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"Shayna's Shadows" introduces a grade 8 youngster from an ethnic group who arrives at a new school and encounters bullying, prejudice and bigotry, difficulties many young people face today. Shayna overcomes her problems through reliance on her own inner resources, as well as on the help of her friend, Jessica, and a number of significant others in her school, religious and community environments.Suitable for young adult or adult readers.
2) Katmeridou
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Amid the gloomy backdrop of Glasgow's streets, Noah strives to carve out a semblance of normalcy. His odyssey through secondary school is fraught with hurdles as he grapples with familial strife and the daily grind of academia. Determined to secure a future beyond the confines of his challenging circumstances, he is intent on performing well enough to land a respectable job.
Noah's sanctuary lies in the ivories of the piano, an instrument he has...
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When Kelly loses her memory she must put her trust in the man who rescued her, a burly biker named Duke. With no idea who she is, she begins her rocky journey toward finding herself and much more; love, friendship and a newly found relationship with God. When her future is halted by her previous identity, however, she faces her biggest challenge of all: how to secure the promises of her new life and still renew her past. Can they exist together? Or...
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Dinero. Exceso. Secretos. Adéntrate en el mundo de los Royal.La vida de Ella Harper no ha sido nada fácil, y cuando su madre muere, se queda completamente sola. Pero entonces aparece Callum Royal, un multimillonario empresario que la saca de la pobreza. A partir de ese momento, Ella llevará una vida de lujo y riqueza.
Sin embargo, pronto se dará cuenta de que algo extraño ocurre en la mansión de los Royal. Los cinco hijos de Callum, que tienen...
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After discovering a long hidden secret about her family and learning a frightening truth about her own past, Keri Lawrence decides to remain living at her grandmother's plantation home for the school year, in hopes of understanding her past and learning more about who she really is.Her relationship with Adrian becomes more and more complicated and every move she makes seems to push him further away and into the arms of her enemy. The thoughts of losing...
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Sixteen year-old Emily Carson is an average nerd with three goals in life – acing her school exams, dealing with her brother Seth's questionable taste in girls and curing school hottie Adam Farlow's questionable eye-sight (the only explanation for his lack of interest).And then her Dad shows up.Discovering that your Dad is a demon certainly makes life much more interesting but even Demon Lords have enemies and Emily and Seth soon find themselves...
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I turned my attention back to Asmodeus, "I challenge your champion and therefore your House, Asmodeus, Lord of something or other, Demon of the Dunces or was that Darkness…sorry, I can never remember…" I giggled, "So yeah, you want my name? I'm Emily Carson. Hi, Dad. Baby girl's come home. Did ya miss me?"'So the last two years have felt a little like being in a spin-cycle. My twin brother, Seth, and I discovered that we have Demon DNA and were...
8) Arise
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Chloe hoped that going home would keep her enemies away from her. She thought she could trust her parents to protect her, no matter how much they feared mermaids and the ocean.It nearly cost her life to find out she was wrong.Surviving a mad scientist and Noah's bloodthirsty relatives was only the beginning, however. An ancient creature is after her, one that's risen from its sleep to hunt her, and one that almost destroyed the world last time it...
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Now that Terra has turned 18 and crowned Queen of Glen Haven, does she have the strength and courage to lead her people across the Dubh Mountains?Will the Elven Prince be in Telendaria when she arrives? Will he judge her for her Pixie and also Mortal ancestry?All she can do is hold onto the prophecy of her grandmother in hopes she and her people will have a better life among her Elven kinsmen.Follow Queen Terra as she travels An Domhan through different...
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Now that Lizzy Prentis has graduated with a Masters in Elementary Education, she is heading home with shattered dreams and a broken heart. Will returning to Safe Harbor Island and those she loves be enough to heal her?She realizes she's missed her home and the Sea more than she ever imagined.She agrees to join her family on a trip to the South Pacific and it opens up new possibilities; will Lizzy choose the life of a Mer like her brother Jedediah...
11) Become
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After barely surviving another attack on her life, Chloe has only one option left. Magic given to her by the wizard Joseph offers her the chance to save the world from the ancient enemy she faces, but only if she sacrifices her ability to become a mermaid or else leaves the land behind forever. With no control over which side of her heritage she'll become, Chloe may lose everything, including the two guys who both have claimed her heart.But when a...
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Against the colourful backdrop of rich, Trinidadian culture, religion and politics, the Redman family journeys through life in the fictional settings of Bonaire and San Pedro.
In a series of anecdotes, each presented in a particular year, a life-experience of each character in the family is highlighted, and the reader can expect to be entertained by riveting scenes involving adventure, humour, conflict, emotion, and a touch of romance that would...
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My name is Riley Whittle and my story is a dark one. A story of betrayal, love, and choice. I will tell you this story. The story of how my life came to be, starting with the day when one mistake would change my life forever. And it all starts with my father, a promise, me, a Raven, and a curse, the curse of the moon. Blood will be shed, innocent people will be harmed, and I will be left with experiences that will never leave my mind. For people used...
14) The Power of Two
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Edrei's yearning to be with her dead twin sister, Elise, drives her to desperate measures. She risks everything to reunite, fearing Elise is in terrible danger. Yet this quest takes a perilous turn when Edrei defies Gaia's rules making a formidable enemy in Tal. She will need all her strength to survive the terrible consequences. Even then, will Gaia deem her worthy to enter her Afterlife?
Happy in the Afterlife, Elise does not want to reunite; she...
15) Demon's Revenge
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My name is Emily Carson.Last year my twin brother, Seth, and I discovered that we have Demon DNA and things got a bit...messy. Surprisingly, Asmodeus (our Daddy Dearest) doesn't seem to have forgiven me for my actions the last time we met and the word is that he's out for revenge.It's okay though 'cause there's a plan - escape to Italy with gorgeous Fallen Angel, Sariel; meet his buddies, catch a few rays, convince him to wear Speedos and maybe even...
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Not all Superhero Teams are the same, and when it comes to the zany adventures of The Mysterious Minute-Men, the differences are all part of the fun! In their quest to protect Metro City, The Mysterious Minute-Men know that with Great Soda comes Great Responsibility! Collecting all the serials that make up their history, this Omnibus sets the stage for the long-awaited, novel-length sequel.
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Lana Prentis is 17 years old and has some unusual physical challenges: she has white hair, silver eyes, milky-white skin and webbed fingers and toes.She lives on Safe Harbor Island off the Coast of North Carolina. Her father (Cole Prentis) is the lighthouse keeper and also the keeper of many secrets.He told Lana her mother drowned when Lana was only three years old, and he never allows her in the water.But when Lana's P.E. Teacher (Miss Rose Perry)...
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A two-hundred-year-old plantation home, a mysterious locked room, an obsessive attraction to a boy, and a family with a secret…For teenage, Keri Lawrence, spending a summer at her grandmother's house turns out to be anything but the long, boring summer she anticipates. From the moment she arrives, she knows something isn't quite right, and she soon starts experiencing intensified nightmares, strange visions, and moments of lost time.With its haunting...
19) Samson & Domingo
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Samson and Domingo fall in love during the summer before their junior year of high school. But Samson is the star player of Weslaco North's football team and Domingo is a French horn player for Weslaco South's marching band. Once school starts, their new love is challenged by those who don't agree with their rival schools mixing, especially Domingo's older brother, Pablo, a football player for South. As if that wasn't enough, Samson's Olympian-like...
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Jedediah Prentis is 17 years old and the son of Cole Prentis, the lighthouse keeper, and also the keeper of many secrets.Jedediah is struggling to find his own identity; should he follow in his father's footsteps and be the future Guardian of the Mer for Safe Harbor Island.Or can he force a destiny of his own making with the extraordinary gifts that he's been blessed with.Princess Lana and Prince Titus' love is tested as they face challenges of their...
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