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Queen of Hearts volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
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As Princess of Wonderland Palace and the future Queen of Hearts, Dinah's days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, the King of Hearts. The only highlight of her days is visiting Wardley, her childhood best friend, the future Knave of Hearts -- and the love of her life. When an enchanting stranger arrives at the Palace, Dinah watches as everything she's ever wanted threatens to crumble....
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Queen of Hearts volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
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Exiled from Wonderland, Dinah hides in the Twisted Wood, but a chance encounter with one of her father's enemies drives her to confront her dark destiny.
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Ric Santana is in Las Vegas for his friend's wedding and some much needed R & R. But the vacation turns awkward when he discovers his smoking hot one night stand is actually his pal's stepmother. When Shelley's life is threatened, Ric doesn't hesitate to step into the role of bodyguard and protector. But as Ric grows closer to Shelley, he can't help but wonder, can he save her life or will they be too late for love? Queen of Hearts...the next installment...
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Once the ego is broken, the soul's veil of darkness may become a nightmare. Everybody has their own demons to deal with, but for some, the devil may be glaring at them back in the mirror. Mandisa is a clever young woman who comes from a terrible home, riddled with violence, treachery, and cruelty. She tries to repair her damaged image when she and her mother escape from her father's demonic hold, but her mother thinks it may be too late. Her mentally...
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In the summer of 1972, twenty-one-year-old university undergrad Annette Thornton, aka Thorny Netty, finds herself on a coerced holiday with her younger sister Fiona, expected to spend two long sweltering weeks babysitting said sister on the island of Gran Canaria. To say she's peeved would be an understatement. But when she catches a glimpse of a stranger on a balcony, impulses long buried begin to surface-impulses that sorely put Thorny Netty's much-touted...
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Michael Hawke, a brilliant physician and attorney, is still recovering from his last adventurethrowing himself into his work with a vengeance and trying to put it all behind him. When drug company rep Lizzie Lehrman, the mistress of one of Hawkes friends, is murdered, however, Hawke finds himself drawn into the investigation. With the help of his friendsChen Schmidt, Hawkes billionaire playboy sidekick, and Jimmy Terver, a neo-Nazi turned humanitarianthe...
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Hearts is the name of the game.Carrington Sawyer lived the life most people only dream of. She had a great job and the heart of one of Allenville's most dangerous men, Duke Markson.When Chase Erickson places a bet at her Heart's table, Carrington's life is turned upside down.In this game of hearts, who will win the queen's?
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Queen of Hearts volume 3
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"Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely. Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for both....
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A remote castle in Wales inhabited by three older men is the last place on earth that a young, lively girl of 18 would want to spend time. And yet, when forced by circumstances to take up residence there for six weeks prior to coming of age, Jessie surprises them all by finding immense enjoyment in the experience and by capturing each of her adopted uncles' hearts. As the time grows near for her to return to England, the three brothers find it necessary...
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2018.
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"A debut novel that pulses with humor and empathy and explores the heart's capacity for forgiveness ... Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious romantic relationships amid the intensity of medical school. Now they're happily married wives and mothers with successful careers--Zadie as a pediatric cardiologist and Emma as a trauma surgeon. Their lives in Charlotte, North...
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The real story behind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
It was a Britain that had been overrun by a plague of zombies.
A Britain that had fought the zombies, not quite won, and yet declared victory.
The rabid dead had been mercifully put down. The less virulently infected were treated with a sort of fungal "tea" that kept their urges to eat their fellow men at bay. With a bit of effort and discipline, one of the Infected could be...
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She's determined to be perfect. He's ready to turn her world upside down.
Perfection. It's a simple enough pursuit, and I have always sought it - until I reach my limit.
My family business may have made me a billionaire, but I'm still desperate to prove myself, and I'm about to lose it all.
Asking for help is never easy, and asking him is out of the question. I wouldn't lower herself.
I'm top of my game.
I don't need to ask for help.
Until I...
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You're not supposed to be here. This is the wrong future. On the brink of figuring out time travel, Tom and Paola became lovers-despite Tom's marriage to Jillian.
Then Tom died. Only Paola knows he manipulated time itself...and created a dangerous time conundrum.
The question: What will Jillan do when Paola tells her the truth?
A heart-rending story about love beyond time that will stay with you long after you've finished reading.
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On the prairies of Canada during World War II, a girl and her two young siblings begin a war of their own. Stricken with tuberculosis, they are admitted to a nearby sanatorium. Teenager Marie Claire is headstrong, angry, and full of stubborn pride. In a new strange land of TB exiles she must "chase the cure," seek privacy where there is none, and witness the slow wasting decline of others. But in this moving novel about fighting a way back to normal...
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The Queen of Hearts excels at baking tarts. But the Knave of Hearts can't keep from stealing them--they are so good! What's a queen to do? Advancing readers will enjoy this entertaining story featuring well-known nursery rhyme characters. This fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage students' natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book...
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"I have loved and lost many times in my life," writes author M. Lucia Frangiosa. After the pain of a heart-wrenching divorce and the devastating loss of her second husband inch-by-inch to a horrible death, Frangiosa found that after going through the grief, "when you feel you cannot breathe, eat, sleep, or live without him, when you feel the flames of life within you have gone out" there are still embers glowing within, a flicker of life fueling the...
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Kingdom of Silk volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Even though she loves the family of her best friend, Griffin Silk, especially grandmother Nell, Layla Elliott, who no longer has a grandmother, determines, despite many difficulties, to find an old person of her own to bring to the school's Senior Citizens' Day.
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Bride on the run...She'd run from her fairy-tale wedding and with the help of a stranger she was now holed up in a remote location, trying to catch her breath. But Carly Albright knew it was only a matter of time before her past caught up with her... Mysterious women with secrets were tempting, but Devon Brannigan planned of resisting the urge to get closer to Carly. He'd done his good deed in rescuing her and had offered his protection. There were...