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1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Mohammed Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.
When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges -- Patch, a local boy with one eye, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has...
2) Hollow Girl
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We've got to talk about Hollow Girl. With her soul restored, Hannah is understandably a mess. Betrayed by her friend and idol - someone with whom she may even have been in love - she now faces a future as the new Hollow Girl, a role she inherited but no longer wants. Unfortunately, the dead won't take no for an answer, leaving her with only one desperate option. But Blunt - the man who watched over her while she was only a shell - is still determined...
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Meg Venturi never expected the windfall she inherits when her grandfather dies. For some unknown reason the eccentric old millionaire has left her his profitable antique jewelry business. But there is a catch. Meg must share the business with an aloof, mysterious, and somewhat sinister young man called A. L. Riley. The town is whispering about her enigmatic new partner. Rumors spread about unspoken secrets, a dark and disturbing legacy . . . and murder....
5) The women
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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...
6) Bloodstream
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A murderous outbreak of violence among teenagers occurs in a resort in Maine, Dr. Claire Elliot blames a brain-damaging perasite which attacks people when they swim in the lake, but the town ignores her call for a quarantine, fearing for the tourist trade. By the author of Life Support.
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Five months ago, Liv's big brother, Jonah, shot himself. It was an accident. He didn't know that the gun was loaded. But the damage was done. Now he won't ever be leaving their small mill town like he planned. Jonah can't speak, can't walk, can't take care of himself at all. Their house is full of machines and nurses working around the clock to keep Jonah alive. Liv's mom is struggling to cope with the aftermath, so Liv ends up being the one to sooth...
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There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don't cry ; Don't snitch ; Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn's gun, and gets in the elevator on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each floor, someone connected to Shawn gets on. Someone already dead. Dead by teenage gun violence. And each has something to share with Will.
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"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm--except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he murdered an accountant he'd confronted with proof of embezzlement. TJ...
11) Betty & Veronica
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Betty & Veronica star in their first comic book series! Take a trip back to the earliest days of Archie Comics as Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge show the town of Riverdale who's really in charge! Prepare to experience the original Betty and Veronica with stories like in "One Tough Cookie", "Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming ", "Come and Join the Dance", and more!
DISCLAIMER: The stories, characters, and incidents in this publication are entirely...
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"In a dark forest, a merchant picks a rose for his daugher Beauty. It belongs to a terrible beast. To save his life, the merchant promises that his daughter will visit the creature. When she does, Beauty grows to like the beast. But can she ever love him?"--Unedited summary from book.
13) Garvey's choice
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"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
16) T-ball trouble
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Marco wants to play baseball, but he's too young. Instead, he joins a T-ball team. He gets lots of new equipment, but is he ready to hit off the tee?
18) A.R. Dragonfly
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Amber Ryann is the #1 ranked player in the online battle game Blaze Auras. Behind the keyboard, Amber is very extroverted with a snarky attitude; however, when out in public, she is very introverted and suffers from a severe case of social anxiety. One day, she encounters a player by the name of Khaine that shows just how complacent she has become. She develops a rivalry with Khaine but what happens when the two of them meet in real life?
19) Silent treatment
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When his wife dies suddenly at the hospital the day before her surgery, Dr. Henry Corbett, the primary suspect for her murder, discovers that a dangerous killer is lurking undetected in the hospital.
20) Rah-rah Ruby!
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Ruby loves cheerleading. She loves jumping, yelling, and flipping. But when it's time to spell, Ruby freezes. Find out if Ruby learns to spell in time to make the cheerleading squad.