Mary Thompson
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Newly elected circuit Superior Court Judge Thompson travels the State of North Carolina from the mountains to the Sandhills. His first year is a baptism of fire: three potential death cases, a first degree murder case, a second degree murder case, and a bizarre rape case in Durham. Trials are for and about people. The victim has or had his or her own life story. The defendant has his. And the family's lives of both are changed forever. And then there...
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Ali and her middle school classmates are raising flocks of fairies to make their wishes come true. But growing a flock is harder than it sounds: the fairies eat only human hair, and the rules for dealing with them are confusing, misleading, and subject to change. As Ali and her friends struggle to earn their wishes, mistakes are made, spells go awry, and soon Ali is up against hundreds of two-inch-tall imps who have very big plans-to replace all the...
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Beyond the chaos and stresses of our modern age, there lies a forgotten yet primal terrain rich in wisdom, healing, and wholeness. In Reclaiming the Wild Soul, Mary Reynolds Thompson takes us on a journey into Earth's five great landscapes as aspects of our deeper, wilder selves. There, where the inner and outer worlds meet, we discover within our souls:
• the silence and simplicity of deserts
• the mystery of forests
• the flow of oceans and...
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Romance, intrigue, and plenty of action are woven into a rich and suspenseful narrative in this powerful YA fantasy. The mixed-race heroine Myra is a Flickerkin and can flicker (become invisible) at will. She hasn't cultivated or revealed this ability, since Flickerkin are persecuted as potential criminals and spies. When invisible people become tricksters and then murderers, Myra's Flickerkin heritage becomes a deadly secret, putting her relationship...
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Thirteen-year-old Ryan Hawthorn has spent his life on display as a human exhibit in the multi-eyed Pipe Men's intergalactic zoo. When his father is accidentally poisoned, it's up to Ryan and his seven-year-old sister, Becky, to scour the universe for the antidote. Along the way, they encounter many strange creatures-from the doglike Hottini to the spindly-legged, hairy Xaxor-and learn that the Pipe Men (or, as Becky calls them, "overgrown drainpipes")...
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A bittersweet homecoming holds dark secrets in this heart-wrenching story of loss, love, and survival.
When sixteen-year-old Amy returns home, she can't tell her family what's happened to her. She can't tell them where she's been since she and her best friend, her cousin Dee, were kidnapped six years ago-who stole them from their families or what's become of Dee. She has to stay silent because she's afraid of what might happen next, and she's desperate...
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Colin
Small town living was not what I was used to. I liked my quiet and solitude, but there didn't seem to be much of that in a town so small everyone knew I was a newcomer. They knew more about my family history than I did. They were all nice, and friendly, and wanted to know me, but it all just made me want to hide from them.
Except for Elise. She was the one woman I wanted to get to know. She was a mystery, a mystery that intrigued me. She talked...
10) His Curvy Friend
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Ian
Being stuck in the friend-zone sucked. I was done. Blake had been single long enough, and if I didn't make a move, she'd get together with the wrong man again. Because the right one was me.
Luck was definitely on my side. An online dating site paired us up. It was an opportunity to show her the side of me she didn't know. The side who wasn't interested in a fling with half the women in town. The side who wanted something serious and lasting. With...
11) His Curvy Wife
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Ramsey
Walking out was the hardest thing I'd ever done. I promised her I'd never do it, but I also promised I'd keep her safe. That was the promise I couldn't keep if I stayed. I wouldn't risk her life or her health, so I risked my own heart and walked away.
But she was ready to move on. To meet someone else. To find a new man who'd be willing to put what she wanted above keeping her safe. A new man who'd put his hands on my wife. Love her. Touch...
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In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond's Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original...
13) Gran's bees
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Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1996
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm
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English
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On a visit to her grandmother's farm, Jessie discovers the secrets of beekeeping that will allow her to carry on her grandmother's work.