Amii's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:12:28 -0700 60 Amii's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Chasing the North Star 29448006
Hiding during the day and running through the night, Jonah must elude the men sent to capture him and the bounty hunters out to claim the reward on his head. There is one person, however, who, once on his trail, never lets him fully out of sight: Angel, herself a slave, yet with a remarkably free spirit.

In Jonah, she sees her own way to freedom, and so sets out to follow him.

Bristling with breathtaking adventure, Chasing the North Star is deftly grounded in historical fact yet always gripping and poignant as the story follows Jonah and Angel through the close calls and narrow escapes of a fearsome world. It is a celebration of the power of the human spirit to persevere in the face of great adversity. And it is Robert Morgan at his considerable best.]]> 320 Robert Morgan Amii 0 currently-reading 4.12 2016 Chasing the North Star
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]]> Hester 56686560 A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England's witchcraft trials.

Who is the real Hester Prynne?

Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Edinburgh for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic––leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible.

When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows––while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward's safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted. But which is which?

In this sensuous and hypnotizing tale, a young immigrant woman grapples with our country's complicated past, and learns that America's ideas of freedom and liberty often fall short of their promise. Interwoven with Isobel and Nathaniel's story is a vivid interrogation of who gets to be a "real" American in the first half of the 19th century, a depiction of the early days of the Underground Railroad in New England, and atmospheric interstitials that capture the long history of "unusual" women being accused of witchcraft. Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Hester is]]> 336 Laurie Lico Albanese 1250278562 Amii 3 4.16 2022 Hester
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> London 12407442 1332 Edward Rutherfurd Amii 0 to-read 4.20 1997 London
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]]> Paris 15786792 809 Edward Rutherfurd 0385535309 Amii 0 to-read 3.98 2013 Paris
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]]> New York 8258519 New York: The Novel gloriously captures the search for freedom and opportunity at the heart of our nation’s history.]]> 862 Edward Rutherfurd 0345497422 Amii 0 to-read 4.23 2009 New York
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]]> <![CDATA[Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor]]> 50368647
Ěý“AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL.â€� At 7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Center typed what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history, as the Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on U.S. bases on Hawaii. In a little over two hours, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, propelling the U.S.’s entry into World War II.

Dead Reckoning is the epic true story of the high-stakes operation undertaken sixteen months later to avenge that deadly strike � a longshot mission hatched hastily at the U.S. base on Guadalcanal. Expertly crafting this "hunt for Bin Laden"-style WWII story, New York Times bestselling author Dick Lehr recreates the tension-filled events leading up to the climactic clash in the South Pacific skies � frontline moments loaded with xenophobia, spycraft, sacrifice and broken hearts.

ĚýLehr goes behind the scenes at Station Hypo on Hawaii, where U.S. Navy code breakers first discovered exactly where and when to find Admiral Yamamoto, on April 18, 1943, and then chronicles in dramatic detail the nerve-wracking mission to kill him. He focuses on Army Air Force Major John W. Mitchell, the ace fighter pilot from the tiny hamlet of Enid, Mississippi who was tasked with conceiving a flight route, literally to the second, for the only U.S. fighter plane on Guadalcanal capable of reaching Yamamoto hundreds of miles away â€� the new twin-engine P-38 Lightning with its fabled “cone of fire.â€�

Given unprecedented access to Mitchell’s personal papers and hundreds of private letters, Lehr reveals for the first time the full story of Mitchell’s wartime exploits up to the face-off with Yamamoto, along with those of key American pilots Mitchell chose for the momentous Rex Barber, Thomas Lanphier Jr., Besby Holmes, and Ray Hine. The spotlight also shines on their enemy target –Admiral Yamamoto, the enigmatic, charismatic commander in chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet, whose complicated feelings about the U.S.—he studied at Harvard—add rich complexity. In this way Dead Reckoning offers at once a fast-paced recounting of a crucial turning point in the Pacific war and keenly drawn portraits of its two main Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of Pearl Harbor, and John Mitchell, the architect of the Yamamoto’s demise.



Dead ReckoningĚýfeatures black-and-white photos throughout.]]> 415 Dick Lehr 0062448528 Amii 0 to-read 4.37 2020 Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor
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]]> <![CDATA[The Nebula Secret (Explorer Academy, #1)]]> 38220074
Cruz leaves his tranquil home in Hawaii to join 23 talented kids from around the globe to train at the Explorer Academy with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future. In the midst of codebreaking and cool classes, new friends and augmented reality expeditions, Cruz must tackle the biggest question of Who is out to get him, and why?

Readers can get in on the excitement with puzzles and codes embedded throughout.]]> 204 Trudi Trueit Amii 0 currently-reading 4.52 2018 The Nebula Secret (Explorer Academy, #1)
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average rating: 4.52
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]]> <![CDATA[Have a Hot Time, Hades! (Myth-O-Mania, #1)]]> 18979603 177 Kate McMullan Amii 0 currently-reading 4.58 2002 Have a Hot Time, Hades! (Myth-O-Mania, #1)
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]]> Gravewater Lake 214037520 A woman who can’t remember her past encounters a mysterious stranger in a chilling novel of mounting psychological suspense by the authors of The Last Girl Left.

She wakes on the shore of a remote lake in the middle of the night, freezing and afraid. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, she stumbles frantically toward the lights of a house. The handsome stranger who lives there is shocked to see a woman on his doorstep and takes her in.

Trapped by a winter storm and cut off from the outside world, she starts to suspect that all is not right with the house on Gravewater Lake—or the man, who says his name is Gregg. Because there are whispers in the night, and phantom footsteps pace the halls. Is Gregg hiding a dark secret, or is she losing her mind?

As she struggles to remember her past and make sense of her present, she soon discovers that people are not always who they seem, and the truth might be more deadly than she could ever have imagined.]]> 359 A.M. Strong 1662518404 Amii 0 currently-reading 3.91 2025 Gravewater Lake
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]]> <![CDATA[Nice Shot, Cupid! (Myth-O-Mania, #4)]]> 19201051 209 Kate McMullan Amii 0 currently-reading 4.55 2002 Nice Shot, Cupid! (Myth-O-Mania, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Command and Control (Alaskan Security #12)]]> 203548249 He didn’t bite.
I wanted to work for his company. Desperately. Did all I could to prove my worth and plead my case.
To no avail.
Until the night I come home to find his card on my kitchen counter.
What follows is a game of cat and mouse that leaves me afraid and excited and even more attracted to the grumpy, silver fox mercenary who’s occupied my mind for months.
When we finally come face to face it’s toe-curlingly combustive. Vincent runs just as hot as I do and it’s not long before I discover what happens when a man like him decides you’re his.
He possesses you.
Wants every inch of your body and soul—and I’m happy to hand it all over.
But when someone tries to take me away, they find out what happens when you cross a man like him.

Command and Control is a complete standalone set in the world of Alaskan Security. You do not need to have read any of the other books to enjoy this story to the fullest.]]> 370 Jemma Westbrook Amii 4 4.62 Command and Control (Alaskan Security #12)
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]]> Runaway (Fear Street, #41) 6594415 A runaway can’t outrun her troubles in this spine-tingling installment in R.L. Stine’s bestselling Fear Street series—now with a fresh new look!Shadyside. It sounded like such a nice town, the perfect place for a runaway like Felicia. Nobody here would know about her dark powers. Nobody would know what she’s done. For once, she could be a normal girl. She could be safe. But someone in Shadyside discovers Felicia’s secret. Someone finds out about the awful things her powers made her do. Felicia doesn’t want to run away again. But if she stays, she might lose control. And then people would start to die.]]> 177 R.L. Stine Amii 3 3.90 1997 Runaway (Fear Street, #41)
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> The Women 126918788 From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie� McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.]]> 472 Kristin Hannah Amii 5 4.71 2024 The Women
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 150260809
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 895 Rebecca Yarros Amii 4 4.56 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)]]> 59356616
A convict with a thirst for revenge
A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager
A runaway with a privileged past
A spy known as a Wraith
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Kaz's crew are the only ones who might stand between the world and destruction—if they dont kill each other first.]]> 479 Leigh Bardugo Amii 5 4.27 2015 Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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average rating: 4.27
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> Dark Places 6569735 370 Gillian Flynn Amii 2 3.99 2009 Dark Places
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average rating: 3.99
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rating: 2
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]]> The Stolen Queen 211025454 From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. But after an unbearable tragedy strikes, Charlotte knows her future will never be the same.

