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Author
Series
Cici's journal volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
148 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She's been watching them and taking notes. Everybody has one special secret, Cici figures, and if you want to write about people, you need to understand what's hiding inside them. But now she's discovered something truly strange: an old man who disappears into the forest every Sunday with huge pots of paint in all sorts of colors. What is he up to? Why does he look so...
Author
Series
Children of the flying city volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Brought to the flying city of Highgate when he was only five years old, orphan Milo Quick has never known another home. Now almost thirteen, Milo survives one daredevil grift at a time, relying only on his wit, speed, and best friends Jules and Dagda. A massive armada has surrounded Highgate's crumbling armaments. Because behind locked doors--in opulent parlors and pneumatic forests and a master toymaker's workshop--the once-great flying city protects...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The secrets of High Manners Manor, carefully guarded in a closet by Billy and his skeleton parents, begin to unravel when the orphan Millicent arrives and the two children start uncovering ghosts, apparitions, and scurrilous lies that have been festering in the house for far too long.
2924) Reel life starring us
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Dina is used to being popular but starting a new school in eighth grade is difficult, especially where cliques rule, and although working with "queen bee" Chelsea on a video project should help, Chelsea is hiding huge family problems that could mean trouble for both girls.
2925) Missing person
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
468 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A quiet bookseller learns that his family has been keeping secrets about his uncle, and begins searching for the truth with the help of an online community of armchair detectives dedicated to matching missing-persons cases with unidentified bodies--
2926) Forget me not: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Linda Russell was left to raise herself in a 20-acre walled-off property in rural Washington. The woods were her home, and for twelve years she lived oblivious to a stark and terrible truth: Her mother had birthed her only to replace another daughter who died in a tragic accident years before.And then one day Linda witnesses something she wasn't meant to see. Terrified and alone, she climbs the wall and abandons her home, but her escape...
2927) The secret ingredient
Author
Series
Secrets of Wayfarers Inn volume 15
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Wayfarers Inn employee Winnie wins a baking competition, the Inn Crowd capitalizes on it by offering a free loaf of her award-winning bread to the first twelve guests to book a room at the inn. But when strange messages begin showing up inside the loaves of bread, the friends must figure out who would want to harm them or Winnie. Meanwhile, a demanding guest named Reena Newberry begins to wear on the Inn Crowd. Finding out what she wants from...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Esther's family has always believed they were descended from a great, though scandalously underappreciated Impressionist-era artist. But when questions arise about her ancestor's greatest work--The Lady with the Dark Hair--her once-solid family history rests on shaky ground as a search for the truth begins"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
143 pages, 33 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"For Aella, life on Kinamen Isle is one of boredom. Spending her days fishing and minding her aunts, she dreams of life beyond the horizon. Everything changes, however, when she awakens an ancient evil within herself as it's revealed that she's the reincarnation of Xir, the serpent that almost destroyed the world. Worse yet, a fanatical religious organization has arrived on Kinamen Isle in search of Xir. As Aella is forced to fight for her life, she'll...
2930) The first last day
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Haleigh Adams paints a picture with a mysterious set of paints found and now she is stuck in a time loop, but when she realizes her parents have been keeping a secret she and her new best friend Kevin must find the source of the magic paints and the secret of the time loop before it is too late.
2931) Serenade
Author
Series
Nightmusic trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped and held hostage in the Rockies, a teenage heiress falls for her abductor while her corrupt father and devoted bodyguard fight to get her back. The discovery of true love and dark family secrets turns deadly in this epic coming of age adventure. -- publisher website.
2932) The apartment: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mark and Steph have a relatively happy family with their young daughter in sunny Cape Town until one day when armed men in balaclavas break in to their home. Left traumatized but physically unharmed, Mark and Steph are unable to return to normal and live in constant fear. When a friend suggests a restorative vacation abroad via a popular house swapping website, it sounds like the perfect plan. They find a genial, artistic couple with a charming apartment...
2933) To be a man
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
181 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Trevor's mother discourages his relationship with known troublemaker Vanessa, Trevor hides it from his family and friends.
2934) The spaces in between
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
180 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Try as they might, the McGinn family can't seem to escape from the clutches of the EXIT 13 Motel. Other guests come and go, totally unaware of the fact that Ash, Willow, and the rest of their family aren't able to leave, no matter how hard they try. But as they attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Motel, things only seem to get more bizarre. Ash is hearing and seeing strange things almost every night, and Willow's attempts to learn...
2935) Enchanted isle
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
296 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A mystery from decades past unites two strangers in England. In the spring of 1958, Jenny Winter embarks on a two-month adventure to one of the most enchanting places on earth, a quaint village in England's magical Lake District. With a new camera and an eye for capturing the beauty others miss, she can't wait to explore the heathery fells and mystical waters. Adrian Kemp, a handsome and enigmatic local, makes the sightseeing even more beguiling--and...
2936) The ladies of Managua
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Maria Vazquez returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather's funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother's past--and a secret of her own. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother Ninexin, once a storied revolutionary, now a tireless government employee. Between Maria and Ninexin lies a chasm created by the death of Maria's father, who was killed during the revolution when Maria...
Author
Series
Sheena Meyer volume 6
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There is a secret that came into being during the age of gleamers. This secret has affected the lives of children all over the world. Contained in its mystery is not only the truth but a warning. The day will come when that warning determines the course of the gleamer. That day is now... Giftings have a price. Thirteen-year-old Sheena Meyer found out the secret attached to being the last gleamer. All the while, the rise of Phoenix means more trouble...
2938) The great secret
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of stories of the science fiction writer published during from the 1930s and 1940s, including "The Great Secret," "The Beast," and "The Slaver."
2939) Gilded serpent
Author
Series
Dark shores volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
561 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Their battles ended in victory. Lydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she's convinced she is doing more harm than good. She delves into the history of the gods only to discover a truth that will change her life forever. His birthright as commander of the Royal Army is finally in his grasp, but Killian feels anything but victorious. Burdened by his past, he embraces the darker side...
2940) A better bad idea
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Evelyn Peters is desperate. Desperate for a way out of McNair Falls, the dying southern town that's held her captive since the day she was born. Desperate to protect her little sister from her mother's terrifying and abusive boyfriend. And desperate to connect with anyone, even fallen golden boy Ashton Harper, longtime boyfriend of the girl Evelyn can never stop thinking about-- beautiful, volatile, tragically dead Reid Brewer. Until a single night...
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