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Forever Desert volume 2
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Moses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series with The Truth of the Aleke, continuing his epic fable about truth, falsehood, and the shackles of history. The Aleke is cruel. The Aleke is clever. The Aleke is coming. 500 years after the events of The Lies of the Ajungo, the City of Truth stands as the last remaining free city of the Forever Desert. A bastion of freedom and peace, the city has successfully weathered near-constant attacks from...
2) Empire State
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After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armored Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, Eddie, and is soon unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored there - resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. History.
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, a cosplaying thief at an anime expo has stolen a valuable print belonging to the celebrity that shy thirteen-year-old Bree Wong has come to meet. She hopes that she'll get a face-to-face with her idol if she can catch the culprit and recover the stolen print"--Provided by publisher.
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"When the daughter of a well-respected family is being poisoned, Rosalind Thorn and Bow Street officer Adam Harkness work together to solve this dangerous case that is rife with politics, jealousy, jewel thieves--and a romance between them that would be frowned upon by society"--
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Rainbow magic. Jewel fairies volume 6
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Jack Frost has stolen the jewels from Queen Titania's crow and Sophie the Sapphire Fairy needs to get them back.
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Talia Inger volume 1
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Talia Inger is a rookie CIA case officer assigned not to the Moscow desk as she had hoped but to the forgotten backwaters of Eastern Europe - a department only known as 'Other.' When she is tasked with helping a young, charming Moldovan executive secure his designs for a revolutionary defence technology, she figures she'll be back in DC within a few days. But that's before she knows where the designs are stored - and who's after them. With her shady...
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"Leeds, October 1824. Thief-taker Simon Westow's job seems straightforward. Captain Holcomb's maid, Sophie, has stolen important papers that could ruin the family's reputation, and he's desperate for their return. But the case very quickly takes a murderous turn, and it becomes clear the papers are hiding a host of sins . . . During the search, Simon's assistant, Jane, hears a horrific tale: men are snatching young girls from small towns for use by...
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Chupacarter volume 3
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When Ernie's dad is accused of stealing artifacts related to the legendary El Dorado gold, Jorge and his friends set out to clear his name and run into a fiendish ring of thieves along the way.
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December 1903: While Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine is quite literally taking off in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with its historic fifty-seven second flight, their sister Katharine is back home in Dayton, Ohio, running the bicycle shop, teaching Latin, and looking after the family. A Latin teacher and suffragette, Katharine is fiercely independent, intellectual, and the only Wright sibling to finish college. But at twenty-nine, she's frustrated...
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"Taborr and his pirate crew have stolen all of the jellyfruit! With the help of their pilot friend Nash Durango, young Jedi-in-training Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs set off to retrieve the tasty treats in time for the Jellyfruit Festival?and maybe teach Taborr an important lesson about sharing." --Provided by publisher.
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Marianne knows that the business she works for is in trouble, so she isn't surprised when the owner's wife, Irma, asks her to do a little favor for her-take her diamond bracelet to a man who will give her money for it. But when she confronts Mr. Moran, he seems a bit shifty to her. And Moran's wife, Harriet, seems to be an even odder character. After leaving, Marianne discovers that one of them stole the bracelet from her, so she returns and confronts...
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Canine detective Chris volume 1
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Hinata, a shy boy in the fifth grade, receives his first-ever pet when his grandfather brings him Chris, a retired police dog with excellent training and top-notch skills. There's only one problem: Whenever Chris sees a bug, they fly into a panic. Soon, however, their nose is put to the test, when during a walk, they hear police sirens blare... There's been a robbery at a nearby jewelry shop! As the police investigation stalls, Hinata and his plucky...
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"Christopher Smith isn't very good at being a superhero, but Peacemaker tries hard! An "extremely ages 17+" book from writer Kyle Starks and artist Steve Pugh puts Peacemaker on a quest to save his beloved dog from a super-villain who has some nefarious plans for Christopher Smith's skill set. After being released from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. However, when busting up a terrorist ring introduces...
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Mailbox mysteries volume route 3
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"This holiday season in Eagle River, the past is never far from the present. Kate is bracing herself for a blue Christmas this year. It's the first since her divorce, most of her decorations are missing after too-many moves, and her impromptu gesture of goodwill to one struggling family has caused trouble at the post office. But her troubles take a back seat after a mail stop at one of the area's oldest churches presents a puzzling dilemma. The rural...