breaks up with Caleb to do some soul searching in the third installment of the Nellie Fisher series.
- The forbidden. Lewis, Beverly
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Nellie struggles with the consequences of her family's beliefs in book two of the Nellie Fisher series.
- The gifted Gabaldon sisters. Lopez, Lorraine
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Four sisters search for the truth behind their belief that the Native American housekeeper who raised them gave each of them a special power.
- Esther's inheritance. Marai, Sandor
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Lajos the liar and fantasist returns to his wife Esther twenty years after his disappearance to perform the same old tricks.
- Ultimate weapon. McKenna, Shannon
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Sparks fly when Val Janos is sent to abduct Tamara Steele, a reformed jewel thief turned devoted adoptive mother.
- A McKettrick Christmas. Miller, Linda Lael
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Lizzie's trip home with her new boyfriend is disrupted when an avalanche blocks their train and she finds herself attracted to the handsome doctor aiding the passengers.
- The dart league king. Morris, Keith Lee
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A dart contest serves as the focal point for the stories of five very different people.
- A mercy. Morrison, Toni
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A story tracing the life of a slave woman at a 17th century Maryland plantation.
- Songs for the missing. O'Nan, Stewart
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Kim disappears from her home one afternoon, and her family unravels as the police search for her.
- Cross country. Patterson, James
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Alex Cross embarks on an international hunt for his friend's killer.
- Deep night. Petit, Caroline
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When her fiance is sent into battle at the start of the second Sino-Japanese War, antique dealer Leah Kolbe risks her own life by becoming a British spy.
- Cassandra & Jane. Pitkeathley, Jill
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The story of Jane Austen through the eyes of her closest friend Cassandra.
- Crossroads. Plain, Belva
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The lives of two women - one rich, one poor - intersect with deceit and infidelity.
- Serena. Rash, Ron
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- The Dracula dossier. Reese, James
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This gripping thriller imagines an 1888 encounter between Dracula author Bram Stoker and the notorious Jack the Ripper.
- . Reynolds, Sheri
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Her mother dead and her father in jail, Kendra Kenny Lugo comes of age while living in a Virginia tidewater town.
- No one you know. Richmond, Michelle
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Twenty years after her sister's murder, Ellie encounters the man who was accused of the crime.
- The memorist. Rose, M. J.
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A musician travels to Vienna to search for a magical flute once owned by Beethoven, which may provide details about her former life.
- Canvey Island. Runcie, James
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A young boy living in post-war England experiences the sudden loss of his mother, which shapes the course of his life.
- New lives: the youth of Enrico Turmer in letters and prose. Schulze, Ingo
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A fictional account of the turmoil in Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Kissing games of the world. Shelton, Sandi Kahn
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A love story about two people who find and complete each other.
- Dream city. Short, Brendan
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The life of Michael Halligan is informed and sometimes compelled by his love for early comic book heroes.
- The traveler. Simkin, Daren
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A boy packs up all his time (years, months, seconds) in a suitcase and travels the world in search of something worth spending it on.
- Who by fire. Spechler, Diana
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A family struggles with the aftermath of the kidnapping of the family's youngest member.
- A good woman. Steel, Danielle
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Annabelle Worthington goes from riches to rags when her life is turned upside down after the sinking of the Titanic.
- Isaac's Torah: concerning the life of Isaac Jacob Blumenfeld through two world wars, three concentration camps and five motherlands. Wagenstein, Angel
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A Jewish tailor from a small town in Eastern Europe survives the reigns of both Hitler and Stalin.
- Where the line bleeds. Ward, Jesmyn
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Raised by their grandmother in rural Mississippi, twin brothers struggle with tough choices involving drugs.
Mysteries
- Shaman pass: a Nathan Active mystery. Jones, Stan
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A murder connected to the theft of an Inuit mummy sends trooper Nathan Active into the desolate tundra of Northwest Alaska.
- Six geese a-slaying. Andrews, Donna
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Town parade organizer Meg Langslow searches for the person responsible for driving a stake through Santa's heart.
- Santa clawed. Brown, Rita Mae
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Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her three verbal cats are once again involved in a mystery when Harry and her husband discover a dead body at a Christmas tree farm.
- Once were cops. Bruen, Ken
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A murderous, psychotic cop finds his way to New York City under a police exchange program.
