Rachel LeBlang
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"In WWII Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt assumes the identity of a common shipyard worker, rowing messages to Sweden for the Resistance. His life depends on keeping his secret hidden-a task that proves challenging when he meets Else Jensen, an American physicist who seems to see right through him"--
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Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on American history presents the dual perspectives of Claire, a Midwestern girl who longs to enter high school and become a nurse even as she worries for her soldier brother, and Karl, a German POW who's processing the war as he works on Claire's family farm. This poignant and moving story of an unlikely connection will stay with readers long after
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
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"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
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For fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series by R.L Stine comes a chilling story about a twelve-year old girl who must face down the most notorious ghost in her haunted East coast town to stop a centuries-old curse that threatens to destroy everything.
Mallory hasn't quite adapted to life in her new town of Eastport yet. Maybe it's because everyone is obsessed with keeping the town's reputation as the most cursed town in the US.
And thanks...
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It's not every day you wake up to a stranger getting into your bed. Only, he isn't a stranger at all, he's my best friend's hot older brother... and apparently my new roommate. Having him in my space, driving me crazy, isn't a problem at all. Nope. All I need to do is keep control of the situation...
But that's easier said than done. Shawn Lassiter is the kind of distraction I don't need. First, he accidentally gets into my bed, half naked, the...
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Claire's efforts prevented the city from tumbling like an inverted Atlantis, but there's a much bigger world out there.
Drawn into a web of intrigue and lies, Claire and company find themselves drawn toward the Vampire Bastions by an old friend.
Once there, they find out that it's not just a new town but a new world, and a strange one at that. This world has got some bite to it!
While helping to keep the peace, Claire also has to do everything...
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Aspiring artist Misty Delaney is not about to let her parents' beloved cafe go under. Not when she can just merge the company by entering a quick marriage of convenience with the rich son of their family's rival. But her sisters aren't having it. To make sure Misty gives finding love a chance, they post a "Marry me: Misty!" billboard outside town.
Watching Misty field marriage proposals from strangers, that she clearly doesn't want, is a big cup...
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Francie Vespertine has lived all her life in a supernatural town full of powerful witches, but her own magic is lackluster at best. The only place she fits in is the Magical Archives. Head librarian (and bookworm extraordinaire) might be a boring job . . . if it wasn't for the ghosts of fictional characters haunting the shelves.
Between stopping Captain Ahab from wreaking havoc on aisle three and keeping her fussy feline familiar satisfied (he only...
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In this heart-pumping sci-fi sequel to In the City of Time, two people have to work together to prevent the cataclysm that will soon break the laws of physics and render Earth uninhabitable.
Now in possession of the most dangerous book ever scribed, Willa and Saudade settle into the nineteenth century and start planning how to avert the cataclysm that will soon break the laws of physics and render Earth uninhabitable.
Faraz only wants his best friend,...
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A creature from another dimension disguised as someone you know and love. How will Francie and the gang catch a killer who's hiding in plain sight?
A mysterious portal has opened up in town . . . and for once, Francie isn't the one responsible. It's just a run-of-the-mill portal to an alternate dimension, right? Nothing to worry about. Except when a rare book dealer turns up dead and Lizzie is the number one suspect.
Despite an ironclad alibi, there's...
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I've been crushing on my coworker for months. And now he's moving... across the country. I've got one shot to make my move. We're all holed up in this amazing house upstate and tonight I'm going to sneak into his room and finally Make. Something. Happen.
So, I go for it. I climb into Luke's bed and the kissing is so much better than I imagined. Why did we wait so long to feel this? I moan his name and Bam! He jumps out of bed. WTF? It isn't Luke....
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When I climbed out to the surface this morning, to scavenge some food for my village, I knew the odds were severely stacked against me. A mere nurse, I had no business going out into the sun where all kinds of monstrosities roamed.
As if to prove my fears right, I was only out in the open for a few minutes when a pack of Kinru spotted me. I was quickly cornered by one of the beasts.
In a desperate attempt to defend myself, I managed to hurt one...
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Rose Campbell is determined to get her stuff from her cheating ex-fiance's apartment. There's just one problem. A sexy stranger is sleeping in her bed. Work boots and scruff so aren't her type--except when they're on furniture maker Owen Crowley, who is funny, kind, and speaks his mind.
The prim and proper Rose isn't the kind of woman Owen is usually interested in. But the more he gets to know her, the more intrigued he becomes. There's passion underneath...
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Falling head-first into the wrong woman's bed was not how Reed Bishop's night was supposed to go. Now a gorgeous, half-naked ballet dancer was threatening his manhood... with a book. He can't blame her.
It wasn't how it seemed - he was just doing his job, tracking down his lead informant, who, unfortunately, took off, leaving him to figure out what to do with her friend. Staying in her apartment was no longer safe.
And that's how he got himself...
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Three science prodigies go on a time-traveling adventure to save the Earth-if they don't accidentally destroy it first.
In 1891, Willa Marconi's life falls apart when her mentor at the University of Bologna unexpectedly dies. She loses her laboratory access and her stipend, but she refuses to let anyone take her research away. While testing her prototype radio equipment, she detects a mysterious signal and pursues its origin.
In 2034, a cataclysmic...
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After saving her father and the world, Lola Benko and her new best friends, Jin and Hannah, are feeling invincible. But after botching a huge job (trying to get an ancient Pegasus necklace is a lot harder than they bargained for), the friends need to revive their skills-and their friendship.
They land at Camp Timber Wolf, a treasure-hunting school where teams will compete to join the legendary Task Force. Once on the Force, the world of elite treasure...
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Since the day I turned into a Venator, I had been doing everything on my own. From tracking monsters to setting traps, I could count on no one but myself.
Luckily, things have changed. With the creation of the first Lodge in centuries, I now have recruits to follow in my footsteps, recruits who each have their own special class and abilities.
Still, that doesn't mean that I can slack off. The Zinoss Jungle is far from a safe place. There are myriad...