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1885: Frances Barnett is in the Northampton Lunatic Hospital, telling her story to a visitor. She has come to distrust her own memories, and believes that her pregnancy, birth, and early days of motherhood may have impaired her sanity. During the earliest months of her babys life, Frances eagerly followed the famous murder trial of Mary Stannard that captivated New Englanders with its salacious details and expert forensic testimony. Following--and...
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From the acclaimed author of The Evening Spider and The Broken Teaglass comes this psychological thriller about the murder of a psychologist in a quiet New England town and his former patient whose unreliable thread will keep readers guessing until the shocking end.
I hear myself whispering. Not again. Not again.
Why did I ever come back here? Surely because of you. Because I thought of something I'd always meant to tell you. Because you were the...
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Spider-Man volume 18
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Collects Spider-Man (1990) #15, 18-23. The Six have never been more sinister than in this star-studded saga! They've looted and slaughtered their way across an alien world, and Earth is next! If even Spider-Man's strength, wit and new web cannons can't stop the murderous miscreants and their robot army, it may take a dozen heroes to win the day - but one of the Six outweighs and out powers all of them combined! Guest-starring Ghost Rider, the Incredible...
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All-Out Avengers volume 1
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Strap in for an all-new, all-adrenaline adventure that starts in the middle and races to the finish! An alien attack - a city warped - and Captain Marvel looking to the Avengers with murderous intent! Then, the Avengers are in chains, and their only hope lies with their greatest hero: Doctor Doom?! An army of Red Skulls threatens to overwhelm them, a cadre of bloodthirsty killers will hunt them, and even Spider-Man is out to get them! But who's behind...
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Discoveries...America, Special Edition focuses on an extraordinary element of American culture. Talented people, interesting places and unusual things. Producers Jim & Kelly Watt introduce you to artists they encountered while filming the award winning Discoveries... America series. Experience the variety of art forms all over the USA. The talented artists featured in this program utilize an abundance of mediums including some conventional...
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This is the Diary Of Don & Jon the funny redneck twins. Don & Jon love hunting sneaky snakes and frogs in the Mississippi woods and soon discover that there are even freakier phenomenons out there in the wild. The twins love hunting everything edible like slimy frogs, snakes, alligators and even spiders. Inside you'll find some hilarious Mississippi Bayou hunting stories with vibrant colored illustrations. Make sure to check out your pants before...
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[2020]
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There's hardly anything that Sam Wu is afraid of. Unless you count ghosts, sharks, the dark and maybe even spiders. But definitely NOT zombies. Except for actual real ones maybe. So when Sam's arch nemesis, Ralph Zinkerman the Third announces that he has zombie werewolves living in his basement, for the first time ever, Sam really isn't sure if he wants to be the one to save the day. Ralph has always been pretty mean to him and, well, just one little...
11) Splendid spiders
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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Spiders are good hunters. Some spiders build sticky webs to catch bugs. Others chase their food on the ground. Big spiders can even eat small birds. Learn all about different splendid spiders from around the world.--Back cover.
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Everyone gets mad at hustlers, especially if you're on the victim side of the hustle. And Miles knew hustling was in his veins. Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video games with his best friend, Ganke, crushing on brainy, beautiful poet Alicia. He's even got a scholarship spot at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy. Oh yeah, and he's Spider Man. But lately, Miles's...
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Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature, from Linnaeus himself naming a small and unpleasant weed after a rival botanist to the recent influx of scientific names based on pop-culture...
14) Ruby fever
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Hidden Legacy novels volume 6
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Prime magic user Catalina Baylor. An escaped spider, the unexpected arrival of an Imperial Russian Prince, the senseless assassination of a powerful figure, a shocking attack on the supposedly invincible Warden of Texas, Catalina's boss... And it's only Monday. Within hours, the fate of Houston-not to mention the House of Baylor-now rests on Catalina, who will have to harness her powers as never before. But even with her fellow Prime and fiancé...
15) Spiders
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Accelerated Reader
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Spiders live on every continent and in almost all terrestrial habitats capable of supporting life. Some spiders have ventured into the world of freshwater, and a few can even tolerate salt water. There is a huge variety in color among species, and sizes can vary from smaller than a grain of rice to exceeding the span of an adult s hand. Many are beautifully marked and fascinating to look at. For some, such as the crab spiders, the coloration serves...
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Collects Edge of Spider-Verse (2014) #1-5, Edge of Spider-Verse (2022) #1-5, Edge of Spider-Verse (2023) #1-4. Traverse the Spider-Verse with a swarm of Spiders familiar, fresh and flabbergasting! As the vicious Morlun targets wall-crawlers across all realities, Spider-Man Noir returns, Gwen Stacy is Earth-65's Spider-Woman and Peni Parker dons the sensational mech-suit known as SP//dr! When the end of the Spider-Verse looms, Spider-Ham and Araña...
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The first in a three-book middle grade novel series by Spider-Man's number one fan and hilarious fiction writer, Preeti Chhibber! Peter Parker has been swinging and thwipping his way through New York City as Spider-Man for just a few months, and balancing his double life is complicated. He goes to school and tries not to embarrass himself in front of his crush, MJ; he takes photos for the Daily Bugle and tries not to embarrass himself in front of...
18) Tarantulas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Tarantulas use strong jaws to catch their prey, but these big spiders aren't as dangerous as some people think! Some can even be pets! Get caught up in all the details about these hairy, silk-spinning creatures"--
19) Skitter: a novel
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The hatching volume 2
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"Ezekiel Boone follows up his terrifying "apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism" (Publishers Weekly) The Hatching with Skitter, the horrifying sequel in which the carnivorous spiders are running rampant--but for what's left of humanity, the worst is yet to come. Tens of millions of people around the world are dead. Half of China is a nuclear wasteland. Mysterious flesh-eating spiders are marching through Los Angeles, Oslo, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro,...
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An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance.
Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature,...