- Face of a killer. Burcell, Robin
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Before her father's murderer is executed, San Francisco FBI forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick tries to resolve some of the lingering mysteries surrounding her father's death.
- Chasing smoke. Cameron, Bill
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A homicide detective on medical leave returns to work to help investigate the apparent suicides of several men who were patients of his oncologist.
- Dashing through the snow. Clark, Mary Higgins
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On a visit to a small town for a Christmas festival, mother and daughter sleuths Nora and Regan Reilly investigate a mystery involving a group of lottery winners.
- Snake dreams. Doss, James D.
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Native American sleuth Charlie Moon tackles his 13th mystery while making plans to propose to his girlfriend.
- The angel of Knowlton Park. Flora, Kate
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Portland Maine Police detective Joe Burgess delays his vacation to deal with the brutal murder of a six-year-old child.
- The Victoria vanishes: a Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery. Fowler, Christopher
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The murder of a woman at a nonexistent pub turns out to be one of a series of baffling lonely-hearts murders.
- The archbishop in Andalusia: a Blackie Ryan novel. Greeley, Andrew M.
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While in Spain for a conference, Bishop "Blackie" Ryan is asked to help a wealthy widow whose life is in danger.
- A question of death: an illustrated Phryne Fisher treasury. Greenwood, Kerry
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A collection of short stories and other trivia involving the Honourable Phryne Fisher.
- Ghost at work: a Bailey Ruth mystery. Hart, Carolyn G.
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After her untimely death, Bailey Ruth jumps at the chance to return to Earth to help solve a mystery, breaking some of the rules along the way.
- Sweet poison. Hart, Ellen
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Jane Lawless has her hands full when a published list of early-release criminals threatens her father's run for governor.
- The price of butcher's meat. Hill, Reginald
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Although he is supposed to be recovering in a quiet resort town, Det. Supt. Andy Dalziel becomes involved in the investigation of a murder.
- Every last drop. Huston, Charlie
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New York vampire PI Joe Pitt manages a tricky balance between the main vampire factions when he discovers one of their devastating secrets.
- The private patient. James, P. D.
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Adam Dalgliesh investigates the murder of a tabloid journalist at an exclusive cosmetic surgery clinic.
- Second violin. Lawton, John
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Ordered to spearhead the internment of enemy aliens as World War II approaches, Inspector Troy's attention is redirected to a string of rabbi murders.
- Flesh house. MacBride, Stuart
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A suspected murderer who was released 20 years earlier on a technicality is assumed to be responsible for a grisly killing, but Logan McCrae soon realizes they are chasing the wrong man.
- The world according to Bertie. McCall Smith, Alexander
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The Scotland Street series continues, this time centering on the activities surrounding the gifted six-year-old Bertie.
- Burn out. Muller, Marcia
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Retreating to her ranch after a brush with death, investigator Sharon McCone considers ending her career until a string of murders rekindles her spark.
- Noir. Pauvert, Olivier
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In this Orwellian novel set in a right-wing France, an unnamed man finds refuge with a secret group called the Noir.
- A Christmas grace. Perry, Anne
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Emily Radly travels to Ireland to see her dying, estranged aunt and winds up involved in trying to solve a murder.
- Salvation in death. Robb, J. D.
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Eve Dallas untangles the clues behind a priest's murder.
- The fire kimono. Rowland, Laura Joh
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When a fallen tree exposes the bones of the Shogun's long-lost cousin, Sano Ichiro's mother Etsuko becomes a murder suspect.
- The Paris enigma. Santis, Pablo de
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At the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, well-known detectives from around the world convene to discuss their profession, but when one of them is murdered they instead hunt for a killer.
- Dancing with demons: a mystery of ancient Ireland. Tremayne, Peter
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Sister Fidelma investigates the murder of the High King of Ireland.
- Murder inside the Beltway: a Capital crimes novel. Truman, Margaret
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A prostitute is murdered and the case gains significance when the detectives discover that she videotaped her high-powered clients.
- Turning point. Turnbull, Peter
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Hennessey and Yellich investigate two murders committed 20 years apart.
- The anteater of death: a Gunn Zoo mystery. Webb, Betty
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When a pregnant anteater is framed for the murder of a prominent zoo patron, her indignant caretaker decides to nail the real culprit.
