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Hardy Boys adventures volume 9
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First a priceless painting disappears from the museum; then two ancient samurai swords vanish from a private collection. A string of robberies has hit Bayport, and all signs point to the Phantom, a recently released ex-con who last struck more than twenty years ago. There's only one problem: the Phantom has vanished into thin air, and not even Frank and Joe Hardy can track him down. Then the boys begin receiving threatening notes in the mail, each...
62) The promise
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On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman's bag. But the frail old woman, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can't have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the thieving girl's life--and a chance to change the world, for good.
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His background is shadowy, his presence commanding. He brings law and order to a frontier town and wins the love of a pretty schoolteacher from the East. He is the Virginian -- the first fully realized cowboy hero in American literature, a near-mythic figure whose idealized image has profoundly influenced our national consciousness. This enduring work of fiction marks his first appearance in popular culture -- the birth of a legend that lives with...
69) The good thieves
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In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.--
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Smashie McPerter volume 2
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There's never a dull moment in Room 11. Smashie McPerter and her best friend, Dontel Marquise, are thrilled that their class and other third-graders will be participating in a performance to showcase their talents to their families and friends. Smashie desperately wants to sing, but is seems her teacher and classmates are determined to steer her in another, non-vocal direction. Smashie's hurt feelings are put to one side, however, as she and Dontel...
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On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, and when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief.
73) Lonesome Dove
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The tale of two former Texas Rangers who leave the South Texas town of Lonesome Dove on an epic 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana. From the re-created towns to the vast plains to the expansive cattle drive and heart-stopping stampede, it is an inspiring and enlighting experience, certain to change your views of our American heritage.
74) Ben rides on
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Ben rides his new bicycle the very, very long way to school but Adrian Underbite, perhaps the world's largest third-grader, takes the bike anyway and later, when Ben finds Adrian in trouble, he must decide whether or not to help the larcenous bully.
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Barbara Gordon, the secret super hero Batgirl, has been invited to the biggest Halloween party of year. Unfortunately, she already agreed to spend the night with Robin, her younger crime-fighting partner. Instead of arguing with her mentor, Batman, Barbara decides to bring Robin along. That night, the teens arrive at the costume party, hosted by an eccentric collector of Halloween artifacts. Suddenly, all of the lights go out! When they turn on, his...
76) Life after theft
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Kimberlee Schaffer may be drop-dead gorgeous, but she also dropped dead last year. Now she needs Jeff, the newest student at the private high school, to help with her unfinished business, and she's not taking no for an answer. When she was alive, Kimberlee wasn't just a mean girl; she was also a complete kleptomaniac. So if Jeff wants to avoid being haunted until graduation, he'll have to help her return everything she stole. But Jeff soon discovers...
79) Sting
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Lock up your jewels! Bestselling author Jude Watson is back with her gang of kid criminal masterminds. Never do a favor for a friend. Twelve-year-old March McQuin forgot rule number one for cat burglars, which is how he and his twin sister, Jules, found themselves dangling upside down twenty feet above a stone floor at three in the morning. Their target was a set of stunning diamonds and it should have been an easy job, in and out. Except another...
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Drew Pendous volume 1
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Drew Pendous and the Cool School crew are having fun at summer camp and having a color war with the kids from Cruel School, but when Grace Cale steals all the color in the color war, the two teams must come together to stop her.
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