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Outpost
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ann Aguirre
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners; Unabridged edition (2012, Oct 2nd).
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In Ann Aguirre's Outpost, the Freaks from Enclave are back, and this time they're much smarter.Deuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out. Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols—those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. more
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The Most to Lose
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Laura Landon
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged; Unabridged edition (2012, Nov 13th).
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A High-Stakes Courtship When Jonah Armstrong, the Earl of Haywood, returns to London after a three year absence, his plan is simple: reenter society, find a wealthy bride, and save the Haywood name from ruin. He has no time for distractions. Yet when he encounters Lady Cecelia Randolph, Jonah can’t resist a flirtation. After all, his feud with her brother, the Duke of Hadleigh, necessitated Jonah’s recent exile; he’s entitled to his revenge. But within seconds Jonah realizes he’s underestimated Cecelia. The gangly girl he once knew has blossomed into a beauty of rare intellect and character. He can’t possibly marry the Duke of Hadleigh’s sister…can he? A Gamble of the Heart Cecelia has loved Jonah forever, but she’s no fool. more
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Monument 14
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Emmy Laybourne
Format: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged]
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged; Unabridged edition (2012, Oct 9th).
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In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world — as they know it — apart. more
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Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Karen White
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Tantor Media; Unabridged,Unabridged CD edition (2012, Nov 6th).
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Since its release nearly one hundred and fifty years ago, Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women has been a mainstay in American literature, while passionate Jo March and her calm, beloved "Marmee" have shaped generations of young women. Biographers have consistently credited her father, Bronson Alcott, for Louisa's professional success, assuming that this outspoken idealist was the source of her progressive thinking and remarkable independence.But in this riveting dual biography, Eve LaPlante explodes those myths, drawing on unknown and unexplored letters and journals to show that Louisa's "Marmee," Abigail May Alcott, was in fact the intellectual and emotional center of her daughter's world. It was Abigail who urged Louisa to write, who inspired many of her stories, and who gave her the support and courage she needed to pursue her unconventional path. more
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Kill Order, the (Lib)(CD)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: James Dashner
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Listening Library (2012, Aug 14th).
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The prequel to the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series—The Kill Order is a modern classic for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. It can be read alone or as a companion to the action-packed series.Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares was easy compared to what came next.Now a disease of rage and lunacy races across the eastern United States, and there’s something suspicious about its origin. Worse yet, it’s mutating, and all evidence suggests that it will bring humanity to its knees.Mark and Trina are convinced there’s a way to save those left living from descending into madness. more
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His Love Endures Forever (Land of Canaan Novels)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Beth Wiseman
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: christianaudio Fiction; Unabridged edition (2012, Oct 2nd).
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An unplanned pregnancy. An absent father. Does love really endure all things?Danielle Kent is 18, pregnant, and hopeful that the child's father-Aaron Lapp-will want to marry her and provide the life she's always dreamed of. Even though Aaron is Old Order Amish, Danielle knows that he wants to leave his community for a life outside of the district. But then Aaron tells Danielle that he doesn't love her-that a wife and baby don't fit into his plans.Levi Detweiler has enjoyed an unlikely friendship with Danielle for nearly a year, though they have little in common. He's Amish, and she won't even discuss God. When Danielle becomes pregnant with Aaron's child, Levi is sure that Aaron will do the right thing and marry Danielle. When that doesn't happen, God calls on Levi to marry her. more
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The Forgotten
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: David Baldacci
Format: Preloaded Digital Audio Player
Publisher: Hachette Audio (2012, Nov 20th).
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In Paradise, nothing is what it seems... THE FORGOTTEN Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. But just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him that beneath its beautiful veneer, Paradise is not all it seems to be. What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt's death was no accident . more
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Flight Behavior CD
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Barbara Kingsolver
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: HarperAudio; Unabridged edition (2012, Nov 6th).
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“Kingsolver is a gifted magician of words.”—TimeThe extraordinary New York Times bestselling author of The Lacuna (winner of the Orange Prize), The Poisonwood Bible (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize), and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver returns with a truly stunning and unforgettable work. Flight Behavior is a brilliant and suspenseful novel set in present day Appalachia; a breathtaking parable of catastrophe and denial that explores how the complexities we inevitably encounter in life lead us to believe in our particular chosen truths. Kingsolver’s riveting story concerns a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factions—religious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicians—trapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world. more
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The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: James Lurie
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged; Unabridged edition (2012, Oct 23rd).
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From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comes The Finish, a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as Bowden shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda—a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track—demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, Bowden describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war—the fusion of intel from various agencies and on-the-ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. more
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The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society Series)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Amanda Quick
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged; Unabridged edition (2009, Apr 21st).
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Plagued by rumors that she poisoned her fiancé, Lucinda Bromley manages to live on the fringes of polite society, tending her beloved plants — and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist possesses a unique talent: she can detect almost any type of poison, especially ones that have their origins in the botanical kingdom. But the death of a lord has shaken Lucinda to her core. At the murder scene, she picks up traces of a poison containing a very rare species of fern. So rare, in fact, that only one specimen exists in all of England — and it was stolen from her conservatory just last month. To keep her name out of the investigation and to find the murderer, Lucinda hires a fellow Arcane Society member. more
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