New York City, 1978: Eighteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for iconic former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.� Though Annie soon realizes she’ll have her work cut out for her, scrambling to meet Diana’s capricious demands and exacting standards.

Meanwhile, Charlotte, now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met’s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art, wants little to do with the upcoming gala. She’s consumed with her research on Hathorkare—a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant.

That is, until the night of the gala. When one of the Egyptian art collection’s most valuable artifacts goes missing . . . and there are signs Hathorkare’s legendary curse might be reawakening.

As Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore she’d never return: Egypt. But if they’re to have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her past—which may mean leading them both directly into danger.]]> 352 Fiona Davis 0593474279 Amii 0 to-read 3.93 2025 The Stolen Queen
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]]> That's Not My Name 123429195
Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there―or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos. He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says.

When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they just needed some time to cool off. Except Lola disappeared, and the sheriff, his friends, and the whole town are convinced Drew murdered his girlfriend. Forget proving his innocence, he needs to find her before it's too late. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow…and the more danger they both are in.]]> 297 Megan Lally 1728270111 Amii 0 to-read 4.05 2023 That's Not My Name
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]]> Bitter Passage 208549080 A nineteenth-century Arctic expedition descends into a chilling nightmare in a gripping and epic historical novel of discovery, rescue, deliverance, and survival by any means.

In May 1845, Sir John Franklin, commander of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, departed England to seek a navigable route across the top of the Americas. He and his 128 men never returned.

Four years later, Royal Navy Lieutenant Frederick Robinson and Assistant Surgeon Edward Adams are determined to find the men missing in the Arctic. While they are united in purpose, they are divided in ambition. The pious and idealistic Adams strives to save his boyhood hero. Robinson hungers for promotion through the Admiralty ranks. Weathering a relationship as volatile as the icy, barren land upon which they trek, Robinson and Adams lead a team of seamen in search of the lost expedition. What awaits them is a struggle against not only the elements but each other as loneliness, starvation, and maddening isolation prove more chilling than the deadliest Arctic blast.

A harrowing novel set against the background of true events, Bitter Passage explores two men’s driving need for redemption and the lengths to which a desperate soul will go to survive.]]> 297 Colin Mills 166252059X Amii 0 currently-reading 3.99 2025 Bitter Passage
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet]]> 55145261 A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - on a five-star scale.

Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as 'observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy', with over 10 million lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection about the shared human experience; it includes beloved essays along with six all-new pieces exclusive to the book.]]> 304 John Green 0525555218 Amii 0 to-read 4.37 2021 The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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]]> <![CDATA[Natalie's Double Trouble (Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch Book 2)]]> 199897695 Natalie navigates jealousy and responsibility in this second book in the Cupcake The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries. Includes black and white illustrations throughout!Natalie Ruiz’s enthusiasm for the Mini Cupcake Club ends up in her biting off more than she can chew. She’s signed the club up for so many baking projects, how will they ever finish them all? And to make matters worse, her math-whiz twin sister Stephanie comes up with a solution to get all the cupcakes baked on time. Natalie wants to be happy that her twin saved the day—and closer to her in general—but can she be close to someone she secretly envies a little bit?]]> 94 Coco Simon 1665952393 Amii 5 3.43 Natalie's Double Trouble (Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Emily's Cupcake Magic! (Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch Book 1)]]> 199899625 Katie Brown’s stepsister starts at a new school and discovers her own way to bake in this first book in the Cupcake The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries. Includes black and white illustrations throughout!Emily Green has to switch to a new school while her old one is being renovated, and she’s devastated when her friends get assigned somewhere else, leaving her totally alone. When she recognizes a girl from her old school, she at least has someone to sit with at lunchtime. But just as Emily is getting comfortable, her school announces a baking contest. Emily has baked before with her stepsister, Katie Brown, who’s well-known for starting the Cupcake Club—but does Emily really want to live in Katie’s shadow? She’s feeling nervous until Katie advises her to bake cupcakes “The Emily Way,� and Emily starts to realize there’s room for two star bakers in their family!]]> 94 Coco Simon Amii 5 4.27 Emily's Cupcake Magic! (Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch Book 1)
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]]> The Tarantula Scientist 20031661 Take an excursion into the world of working scientists studying Earth’s biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas!

Sam Marshall loved animals but disliked school. Then, on his first college research project, he set out to study tarantulas, and everything changed.

Now Sam’s a spider scientist extraordinaire, exploring the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, and trying to get a closer look at these incredible creatures.

Yellow blood, silk of steel, and skeletons on the outside are just a few of the attributes tarantulas boast.

Join Sam as he visits the largest comparative spider laboratory in America where close to five hundred of these fascinating creatures live.]]> 124 Sy Montgomery Amii 5 4.50 2004 The Tarantula Scientist
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average rating: 4.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Friendly Fire (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #7)]]> 57959299 Abe never intended to be a lifelong bachelor.
It just happened.
Now he’s staring down fifty. Alone. Watching the men around him find what always seemed to escape his grasp.
Unfortunately, the only woman to catch his eye in years is more than a handful.
Elise is high-strung, smart-mouthed, and defiant as hell.
And he can’t seem to stay away from her.
Until she’s taken from him.
Abe’s waited years to find his match.
Now he will move heaven and Earth to find her and bring her back where she belongs.
With him.
****
Elise has a problem.
And it comes in the form of a six-foot-four stack of silver fox.
Abe is not what she needs right now. He is a grown man. Mature. Knowledgeable.
Experienced.
But running from him is not an option.
The man is too fast.
Holding her ground with him will take courage. Strength.
And a whole lot of bluffing.
But Abe isn’t her only problem. She’s in the sights of an unknown threat.
One willing to do anything to preserve their empire.]]> 313 Jemma Westbrook Amii 0 4.54 2021 Friendly Fire (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #7)
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average rating: 4.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Advance by Bounds (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #6)]]> 56274592 Rico was always up for a good time.
A little naughty fun with no strings attached.
But the past six months have shifted his priorities. Changed his wants.
Sharpened his needs.
And what he needs is the sweet new-hire with the face of an angel.
Lennie is the type of woman he would never have given a second glance before the men around him started falling into a life Rico used to swear would never be his.
She’s sweet and soft and smart, but stubborn and wickedly surprising in the best possible way.
The problem is, Lennie came to Alaska for a reason.
A reason that could steal her away before Rico can claim her for himself.
****
Lennie expected Alaska to be an adventure.
A needed escape from a breakup that hurt her pride more than her heart.
Hearing you’re too stuck up and frigid to love is more than enough to make a girl reevaluate all she is.
All she wants to be.
It’s why Lennie went to Alaska. To be what she never could before.
A woman who sees what she wants and takes it without embarrassment or fear.
And what Lennie wants is Rico.
He’s got bad boy written all over him and her fingers itch with the need to trace every line inked into his body.
But Rico isn’t what she expected him to be. Beneath his laid-back attitude hides something very different.
Something that pushes her boundaries and stretches her limits.
And makes her question everything she thought she knew.

***Advance by Bounds is a complete stand-alone set in the world of Alaskan Security. You do not have to read the first five books in the series to enjoy Rico and Lennie’s story.***]]> 354 Jemma Westbrook Amii 0 4.55 2021 Advance by Bounds (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #6)
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average rating: 4.55
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]]> <![CDATA[Strategic Maneuvers (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #5)]]> 54933196 Working hard to lift up a woman who struggled to find her own strength.
A woman he intended to make his when the time was right.
But there can be no more waiting.
Mona is in danger. Threatened by an evil he brought to her doorstep.
Pierce worked hard to separate himself from the corruption and greed that surrounded his childhood, but there are some things you simply can’t escape.
Now he’s caught in a game he never wanted to play. A competition he can’t afford to lose.
Because of a woman he refuses to let go.
****
Being in Alaska has changed Mona Ayers in more ways than she can count.
It’s made her stronger. More willing to speak her mind.
More willing to take a risk.
But there are some risks she still can’t consider.
Like giving in to the man who’s more dangerous than she initially thought.
Pierce is well-spoken. Well-dressed.
And powerful. The ruler of his domain.
He wants to pull her close. Make her his queen.
But the world he runs is being threatened by a force she can’t pinpoint. Can’t find.
And it might just steal her king before she has the chance to rule him.

