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41) 1,2,3, scream!
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Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
Ten humorously terrifying tales that include a villainous vending machine that eats kids like candy, a birthday-party crashing robot, an evil app that can predict exactly how anyone who uses it will die, and more.
42) Beholder
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English
Description
"From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted The Honeys and riotously imaginative Reverie, comes a chilling new contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze that peers back at us from behind our reflections. No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan. Athanasios "Athan" Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for...
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English
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"In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents-telekinesis and telepathy-who got to this place the same way...
Author
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Steve Rogers spends his days trying to catch up to modern times, which isn't easy when you've been buried in ice for 70 years. When S.H.I.E.L.D. learns HYDRA agents are on the rise, Nick Fury calls on Steve to suit up as Captain America and put an end to HYDRA's evil plans.
45) Spider-Gwen
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Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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English
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Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history. When evil in its purest form is unleashed on the world, she and others from their religious community are already hidden deep in the hills of Tennessee, abiding by every rule that will keep them safe, pure--and alive. As long as they stay there, behind the red perimeter.
Her older brother's questions and the arrival of the first outsiders she's seen in a decade set...
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English
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The Last Battle is approaching rapidly, for the seals of the Dark One's prison are beginning to crumble. The Dragon Reborn is closer to ruling the world, while the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon.
48) Deep blue
Author
Series
Waterfire saga volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Uncovering an ancient evil, Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas, to save their hidden world.
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Series
Strange the dreamer volume 1
Language
English
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In the aftermath of a war between gods and men, a hero, a librarian, and a girl must battle the fantastical elements of a mysterious city stripped of its name.
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Series
Zodiac legacy volume 2
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this second illustrated novel of The Zodiac Legacy series, the dangerous dragon power only grows stronger within Jasmine, and Steven struggles to hold their ragtag team together. But as alliances become strained, the line between the 'good guys' and the 'bad guys' becomes blurrier and blurrier. And it all culminates in a major cliffhanger that readers won't see coming!" --
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on her thirty years' experience working with people who have committed serious offenses, one of the UK's leading forensic psychiatrists and psychotherapists provides a new window into violence and the mind.
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Series
Hell's library novels volume 3
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first. Claire, the rakish Hero, the angel Rami, and the muse turned librarian Brevity have accomplished the impossible by discovering the true nature of unwritten books. But now that the secret is out, Hell will be coming for every wing of the library in its quest for power. To protect the Unwritten Wing and stave off the insidious reach of...
54) Burned
Author
Series
Fever novels volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015]
Language
English
Description
"MacKayla Lane would do anything to save the home she loves. A gifted sidhe-seer, she's already fought and defeated the deadly Sinsar Dubh--an ancient book of terrible evil--yet its hold on her has never been stronger. When the wall that protected humans from the seductive, insatiable Fae was destroyed on Halloween, long-imprisoned immortals ravaged the planet. Now Dublin is a war zone with factions battling for control. As the city heats up and the...
Author
Series
Monsters of Verity volume 1
Language
English
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"As the heirs to opposing sides in a warring city, Kate Harker and Augustus Flynn should never have met. A Romeo and Juliet-esque fantasy about the difference between good and evil and the blurry gray area in between"--
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Series
Wicked years volume 1
Publisher
ReganBooks
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st pbk. ed.; [Smith illustrated ed.].
Language
English
Description
A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender.
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Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"On Crow Island, people whispered, real magic lurked just below the surface, but Annie Mason never expected her enigmatic new neighbor to be a witch. When she witnesses a confrontation between her best friend Bea and the infamous Emmeline Delacroix at oneof Emmeline's extravagantly illicit parties, she is drawn into a glittering, haunted world. A world where magic can buy what money can not; a world where the consequence of a forbidden blood bargain...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Margaret K. McElderry Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
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Description
After she saves a man from drowning, Haley wakes up in a pocket universe that appears as a gothic estate and helps three brothers whose job it is to protect her world against a penultimate evil.
59) Cursed
Author
Series
Gilded duology volume 2
Language
English
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"When the true intentions of the Erlking are revealed, which could forever alter the mortal realm, Serilda and Gild must foil the Erlking's evil agenda by solving the mystery of Gild's forgotten name in order to protect their unborn child"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Dave Robicheaux novels volume 20
Language
English
Description
"In Light of the World, sadist and serial killer Asa Surrette narrowly escaped the death penalty for the string of heinous murders he committed while capital punishment was outlawed in Kansas. But following a series of damning articles written by Dave Robicheaux's daughter Alafair about possible other crimes committed by Surette, the killer escapes from a prison transport van and heads to Montana--where an unsuspecting Dave happens to have gone to...
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