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The Dragon Masters are still reeling from the desertion of Rori and her fire dragon Vulcan, when Mina, a Dragon Master from the far north, arrives with a problem--King Lars needs a fire dragon to defeat the Ice Giant who has frozen his kingdom; and so the Dragon Masters set out to find Rori and convince her to help.
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Banished from home by her angry father, Julia Devon travels to Bath to fulfill her role as family spinster by assisting her cousin, Lady Macon, in caring for her dying husband. Nathaniel Hastings's life runs in a predictable pattern, until a routine visit to one of his ailing patients brings him face to face with Julia, the woman who broke his heart five years before in London. Julia and Nathaniel find themselves unlikely allies as they work together...
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He vows to never risk his heart again. She hides her love to avoid rejection. A marriage of convenience is not what either of them wished for. Overlooked by society and underappreciated in her family, Ellen Bringhurst has resigned herself to spinsterhood and a life of reading. Until her match-making friends contrive to reintroduce Ellen to the man she has secretly loved since their shared childhood. As the younger son to an earl, Marcus Calvert must...
24) In These Streets
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They beat the odds and turned their lives around. But now three best friends will go head-to-head with ambition, deception-and each other...
Derrick. Ricky. Jamal. One's responsible; one's still a player; one's upwardly-mobile. Sentenced to the Branch Avenue Boys' Youth Institute at twelve, they grabbed the chance for better futures. They stayed tight even when their lives diverged-but the times... they are a-changing.
New deputy mayor Jamal is...
25) Lullaby Lake
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Their magical map is leading Tag, Skyla, and Blaze closer and closer to The Shadowlands, Thorn's territory--but now the Ember Stone has fallen into the well-named Lullaby Lake, which is defended by fairies who sing intruders to sleep, and the friends must figure out a way to convince the "nixies" to help them retrieve it before Thorn gets his claws on it.
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"In another installment of The Magic School Bus Rides Again Branches series, Keesha will do whatever it takes to nail her space camp application. In her efforts to get the perfect picture on the class outer space field trip, she accidentally disrupts satellites in orbit!"--
27) The Social Tutor
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After years of escaping etiquette lessons in favor of the stables, Christine Devon's grand debut in London is only weeks away, though her deportment lacks the sophisticated polish she needs to achieve her goals of a lofty marriage. Desperate to take her place in society, she needs someone to instruct her in proper behavior. Thomas Gilbert, newly returned from Italy, is ready to begin his dream of founding a horse farm. But during his time away, the...
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Lady Virginia Macon, the recently widowed Baroness of Heatherton, has an impossible decision to make. Her late husband's unscrupulous brother demands guardianship of her sons. The courts are on his side, unless she marries someone willing to stand in her late husband's place. Locking her heart away and devoting herself to her children is the only way Virginia can countenance such a decision. Wearied by the world, Lucas Calvert, Earl of Annesbury,...
29) The Final Play
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Three best friends from the streets found success--in very different ways. But with a crisis detonating around them, their bond could also destroy everything they care about . . .
No matter how tough the odds, Ricky, Derrick, and Jamal learned to unite and fight during their time at the Branch Avenue Boys' Youth Institute. But their adult lives have driven them apart-and set off a series of events their friendship may not survive.
All Jamal's...
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The Hayling Island Branch was one of Britain's most iconic sea side lines, connecting Havant with Hayling Island via Langston Harbour. Opening in 1865 for freight and 1867 to passenger traffic, it was after a few years of local control, managed and operated as part of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, who were responsible for its upkeep until the railway grouping in 1923, when it became a part of the Southern Railway. The railway had a colorful...
31) Know Your Place
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Success didn't come easy for three best friends from the streets. And now dangerous choices and reckless desire will push their bond to lethal limits . . .
A stint at the Branch Avenue Boys' Youth Institute taught Ricky, Derrick, and Jamal to unite when the going got tough. But fallout from their very different adult lives is making loyalty something they can't afford-and igniting drama they never saw coming . . .
Arrested during a city-wide raid,...
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A scarred and lonely viscount and an independent young woman are forced into an arranged marriage. What hope do they have for a happily ever after?
Rebecca Devon lives under the severe eye of her aunt and the iron will of her father. Though she wears what she is told and befriends the people they choose for her, she spends every moment longing to do as she wishes. Knowing freedom will only come through marriage, her hopes for a happy union are stolen...
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Up, up, and away! The brave men and women of the United States Air Force are always hard at work protecting their country. Pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, and other airmen all have important jobs. They get help from high-tech vehicles such as the MQ-9 Reaper drone and advanced guns and missiles. Beginning readers are sure to enjoy learning about all-things Air Force, from jobs to weapons and equipment.
34) The U.S. Army
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Members of the U.S. Army make up the biggest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Infantry soldiers, engineers, pilots, and others work together. They get help from high-tech vehicles like the Apache helicopter and weapons such as rifles and grenades. Beginning readers are sure to enjoy learning about all-things Army, from jobs to weapons and equipment.
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U.S. Marines pride themselves on being the "first to fight" for their country. By sea, by land, and by air, Marines work as a team. They get help from high-tech vehicles such as the F/A Hornet fighter jet and weapons such as M-4 rifles. Beginning readers are sure to enjoy learning about various aspects of the Marine Corps, from jobs to weapons and equipment.
36) The U.S. Navy
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The brave sailors of the U.S. Navy patrol the seas to protect their country. Navigators, undersea divers, submarine mechanics, and many others work together. They get help from high-tech vehicles like Virginia-class submarines and weapons such as torpedoes and guns. Beginning readers are sure to enjoy learning about various aspects of the Navy, from jobs to weapons and equipment.
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Rainbow Tinseltail (called Bo) has never actually seen a dragon, but when things start going missing from Sparklegrove School for Unicorns all clues seem to point to a dragon pup called Scorch--but when Scorch does not return to the dragon caves, Bo and her friends become worried that he has gotten lost in the forest and they set out to find their new friend.
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"If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant." -MARTIN LUTHER
A great deal of biblical scholarship is written for academics and fails to edify readers or strengthen their Christian ministry. Yet, Christians need to be nourished by the word of God so they can mature in faith and righteousness. Filling this gap, The Branch...
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The city of Remus is being torn apart by a duel between two wizards, and Drake, Petra, and Griffith have traveled there to assist a blind dragon master, Tessa, in sorting out the situation; using the sound dragon's unique power to manipulate sound waves, the dragon masters retrieve the Power Crystal which is embedded inside an unbreakable rock, but will it be able to absorb the cloud of uncontrolled magic that is threatening the city before it is...
40) Captor Mine
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Forbidden lust. A surprising connection. An impossible decision.
Hunter Masters, Base Branch Agent and sniper extraordinaire, is MIA.
After a hellish explosion, Hunter wakes to an angel's touch. Her blue eyes and caring manner nurse him to lethal health. Her name terrifies him. Not only is she related to the man who tortured his friends and shattered his future, but she is also the madman's only daughter.
Katrin Royan, successful surgeon and independent...
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