Kate Thompson
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Should you believe what you see with your own eyes, even if it can't be explained?
Laurie is worried. Her father refuses to discuss the vision they have seen lurking by his science lab: glowing, dangerous-looking horsemen bearing bows and swords. Laurie is sure that the horsemen are portents of doom. Are they somehow connected to her father's mysterious genetic research? The recent bombings in Birmingham, England? The unrest in Shasakstan,...
Laurie is worried. Her father refuses to discuss the vision they have seen lurking by his science lab: glowing, dangerous-looking horsemen bearing bows and swords. Laurie is sure that the horsemen are portents of doom. Are they somehow connected to her father's mysterious genetic research? The recent bombings in Birmingham, England? The unrest in Shasakstan,...
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New policeman trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
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When eleven-year-old Jenny Liddy, in turmoil over learning that she is a changeling, makes a deal with a devil creature, she endangers the human race but her own cleverness, her human and fairy fathers, and the last of Ireland's high kings help to make things right.
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New policeman trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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In the late twenty-first century, dramatic climate change has made life in Ireland almost impossible, and soon Tir na n'Og is faced with a refugee problem, partly because of a warlord who is a member of the Liddy family.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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On a cold day in eighteenth-century England, a poor young boy agrees to watch a stranger's fine horse for a golden guinea but soon finds himself in a difficult situation when the king's guard appears and wants to use him as bait in their pursuit of a notorious highwayman.
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New policeman trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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Irish teenager J.J. Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na nOg, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds out a lot about his family history, the music that he loves, and a crime his great-grandfather may or may not have committed.
6) Most wanted
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
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In first century Rome, in the turmoil after a rumor circulates that mad Emperor "Littleboots" is dead, young Marcus brings home a horse that the emperor had proclaimed a consul and his family decides they must treat it as an honored guest.
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If only real life was like the movies... In the idyllic village of Lissamore on the West Coast of Ireland, flirty Fleur O'Farrell has what seems to be a perfect life. She has the savoir-faire, the wardrobe, and her very own Mr. Big. But Fleur also has a big heart, which leads to big trouble. When she meets a young girl whose love-life is a mess, Fleur finds herself proffering advice anonymously, via the internet. And there Fleur uncovers a dark side...
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Times are hard in the village of Lissamore on Ireland's West Coast. So it's lucky that free-spirited Cat Gallagher knows a thing or two about breaking and entering. Times are hard in the village of Lissamore on Ireland's West Coast. So it's lucky that free-spirited Cat Gallagher knows a thing or two about breaking and entering. When her beloved houseboat burns down she finds herself eyeing up the abandoned Villa which seems to suit her purposes admirably....
9) Provenance
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Provenance is set in and around a fictional Warlpiri community at the western edge of the Tanami desert in central Australia. It is the story of an English doctor, whose love of the red desert country brings him to work in the remote community. When a patient asks him to sell some of her paintings for her, he finds himself engaging with the wheelers and dealers who make their living out of Aboriginal art, and the ethical issues, which surround the...
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Switchers trilogy volume 2
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Switcher Tess is about to discover her dark side Tess is a Switcher, able to change into any creature at will. She believes she has experienced everything her powers have to offer-until she meets Martin, another Switcher, who seems to have a mysterious power over the Dublin rats. Martin has found a use for his gift that Tess could never have imagined. It is dangerous and terrifying, but also exciting, and Tess can't resist the temptation to explore...
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A special three-in-one edition of Kate Thompson's Switchers fantasy trilogy, including Switchers, Midnight's Choice, and Wild Blood In Switchers, thirteen-year-old Tess has a secret power-and it just might save the world from disaster. She is a Switcher, able to change into any animal at will. No one knows her secret, or so she thinks. But one day, a strange, scruffy boy named Kevin follows her home from her Dublin bus stop. He's a Switcher, too,...
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The Greek god Hermes narrates this extraordinary novel of contemporary romance by award-winning author Kate Thompson "I have a story for you . . . It is a tale of immortals, acted by mortals." So begins this story of two lonely people who meet at an adult education class. Jessie Parker has just turned forty. Between the recent death of her mother and the local library's burning down, she feels bereft and adrift. Patrick Robinson, a journalist with...
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Set on a farm on Ireland's West Coast, this gripping novel by Kate Thompson revolves around a missing teenager-and the shattering effect of her disappearance upon her family and friends Nineteen-year-old Martina Keane has vanished, seemingly into thin air. She rode off one morning, and her horse, Specks, came home without her. Martina's father, Gerard, soon falls under suspicion, and her mother, Brigid, finds she must reevaluate her narrow, materialist...
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Free spirit Rio Kinsella finds herself settled in the picture-postcard village of Lissamore on Ireland's West Coast. It's where she took her first step, had her first kiss and conceived her beloved son Finn. But now Finn's spread his wings and flown the nest, what's to keep her here? An old flame and a new prospect may provide the answer... City girl Dervla is poles apart from her bohemian sister. A businesswoman with a quick mind, a hard heart and...
15) The Beguilers
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The author of the Switchers Trilogy "creates a convincing fantasy world" in this magical novel of a girl who sets out on a daring journey (Publishers Weekly).
Everyone in Rilka's village knows about the beguilers: the golden-eyed, wailing creatures that come out after dark and lure people to their doom. Rilka astonishes her fellow villagers when she reveals that her Great Intention-her first act as an adult-is to capture a beguiler. During her dangerous...
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A HOUSE WITH A SECRET
An unanswered question: Who is the Creature in the Night?
Bobby lives a reckless life smoking, drinking, and stealing cars in Dublin. So his mother moves thefamily to the country. But Bobby suspects their cottage might not be as quaint as it seems. Teens will be captivated by this spooky novel about the darkness that lurks in forgotten corners and tough teenagers.
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Nach einer wahren Geschichte: eine Hommage an Bücher, Bibliotheken und die Kraft der Hoffnung
Der historische Roman Die Bibliothek der Hoffnung erzählt die Geschichte der U-Bahn-Station Bethnal Green in London, die während des 2. Weltkriegs für 5.000 Menschen zu einer Art Zuhause wurde.
London, 1944: In der stillgelegten U-Bahn-Station Bethnal Green suchen die Londoner Schutz vor den Fliegerbomben. Hier haben sie sich eine Art neues Leben aufgebaut,...
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Noah Cathcart, Associate Pastor of his father's church, is married to Grace, the Pinup Girl of Pastors' Wives, and they have an 8-year-old son, a 3-legged Chihuahua and a mortgage. So far, Noah's life has gone according to plan.
One morning, he is, rousted out of bed by his estranged brother, Anthony, asking him to help a friend, "Secret Agent" Mel, move into a shelter, before he gets himself arrested. Noah heads to the homeless camp, planning to...
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Nestled around a bay at the base of a mountain on the Oregon Coast, New Halem is a strangely exciting place created by a group of writers who live in the Pacific Northwest. Each tale, set in this quirky community, gives a peek into the lives and secrets of its townspeople.
William Cooke, new publisher of the FishWrap Bugle, moved to town to escape the attention that comes with winning a mega lottery. A new romantic relationship is, complicated by...