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1) Poisonous
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Max Revere novels volume 3
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English
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"Teen-aged Internet bully Ivy Lake fell off a cliff and few people cared... except her mentally-challenged eighteen-year-old step-brother, Tommy. He loved her in spite of her cruelty. He's distraught and doesn't understand why his blended family is falling apart. After a year, the police still have no answers: Ivy could have jumped, could have been pushed, or it could have been an accident. With too many suspects and not enough evidence, the investigation...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Poisonous Plants introduces readers to poisonous plants from around the world and the ways in which they defend themselves. From poisonous berries to beautiful, luring flowers, readers will be fascinated with these plants' abilities to trick prey!"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Who doesn't enjoy a beautiful flower garden, an orchard filled with fruit trees, or a lush green forest? But a surprising number of plants--often colorful, lovely ones--can be lethal. Readers of this engaging volume learn about some of Earth's deadliest plants, several of which are commonly found in gardens. They include oleander, rhododendrons, rhubarb, castor bean plants, and deadly nightshade. Age-appropriate text highlights important elementary...
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Kitt Crowe's second Sweet Fiction Bookshop mystery whips up an array of intriguing suspects and motives into a diabolically deft read, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Joanne Fluke. It's summer festival time in Confection, Oregon, and that means a barrage of tourists making cash registers ring at Sweet Fiction Bookshop. But what should be bookseller Lexi's most lucrative time of year turns disturbing when a member of the chamber of commerce suddenly...
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Plants might look harmless, but they can be killers. Some plants, like oleander, can stop a person's heart. Others destroy cells and cause organ failure. This narrative nonfiction series features some of the most interesting-and deadly-plants on the planet. Each book in this series includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and a feature on animal and plant mutualism. Author/Illustrator biography Glossary...
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Lyn McConchie transports us to Victorian London, where Sherlock Holmes and John Watson must solve two cases involving Poisonous People.
A POISONING AT THE PUBLISHER: Maid and occasional cook Mary Fellowes has been accused of attempting to poison her employers and the evidence against her is damning -- or is it? Is she the scheming and vengeful woman that others describe? Or is she innocent, caught in a web of deceit? Holmes and Watson must follow...
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This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press is an introduction to the major groups of poisonous animals in the world, including the most deadly species. Learn about:
-Dangerous stingers, fangs, and spines
-The many varieties of venom, and the different ways they are used
-Where poisonous animals live
Includes full-color illustrations and little-known facts about some of the most remarkable animals on...
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Three siblings fight to survive in a zombie infested world. When they get caught in a flood during a rainstorm, the group is forced to take refuge. They are thrust into a mystery they can't explain, and when things slowly begin to unravel, they learn they have to play by a new set of rules.
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Joyce is angry that her boss won't leave his wife, so his wife will have to be removed... one way or another!
A poisoning is planned and Joyce sets out to leave a lasting impression... then Joyce goes missing... A malevolent ghost and psychic detectives form the core of this enjoyable stand-alone sequel to Mai Griffin's Ghostly Echoes.
In whatever order you read her books, Mai Griffin's series of supernatural thrillers, Ghostly Echoes, will grip...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Slow lorises are big-eyed primates. They look so sweet that it might be tempting to approach these cute creatures, but don't touch, slow lorises are very poisonous. When they think they're in danger, they may deliver a toxic bite. Readers will find out much more about these fascinating creatures, including details about their habitat, diet, and life cycle. The entertaining text coupled with appealing photographs make this volume a high-interest experience...
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A richly photographed and information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran, “Basic Illustrated Poisonous and Harmful Plants” distills years of knowledge into an affordable visual guide. Whether planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, with this updated guide you'll discover how to identify and avoid poisonous, harmful, and psychoactive plants in the contiguous United States.
“Basic Illustrated Poisonous and...
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 5
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English
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From a young age Graham Young was interested in chemistry, forensic science and toxicology. He managed to acquire poisons from local chemists and put them to the test to see how it affected the people around him – starting with his family,
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 9
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English
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Ellie Tran's ex-boyfriend, Joseph Merlino III was an aggressive and ruthless poisoner. He chose to take the life of the mother of his daughter by attacking her in the driveway of her home with a syringe filled with cyanide – on Valentine's Day.
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 11
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English
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When Orange County detective, Yvonne Shull, opened up Linda Curry's cold case file, it began a seven year journey into the toxic machinations of a consummate liar. Linda Curry's family were certain the murderer was her husband – they believed he had been slowly poisoning her to death. They were right.
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In this experimental long poem sequence, Alyda Faber transforms the portrait poem into runic shapes, ice shelved, sculpted, louvered on a winter shoreline. Twenty years after her mother's death, Faber untethers herself from the mother she thinks she knows with wild analogies: depicting her mother variously as King Lear's Kent, a Camperdown elm, a black-capped chickadee, Neil Peart, Pope Innocent X, and a funnel spider.
While embodying the passionate...
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 3
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English
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In the spring of 1954, one man's lust would lead to deception and death, with the help of an obscure but deadly insect, the Spanish fly.
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 4
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English
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What should have been the relaxing end to a balmy day along the Egyptian Nile… became a hellish nightmare for one innocent business woman, when pathological liar, John Allan, was intent on her murder.
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 13
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English
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Joe Cinque lived in Canberra with his girlfriend, Anu Singh, who was studying law the Australian National University. They were both young and set for a bright future. However, it all took a turn for the worse when Anu Singh began to declare to a select few friends that she was going to kill her boyfriend – it was a supposed suicide pact, only it seems Joe didn't know about it.
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 8
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English
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One Saturday in July 2006, prominent Nevada state politician Kathy Augustine, was supposed to attend a political fundraiser, but she never showed up. She lay dying in her bedroom. Her husband, Chaz Higgs, may have thought he'd planned a perfect murder, but the former US Navy medic, turned nurse, came to learn that loose lips do indeed sink ships.
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Poisonous Liaisons volume 2
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English
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For over three decades, Alamance County in North Carolina was plagued by a toxic preacher's daughter with a troubled past. One by one, the men in Blanche Moore's orbit suffered slow, agonizing deaths.