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The Witness
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Nora Roberts
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult (2012, Apr 17th).
Pages: 480
Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever.Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she designs sophisticated security systems—and supplements her own security with a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. But Abigail’s reserve only intrigues police chief Brooks Gleason. Her logical mind, her secretive nature, and her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. more
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Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood - The Good, The Bad, and the Scary
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jill Smokler
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Gallery Books (2012, Apr 3rd).
Pages: 176
Confessions of a Scary Mommy is a collection of original essays that take an irreverent look at the underbelly of parenting—things most moms would never admit, but feel every day. Brutally honest and hysterically funny, Confessions will leave you feeling less alone in the sometimes overwhelming and exhausting world of motherhood. If you’re already a fan, lock the bathroom door on your whining kids, run a bubble bath, and settle in. If you’ve not encountered Scary Mommy before, break out a glass of champagne as well, because you’ll be toasting your initiation into a very select club. Chapters cover everything from husbands (“If he could be carried around in a Baby Bjorn all day, he would. more
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Skyfall (Troll Hunters)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Dahl
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books (2012, Jan 1st).
Pages: 112
Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four teens with hidden powers beyond their wildest dreams . . . more
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Fallen Star (Troll Hunters)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Dahl
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books (2012, Jan 1st).
Pages: 112
After they escape the underground kingdom of the trolls, the young heroes discover that their families and friends have turned against them. The teens will need aid from beyond the stars if they hope to prevail in this final battle against ancient evil. more
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The Lava Crown (Troll Hunters)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Dahl
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books (2012, Jan 1st).
Pages: 112
Dr. Hoo has been kidnapped! The mentor of the young heroes has been taken into the hidden kingdom of the enemy. The teens decide to descend deep underground to rescue him, but they are not prepared for what awaits them in the darkness below . . . more
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Dark Tower Rising (Troll Hunters)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Dahl
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books (2012, Jan 1st).
Pages: 112
A palace of nightmares rises from the ground just outside the small town of Zion Falls. Four young heroes must prevent the dark tower from reaching the surface, or an army of pure evil will be unleashed upon the world. more
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Betrayal: A Novel (Random House Large Print)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Danielle Steel
Format: Large Print]
Publisher: Random House Large Print; Lrg edition (2012, Mar 27th).
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In Danielle Steel’s thrilling new novel, a successful woman’s seemingly perfect world is shattered when she faces embezzlement by the last person she would ever suspect. BETRAYAL At thirty-nine, Tallie Jones is a Hollywood legend. Her work as a film director is her passion and the center of her life; one after another, her award-winning productions achieve the rare combination of critical and commercial success. With no interest in the perks of her profession or the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles, Tallie maintains close and loving relationships with her college-age daughter and her aging father, and has a happy collaboration with Hunter Lloyd, her respected producing partner, confidant, and live-in lover. Rounding out the circle and making it all work is Brigitte Parker, Tallie’s devoted personal assistant. more
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Bleach, Vol. 39
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tite Kubo
Format: Paperback
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (2012, Apr 3rd).
Pages: 200
A paranormal action-adventure about sword-wielding guardians of the afterlifeReads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts--he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow--a malevolent lost soul--Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo's Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit! The battle between the Soul Reapers and Aizen over the fate of Karakura Town continues with more warriors joining the fight. But when Captain-General Yamamoto enters the battlefield, can he put a quick end to Aizen’s minions? more
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What Doesn't Kill You
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Iris Johansen
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (2012, Apr 17th).
Pages: 416
It’s the deadliest poison known to man.He’s the only one who knows its true power.She’s the only one who can stop the evil.The chase is on. . . .Number-one bestselling author Iris Johansen showcases one of her most fascinating characters yet, pitted against one of the most ruthless killers, in a novel that will make you forget to breathe. . . . Catherine Ling was abandoned on the streets of Hong Kong at age four. Schooled in the art of survival, she traded in the only commodity she had: information. As a teenager, she came under the tutelage of a mysterious man known only as Hu Chang---a skilled assassin and master poisoner. As a young woman, she was recruited by the CIA and now she is known as one of their most effective operatives. more
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Fear: A Gone Novel
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Grant
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (2012, Apr 3rd).
Pages: 576
It's been one year since all the adults disappeared. Gone.Despite the hunger and the lies, even despite the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are determined to survive. Creeping into the tenuous new world they've built, though, is perhaps the worst incarnation yet of the enemy known as the Darkness: fear.Within the FAYZ, life breaks down while the Darkness takes over, literally—turning the dome-world of the FAYZ entirely black. In darkness, the worst fears of all emerge, and the cruelest of intentions are carried out. But even in their darkest moments, the inhabitants of the FAYZ maintain a will to survive and a desire to take care of the others in their ravaged band that endures, no matter what the cost.Fear, Michael Grant's fifth book in the bestselling dystopian Gone series, will thrill readers . more
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