Rachel LeBlang
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"In WWII Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt assumes the identity of a common shipyard worker, rowing messages to Sweden for the Resistance. His life depends on keeping his secret hidden-a task that proves challenging when he meets Else Jensen, an American physicist who seems to see right through him"--
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Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on American history presents the dual perspectives of Claire, a Midwestern girl who longs to enter high school and become a nurse even as she worries for her soldier brother, and Karl, a German POW who's processing the war as he works on Claire's family farm. This poignant and moving story of an unlikely connection will stay with readers long after
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"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--
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For fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series by R.L Stine comes a chilling story about a twelve-year old girl who must face down the most notorious ghost in her haunted East coast town to stop a centuries-old curse that threatens to destroy everything.
Mallory hasn't quite adapted to life in her new town of Eastport yet. Maybe it's because everyone is obsessed with keeping the town's reputation as the most cursed town in the US.
And thanks...
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Sent to a private school after multiple brushes with the law, twelve-year-old Lola Benko recruits classmates to help find her archaeologist father, who disappeared while seeking a powerful mythical stone.
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The borders between the dimensions are crumbling, yet all Lucius cares about is making Áine his Queen.
After surviving Nathaniel's violent plot, Áine is fiercely determined to travel to the Akashic Records and uncover the dark reality behind Lucius's unnatural rise to power. As she strives to fulfill her destiny to free the truth from its binds and restore the natural balance of the Universe, Lucius only grows more adamant that Áine is his-a gift...
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The treacherous blade cuts deep, no matter its size.
Claire learns that the hard way when she finds herself in the midst of a brutal street-to-street conflict in the city above the clouds.
Bitter rivalries make for cruel enemies, and Summerland is about to discover that the biggest threat was never vampires or Weres.
Claire will need all of her skill and luck to keep the city above the earth where it belongs.
If they can survive the onslaught,...
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Her magick was hidden to keep her alive. When that power is unleashed, only one witch can protect her.
All Áine wants for her twenty-second birthday is a night out in New York City with her normal, human friends. But when her roommate stumbles into oncoming traffic, Áine breaks the bind on her extraordinary, witch-born power to save her. With Áine's magick now freed, her world shifts, and the voice of a male witch commands her to run.
Hunted...
10) Finders Keepers
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"You're not going to murder me in the night, are you?" Emily asks. "Hahaha. That's funny," I say. Of course, I'm not going to murder her in the night. I need my laptop back first. That's the whole point of making friends with Emily Harper, author of the hugely successful novel Diary of an Octopus. So I could get into her apartment and take back what's mine. Emily doesn't know who I really am. She thinks I'm her biggest fan, her new best friend who...
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It's not every day you wake up to a stranger getting into your bed. Only, he isn't a stranger at all, he's my best friend's hot older brother... and apparently my new roommate. Having him in my space, driving me crazy, isn't a problem at all. Nope. All I need to do is keep control of the situation...
But that's easier said than done. Shawn Lassiter is the kind of distraction I don't need. First, he accidentally gets into my bed, half naked, the...
12) Extinction Event
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Side effects have occurred.
They've created a miracle drug. With it, true beauty is achieved. Now, saying goodbye to depression, anxiety, and loneliness is a breeze.
Of course, anything that sounds too good to be true usually is.
Because something has gone horribly wrong.
When events take a turn for the worst, this corporation calls on its best.
Taylor Hart is a Cleaner well-versed in sweeping questionable events under the proverbial rug. The...
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Clare made it to the city in the sky, and she's not impressed.
The tech is impressive, but it's being woefully underutilized. For a tech wiz like her, it's almost painful to witness.
They're having trouble keeping Summerland in the sky, but that's why Anselm dragged Clare up there in the first place. Being the mechanical magician she is, it doesn't take Clare to figure out the obvious.
Summerland is broken.
Worse than waste and neglect, the city...
14) Gene Code
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This is the end.
The Dread march to take the last strongholds of humankind and the defenders are too few. How can mankind stand in the face of such all-consuming power?
The answer is simple. You stand as one. It doesn't matter if you're human, Guardian, Elite, or whatever Cidney is. The only way forward is together. And Taylor Hart is about to discover that her world is a lot larger than she once thought.
Communication with the Elites has been...
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Rose Campbell is determined to get her stuff from her cheating ex-fiance's apartment. There's just one problem. A sexy stranger is sleeping in her bed. Work boots and scruff so aren't her type--except when they're on furniture maker Owen Crowley, who is funny, kind, and speaks his mind.
The prim and proper Rose isn't the kind of woman Owen is usually interested in. But the more he gets to know her, the more intrigued he becomes. There's passion underneath...
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When I climbed out to the surface this morning, to scavenge some food for my village, I knew the odds were severely stacked against me. A mere nurse, I had no business going out into the sun where all kinds of monstrosities roamed.
As if to prove my fears right, I was only out in the open for a few minutes when a pack of Kinru spotted me. I was quickly cornered by one of the beasts.
In a desperate attempt to defend myself, I managed to hurt one...
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Some people have monsters for a boss, but not everyone has an undead Necromancer Lord at the office.
Lily has been the Lich's secretary ever since his evilness took over the company. She loves her job, but she's got some questions about her boss. Like what's under that cloak of ever-billowing.
Her wondering intensifies when one day the Lich needs something from her that isn't just scheduling appointments-but a shiver. He needs it for a spell, but...
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I've been crushing on my coworker for months. And now he's moving... across the country. I've got one shot to make my move. We're all holed up in this amazing house upstate and tonight I'm going to sneak into his room and finally Make. Something. Happen.
So, I go for it. I climb into Luke's bed and the kissing is so much better than I imagined. Why did we wait so long to feel this? I moan his name and Bam! He jumps out of bed. WTF? It isn't Luke....
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Since the day I turned into a Venator, I had been doing everything on my own. From tracking monsters to setting traps, I could count on no one but myself.
Luckily, things have changed. With the creation of the first Lodge in centuries, I now have recruits to follow in my footsteps, recruits who each have their own special class and abilities.
Still, that doesn't mean that I can slack off. The Zinoss Jungle is far from a safe place. There are myriad...
20) The Coveted
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Held captive by the evil, illegitimate King of Aradia, Áine is forced to conceal her true magick or face certain death.
King Lucius shouldn't have allowed her to live. But blinded by paranoia and arrogance, he has big plans for Áine and her coveted, ineffable power. With her life hanging in the balance, Áine finds herself making hard and fast decisions about who to trust-especially when it comes to her former trainer and fierce protector Daelon....