Nancy Wu
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The much-anticipated definitive account of China's Great Famine
An estimated thirty-six million Chinese men, women, and children starved to death during China's Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and early '60s. One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, the famine is poorly understood, and in China is still euphemistically referred to as "the three years of natural disaster."
As a journalist with privileged access to official and...
42) Zora's Zucchini
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The first zucchini of a summer garden is always exciting, but what happens when the plants just keep growing-and growing-and growing? Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue. Fortunately the ever-resourceful girl comes up with a perfect plan-a garden swap!
43) MegaDeath
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Death plays dirty.
It's 2112 and war between nations has become a spectator sport. Soldiers are now gamers, who live and die based on the outcome of the match, and every four years a worldwide MegaDeath tournament gives countries a chance to air their grievances. This year, however, an enterprising company has made it possible for ordinary citizens to bet their lives on their country's team. Winning players will become national heroes, but losers...
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Undead novels volume 14
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New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back. So is Betsy Taylor, "everyone's favorite vampire queen" (Bitten by Books) and this time Betsy's going viral ... If Betsy Taylor has learned anything about ruling Hell it's: 1) She can't do it alone, and 2) She doesn't have to. She's got the help of a devoted vampire king, a dateless zombie, an exhausted new mom, an unshowered cop, a bitchy ghost, a kindly dead priest, and her late stepmother...
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Undead novels volume 13
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Vampire queen Betsy Taylor returns in the outrageous new Undead novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Undead and Unsure. Even with Satan out of the picture and the Antichrist for a sister, Betsy Taylor has had a hard time maintaining "things below." It's not that she's been shirking her hellish obligations. It's just that her earthbound duties are so time-consuming—like a brand-new baby drama involving a pair of uncanny (okay, terrifying)...
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After dying, Faith awakens in a fairy tale world from a book she read as a child.
With no memories of how she died, she has to survive in a new body that once belonged to Kaeda, one of the lead villain's lackeys. But in the novel, Kaeda is destined to die!
To avoid dying again, Faith uses her knowledge of the novel to survive a fantasy world at war and avoid Kaeda's fate. But as the story unravels from a new perspective, she finds unexpected love-and...
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Faith's thrilling adventure continues in this next installment of Reborn as the Villain's Lackey!
After dying, Faith awakens in a fairy tale world from a book she read as a child.
With no memories of how she died, she has to survive in a new body that once belonged to Kaeda, one of the lead villain's lackeys. But in the novel, Kaeda is destined to die!
To avoid dying again, Faith uses her knowledge of the novel to survive a fantasy world at war...
48) Hang on, monkey!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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This book uses simple vocabulary and fun pictures to capture the interest and help develop the skills of beginning readers. The crazy antics, humor, and fun information make this new reading experience a treat.
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"After Kitty Armstrong's mother vanishes from their Coney Island hotel in 1904, Kitty finds herself alone, hungry, penniless, and far away from her native England. The unusual inhabitants of Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet take her under their wing, but even they may not be a match for the insidious sickness that is plaguing Coney Island"--
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The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career-this is an international bestseller and the English language debut from an award-winning South Korean author
At sixty-five, Hornclaw is beginning to slow down. She lives modestly in a small apartment, with only her aging dog, a rescue named Deadweight, to keep her company. There are expectations for people her age, which she'll...
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China is now the biggest foreign player in Africa.
It's Africa's largest trade partner, the largest infrastructure financier, and the fastest-growing source of foreign direct investment. Chinese entrepreneurs are flooding into the continent, investing in long-term assets such as factories and heavy equipment.
Considering Africa's difficult history of colonialism, one might suspect that China's activity there is another instance of a foreign power...
52) Second Sister
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A reclusive Hong Kong PI and hacker investigates a teenager's mysterious death in this technological thriller by the author of The Borrowed.
A schoolgirl-Siu-Man-has committed suicide, leaping from her twenty-second floor window to the pavement below. Siu-Man is an orphan and the librarian older sister who's been raising her refuses to believe there was no foul play-nothing seemed amiss. She contacts a man known only as N.-a hacker, and an expert...
53) Things hoped for
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.
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In a near future when life is harsh outside of Earth's last unpolluted place, Cee tries to leave an abandoned island while her sister, STEM prodigy Kasey, seeks escape from the science and home she once trusted.
It's been three years since Cee woke up on the shore of an abandoned island, with no memories of life prior, or how she got there. All she knows is she has a sister-- and is determined to find her. A world away, STEM prodigy Kasey is looking...
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The Tech sisters don't date in high school-- because they're not allowed. Until now. Six months after the older Tech twins got to college, their parents asked, 'Why aren't you engaged yet?' Her traditional Thai parents now insist that their youngest daughter, Orrawin (aka 'Winnie'), must practice fake dating in high school. Under their watchful eyes, of course-- and organized based on their favorite rom-coms. The first candidate? The son of their...
56) Deja new
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"The New York Times bestselling author of the Undead Novels takes on reincarnation in this unforgettable Insighter Novel about the pitfalls in past--and love--lives...You couldn't arrest for murder someone who had killed in his last life. You couldn't bring a civil suit against such people, either. They could only be legally penalized for what they did this time around--and what a dark circus the legal system had been before that legislation passed!...
57) Seize today
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Forget tomorrow volume 3
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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Seventeen-year-old Olivia Dresden can literally see the path to goodness in each person. Her precognition means that different versions of people's futures flicker before her eyes. Forced into isolation, she can only watch as her mother, Chairwoman Dresden, chooses the dark, destructive course every time. Yet she remains fiercely loyal to the woman her mother could be until the full extent of her mother's gruesome plan is revealed. Olivia must find...
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Tensorate novellas volume 1
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"Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate. A rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to...
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"The dramatic, real-life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist Revolution--a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. Shanghai has historically been China's jewel, its richest, most modern and westernized city. The bustling metropolis was home to sophisticated intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and a thriving middle class when Mao's proletarian revolution emerged victorious...
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Forget tomorrow volume 2
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
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Sixteen-year-old Jessa Stone is the most valuable citizen in Eden City. Her psychic abilities could lead to significant scientific discoveries--if only she'd let TechRA study her. But after they kidnapped and experimented on her as a child, cooperating with the scientists is the last thing Jessa would do.