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"Since former Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world's most effective investigation firm ... Private's investigators are the smartest, the fastest, and the most technologically advanced in the world--and they always uncover the truth. When his former lover is found murdered in Jack's bed, he is instantly the number-one suspect. While Jack is under police investigation, the mob strong-arms him into recovering $30 million in stolen...
42) 1776
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In the twelve fateful months of 1776, the American colonies could have-- and probably should have-- been forced back under British rule. However, a combination of cunning, determination, and sheer luck helped the colonists forge a path toward independence.
44) Maid for it
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[2023]
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When her mother is injured in a car accident, twelve-year-old Franny tries to keep their fragile world intact by taking over her mom's cleaning jobs.
Now that Franny and her newly sober mom have moved to a cozy apartment above a laundromat, Franny’s looking forward to a life where her biggest excitement is getting top grades in math class. But when Franny’s mom gets injured in a car accident, their fragile life begins to crumble. There’s...
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39 clues volume 1
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For 500 years, the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world. For 500 years, they've protected the source of their power - the 39 Clues. And for 500 years, they've kept their secrets silent. Until now.This extraordinary stand-alone novel cracks open the Cahill vault to tell the story of the most coveted piece of artwork in the world, a masterpiece that has been the target of seven separate theft attempts: Jan van Eyck's altarpiece
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In book two of the House of Robots series, it's 'bot brains versus 'bot brawn in an all-out war!
Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his "bro-bot" E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block-and loses his ability to help Maddie. Now it's up to Sammy to figure out what's wrong with E and save his family!
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c2006
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1 sound media player (10 hr.) : digital ; 8 x 5 cm.
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Audio based teaching, no textbook needed. Includes pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Level one focuses on essential travel needs; levels two and three provide more everyday conversation as well as more comprehensive grammar and vocabulary skills.
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p2012
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1 sound media player (2 hr., 23 min., 52 sec.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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"A lively account of the 'Wild West' and its renowned figures. The lives of Davy Crockett, Christopher 'Kit' Carson, Calamity Jane and Sitting Bull, amongst others, are explored in detail. Their exploits, adventures and alliances make for fascinating listening."--Container.
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[2011]
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1 sound media player () : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Four middle-schoolers who publish an alternative newspaper at their Harlem academy for gifted students investigate why a classmate--one of the best chess players in New York City--was caught trying to buy drugs.
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p2006
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1 sound media player (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 9 x 6 cm.
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Audio based teaching, no textbook needed. Includes pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Level one focuses on essential travel needs; levels two and three provide more everyday conversation as well as more comprehensive grammar and vocabulary skills.
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[2023]
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1 audio media player (05:51:02) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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The Land of Stories meets Dominican culture and mythology come to life in Julian Randall's Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of San Zenon, the action-packed fantasy duology finale for fans of the Tristan Strong series and Amari and the Night Brothers. After being magically transported to the mythical island of Zafa and rescuing her long captive cousin Natasha, Pilar is back in Chicago ... and hiding the shocking truths about Zafa and Natasha being alive....
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[2021]
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1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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"Thirteen leading authors of books for young people speak out in these incisive interviews about the experience of having their work challenged or banned in the United States today. In probing, anecdote-filled conversations, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus elicits pointed, eloquent reflections on the nature of freedom of expression, the impact of censorship on individuals and society alike, young readers' rights, and the vibrant support network...
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