Pierce’s much anticipated story will conclude the overarching storyline that started in Loss Recovery, bringing you all the answers you ever wanted, tied up in a nice little Pierce-shaped bow.]]> 339 Jemma Westbrook Amii 0 4.57 2020 Strategic Maneuvers (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #5)
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]]> They Call Me No Sam! 198530351 From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a heavily illustrated, paper-over-board middle grade novel about Sam, a noble pug who will go to any lengths to protect his family from the bad guys!

Meet an insolent pug—and incidental hero—who will stop at nothing to protect his family!

When scientists Elaine and Gary Peterson adopt Sam to keep their son, Justin, company in the midst of a top-secret research project, they never imagine the precocious pup will cause more harm than good. But from chewing up Elaine’s hair dryer (the “brain-melting heat cannon�) to his inability to be house-trained (who could resist the “pooping rug�?), the Petersons aren’t sure how much more they can take. And that's before Sam starts harassing Justin’s crush (and potential new friend), Phoebe, who Sam is sure is an evil wizard out to harm Justin.

But when a pair of crooks encroaches on the Peterson household in an attempt to steal their confidential findings, Sam’s actions—never mindĚýhisĚýreasoning for them—just may save the day.]]> 224 Drew Daywalt 0358612888 Amii 3 4.31 2024 They Call Me No Sam!
author: Drew Daywalt
name: Amii
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Guerrilla Tactics (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #4)]]> 54791712 He’s a straight-laced type A with a by-the-book attitude. She’s never followed a rule a day in her life. It’s true opposites attract, but sometimes the consequences can be deadly.

Shawn keeps everyone on Team Rogue in line. Organized.
He thrives on order. Lives and breathes rules, expectations, and schedules.
But the tornado of a woman he picked up in Ohio threatens all those things.
Heidi Rucker does more than turn his life upside down.
She spins it on its head, making him fight to keep his bearings.
The woman is unruly. Unmanageable. Rowdy.
Perfect.
But bringing her to Alaska might have been a mistake.
One that could cost Shawn something he never realized he needed.
****
From the minute she spotted him, Heidi knew she wanted Shawn Greer.
The tactical gear. The beard. The scowl he usually wore.
He was freaking irresistible.
But there was more to Shawn than she expected.
Turns out the man wasn’t just a pretty face attached to a ridiculous body.
His intensity is addicting. His focus intimidating.
Being with someone like him would take commitment. Dedication.
And neither of those have ever been her strong suits.
Heidi’s never been a long-term girl, let alone the forever type, but there’s a first time for everything.
Unless her forever gets cuts short.]]> 326 Jemma Westbrook Amii 0 4.50 2020 Guerrilla Tactics (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #4)
author: Jemma Westbrook
name: Amii
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Enemy Territory (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #3)]]> 51345427 Sometimes your biggest enemy isn’t across the line.Dutch Mackey has made his fair share of enemies over the years.None of them are like Harlow Mowry. As the hacker for Team Rogue, she’s got her hands in everything.Occasionally that includes his pants.The woman is as vicious as she is irresistible, and can run hotter than hot and colder than cold.Burning him up one second, freezing him out the next, she’s the most exhilarating challenge he’s ever faced.But her abilities make her a valuable commodity.And commodities can be stolen. ****Harlow Mowry has a job to do. And mixing work and play was not supposed to happen.But Dutch Mackey makes that a difficult rule to stick to. He’s charming and handsome and shares her opinion on the difference between right and wrong.Sometimes there isn’t one. Differentiating between good and evil isn’t as easy as it sounds.Unless you’re staring it in the face.Then it’s so much more simple than she realized.]]> 359 Jemma Westbrook Amii 0 4.48 2020 Enemy Territory (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #3)
author: Jemma Westbrook
name: Amii
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Counterfeit Relations (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue #2)]]> 50998349 When you cross lines every day it can be hard to remember what’s real.

And what’s not.

Keeping Eva Tatum safe was supposed to be a simple task. One Brock Cassidy should have been able to do with one arm tied behind his back.

All he had to do was pretend to be her boyfriend.

Show up and bluff away the stalker giving the bull-headed business woman the creeps.

But the more time he spends around her, the less faking Brock is doing.

And protecting the woman who hired him becomes personal.

****

Going to Alaska was just a precaution.

One Eva was forced to take, whether she wanted to or not.

It’s not like there was any real danger. She’d faced crazy once, and this was definitely not it. The situation was completely manageable.

Harmless, really.

But crazy has a way of showing up where it’s not wanted. Where it’s not allowed.

And crazy isn’t allowed within one-hundred feet of Eva. She has the court documents to prove it.

But papers don’t stop madmen intent of claiming what they believe should be theirs.

And taking down anything in their way. ]]> 229 Jemma Westbrook Amii 0 4.44 2020 Counterfeit Relations (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue #2)
author: Jemma Westbrook
name: Amii
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)]]> 51856034 Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic beginsĚýas five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.

A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution.Ěý

From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . .]]> 865 Ken Follett Amii 5 4.48 2010 Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> Matilda 45009204
Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.]]> 240 Roald Dahl Amii 0 currently-reading 4.51 1988 Matilda
author: Roald Dahl
name: Amii
average rating: 4.51
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]]> Three Times Lucky 34742815
Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known.

Full of wisdom, humor, and grit, this timeless yarn will melt the heart of even the sternest Yankee.]]> 320 Sheila Turnage Amii 5 4.35 2012 Three Times Lucky
author: Sheila Turnage
name: Amii
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> An Age of Winters 205213989 In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of The Road Beyond Ruin and Broken Angels.

In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.

Zacharias soon finds his first witch, and the public burning of a local man could spell the end of misfortune. As a sense of peace settles over the village, Katarin finds herself increasingly infatuated with Zacharias, who is a disruption to her predictable existence and a balm for her cruel past. But peace for Katarin is short-lived. Margaretha Katz—the new midwife—is seen as a rival for the reverend’s attention. Fear and recrimination reach a fever pitch when a great tragedy sets the town fully on edge.

With the walls of winter closing in around Eisbach once again, rumours flourish and villagers turn on each other. Now, no one is safe from the pyre.]]> 311 Gemma Liviero 166252062X Amii 0 currently-reading 3.87 2024 An Age of Winters
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name: Amii
average rating: 3.87
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]]> <![CDATA[Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis under the Waves]]> 49784379 56 Heather L. Montgomery 1541552288 Amii 0 currently-reading 3.72 Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis under the Waves
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]]> <![CDATA[Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead (Junior Library Guild Selection)]]> 19404852 are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makers—including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp—and their victims.]]> 48 Rebecca L. Johnson 1467737364 Amii 0 currently-reading 3.80 2012 Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead (Junior Library Guild Selection)
author: Rebecca L. Johnson
name: Amii
average rating: 3.80
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]]> How to Catch a Monster 55020814
Get ready to laugh along in this fun children's monster book as a brave young ninja heads into the closet to meet the monster that's been so scary night after night! But what if our monster isn't scary at all? Maybe our hero is about to make a friend of the strangest sort...

Whether you're looking for kids books about fears, spooky basket stuffers, festive gifts for children, a great bedtime story, or inspiration to build your very own STEAM traps and activities, parents, educators, and children alike will love sharing this silly read aloud! This inventive picture book about conquering fears and overcoming anxiety reminds us that things aren't always as scary as they seem!

There's a monster in my closet with claws, and teeth, and hair,

and tonight, I'm going to scare him! He lives just right through there�

Also in the How to Catch

How to Catch a WitchHow to Catch the Easter BunnyHow to Catch an ElfHow to Catch a TurkeyHow to Catch a LeprechaunHow to Catch a Dinosaurand more!]]> 40 Adam Wallace 1728239311 Amii 0 4.51 2017 How to Catch a Monster
author: Adam Wallace
name: Amii
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Loss Recovery (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #1)]]> 52927682 When you live on both sides of the law there’s no room for attachment.

