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Living in fear of their father, six cursed sisters sneak out to visit Full Moon Fayre, but when Grace, the oldest sister, goes missing, they must battle inner doubts and the legends that have haunted their family to save her.
62) A time to kill
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Before "The Firm" and "The Pelican Brief" made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice -- at last it's available in a Doubleday hardcover edition. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence...as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town...Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by...
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Miss Peregrine volume 1
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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They...
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Miss Peregrine volume 3
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Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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-- left off.Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They’ll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be?This action-packed adventure features more...
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Miss Peregrine volume 2
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Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.”This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter...
68) Near Witch, The
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Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. And there are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger—a boy who seems to fade like smoke—appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. The next...
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Cheryl Bradshaw
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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NYT bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw's library of the Addison Lockhart Ghost Suspense Series, Books 1-2 (two complete novels):
Grayson Manor Haunting
When Addison Lockhart inherits Grayson Manor after her mother's untimely death, she unlocks a secret that's been kept hidden for over fifty years. For Addison, it seems like she's finally found the house of her dreams...until the spirit of Roxanne "Roxy" Rafferty comes to
71) Elatsoe
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"Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and...
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Haunted Mansion meets Stranger Things
★ "A smart, thrilling mystery" -Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Magical elements, evocative, intelligent writing, and ever-ratcheting suspense."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"The foreboding atmosphere perfectly matches the dark mystery and high stakes confronting the middle-schoolers." –Booklist
For as long as the Vickery twins can remember, Lee and his mother have served Memory, while...
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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-- Vampire Academy 2. Sangre Azul Rose Hathaway tiene un serio problema. Su guapísimo tutor Dimitri se está fijando en otra, su amigo Mason está colado por ella y el vínculo telepático que tiene con su mejor amiga... la vuelve loca cuando ésta se enrolla con su novio. Entonces un gran ataque strigoi pone a la Academia en alerta y deciden poner a salvo a los alumnos en la elegante estación de Idaho. Pero la impresión de seguridad es falsa....
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"A captivating, atmospheric return to historical fiction that is every bit as convincing and engrossing as Martin's landmark Mary Reilly. In 1872 the American merchant vessel Mary Celeste was discovered adrift off the coast of Spain. Her cargo was intact and there was no sign of struggle, but the crew was gone. They were never found. This maritime mystery lies at the center of an intricate narrative branching through the highest levels of late-...
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Defenders of Lore volume 1
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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In this magical re-imagining of J. M. Barrie's classic tale, Michael Darling-the youngest of the Darling siblings and former Lost Boy, now all grown up-must return to the life he left behind to save Neverland from the brink of collapse and keep humanity safe from magical and mythological threats, as well as answer the ultimate question: Where is Peter Pan?
Peter Pan is missing; Neverland is in trouble. For adults, that might not matter all that much,...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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La vida no es fácil para Raquel Morgan, una bruja caza-recompensas sexi e independiente. Pasa sus noches recorriendo las oscuras calles de Cincinnati en busca de las criaturas criminales del lugar. Es capaz de enfrentarse a los vampiros y hasta está dispuesta a luchar contra uno que otro demonio. Pero cuando se encuentra cara a cara con un asesino en serie que se alimenta de expertos y utiliza la magia negra más peligrosa de todas . . . se ve francamente...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Todas las criaturas de la noche se reunen en "los Hollows" de Cincinnati para esconderse, rondar, festejar y más que nada ... alimentarse. Los vampiros son los reyes de la noche en un mundo de despiadados predadores, poblado de peligros inimaginables ... Y Rachel Morgan es quien tiene la difícil tarea de asegurarse que ese mundo se mantenga civilizado. Es una bruja, una cazarrecompensas irresistible y atractiva ... que se asegurará de encontrarlos...
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Last apprentice volume 12
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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The twelfth volume in the Last Apprentice series, the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure books that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture, Seventh SonSeventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin.