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1) Whirlwind
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"At the Alamo Canyon Ranch the Champion women carry on the family legacy of breeding bucking bulls for the rodeo. Everyone's talking about Whirlwind at this year's Professional Bull Rider's Competition, but the promising young bull is the last thing on Shane Tully's mind once he lays eyes on the lady responsible for bringing Whirlwind to the arena. Lexie Champion has this rodeo man hungry for more than the thrill of his next competition. But the daughter...
2) Whirlwind
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Dreamhouse Kings volume 5
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They've been to three worlds in less than a day. Time isn't just running out... it's running wild. David King is reeling from his travels through history-and the evil he's found there. The last thing he needs is his great-great-uncle Jesse's hospital-bed instructions: You can't simply do nothing. You must fix things. David and his brother Xander's search for their abducted mother has repeatedly led them on strange and terrifying journeys as they've...
3) Whirlwind
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When Millicent Fairweather boards the Opportunity to journey to America, she's confident a better life awaits. Before she knows it, she's taken out of steerage to be a nanny to a delightful little boy who quickly wins her heart. Widower Daniel Clark isn't sure about the pretty bundle of energy who takes the nanny position, but he figures the voyage is only one week. When disaster strikes, Daniel seizes the chance to rescue Millicent and her sister....
4) Whirlwind
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A ruthless psychopath with a long-held grudge unleashes a terrifying scheme of revenge on a small New England town in this tautly-paced, compelling thriller. Liza Plain, a Boston-based journalist hoping for her big break, is dreading spending Christmas in Shiloh, Rhode Island, with her difficult grandfather – until news of the disappearance of a retired local priest triggers her realization that this could be linked to a series of unsolved, church-linked...
5) Whirlwind
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the pulse-pounding Vertical Run comes a spellbinding new white-knuckle thriller to keep you up all night.
Charlie McKenzie is the best at what he does, and what he does best of all is the CIA's dirty work. At least he did until his bosses double-crossed him. Jailed and disgraced to cover up a mammoth intelligence blunder, Charlie wants to get even.
Opportunity knocks when Irina Kolodenkova, a young Russian...
6) Whirlwind
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Hohanonivah, a Cheyenne orphan, is taken in as a child by Patrick and Esther Jackson, who raise him as their own son. When, years later, his adoptive parents are brutally murdered, Hohanonivah swears a solemn oath that those who took the elderly couple's lives will die at his hands. The young man, whose name means "Whirlwind" in Cheyenne, tracks down the men who killed the Jacksons and find himself facing two of the most ruthless outlaws in the state....
7) Whirlwind
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Ann Winslow, a sixty-five year old widow of five years, has lost interest in life. She is no longer able to express her emotions through her music and has been unable to compose since her husband's death. Ann's son-in-law asks her to be the dinner partner of his client who recently lost his wife. She reluctantly accepts the invitation because she was sure she could help to keep the conversation flowing, knowing they both had experienced the loss of...
8) Whirlwind
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Rock star Jo Avery didn't have a choice about coming out, but ever since her ex outed her as bisexual, she's been a proud advocate for LGBTQ+ issues. Most of her family wants nothing to do with her, but her brother has always supported her. When he gets married, he wants her in the wedding party. The only problem? Her new sister in law is the daughter of conservative pundit and anti-LGBT warrior Sarah Tremblay. Sarah has another daughter, too, the...
9) Whirlwind
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Caretaker trilogy volume 2
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In Firestorm, the first book of the Caretaker Trilogy, seventeen-year-old Jack Danielson saved the world's oceans, but at great personal cost - his parents were killed and everything he knew and believed in was turned upside down.
Now Jack has come home to see P.J., his girlfriend and sole remaining touchstone. But she's missing, and blame falls on Jack. On the run with Gisco, his crafty canine sidekick, Jack is literally caught up in a whirlwind...
10) Whirlwind
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Asian saga (James Clavell) volume 6
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Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions finally explode, and the Iranian people rise up against the Shah. The country, once secular, is now thrown back into an orthodoxy that threatens to tear it apart. The United States and Russia go on high alert, with warships heading to the Middle East. The region becomes a powder keg, waiting to explode. Caught up in the revolution are a British helicopter company and its pilots. The oil fields of Iran...
11) Whirlwind
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A pilot in the Israeli Air Force has just lost his wife and daughter in a terrorist attack. Terrorist attacks are increasing worldwide, and people are becoming more and more angry.
While on a mandatory leave of absence, the pilot is approached by his cousin. Growing up, they were more like brothers. His cousin inherited the family jewelry business and is now one of the wealthiest men in the world. His cousin tells him that he belongs to an organization...
12) Whirlwind
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In the midst of a natural disaster, a classroom is locked down and everyone inside is trapped. Can first-year elementary school teacher, Lacey Kirkland keep her second graders calm and from harm's way? Can she keep herself calm? Will they be rescued or succumb to injuries and shock? Sometimes you don't know how you will react until true tragedy strikes.
13) Whirlwind
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A novel of breathtaking suspense from an author whose books are "edge-of-your-seat thrilling. Page-turners that don't let up" (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times–bestselling author).
When a killer tornado rips through a Dallas flea market, a kind stranger helps Jenna Cooper protect her baby boy. But in the aftermath, Jenna can't find her son or the woman who'd been holding him.
Upon discovering the tragedy, reporter and single mom Kate Page,...
14) Whirlwind
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A widow for thirty years, Lydia Hughes has a calm, relatively predictable life of work and living alone. But, when she meets cardiologist Duncan Stewart while attending a conference in Seattle, her world is turned inside out. In slightly over forty-eight hours, she's engaged to be married and trying to decide what to keep and what to leave when she moves to Washington state.
But, there's a catch. Duncan's sister, Penny, is jealous of any woman Duncan...
15) Whirlwind
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Serial killers come in all shapes and sizes, but this one is particularly puzzling. There's no pattern to the mutilated bodies that have been showing up in Albuquerque: the victims have been both sexes and all races, ages, and ethnic groups. There is no evidence of rape or ritual. Only one thing connects the victims: they were the victims of a natural disaster-one of the most unnatural natural disasters imaginable-leading to a most painful, most certain,...
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Whirlwind is the only book to examine in depth the human drama behind the most important bombing campaign in history. While the air war against Nazi Germany has been covered in-depth by many books, Barrett Tillman, a renowned authority on military aircraft and the air war in the Pacific, is the first to tackle the air war against Japan. For decades, historians and politicians have debated whether or not Japan was on the verge of surrender in August...
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Kensington Books
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2020
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A Pioneer Woman Down Home Reads with Jodi Thomas Book Club Selection
With over 325 million books sold, Janet Dailey is a legend in romance. Now she launches a series for a new generation of empowered women loaded with suspense, action, and desire!
"A suspenseful story that keeps you on the edge of your seat...a must-read."
—Fresh Fiction
At the Alamo...
With over 325 million books sold, Janet Dailey is a legend in romance. Now she launches a series for a new generation of empowered women loaded with suspense, action, and desire!
"A suspenseful story that keeps you on the edge of your seat...a must-read."
—Fresh Fiction
At the Alamo...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Brave the storms with Max Axiom as he adventures across the world to study the incredible power of hurricanes! Learn about how they form, how scientists study them, relief efforts, and more. With brand-new Capstone 4D videos, writing prompts and discussion questions, and a hands-on activity, Max helps young readers understand how powerful and dangerous hurricanes can be, as well as what we can do to prepare.