Wade Denison knew the rules when he joined Team Rogue. Knew what it would cost him.

It was a price he was willing to pay.

But then he met Bess Hines in a bar. One perfect night with her had him second-guessing everything. His choices. His life.

Himself.

Because no matter how perfect she felt in his arms, Wade had to let her go, taking nothing but the sweet memory of her body under his.

It was the only way to keep her safe from the danger following him closer than a shadow.

Only Bess wasn’t safe.

When Team Rogue is hired to protect Bess from a danger all her own, Wade has a chance to protect the woman he never should have left.

A woman who can give him everything he never knew he wanted.

****

Bess Hines is hiding.

Tucked away in the mountains of Alaska, hoping for a miracle.

An answer to her prayers.

Wade Denison is neither of those.

Two years ago he showed her a tiny taste of heaven then left without so much as a goodbye.

Seeing him again is the worst kind of torture.

Being put under his protection is worse.

Especially since Wade might be just as big of a threat as the one he’s been hired to protect her from.

Because he may have walked away from their night together with nothing but a memory, but Bess left with something more.

Something she will guard with her life. ]]> 312 Jemma Westbrook Amii 5 4.04 2019 Loss Recovery (Alaskan Security-Team Rogue, #1)
author: Jemma Westbrook
name: Amii
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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]]> Daughters of the New Year 59978361
What does the future hold for those born in the years of the Dragon, Tiger, and Goat?

In present day New Orleans, Xuan Trung, former beauty queen–turned-refugee after the Fall of Saigon, is obsessed with divining her daughters' fates through their Vietnamese zodiac signs. But Trac, Nhi, and Trieu diverge completely from their immigrant parents' expectations. Successful lawyer Trac hides her sexuality from her family; Nhi competes as the only woman of color on a Bachelor-esque reality TV show; and Trieu, a budding writer, is determined to learn more about her familial and cultural past.

As the three sisters each begin to encounter strange glimpses of long-buried secrets from their ancestors, the story of the Trung women unfurls to reveal the dramatic events that brought them to America. Moving backwards in time, E.M. Tran takes us into the high school classrooms of New Orleans to Saigon beauty pageants to twentieth century rubber plantations, traversing a century as the Trungs are both estranged and united by the ghosts of their tumultuous history.

A “haunted story of resilience and survival� (Meng Jin, Little Gods), Daughters of the New Year is an addictive, high-wire act of storytelling and mythmaking, illuminating an entire lineage of extraordinary women fighting to reclaim the power they’ve been stripped of for centuries.]]> 304 E.M. Tran 0369722647 Amii 2
On the other, it is not anything the “blurb� promises so it was quite disappointing. The book is separated into two parts that feel very disconnected other than the fact they are about the same Vietnamese family. To me, this book feels like a collection of short stories about the same family and its past generations. Short stories are not my preferred genre. Each part could be its own book.]]> 3.62 2022 Daughters of the New Year
author: E.M. Tran
name: Amii
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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This book was a struggle to rate for me. On one hand, the author has a writing style that I love. It was easy to read about some tough topics without being to pretentious.

On the other, it is not anything the “blurb� promises so it was quite disappointing. The book is separated into two parts that feel very disconnected other than the fact they are about the same Vietnamese family. To me, this book feels like a collection of short stories about the same family and its past generations. Short stories are not my preferred genre. Each part could be its own book.
]]> <![CDATA[American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South (Medical Fiascoes)]]> 60466127 160 Gail Jarrow 163592829X Amii 5 4.11 2022 American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South (Medical Fiascoes)
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> The Debutantes 203578802
For the New Orleans elite, the Les Masques Ball is sure to be the social event of the season—if they can avoid another dead Queen. When debutante Margot Landry was found dead the morning after her reign at last year’s ball, it was a tragedy, but not a shocking one. Margot was a wild child with a self-destructive streak, nothing like this year’s Queen, Lily LeBlanc. With a perfectly poised debutante on the throne, everything is going according to plan…until the ball is hijacked by a mysterious figure in a Jester costume. That night, Lily sends a text to three of the Maids on her royal court—her best friend, Vivian; her boyfriend's sister, Piper; and April, her former frenemy—asking them all to meet the next morning. But Lily never shows up.

On the surface, these three debutantes don’t have anything in common except their exclusive private school and their ties to Les Masques. But soon, they realize why Lily brought them together: something dark is lurking beneath the glamorous surface of the debutante world, and it might be the reason she disappeared. And the further the girls dig, the more they begin to suspect that Margot's death may not have been an accident—and that Lily may be next. When the Jester starts threatening to expose their own secrets, this unlikely trio must team up to uncover the monsters behind the Mardi Gras masks—before they’re left with another dead debutante.]]> 352 Olivia Worley 1250881463 Amii 0 to-read 3.63 2024 The Debutantes
author: Olivia Worley
name: Amii
average rating: 3.63
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]]> Silk Road 211950996
The Holy Land, 1260: Josseran Sarrazini is a Templar Knight, trained for war. But as the Christian garrisons in the Holy Land begin to fall to the Saracen, he must embark upon a mission of peace: to the golden palaces at Xanadu, to seek an alliance with Kublai Khan, ruler of the greatest empire in history and commander of the invincible Mongol horde.

Josseran’s task is formidable. To ride the treacherous Silk Road to the edge of the known world. To cheat hunger, thirst, and death. And to forge a crucial allegiance with a people who do not honor his cause, or his God.

From the Storehouse of Winds to the Palace of Myriad Tranquillities, from the Pamirs and Hindu Kush to the legendary Xanadu and the dazzling court of Kublai Khan, this is adventure on a breath-taking scale.]]> Colin Falconer 0645814407 Amii 0 currently-reading 4.33 2000 Silk Road
author: Colin Falconer
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average rating: 4.33
book published: 2000
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]]> <![CDATA[The Brothers Grimm: Illuminated Fairy Tales, Vol. 1]]> 35271478 69 Jacob Grimm 1503995933 Amii 0 currently-reading 4.04 1817 The Brothers Grimm: Illuminated Fairy Tales, Vol. 1
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pinstripe Ghost (Ballpark Mysteries #2)]]> 10548966 Batting second—book #2 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!

Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears. There are rumors that the ghost of Babe Ruth is haunting the new stadium! A chill air blasts down a service hallway before every home game, along with various thumps and bumps. Is the Bambino really searching for his missing locker?

The Pinstripe Ghost includes a fun fact page about New York's Yankee Stadium.

Cross Ron Roy's mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnits aimed right at beginning readers.

]]> 114 David A. Kelly Amii 5 4.17 2011 The Pinstripe Ghost (Ballpark Mysteries #2)
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz]]> 51187948
On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end.

In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London.

Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports-some released only recently-Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the cadre of close advisers who comprised Churchill's "Secret Circle," including his lovestruck private secretary, John Colville; newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook; and the Rasputin-like Frederick Lindemann.

The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when-in the face of unrelenting horror-Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together."--]]> 546 Erik Larson 038534872X Amii 0 currently-reading 4.30 2020 The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
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]]> Gettysburg: The Last Invasion 18007310
Of the half-dozen full-length histories of the battle of Gettysburg written over the last century, none dives down so closely to the experience of the individual soldier, or looks so closely at the sway of politics over military decisions, or places the battle so firmly in the context of nineteenth-century military practice. Allen C. Guelzo shows us the face, the sights, and the sounds of nineteenth-century the lay of the land, the fences and the stone walls, the gunpowder clouds that hampered movement and vision; the armies that caroused, foraged, kidnapped, sang, and were so filthy they could be smelled before they could be seen; the head-swimming difficulties of marshaling massive numbers of poorly trained soldiers, plus thousands of animals and wagons, with no better means of communication than those of Caesar and Alexander.

What emerges is an untold story, from the trapped and terrified civilians in Gettysburg’s cellars to the insolent attitude of artillerymen, from the taste of gunpowder cartridges torn with the teeth to the sounds of marching columns, their tin cups clanking like an anvil chorus. Guelzo depicts the battle with unprecedented clarity, evoking a world where disoriented soldiers and officers wheel nearly blindly through woods and fields toward their clash, even as poetry and hymns spring to their minds with ease in the midst of carnage. Rebel soldiers look to march on Philadelphia and even New York, while the Union struggles to repel what will be the final invasion of the North. One hundred and fifty years later, the cornerstone battle of the Civil War comes vividly to life as a national epic, inspiring both horror and admiration.]]> 656 Allen C. Guelzo 0385349645 Amii 0 currently-reading 4.44 2013 Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
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average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[Art of War and Love (A Rogue Encounter)]]> 198471197 An ex-SEAL meets his match in a sassy art curator.

