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In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. A Prayer for Owen Meany is a coming-of-age tale that ranks among the most cherished American classics....
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"The day the train fell in the lake, Cassie stopped believing in much of anything, despite growing up in a devout Catholic family. Then she set her mind to forgetting the strange boy named Elias who was with her when it happened. When Elias comes back to town after many years away, Cassie finds herself talked into sneaking out at night to follow him ghost-hunting--though she knows better than to believe they will find any spirits. Still, the more...
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Seven faceless saints volume 1
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During Ombrazia's Second War of the Saints, former friends Rossana Lacertosa and Damian Venturi--she is a rebel who wants to dismantle the corrupt system responsible for her father's death while he is the young head of security who serves the city and the saints with unswerving devotion--must work together to investigate murders within the city.
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Greer is sent to rehab at McCracken Hill where she meets Addison. Addison 's dedication to the twelves steps pales in comparison with the devotion he feels forhis mentor, Joshua. At first, Greer also appreciates Joshua's calm wisdom. But then she starts to realize how Joshua changes the way Addison acts, and has an agenda of his own. It doesn't take long for her to start questioning where Josua came from, how he knows their secrets, and why he...