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2) Texasville
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Sequel to: The Last Picture Show. Thalia, once a backwater Texas town, then a boom town, collapses with the oil prices. Then a former high school beauty returns from a career as a Hollywood star, and shakes the town to its roots.
4) Blue world
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Presents a collection of tales of the macabre accompanied by the novella "Blue World."
6) Postmortem
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
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Under the leafy cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster moves undetected, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta senses the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer a "Mr. Nobody" whose signatures offer precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she must call on the latest advances in forensic research to have a chance at unmasking the maniac. But this investigation...
10) Eternity
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1992
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English
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From the moment Carrie Montgomery saw a photograph of Joshua Greene, with his handsome, sorrowful smile, she knew she was meant to be his wife. Never mind that Joshua was seeking a hardworking and practical mail order bride to care for his farmand his children.
16) Emerald garden
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Sixteen-year-old Lady Brandice Townsend fears that Lord Quentin's promise may be impossible to keep. He's about to depart for the battlefield, leaving his adoring friend and his genteel life behind. Four years later, with London's most eligible suitors fawning at her feet, Brandi rejects life in the capital to return to the simple country haven she loves. But Emerald Manor is no longer a welcoming refuge, and tragedy strikes without warning. When...
19) The long walk
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"Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping ... with the winner being awarded "The Prize" -- anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystopian America year after year, there are some harsh...
20) Mr. Perfect
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That's the deliciously racy topic that Jaine Bright and her three girlfriends are pondering one night at their favorite after-hours hot spot: Mr. Perfect. Would he be tall, dark, and handsome? Caring and warmhearted--or will just muscular do? As their conversation heats up, they concoct a tongue-in-cheek checklist that becomes an overnight sensation, spreading like wildfire at work and sizzling along e-mail lines. But what began as a joke among friends...