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The Wish ListThe Wish List, Book
by Colfer, EoinBook, 2003First U.S. edition.Book, 2003. First U.S. edition.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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After an accidental explosion during an attempted robbery, Meg's spirit is flung into limbo, and a race begins between the demonic and the divine to win Meg's soul.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Billy Bartholomew is dead. His best friend, Eddie Proffit, is still alive. Billy and Eddie meet on the sledding hill--like they always have. And Billy is not about to let a little thing like death stop him from hanging in there with Eddie in his epic struggle to get his life back on track.Billy Bartholomew is dead. His best friend, Eddie Proffit, is still alive. Billy and Eddie meet on the sledding hill--like they always have. And Billy is not about to let a little thing like death stop him from hanging in there with Eddie in his…
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in China and continues into the jungles of Burma. The original tour leader dies just before the trip, but in spirit form she follows the group's misadventures.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Nick and Allie don't survive the car accident... but their souls don't exactly get where they're supposed to get either. Instead, they're caught in a sort of limbo known as Everlost: a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and places that no longer exist.Nick and Allie don't survive the car accident... but their souls don't exactly get where they're supposed to get either. Instead, they're caught in a sort of limbo known as Everlost: a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and…
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Elsewhere is where 15-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. Here Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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A combination of Gothic romance with modern-day drama creates a sensual supernatural story of Helen and James, two spirits caught in purgatory.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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After police bullets kill 15-year-old Jeremiah, he watches over the people he has left behind – his girlfriend; his friends; his divorced parents – as each struggles through grief and tries to keep doing what the living do, ultimately finding new connections with one another.After police bullets kill 15-year-old Jeremiah, he watches over the people he has left behind – his girlfriend; his friends; his divorced parents – as each struggles through grief and tries to keep doing what the living do, ultimately finding new…
Added Apr 07, 2010
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After Chuy, a 17-year-old Mexican-American, is murdered in a nightclub, his ghost roams his native Fresno, visiting his family and friends and coming face-to-face with his killer. Chuy also meets the ghost of a girl who has just committed suicide, and the two spirits begin to fall in love.After Chuy, a 17-year-old Mexican-American, is murdered in a nightclub, his ghost roams his native Fresno, visiting his family and friends and coming face-to-face with his killer. Chuy also meets the ghost of a girl who has just committed suicide,…
Added Apr 07, 2010
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In an alternate history world, the population of Europe is almost completely wiped out by the Black Death during the fourteenth century. Three superpowers - China, India, and the nations of Islam - battle for supremacy in a World War destined to create a new world order.In an alternate history world, the population of Europe is almost completely wiped out by the Black Death during the fourteenth century. Three superpowers - China, India, and the nations of Islam - battle for supremacy in a World War destined to…
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Margaret of Ashbury, a 14th-century English midwife, hires the reluctant Brother Gregory to record her memoirs.
To Kill A MockingbirdTo Kill A Mockingbird, Book
by Lee, HarperBookFortieth anniversary edition.Book. Fortieth anniversary edition.
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Holds: 33 on 14 copies
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Scout's father defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town during the 1930s.
The Things I Know BestThe Things I Know Best, BookA Novel
by Hinton, J. LynneBook, 20011st ed.Book, 2001. 1st ed.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Using the special gifts she shares with the women of her family, eighteen-year-old Tessa attempts to unravel the mysteries of her visions and her family’s secrets.
Some Things That StaySome Things That Stay, Book
by Willis, SarahBook, 20001st ed.Book, 2000. 1st ed.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Fifteen-year-old Tamara Anderson comes of age in an unconventional family in 1954. She copes with her mother's illness, her father's feckless artistic nature, the demands of her siblings and her burgeoning love for her new home in rural New York
RebeccaRebecca, Book
by Du Maurier, DaphneBook, 2015Book, 2015
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Holds: 35 on 6 copies
Added Apr 07, 2010
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The second Mrs. Maxim de Winter enters the home of her mysterious and enigmatic new husband and learns the story of the house's first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally devoted.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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In Scotland with her husband on a second honeymoon after World War II, Claire enters a circle of stones and is transported back to the Battle of Culloden 200 years earlier, where she must marry a Scot to save her husband
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Morgan le Fay turns against her younger brother Arthur when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon.
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones, BookA Novel
by Sebold, AliceBook, 2002First edition.Book, 2002. First edition.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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An unusual coming-of-age story in which Susie, the 14-year-old narrator, watches from heaven over her family, her murderer and the police detective working on her case.
Fourteen-year-old Susie looks down from heaven and describes the horrifying events of her murder, while her family struggle to cope with the pain of her death.An unusual coming-of-age story in which Susie, the 14-year-old narrator, watches from heaven over her family, her murderer and the police detective working on her case.
Fourteen-year-old Susie looks down from heaven and describes the horrifying…
Love FallsLove Falls, Book
by Freud, EstherBook, 2007First Canadian edition.Book, 2007. First Canadian edition.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Seventeen-year-old Lara travels on vacation with her father from London to Tuscany, where she meets the glamourous Willoughbys and learns the dangers of love.
LambLamb, BookThe Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
by Moore, ChristopherBook, 2004Book, 2004
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Holds: 6 on 1 copy
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Lighthearted satire of the life of Christ - from his childhood days up to his crucifixion.
The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club, Book
by Tan, AmyBook, 1989Book, 1989
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Holds: 0 on 3 copies
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughters' memories and feelings.
Added Apr 07, 2010
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Scorned by the other seagulls, Jonathan is more concerned with the dynamics of his flight than with gathering food.
The Fionavar TapestryThe Fionavar Tapestry, Book
by Kay, Guy GavrielBook, 1995Omnibus edition.Book, 1995. Omnibus edition.
Added Apr 06, 2010
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A wizard leads 5 Toronto university students into the world of Fionavar, where they have a crucial part to play in the struggle of Light against Dark. Epic fantasy comprised of 3 books: The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road.
Fall on your KneesFall on your Knees, Book
by MacDonald, Ann-MarieBook, 1996First edition.Book, 1996. First edition.
Added Apr 06, 2010
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A complex story of lust, betrayals and long-held secrets, set in Cape Breton. The saga begins in 1899 when James Piper, 18, elopes with Materia Mahmoud, 13.
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