Dive into this sizzling quick read featuring enemies to lovers who are pushed together and blaze into an unforgettable romance.

"He's an ex-SEAL turned art critic with questionable taste. When we’re thrown together to curate an art event, sparks fly––and not just the artistic kind."

"She's an art curator with opinions as fiery as her personality, and she's turned my world upside down. I may be an expert in warfare, but she's leading me into unfamiliar territory—a battle of hearts, not arms."

“We're oil and water, fire and ice. But when it comes to art and love, we're both willing to break a few rules. Are you ready to step into the crossfire?"

Experience The Art of War and Love, a snark-filled, romantic novella where passion, art, and a touch of danger collide. Are you ready for a short love story that's as compelling and captivating as a masterpiece?

Tropes:
â­ď¸ŹEnemies to Lovers
â­ď¸ŹLater in Life
â­ď¸ŹSecond Chance
â­ď¸ŹOpposites Attract
â­ď¸ŹForced Proximity
â­ď¸ŹAlpha Hero
â­ď¸Ź Snarky Heroine
â­ď¸ŹUnderlying Danger]]> 188 Honey Mavryck Amii 0 currently-reading 3.77 Art of War and Love (A Rogue Encounter)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lumberjack (Game of Chance, #4)]]> 195026021 New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker wraps up her steamy Game of Chance series with an explosive novel about an ex-soldier fighting to save the woman he loves—even if she can’t remember him.

A game of chance during a horrific POW experience decided the future for Jackson “JJ� Justice and his teammates. Years later, they’re well settled into their lumberjack business in small-town Maine. And for nearly as long, JJ’s been pining for April, the woman largely responsible for growing their business, but insecurities keep him at arm’s length from the sexy receptionist.

April Hoffman loves her job…and her boss. She’s unsure where JJ’s head is at, but for her part, she knows exactly why she’s not revealed her feelings. Not only does she have one failed relationship under her belt, she’s also several years older than JJ. Why would a man so brutally hot settle for someone almost past her prime?

After a car accident nearly takes April’s life, leaving her with temporary amnesia, they both understand what they almost lost. The floodgates are open, their feelings exposed…but it may be too little, too late.

An enemy from JJ’s past has come calling, putting not only his future happiness on the line, but the lives of several people he holds dear—starting with April.]]> 314 Susan Stoker 1662509707 Amii 4 4.40 The Lumberjack (Game of Chance, #4)
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]]> The Hero (Game of Chance, #3) 179797101 In this thrilling romance, an ex-military man is on a mission to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned archaeologist—and to make her rightfully his.

Any soldier who gets out of the service with his life should be happy to leave danger behind. Though his army brothers are content running their new business in Maine, Kendric “Bob� Evans isn’t ready to give up the fight. He’s been supplementing his hours with covert rescue missions organized by the FBI. But his latest charge may be more than he bargained for.

Marlowe Kennedy is on a routine archaeology dig in Thailand when she’s arrested for drug trafficking. She has suspicions about the true culprit, but even when she’s rescued from prison, there’s nothing she can do about it without proof. Her protective bodyguard’s only objective is to keep her safe until they cross the border into friendly territory.

The best way to do that? Travel as man and wife.

After returning to Maine, as Bob and Marlowe navigate this treacherous terrain with the help of their friends, they face vengeful authorities, a vindictive frame job, and perhaps most important of all—turning their fake marriage into something real.]]> 283 Susan Stoker Amii 0 4.35 The Hero (Game of Chance, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Protector (Game of Chance, #1)]]> 61650285 From New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a sizzling suspense about the romance that blossoms between two strangers during a snowstorm and the stalker who threatens them both.

Riggs “Chappy� Chapman didn’t expect to be disrupted at his remote cabin in the woods. But when a stray dog arrives on his porch, he winds up finding a stray woman, too, trudging through the snowstorm in search of shelter. His military days may be behind him, but Chappy is hardwired to protect her from the storm and whatever it is she’s running from.

Carlise Edwards didn’t expect her car to break down in the Maine wilderness. All she wants is to escape whoever is stalking her back home. There’s no way anyone’s going to find her and Chappy deep in the forest, especially not in dangerous weather. But she finds it hard to mind the circumstances when the company is this stimulating.

As the snowstorm rages, Chappy and Carlise find that, despite the cold, they can generate plenty of heat of their own…but there’s more than just natural dangers lurking in the woods.]]> 309 Susan Stoker 1662509650 Amii 0 4.08 2023 The Protector (Game of Chance, #1)
author: Susan Stoker
name: Amii
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)]]> 126060012 Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series reaches new heights in this sweeping fourth volume.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past . . .

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.

Celaena’s epic journey has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe. This fourth volume will hold readers rapt as Celaena’s story builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.]]> 576 Sarah J. Maas 1619636050 Amii 0 to-read 4.72 2015 Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Amii
average rating: 4.72
book published: 2015
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]]> Little Women 6252154 Little Women is the heartwarming story of the March family that has thrilled generations of readers. It is the story of four sisters--Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth-- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

]]> 323 Louisa May Alcott Amii 0 4.45 1868 Little Women
author: Louisa May Alcott
name: Amii
average rating: 4.45
book published: 1868
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens (The Bad Guys #4)]]> 34051558
Can the Bad Guys save the world from evil Dr. Marmalade's meowing monsters?!? They'll need help from foxy Agent Fox, a swampy secret zombie antidote, and the feistiest, toothiest, hungriest granny around. Get ready to watch the fur fly!]]> 148 Aaron Blabey 1338087541 Amii 5 4.47 2016 The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens (The Bad Guys #4)
author: Aaron Blabey
name: Amii
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up]]> 10548965 Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game, the lucky bat of Red Sox star slugger Big D is stolen . .. right in front of dozens of people. Without the bat, Big D can't seem to hit a thing. Can Kate and Mike figure out who pinched the bat before Big D and the Sox chalk up a loss?
"The FenwayFoul-Up" includes a fun fact page about Boston's Fenway Park.
Cross Ron Roy's mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnitsaimed right at beginning readers.

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

]]> 114 David A. Kelly Amii 5 4.33 2011 Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up
author: David A. Kelly
name: Amii
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> Mademoiselle Chanel 22585891
Born into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her siblings are sent to orphanage after their mother’s death. The sisters nurture Gabrielle’s exceptional sewing skills, a talent that will propel the willful young woman into a life far removed from the drudgery of her childhood.

Transforming herself into Coco—a seamstress and sometime torch singer—the petite brunette burns with ambition, an incandescence that draws a wealthy gentleman who will become the love of her life. She immerses herself in his world of money and luxury, discovering a freedom that sparks her creativity. But it is only when her lover takes her to Paris that Coco discovers her destiny.

Rejecting the frilly, corseted silhouette of the past, her sleek, minimalist styles reflect the youthful ease and confidence of the 1920s modern woman. As Coco’s reputation spreads, her couturier business explodes, taking her into rarefied society circles and bohemian salons. But her fame and fortune cannot save her from heartbreak as the years pass. And when Paris falls to the Nazis, Coco is forced to make choices that will haunt her.

An enthralling novel of an extraordinary woman who created the life she desired, Mademoiselle Chanel explores the inner world of a woman of staggering ambition whose strength, passion and artistic vision would become her trademark.]]> 406 C.W. Gortner 0062356402 Amii 0 to-read 4.00 2015 Mademoiselle Chanel
author: C.W. Gortner
name: Amii
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[All the Beautiful Bodies (City of Darkness #1)]]> 51041470 From the bestselling author of Midnight Train to Paris comes a spellbinding and sexy thriller that will take you on a shocking ride through the darkest sides of Paris...

