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The Cove (An FBI Thriller Book 1)

by Catherine Coulter

Published: 1996-04-01

Kindle Edition: 384 pages

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In this "fast-paced" (Publishers Weekly) page-turner, the daughter of a murdered high-powered lawyer seeks sanctuary in a quaint little town, only to learn she can't escape her past-or FBI Special Agent Dillon Savich.In this "fast-paced" (Publishers Weekly) page-turner, the daughter of a m...

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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

by Dusti Bowling

Published: 2017-09-05

Hardcover: 272 pages

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“Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned.” —School Library Journal (Starred review)Chosen for the Autumn 2017 Kids’ Indie Next List! Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an a...

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

by Karina Yan Glaser

Published: 2017-10-03

Hardcover: 304 pages

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A modern classic in the making reminiscent of the Penderwicks series, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is about the connections we make and the unexpected turns life can take. The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the fa...

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Lucky Broken Girl

by Ruth Behar

Published: 2017-04-11

Hardcover: 256 pages

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“A book for anyone mending from childhood wounds.”—Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street   In this unforgettable multicultural coming-of-age narrative—based on the author’s childhood in the 1960s—a young Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl is adjusting to her new life i...

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Rashi (Jewish Encounters Series)

by Elie Wiesel

Published: 2009-08-11

Hardcover: 107 pages

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Part of the Jewish Encounter seriesFrom Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, comes a magical book that introduces us to the towering figure of Rashi—Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki—the great biblical and Talmudic commentator of the Middle Ages. Wiesel brilliantly evokes the world of me...

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The Lost Girl

by Carol Drinkwater

Published: 2017-09-26

Hardcover: 400 pages

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**The Lost Girl is a heartrending story of loss and enduring love** Her daughter disappeared four years ago. . . Since her daughter went missing four years earlier, celebrated photographer Kurtiz Ross has been a woman alone. Her only companion her camera. Since Lizzie disappeared, she has blamed and...

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Leo Africanus

by Amin Maalouf

Published: 1998-03-25

Paperback: 360 pages

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"I, Hasan the son of Muhammad the weigh-master, I, Jean-Leon de Medici, circumcised at the hand of a barber and baptized at the hand of a pope, I am now called the African, but I am not from Africa, nor from Europe, nor from Arabia. I am also called the Granadan, the Fassi, the Zayyati, bu...

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Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions

by Valeria Luiselli

Published: 2017-04-04

Paperback: 128 pages

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A damning confrontation between the American dream and the reality of undocumented children seeking a new life in the US.

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The Peripheral

by William Gibson

Published: 2015-10-06

Paperback: 512 pages

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The New York Times bestselling author of Neuromancer and Agency presents a fast-paced sci-fi thriller that takes a terrifying look into the future...Flynne Fisher lives down a country road, in a rural America where jobs are scarce, unless you count illegal drug manufacture, which she’s ...

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Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde

by John Boessenecker

Published: 2017-07-03

Paperback: 528 pages

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The New York Times Best Seller!“Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adve...