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"Nora O'Malley's been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con artist who targets criminal men, she grew up as her mother's protege. But when Mom fell for a mark, Nora pulled the ultimate con--escape. For five years Nora's been playing at normal, but she needs to dust off her skills because she has three problems. Number 1: Her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend, and Wes didn't know about her and Iris. Number 2: They all have to meet to deposit...
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"North Texas. For the past five years Oscar Lester has never been without his dog, Mr. Cigar-- a supernatural companion. Oscar spends most of his time organizing drug-fueled dance parties with his best friend, Lytle Taylor, and all three benefit from the care of Carla Marks, the genius behind the mysterious IBC corporation. Oscar's older sister, Rachel fled Texas after Mr. Cigar bit off her left hand. Rachel phones Oscar out of the blue: She's in...
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Puffin Books
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[2009].
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English
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Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems boring until Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, is struck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure, investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyal to Lord Syron. As Will battles growing hysteria, traitors, and, most of all, time, Alyss is taken hostage,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2016]
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English
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"This is a fictionalized story based on the amazing real life experiences of Miriam Moss, a fifteen year old English school girl who was held hostage on a plane hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Front in 1970"--
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Scholastic Press
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2022.
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English
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"It's Maine, 1924, and the Ku Klux Klan is on the rise. Davy and Jo Michaud have been recently orphaned. Taken in by a distant relative-a famous aviator-they are now working with a group of stunt pilots who spend their time wing walking, leaping from plane to plane, and flying through fireworks! But though the stunts are dangerous, the real threat is building behind the scenes. The KKK is on the rise in Maine that summer, inspired by the racial fears...
6) Defy the sun
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Swoon Reads
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2020.
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English
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"In this electrifying YA dystopian sequel to Beware the Night, Veda is captured and leveraged against her best friend, who fights for the opposing force. Civil war has come to the island of Bellona. Veda Adeline believes in the Night. She's joined the underground revolutionaries, led by Dorian Winters, and they're determined to overthrow the ruling Imperi and find justice for her people. Nico Denali, Veda's childhood friend and maybe-something-more,...
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39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 4
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[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
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[2012], 2́012
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English
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After pulling some spectacular heists, Amy and Dan have become two of Interpol's most wanted criminals. So when Vesper One orders them to steal the world's largest diamond, they know they're facing life in prison, or worse. With the Cahill hostages still in peril, Amy and Dan have no choice but to launch a mission that leads them to an ancient city full of dangerous secrets.
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Atheneum
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[2017]
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English
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When seventeen-year-old Charlotte Lang's father is taken hostage while reporting on the aftermath of an earthquake in Ukraine, Charlotte, a photographer most comfortable observing life, and her mother, a reserved Russian immigrant who expresses caring through pastries, must repair their strained relationship and find a way to rescue Charlotte's dad.
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Scholastic Press
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2018.
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English
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Taylor is a rebellious teenager with a habit of sneaking out to hang with his anti-war friends, so in January 1968 his mother drags him off to Saigon where his father is attached to the United States embassy; bored (and still rebellious) Taylor sneaks out of the embassy to watch the Tet celebrations, just as the war erupts all over Vietnam and there he is captured by the North Vietnamese Army and sent North as a prisoner and hostage--and during the...
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