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1) King Zeno
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English
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A traumatized police officer, a conflicted Mafia matriarch, and a talented trumpeter cross paths in 1918 New Orleans against a backdrop of the Spanish flu, the birth of jazz, and the brutal activities of an ax murderer.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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Pearl S. Buck's epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a China that was -- now in a Contemporary Classics edition. Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when...
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"Just another country house party - with a corpse! ... Poor Lady Adelaide seems to trip over bodies no matter where she goes. This time, it's the home of a friend - the hostess AND murder victim, Lady Pamela Fernald. Looking to solve a murder and possibly stoke the fires of love, Addie knows just who to call - Detective Inspector Devenand Hunter of Scotland Yard. Although Dev and Addie may not be able to rekindle a romance, they must work together...
4) Ashton Park
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Danforths of Lancashire volume 1
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English
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Among the green hills and trees of Lancashire, only a few miles from the sea, lies the beautiful and ancient estate of Ashton Park. The year is 1916. The First World War has engulfed Europe and Sir William's and Lady Elizabeth's three sons are all in uniform--and their four daughters are involved in various pursuits of the heart and soul. As the head of a strong Church of England family for generations, Sir William insists the Danforth estate hold...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"One of the great American novels-and one of America's most popular-featuring a new foreword by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko Jay Gatsby seemingly has everything. Everybody who's anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his West Egg, Long Island, mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing, and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby--young, handsome, fabulously rich--always seems...
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Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer volume n/a
Airmont classic volume Cl-4
Pink Classics
Bantam classic
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Airmont classic volume Cl-4
Pink Classics
Bantam classic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
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Reverend Mother mysteries volume 3
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Severn House Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Reverend Mother Aquinas must discover who murdered a much-loved priest in the third of this compelling new Irish historical mystery series. Ireland. 1925. Pierced through to the brain, the dead body of the priest was found wedged into the small, dark confessional cubicle. Loved by all, Father Dominic had lent a listening ear to sinners of all kinds: gunmen and policemen; prostitutes and nuns; prosperous businessmen and petty swindlers; tradesmen...
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Michael Bennett mysteries volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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A serial killer named the Teacher wants to teach New York's social elites a lesson in manners and begins to terrorize the city. Detective Mike Bennett is assigned to stop him. Usually Mike would have no problem with an assignment, but with ten children at home with the flu, catching this killer is going to be a bit more difficult.
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Minotaur Books
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English
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"In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two very different women join forces to launch a business venture in the heart of Mayfair--The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. Miss Iris Sparks, quick-witted and impulsive, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, practical and widowed with a young son, are determined to achieve some independence and do some good in a rapidly changing world. But the promising start to their marriage bureau is threatened when their...
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"'Tis the season of giving--and with this wonderful book, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry shares a brand-new holiday mystery filled with bygone relationships and hidden secrets. As Charlotte Pitt's grandmother Mariah Ellison finds herself investigating a long-unsolved slaying, it becomes clear that grappling with intrigue and foul play runs in the family. A festive Christmas package left on Mariah's doorstep contains an ominous present,...
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