- Veil of lies: a medieval noir. Westerson, Jeri
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Stripped of his knighthood after being implicated in a plot against the king, Crispin Guest now supports himself as a tracker or sleuth in 1384 London.
Science Fiction
- Day by day armageddon. Bourne, J. L.
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After making a New Year's resolution to keep a journal, a man ends up recording his struggle for survival in the midst of a Zombie outbreak.
- Ender in exile. Card, Orson Scott
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Card sets his latest Ender Wiggins installment between the events of Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead.
- The devil's eye. McDevitt, Jack
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Alex Benedict learns of an impending disaster that threatens the fate of the planet.
- The morningstar strain: plague of the dead : a zombie novel. Recht, Z. A.
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A virus that transforms its victims into zombies decimates humanity and sends two heroes hurtling across a ruined landscape in search of a vaccine.
Fantasy
- Living with the dead. Armstrong, Kelley
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When her friend Robyn is framed for her employer's murder, half-demon Hope Adams tries to clear her name.
- The house of the stag. Baker, Kage
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Baker chronicles the coming of age of Gard, a half-demon child - from his childhood through his career as a gladiator.
- Summer morning, summer night. Bradbury, Ray
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A collection of new and old unpublished short stories set in the fictional Green Town, Illinois.
- Backup: a story of the Dresden files. Butcher, Jim
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Thomas Rath comes to Dresden's aid after he has been set up by the Stygian Sisterhood.
- The gods return. Drake, David
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The conclusion of the Crown of the Isles trilogy.
- Deep water. Freeman, Pamela
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A conflict hundreds of years old boils over for the former inhabitants of the Eleven Domains.
- Swallowing darkness. Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Under pressure to produce an heir, half-mortal, half-faerie princess Meredith Gentry discovers she is pregnant with twins.
- Thirteen orphans. Lindskold, Jane M.
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A college student is drawn into the world of the thirteen orphans, magical beings who take the forms of Chinese Zodiac animals.
- The bell at Sealey Head. McKillip, Patricia A.
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While Lady Eglantyne is dying, her grand niece shows up and makes herself comfortable in the mysterious Aislinn House.
- The Lord-Protector's daughter. Modesitt, L. E.
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Already struggling with her society's limited options for females, Mykella must discover and develop her psionic Talent to save those she loves.
Teen (inc. paperbacks)
- Julius Caesar. Appignanesi, Richard (Graphic Novel)
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- High school debut. Vol. 6. Kawahara, Kazune (Graphic Novel)
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- Naruto. Vol. 32, The search for Sasuke. Kishimoto, Masashi (Graphic Novel)
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- Kitchen princess. 8. Kobayashi, Miyuki (Graphic Novel)
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- Fruits Basket. Vol. 21. Takaya, Natsuki (Graphic Novel)
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- The savage. Almond, David
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- The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. vol. 2, The kingdom on the waves. Anderson, M. T.
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- What I saw and how I lied. Blundell, Judy
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- Frozen fire. Bowler, Tim
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- Secrets of my Hollywood life: Family Affairs. Calonita, Jen
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- The traitor game. Collins, B. R.
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- Almost famous: a talent novel. Dean, Zoey
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- NuGrl90 (Sadie). Dellasega, Cheryl
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- Suicide notes. Ford, Michael Thomas
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- Looks. George, Madeleine
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- Blue flame. Grant, K. M.
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- The ghost's child. Hartnett, Sonya
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- Sure fire. Higgins, Jack
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- Getting the girl: a guide to private investigation, surveillance, and cookery. Juby, Susan
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- Tender morsels. Lanagan, Margo
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- The bully. Langan, Paul
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- Pretty monsters: stories. Link, Kelly
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- Tiger moon. Michaelis, Antonia
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- The knife of never letting go. Ness, Patrick
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- The ghosts of Kerfol. Noyes, Deborah
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- Brisingr, or, The seven promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular. Paolini, Christopher
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- Burn. Phillips, Suzanne
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- Here lies Arthur. Reeve, Philip
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- Vibes. Ryan, Amy Kathleen
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- Geek magnet: a novel in five acts. Scott, Kieran
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- Lament: the Faerie Queen's deception. Stiefvater, Maggie
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- Boot camp. Strasser, Todd
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- Boot camp. Strasser, Todd
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- Down Sand Mountain. Watkins, Steve
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