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The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"This canonical work of Polish reportage is a terse, unexpected human lesson born of an occupation-era love story. Based on a true story, the raw interplay of history and fictionalization spans the Warsaw Ghetto, the war-torn countryside, and the nightmare of Auschwitz. This is the book's first US publication. Hanna Krall was born in 1935 in Poland and survived the Holocaust by hiding in a cupboard. She has received numerous Polish and international...
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What if the person who hated you most was the only one who could save you?
Thousands of gentlemen have gone bankrupt in Bridges and trouble brews between the Diamond and Spadros crime families. Yet the city is united in its desire to exact vengeance for those murdered in the zeppelin disaster.
Penniless and alone, private eye Jacqueline Spadros confronts the lowest point of her life. Seen as an accomplice in the financial crisis and accused of a...
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Cassie's had some pretty close calls in her life, but now that she's gotten her official bad-ass badge as an integral part of the Old Guard, she feels sort of invincible. That doesn't seem to keep anyone from trying to prove otherwise, though, because everyone wants a piece of her.
The King of Hearts needs her help, even while the resistance tries to sway her, and the Old Guard has its own plans for her. And then, there's Ryder. Sexy, strong, stubborn...
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Cassie's had a rough few months. Being a vampire came with its own risks. Being a con-artist vampire was even tougher. Being forced to fake one's own death to keep from getting thrown in the slammer or murdered and then resurrecting oneself? Really takes a lot out of a girl. Frankly, she could use a little down time. But, true to form, she's skipped that and opted to jump straight from the frying pan into the fire as a new recruit-in-training for...
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Lies and betrayal have cost her Ryder's love, and it's eating her alive, but Cassie's got a job to do. Looking back when she's got to plan for the battle ahead could prove deadly, and not just for herself. The Undercity of Milan is as corrupt as New York, and if she's to stop an all-out vampire war, she'll have to move mountains to mend fences.
But in a world of ultra-powerful kings and queens who will destroy anyone who gets in their way, her heart...
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In 1949 a special Valentine's Day dance in small-town Nebraska teaches thirteen-year-old Addie about real love. Kids in Addie's seventh-grade class are starting to exchange rings and go steady, but Addie hates all that mush. When she grows up, she plans to be a real artist in New York City and never get married. Addie's best friend is Carla Mae Carter, whose family lives next door. Addie's worst friend, for as long as she can remember, has been annoying...
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After stealing a diamond with a ghoulish legacy from a ruthless business man, the person Interpol has ranked as the King of Hearts (Larceny, theft, and antiquities smuggling) in their card deck of most wanted criminals, a person known only as N. Kermin finds that their customarily flawless getaway has been impeded by a shadowy man in a fedora with a pistol and an ultimatum: steal a state of the art computer encryption program for him, or else. Shaken...
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Iron fey. Original series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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"Meghan Chase has a secret destiny--one she could never have imagined. Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have...
10) With this cake
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Meet me at the altar volume 2
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English
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After yet another love life disaster, Elliott Sullivan's family and friends get him to agree to no romantic relationships for one year and to have his sister Josie's best friend and wedding planner business partner Skylar periodically check in on him, but Skye's longtime crush on Elliott may make this year turn out differently than anyone expects.
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"She blames him for her brother's death. Can she let go of resentment and open her heart to love? Penny Cartwright found it difficult to understand why her younger brother would choose to join a country singer's band rather than return to Kings Meadow after college and the separation strained their relationship. Then a car accident made certain her brother could never return. Trevor Reynolds has chased stardom in Nashville for more than a dozen years,...
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Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Young Huck and a slick-talking card shark hit the road in search of Huck's long-lost eccentric grandfather. From the backroads of Hannibal, Missouri to the fast lanes of Los Angeles, to the neon lights of Las Vegas, they find adventure, friendship, and courage.
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Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"It's 1629, and King Charles I and his French queen Henrietta-Maria have reigned in England for less than three years. Young dwarf Jeffrey Hudson is swept away from a village shambles and plunged into the Stuart court when his father sells him to the most hated man in England--the Duke of Buckingham. Buckingham trains Jeffrey to be his spy in the household of Charles' seventeen-year-old bride, hoping to gain intelligence that will help him undermine...
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Princess Mia has just graduated college. She is soon going to take over as Queen of Genovia from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse. However, Mia learns that she must marry in 30 days or forfeit the crown of Genovia to another rightful heir, Nicholas Devereaux. His uncle, Vicount Mabrey is really the one who wants Nicholas to be King. Not trusting Nicholas, Mia picks a decent guy who's sweet and charming and likeable, but can she go through with the...
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"She blames him for her brother's death. Can she let go of resentment and open her heart to love? Penny Cartwright found it difficult to understand why her younger brother would choose to join a country singer's band rather than return to Kings Meadow after college and the separation strained their relationship. Then a car accident made certain her brother could never return. Trevor Reynolds has chased stardom in Nashville for more than a dozen years,...
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SparkPress, a BookSparks imprint, a division of SparkPoint Studio, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Dinah, the former Princess of Wonderland Palace, has been chased into the wilds of Wonderland after the murder of her brother and the ruin of her coronation. Now, as her half-sister Vittiore sits on the throne beside her father, the brutal King of Hearts, Dinah finds herself alone in the forbidding Twisted Wood with only Morte, a homicidal beast, for company. Hunted by the King and his army of Cards, Dinah struggles to evade those who long for her...