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Junie B. Jones volume 1
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In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.
82) An old betrayal
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(Charles B.).Charles Lenox volume 7
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Drawn back into his old profession, Charles Lenox, a Member of Parliament, investigates the murder of an innocuous country squire and discovers that this body is only the first step in a deadly plan to destroy England's monarchy.
"On a spring morning in London, 1875, Charles Lenox agrees to take time away from his busy schedule as a Member of Parliament to meet an old client at Charing Cross. But when their cryptic encounter seems to lead, days later,...
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Passion intertwines with fate in this riveting and historically rich novel about the journey of a woman from poverty to ultimate power in Revolution-era France.
In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We meet Josephine in the exotic and lush Martinico, where an old island woman predicts that one day she will be queen. The journey from...
In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We meet Josephine in the exotic and lush Martinico, where an old island woman predicts that one day she will be queen. The journey from...
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(Charles B.).Charles Lenox mystery volume 13
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"From bestselling author Charles Finch comes the third and final in a prequel trilogy to his lauded Charles Lenox series. London, 1855: A young and eager Charles Lenox faces his toughest case yet: a murder without a single clue. Slumped in a first-class car at Paddington Station is the body of a young, handsome gentleman. He has no luggage, empty pockets, and no sign of violence upon his person - yet Lenox knows instantly that it's not a natural death....
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Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone volume 1
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Following his divorce and the loss of his job as a homicide detective with the LAPD, Jesse Stone travels across the country to Paradise, Massachusetts where he is recruited by the town's board of selectmen to become the new Chief of Police. But things are not quite so heavenly in Paradise, as Stone starts off his first day on the job investigating a domestic abuse case that leads to a money-laundering scheme possibly involving bank manager Hasty Hathaway--...
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Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone volume 3
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Now that Jesse Stone has settled in as Paradise's police chief, he has to solve the grisly murder of a teenage girl. The investigation uncovers abuse and even leads him to a conflict with a Boston mob.
87) Zom-B Circus
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This horrifying exclusive eNovella is a thrilling companion to bestselling author Darren Shan's Zom-B series!
Cat Ward believes that the world punishes the weak. As a high school teacher, she has witnessed the way people exploit every vulnerability, which is why she steels herself against her class of indifferent, disruptive students-none more despicable than B Smith. Cat's philosophy is put to the test when zombies overtake the school...
Cat Ward believes that the world punishes the weak. As a high school teacher, she has witnessed the way people exploit every vulnerability, which is why she steels herself against her class of indifferent, disruptive students-none more despicable than B Smith. Cat's philosophy is put to the test when zombies overtake the school...
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Junie B. Jones volume 21-24
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Junie B.'s first grade adventures continue with four more stories in one laugh-out-loud collection!
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Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone volume 4
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Stone is a quiet chief of police in a cold, gray, seaside town. When a serial killer strikes, this tough cop is in the thick of it. Add his girlfriend, an ex-wife and a sexy defense attorney, and things really heat up.
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Practical and hands-on strategies for breaking down silos and minimizing workplace politics
In yet another page-turner, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed management expert Patrick Lencioni addresses the costly and maddening issue of silos: the barriers that create organizational politics. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals.
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Robert B Parker's Jesse Stone volume 5
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Jesse Stone is a down-and-out former L.A. police detective whose biggest battle is now against the bottle, as the demons of his past rise to haunt him while he drives himself to distraction by pursuing a decade-old murder case. Finding refuge in the small town of Paradise, Chief Stone reopens an unsolved murder case, digging up clues in an old grave and pursuing the ghosts of a forgotten crime. But it's not just the victim's and killer's pasts that...
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Robert B Parker's Jesse Stone volume v6
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Jesse starts moonlighting for one of his friends after he is suspended. He investigates a series of murders in Boston that he believes are all connected to a notorious mob boss.
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Robert B Parker's Jesse Stone volume v5
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After the attempted murder of his friend and co-worker, small-town police chief Jesse Stone almost loses his job. In the meantime, Stone is also in the middle of investigating the disappearance of a missing child.
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Billie B. Brown volume 9
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In the first story, Jack helps Billie with her chores, thinking that with the money she will earn, she would buy something they both want. When she finally has enough, she wants to get something just for herself. Will she change her mind? In the second story, Billie's birthday party does not go exactly as planned. How will she handle this?
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Billie B. Brown volume 8
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"Al cole de Billie B. Brown llega Mika, una nueva compañera, desde un país muy, muy lejano. Pronto Mika empieza a hacer cosas que a Billie B. le sientan mal, tanto que se enfada un poquitín. ¿Logrará Billie B. entender a Mika y disculparse con ella? ¿Y superar su miedo al agua cuando vaya a la piscina a dar clases de natación?"--Cover.
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Billie B. Brown volume 4
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Billie B. y sus compañeros van de excursión al zoo, y la profe la ha elegido a ella como ayudante. Pero Billie B. se despista un poco y acaba llevándose un buen susto. Como el que se lleva también cuando se entera de que Pápa Noel ha cambiado de planes.
Billie is her teacher's helper at the zoo. She has to stop everyone from being naughty. If only they'd listen to her!
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Billie B. Brown volume 7
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A Billie B. Brown se le cae un diente y espera ansiosa la llegada del Ratoncito P?rez. Pero, de repenrte, ocurre algo que hace peligrar su visita. ¿Billie B sera capaz de convencer al Ratoncito P?rez de que no evite su casa? ¿ y sera capaz tambi?n de enfrentarse a Bob, el abus?n del colegio, que da mucho miedo?
99) The inheritance
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(Charles B.).Charles Lenox volume 10
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"A mysterious bequest of money leads to a murder in this new novel in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series whose last installment The New York Times called "a sterling addition to this well-polished series." Charles Lenox has received a cryptic plea for help from an old Harrow schoolmate, Gerald Leigh, but when he looks into the matter he finds that his friend has suddenly disappeared. As boys they had shared a secret: a bequest from a...
100) The vanishing man
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From the critically acclaimed and USA Today bestselling author Charles Finch comes The Vanishing Man , a prequel to his Charles Lenox Victorian series, in which the theft of an antique painting sends Detective Lenox on a hunt for a criminal mastermind. London, 1853: Having earned some renown by solving a case that baffled Scotland Yard, young Charles Lenox is called upon by the Duke of Dorset, one of England's most revered noblemen, for help. A painting...