After surviving a brutal childhood, Paris-based writer Eve Winters has lived her entire adult life totally under the radar. That all changes one warm spring day when she releases an explicit memoir detailing her dangerous foray into the world of high-end prostitution, and her scandalous affair with a prominent married businessman. The day of the release, Eve is set to land in New York for her glamorous book launch party...but there's just one problem—she never boarded the plane.

Across the Atlantic, in a Park Avenue penthouse fit for a queen and her millionaire husband...

Acclaimed New York author, writing professor, and socialite Sophia Grayson is all set to attend the book release party of her former student, Eve Winters. Except...Eve never shows. When news travels from Paris that the author has gone missing, Sophia spends the evening reading Eve's shocking memoir. What she discovers in its pages turns her perfect Park Avenue façade upside down and sends her searching for the truth in the one city she'd sworn off forever, the city where she'd locked away her own sordid past and thrown away the key...Paris.


Danielle Porter's captivating Paris novels written under her pen name of Juliette Sobanet have reached over 500,000 readers worldwide, hitting the top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon US, UK, France, and Germany, becoming bestsellers in Italy and Turkey as well. Time for that trip to Paris? All you have to do is grab your copy of All the Beautiful Bodies and turn the page...]]> 428 Juliette Sobanet Amii 0 to-read 4.55 2019 All the Beautiful Bodies (City of Darkness #1)
author: Juliette Sobanet
name: Amii
average rating: 4.55
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1)]]> 198190467 392 Debra Webb 1662516177 Amii 0 currently-reading 4.05 2024 Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1)
author: Debra Webb
name: Amii
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Eye of the Storm: Jesus Knows How You Feel]]> 19166461 209 Max Lucado Amii 0 currently-reading 4.61 1991 In the Eye of the Storm: Jesus Knows How You Feel
author: Max Lucado
name: Amii
average rating: 4.61
book published: 1991
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8)]]> 39325559 Nathan Hale brings readers back to the world of the American Revolution for the first time since One Dead Spy—but this time, he’s following the Marquis de Lafayette into battle. An orphan who became a French nobleman, Lafayette was a major figure in the American Revolution who fought alongside iconic figures like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. Fans of the musical Hamilton will instantly recognize Lafayette’s name, but there’s so much more to his story. With Nathan Hale’s trademark graphic illustrations, Lafayette! shares what happened before and during the war, including all the wild escapades the Frenchman embarked on across France and the colonies. Both gruesome and hilarious, Lafayette! takes you on a roaring journey and will have even the most reluctant reader excited about the American history.
Ěý]]> 128 Nathan Hale 1683353994 Amii 5 4.61 2018 Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8)
author: Nathan Hale
name: Amii
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[April Adventure (Calendar Mysteries #4)]]> 8435494 From the author of A to Z Mysteries comes a springtime egg hunt mystery featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids!It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids!April is for Adventure...In the fourth book of the Calendar Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series—it's springtime in Green Lawn, and Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate are on an Easter egg hunt. They search high and law and find lots of eggs. But soon it's clear that some of the eggs aren't just well hidden. They're gone! Who would steal Easter eggs? It's up to the four kids to crack this eggs-cellent case. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who loves mysteries!]]> 0 Ron Roy Amii 5 4.77 2010 April Adventure (Calendar Mysteries #4)
author: Ron Roy
name: Amii
average rating: 4.77
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> Hello Beautiful 61771675
But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters� unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?]]> 416 Ann Napolitano Amii 5 4.14 2023 Hello Beautiful
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Patient Zero (Revised Edition): Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics]]> 58729614 Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases—now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on Covid-19.

More people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters, but the process of identifying these diseases and determining how they spread is often a terrifying gamble. Epidemiologists have been ignored, mocked, or silenced all while trying to protect the population and identify “patient zero”—the first person to have contracted the disease, and a key piece in solving the epidemic puzzle.

Patient Zero tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics—how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. This revised edition combines a brand-new design with updated information and features diseases such as Spanish Influenza, Ebola, and AIDS, as well as a new chapter on Covid-19.]]> 202 Marilee Peters 1773215124 Amii 4 4.06 Patient Zero (Revised Edition): Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics
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]]> <![CDATA[Chill of the Ice Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #9)]]> 35814679
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In the ninth book, a Dragon Master named Mina arrives at the castle. She tells Drake and his friends that her kingdom in the Far North Lands was attacked by a magical Ice Giant. Everything there was frozen -- but Mina escaped! Only a fire dragon can unfreeze her land and defeat the terrible Ice Giant. But Rori and Vulcan are no longer at the castle! Can the Dragon Masters find them in time to help their new friend?]]> 104 Tracey West 1338169882 Amii 5 4.57 Chill of the Ice Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #9)
author: Tracey West
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average rating: 4.57
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, #4)]]> 6627944 191 Carolyn Keene 1440673675 Amii 4 4.20 1930 The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, #4)
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1930
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Basketball Buddies (Kids' Sports Stories)]]> 61949521 32 Elliott Smith 1515890716 Amii 5 5.00 Basketball Buddies (Kids' Sports Stories)
author: Elliott Smith
name: Amii
average rating: 5.00
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]]> The Fury 125500880 A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder � from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient.

This is a tale of murder.

Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story, isn’t it?

Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.

I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time � it caused a real stir in the tabloids, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder.

We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse � a battle of wits, full of twists and turns, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death, as one of us was found murdered.

But who am I?

My name is Elliot Chase, and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard.]]> 295 Alex Michaelides Amii 0 3.51 2024 The Fury
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average rating: 3.51
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]]> <![CDATA[Roar of the Thunder Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #8)]]> 34376418
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book #8, Drake and the rest of the Dragon Masters are searching for Lalo the baby Lightning Dragon! Lalo was kidnapped by Eko -- Griffith's first Dragon Master. Eko ran away with her Thunder Dragon, Neru, years ago. Now she's back and she wants to kidnap every dragon in the kingdom! Can Drake and the other Dragon Masters rescue Lalo and stop Eko before it's too late?]]> 105 Tracey West 1338042947 Amii 5 4.58 Roar of the Thunder Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #8)
author: Tracey West
name: Amii
average rating: 4.58
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]]> Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1) 25893693
On the eve of a fateful war, New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France.

An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she sinks deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspect neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.

For ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. But, once hired, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.

The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious female-only Nazi concentration camp. The tragedy and triumph of their stories cross continents—from New York to Paris, and Germany to Poland—capturing the indomitable pull of compassion to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.

In Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly has crafted a remarkable novel of unsung women and their quest for love, happiness, and second chances. It is a story that will keep readers bonded with the characters, searching for the truth, until the final pages.]]> 487 Martha Hall Kelly 1101883073 Amii 4 4.27 2016 Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1)
author: Martha Hall Kelly
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average rating: 4.27
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World]]> 33154140 A contest to find a better way to create clean drinking water turns into a mystery when one of the scientists goes missing. Luckily, Jack and his genius siblings are on the case in this New York Times bestselling series from Bill Nye and Gregory Mone!ĚýJack and his foster siblings, Ava and Matt, are not your typical kids—they’re geniuses. Well, Ava and Matt are. Ava speaks multiple languages and builds robots for fun, and Matt is an expert astronomer and math whiz. As for Jack, it’s hard to stand out when surrounded by geniuses all the time.ĚýThings get more complicated when the trio starts working for Dr. Hank Witherspoon, one of the world’s leading scientists. They travel to Antarctica with Hank for a prestigious award ceremony—but they quickly find that not all is as it A scientist has gone missing. It’s up to Jack, Ava, and Matt to find her . . . and discover who’s behind it all.ĚýIn the Jack and the Geniuses series, readers join Jack, Ava and Matt on adventures around the world to tackle some of science's biggest challenges, including new ways to create clean drinking water, to generate clean and renewable energy, and to extend information access to the entire planet. Each book in the series includes cool facts about the real-life science found in the story and a fun DIY project.]]> 256 Bill Nye 1683350650 Amii 5 4.16 2017 Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Baxter is Missing: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #6)]]> 33146481 88 Rebecca Elliott 1338042866 Amii 5 4.52 2017 Baxter is Missing: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #6)
author: Rebecca Elliott
name: Amii
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invisible Island (A to Z Mysteries, #9)]]> 10725832 96 Ron Roy Amii 5 4.51 1999 The Invisible Island (A to Z Mysteries, #9)
author: Ron Roy
name: Amii
average rating: 4.51
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Search for the Lightning Dragon: A Branches Book]]> 31752990
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In book #7, the Dragon Masters have to track down the Lightning Dragon! But first, they need to find his Dragon Master -- a boy named Carlos. The Lightning Dragon shoots dangerous sparks of energy! Will Carlos be able to connect with his wild dragon? Or does a darker master have plans for the Lightning Dragon?]]> 104 Tracey West 1338042904 Amii 5 4.58 Search for the Lightning Dragon: A Branches Book
author: Tracey West
name: Amii
average rating: 4.58
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Flight of the Moon Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #6)]]> 30243789
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book #6, the Dragon Masters have to save the prime Dragon Stone -- or they will lose their connections to their dragons forever! The Dragon Masters travel to the Land of Pyramids in search of the secret Pyramid of the Seven Dragons. There are several puzzles they'll need to solve in order to reach the hidden stone. Will the Dragon Masters find the prime Dragon Stone in time?]]> 104 Tracey West 0545913950 Amii 5 4.55 Flight of the Moon Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #6)
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.55
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]]> <![CDATA[Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)]]> 60784546 After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again�

