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As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance -- now a fledgling New Republic -- presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy's scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy's strength is unfolding. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a...
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2011.
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Assassin Leonard Kastner agrees to kill the infant heir to the European kingdom of Lubinia. Just as he is about to carry out the heinous deed, the baby awakens and smiles at him. Losing his heart to tiny Alana Stindal, Leonard sweeps her out of their homeland to safety in England, where he conceals her true identity and gives her an education fit for a queen.
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[2012]
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Set in 18th century England, this mystery tells the story Thaddeus Grainger, sentenced to life in prison for a murder he may not have committed. His friends must decode the meaning of a wax seal and prove his innocence to gain his release from the infamous Bellstrom Gaol prison.
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Maggy Thorsen mysteries volume 10
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2017.
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English
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"The choice of an antique silver coffee urn as the final resting place for elderly Celeste Bouchard's ashes might seem a cruel joke. After all, the wealthy boutique owner was taken ill and died while daughter Hannah was off having lattes at Uncommon Grounds. But Maggy Thorsen, the coffeehouse's owner, has more pressing things on her mind: a jail break and subsequent shoot-out has forced her main squeeze, Sheriff Jake Pavlik, to take refuge with her....
66) You wouldn't want to be an 18th-century British convict!: a trip to Australia you'd rather not take
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2007.
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A humorous account of how a British thief would have been punished in the eighteenth century by being sent to Australia in 1785.
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Michael Vey volume 1
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2011.
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English
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To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has Tourette's syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special--he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor has the same mysterious powers. With the help of Michael's friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up with their abilities, and their...
68) Ash princess
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Ash princess novels volume 1
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Held captive by the brutal Kaiser since age six when she witnessed her mother's murder, Theodosia, called Ash Princess, is now sixteen and prepared to reclaim the throne by any means necessary.
69) Perdition
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Dred chronicles volume 1
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2013.
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English
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The prison ship Perdition, a floating city where the conglomerate's most dangerous criminals are confined for life, orbits endlessly around a barren asteroid. Life inside is even more bleak. Hailed as the Dread Queen, inmate Dresdemona "Dred" Devos controls one of Perdition's six territories, bordered on both sides by would-be kings eager to challenge her claim. Keeping them at bay requires constant vigilance as well as a steady influx of new recruits...
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Based on the true story of an American POW during the Korean War and a North Korean soldier who become unlikely allies united in their shared faith in God during a daring escape to freedom. When his jet malfunctions, Captain Ward Millar makes a last-second decision to eject over enemy territory in North Korea before his plane explodes. His parachute barely opens before impact, saving his life, but the hard landing snaps both of his ankles. Unable...
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2019.
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"Four months after his best friend, Dodge, disappeared near their families' camp in a boat accident, Nate is still haunted by nightmares. He'd been planning to make the treacherous trek to the remote campsite with a friend -- his first time in winter without his survival-savvy father. But when his friend gets grounded, Nate secretly decides to brave the trip solo in a journey that's half pilgrimage, half desperate hope he will find his missing friend...
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[2010]
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Describes the four-thousand-mile journey across the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas of seven men who escaped from a Siberian prison camp. The harrowing true tale of escaped Soviet prisoners desperate march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India.
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[2014]
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On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 867 women--housewives, doctors, opera singers, politicians, prostitutes--was marched through the woods fifty miles north of Berlin, driven on past a shining lake, then herded in through giant gates. Whipping and kicking them were scores of German women guards. Their destination was Ravensbrück, a concentration camp designed specifically for women by Heinrich Himmler, prime architect of the Holocaust. By...
76) Living dead girl
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2008.
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A 15-year-old girl who has spent the last five years being abused by her kidnapper, Ray, is made powerless by Ray's promise to harm her family if she makes one false move. Now he wants her to find her replacement.
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"Bob Inama is an American spy working undercover in East Germany during the 1960s when he is taken prisoner and tortured daily. He survives the ordeal by maintaining his hope in the face of despair, and by committing himself to return alive to the girl he loves, Luisa. Based on a true story"--
78) Hazelnut days
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2018.
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"'It's visiting day, and Dad smells like peppermint--yuck! If only he would wear that nice, breezy cologne that smells like hazelnut.' So begins one boy's brief weekly visit with his father in prison. Here's a man who gets angry, but beneath that peppermint surface is much to admire, if only you take the time to look"--Provided by publisher.
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