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The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range, from the hilarious to the truly horrible,...
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Miss Buncle trilogy volume 3
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English
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As the mistress of her own home with two small children to look after, Barbara Buncle (now Barbara Abbott) finds that she has little time to keep up with the goings-on of her friends and neighbours, but her niece is more than willing to keep tabs on the news in Wandlebury. And with juicy tidbits of gossip about everything from inconvenient romantic entanglements to German spies hiding in the woods, there is plenty to keep the two Mrs. Abbotts busy...
5) Paper hearts
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Paper hearts volume 1
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English
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Abigail Pressman would never have guessed that love notes penned on paper hearts by an anonymous couple could restore her belief in love. As a business owner in a quaint town at the base of the Rockies, she's poured everything into dreams of expansion . . . and resisting the matchmaking efforts of the Valentine Volunteers, who gather in her store to continue Loves Park's tradition of stamping mail with the city's romantic postmark.When Abigail is...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 29
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English
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"In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling's residents. Even those...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Eleven-year-old Charlotte is not a dog person but does not like that the rest of her family neglects their Saint Bernard puppy, and so with a lot of determination and a little sneakiness, she works on finding a good home for the gentle giant.
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Southern vampire novels volume 0001-0003
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SFBC Fantasy
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Bird lover's mystery volume Book 2
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Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Amy gets roped into performing in the Ruby Lake, NC community theater's new musical after some cast members get injured by mysterious mishaps. The production seems plagued by bad luck, but events turn tragic when a member of the company is found murdered in a locked dressing room.
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Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2018]
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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When twelve-year-old Angie Wallace and her friends embark on a quest to "love thy neighbor," they notice something strange about the return of a man that they just cannot appear to trust.
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