All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris’s best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

But when Iris’s letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands � that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her rival at the paper � an unlikely magical connection forms.

Expelled into the middle of a mystical war, magical typewriters in tow, can their bond withstand the fight for the fate of mankind and, most importantly, love?

An epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.]]> 357 Rebecca Ross 1250857430 Amii 0 to-read 4.14 2023 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #8)]]> 32977 209 Carolyn Keene 1557091625 Amii 3 3.86 1932 Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #8)
author: Carolyn Keene
name: Amii
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1932
rating: 3
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]]> Where the Red Fern Grows 10365 Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann—a boy and his two dogs...

A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee County. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains—and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found...

Where the Red Fern Grows—An exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget.

(from the back cover)]]> 272 Wilson Rawls 0375806814 Amii 2 4.11 1961 Where the Red Fern Grows
author: Wilson Rawls
name: Amii
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1961
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology #2)]]> 61051955
When saving a life leads to her arrest, Hazel seems doomed to rot in prison until a message Hazel has been specifically requested to be the personal physician of Princess Charlotte, the sickly granddaughter of King George III. Soon Hazel is pulled into the glamor and romance of a court where everyone has something to hide, especially the enigmatic, brilliant members of a social club known as the Companions to the Death.

As Hazel’s work entangles her more and more with the British court, she realizes that her own future as a surgeon isn't the only thing at stake. Malicious forces are at work in the monarchy, and Hazel may be the only one capable of setting things right.]]> 374 Dana Schwartz Amii 4 3.99 2023 Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology #2)
author: Dana Schwartz
name: Amii
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Song of the Poison Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #5)]]> 28256931
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book #5, the Dragon Masters are excited to meet the newest Dragon Master, Petra. But when she arrives at the castle, she doesn't fit in right away. She's a know-it-all, and she doesn't even try to connect with her four-headed dragon! Could the Dragon Stone have chosen her by mistake? Then something terrible happens to the king. Petra will have to work with the other Dragon Masters to save him before it's too late!]]> 105 Tracey West 054591390X Amii 5 4.59 Song of the Poison Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #5)
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average rating: 4.59
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]]> The Dangerous Ones 195886568 A romantic historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood, set in the American Civil War with vampires and people with demigod-like abilities.

1863, Pennsylvania

War doesn’t scare Jerusalem—she’s a Saint. Thanks to powerful demigod-style reflexes, endurance, and strength, she’s fearless. And ever since the Confederates declared civil war, partnering with the vampires who benefitted off slavery, she and her battalion of Saints are essential to the Union army.

Jerusalem herself had been enslaved by a vampire, escaping North only after her family was murdered. She knows the enemy better, hates the enemy more than anyone in her battalion, and has been using it to her advantage since she joined the war a year ago. More than anything she wants revenge, but if she can help Black people gain freedom and equality without having to steal it for themselves like she had to, then all the better.

But she never expects to have to team up with a vampire to do it. Alexei is one of those handsome, arrogant Ancient Vampires. But he’s on the Union’s side, and in the year they've known each other, has never done anything but prove he’s on hers.

Together, they set out to change the course of the war and take down the vampire who destroyed everyone Jerusalem loved. But for her, it’s about more than justice.

It's about killing a god.]]> 368 Lauren Blackwood 1250891078 Amii 0 to-read 3.41 2024 The Dangerous Ones
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]]> <![CDATA[My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)]]> 55711617
That’s not the only thing that’s getting carved up, though � this, Jade knows, is the start of a slasher. But what kind? Who’s wearing the mask? Jade’s got an encyclopedic recall of every horror movie on the shelf, but� will that help her survive? Can she get a final girl trained enough to stop all this from happening? Does she even want to?

Isn’t a slasher exactly what her hometown deserves?

This new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones, called “one of our most talented living writers� by Tommy Orange, explores the changing landscape of the West through his distinct voice of sharp humor and prophetic violence.

Go up the mountain to Proofrock. See if you’ve got what it takes � see if your heart, too, might be a chainsaw.]]> 405 Stephen Graham Jones 1982137630 Amii 0 to-read 3.52 2021 My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
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]]> Who Is Jane Goodall? 18874956
Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa! Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them and paved the way for many female scientists who came after her. Now her story comes to life in this biography with black-and-white illustrations throughout.
]]> 110 Roberta Edwards 110162096X Amii 5 4.36 2012 Who Is Jane Goodall?
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]]> Who Was Helen Keller? 18952641 Illustrated by John O'Brien.
]]> 110 Gare Thompson 1101640006 Amii 5 4.57 2003 Who Was Helen Keller?
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]]> <![CDATA[Meet Me in Horrorwood (Creepella von Cacklefur #2): A Geronimo Stilton Adventure]]> 12300191
Gorgo, the monster in Cacklefur Castle's moat, is in love with the famouse monster movie star Blobbina. When Creepella helps Gorgo write Blobbina a love letter, they discover that Blobbina has disappeared! Creepella heads to Horrorwood to search for the missing monster, but will she be able to find her?]]> 128 Geronimo Stilton Amii 3 4.29 2011 Meet Me in Horrorwood (Creepella von Cacklefur #2): A Geronimo Stilton Adventure
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average rating: 4.29
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rating: 3
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]]> Turtles All the Way Down 35504431
Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis.

Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.]]> 290 John Green 0525555366 Amii 4 3.88 2017 Turtles All the Way Down
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average rating: 3.88
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) 55196813
Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.

But Molly's orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening, Molly's unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black—but will they be able to find the real killer before it's too late?

A Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.]]> 304 Nita Prose 0593356152 Amii 4 3.71 2022 The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
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]]> Who Were the Wright Brothers? 25747497 108 James Buckley Jr. 0399540105 Amii 5 4.43 2014 Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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]]> <![CDATA[Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)]]> 76706470 576 Sarah J. Maas Amii 3 4.44 2014 Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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average rating: 4.44
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rating: 3
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]]> The Last Cuentista 58928779
But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children � among them Petra and her family � have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.

Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet � and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard � or purged them altogether.

Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?]]> 336 Donna Barba Higuera 1646142187 Amii 5 4.26 2021 The Last Cuentista
author: Donna Barba Higuera
name: Amii
average rating: 4.26
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley]]> 22294061 Romantic Outlaws is the first book to tell the story of the passionate and pioneering lives of Mary Wollstonecraft � English feminist and author of the landmark book, The Vindication of the Rights of Women � and her novelist daughter Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein.

Although mother and daughter, these two brilliant women never knew one another � Wollstonecraft died of an infection in 1797 at the age of thirty-eight, a week after giving birth. Nevertheless their lives were so closely intertwined, their choices, dreams and tragedies so eerily similar, it seems impossible to consider one without the other.

Both women became famous writers; fell in love with brilliant but impossible men; and were single mothers who had children out of wedlock; both lived in exile; fought for their position in society; and thought deeply about how we should live. And both women broke almost every rigid convention there was to break: Wollstonecraft chased pirates in Scandinavia. Shelley faced down bandits in Naples. Wollstonecraft sailed to Paris to witness the Revolution. Shelley eloped in a fishing boat with a married man. Wollstonecraft proclaimed that women’s liberty should matter to everyone.

Not only did Wollstonecraft declare the rights of women, her work ignited Romanticism. She inspired Coleridge, Wordsworth and a whole new generation of writers, including her own daughter, who � with her young lover Percy Shelley � read Wollstonecraft’s work aloud by her graveside. At just nineteen years old and a new mother herself, Mary Shelley composed Frankenstein whilst travelling around Italy with Percy and roguish Lord Byron (who promptly fathered a child by Mary’s stepsister). It is a seminal novel, exploring the limitations of human nature and the power of invention at a time of great religious and scientific upheaval. Moreover, Mary Shelley would become the editor of her husband’s poetry after his early death � a feat of scholarship that did nothing less than establish his literary reputation.

Romantic Outlaws brings together a pair of visionary women who should have shared a life, but who instead shared a powerful literary and feminist legacy. This is inventive, illuminating, involving biography at its best.]]> 649 Charlotte Gordon 1400068428 Amii 0 to-read 4.14 2015 Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley
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]]> <![CDATA[Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler]]> 41796203 The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of London and Last Hope Island

In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization--the only woman to serve as a chef de r�sistance during the war. Strong-willed, independent, and a lifelong rebel against her country's conservative, patriarchal society, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade was temperamentally made for the job. Her group's name was Alliance, but the Gestapo dubbed it Noah's Ark because its agents used the names of animals as their aliases. The name Marie-Madeleine chose for herself was Hedgehog: a tough little animal, unthreatening in appearance, that, as a colleague of hers put it, "even a lion would hesitate to bite."

No other French spy network lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence--including providing American and British military commanders with a 55-foot-long map of the beaches and roads on which the Allies would land on D-Day--as Alliance. The Gestapo pursued them relentlessly, capturing, torturing, and executing hundreds of its three thousand agents, including Fourcade's own lover and many of her key spies. Although Fourcade, the mother of two young children, moved her headquarters every few weeks, constantly changing her hair color, clothing, and identity, she was captured twice by the Nazis. Both times she managed to escape--once by slipping naked through the bars of her jail cell--and continued to hold her network together even as it repeatedly threatened to crumble around her.

Though so many of her agents died defending their country, Fourcade survived the occupation to become active in postwar French politics. Now, in this dramatic account of the war that split France in two and forced its people to live side by side with their hated German occupiers, Lynne Olson tells the fascinating story of a woman who stood up for her nation, her fellow citizens, and herself.]]> 464 Lynne Olson 0812994760 Amii 0 to-read 4.20 2019 Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
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]]> The Manningtree Witches 56993994 Wolf Hall meets The Favourite in this beguiling debut novel that brilliantly brings to life the residents of a small English town in the grip of the seventeenth-century witch trials and the young woman tasked with saving them all from themselves.

England, 1643. Puritanical fervor has gripped the nation. And in Manningtree, a town depleted of men since the wars began, the hot terror of damnation burns in the hearts of women left to their own devices.

Rebecca West, fatherless and husbandless, chafes against the drudgery of her days, livened only occasionally by her infatuation with the handsome young clerk John Edes. But then a newcomer, Matthew Hopkins, arrives. A mysterious, pious figure dressed from head to toe in black, he takes over the Thorn Inn and begins to ask questions about what the women on the margins of this diminished community are up to. Dangerous rumors of covens, pacts, and bodily wants have begun to hang over women like Rebecca--and the future is as frightening as it is thrilling.

Brimming with contemporary energy and resonance, The Manningtree Witches plunges its readers into the fever and menace of the English witch trials, where suspicion, mistrust, and betrayal run amok as a nation's arrogant male institutions start to realize that the very people they've suppressed for so long may be about to rise up and claim their freedom.]]> 320 A.K. Blakemore 1646220641 Amii 0 to-read 3.65 2021 The Manningtree Witches
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]]> The Glutton 101146050 A subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy turned showman, said to have been tormented and driven to murder by an all-consuming appetite.

1798, France. Nuns move along the dark corridors of a Versailles hospital where the young Sister Perpetué has been tasked with sitting with the patient who must always be watched. The man, gaunt, with his sallow skin and distended belly, is dying: they say he ate a golden fork, and that it’s killing him from the inside. But that’s not all—he is rumored to have done monstrous things in his attempts to sate an insatiable appetite� an appetite they say tortures him still.

Born in an impoverished village to a widowed young mother, Tarare was once overflowing with quiet affection: for the Baby Jesus and the many Saints, for his mother, for the plants and little creatures in the woods and fields around their house. He spends his days alone, observing the delicate charms of the countryside. But his world is not a gentle one—and soon, life as he knew it is violently upended. Tarare is pitched down a chaotic path through revolutionary France, left to the mercy of strangers, and increasingly, bottomlessly, ravenous.

This exhilarating, disquieting novel paints a richly imagined life for The Great Tarare, The Glutton of Lyon in 18th-century France: a world of desire, hunger and poverty; hope, chaos and survival. As in her cult hit The Manningtree Witches, Blakemore showcases her stunning lyricism and deep compassion for characters pushed to the edge of society in The Glutton, her most unputdownable work yet.]]> 320 A.K. Blakemore 1668030624 Amii 0 to-read 3.77 2023 The Glutton
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]]> <![CDATA[Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution]]> 917186
Set amid the terror and excitement of the French Revolution, James Tipton's evocative novel is the story of a woman who has for too long been relegated to the shadows of history: Annette Vallon, William Wordsworth's mistress and muse.

Born into a world of wealth and pleasure, Annette enjoys the privileges of aristocracy, but a burning curiosity and headstrong independence set her apart. Spoiled by the novels of Rousseau, she refuses to be married unless it is for passion. Yet the love she finds with a young English poet will test Annette in unexpected ways, bringing great joy and danger in a time of terror and death.

Told in sparking prose, Annette Vallon captures the courage and fearlessness of a woman whose dramatic story illuminates a turbulent and fascinating era.]]> 485 James Tipton 006082221X Amii 0 to-read 3.86 2007 Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House, #39)]]> 8267454 Merlin More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures]]> 135 Mary Pope Osborne Amii 5 4.50 2008 Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House, #39)
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average rating: 4.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Cream Puff Murder (Hannah Swensen, #11)]]> 4615457 310 Joanne Fluke 0758210221 Amii 3 3.80 2009 Cream Puff Murder (Hannah Swensen, #11)
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> The Woman in Me 63133205 The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.]]> 288 Britney Spears 1668009048 Amii 3 3.83 2023 The Woman in Me
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 498 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Amii 5 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sea Monsters (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #17)]]> 12253766 49 Mary Pope Osborne 0375983287 Amii 5 4.25 Sea Monsters (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #17)
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]]> The Only One Left 62703226 At seventeen, Lenora Hope
Hung her sister with a rope

Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion where the massacre occurred.

Stabbed her father with a knife
Took her mother’s happy life

It’s now 1983, and home-health aide Kit McDeere arrives at a decaying Hope’s End to care for Lenora after her previous nurse fled in the middle of the night. In her seventies and confined to a wheelchair, Lenora was rendered mute by a series of strokes and can only communicate with Kit by tapping out sentences on an old typewriter. One night, Lenora uses it to make a tantalizing offer�I want to tell you everything.

“It wasn’t me,� Lenora said
But she’s the only one not dead

As Kit helps Lenora write about the events leading to the Hope family massacre, it becomes clear there’s more to the tale than people know. But when new details about her predecessor’s departure come to light, Kit starts to suspect Lenora might not be telling the complete truth—and that the seemingly harmless woman in her care could be far more dangerous than she first thought.]]> 383 Riley Sager 0593183223 Amii 0 to-read 4.12 2023 The Only One Left
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]]> <![CDATA[Power of the Fire Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #4)]]> 24944997
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

The Dragon Masters are going to visit Queen Rose's kingdom. But Rori and Drake must stay behind. Then a four-headed dragon attacks the castle--and Maldred is riding it! How is Maldred controlling this giant dragon? Will Rori and Drake have to battle the dark wizard on their own?]]> 101 Tracey West 0545646367 Amii 5 4.63 2015 Power of the Fire Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #4)
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name: Amii
average rating: 4.63
book published: 2015
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