Casey and Max: The Magic of Friendship


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Casey and Max became friends in kindergarten at Redbird Elementary School. Making new friends is hard but better with a little magic. Max believed in magic, and the little red picnic table at recess certainly helped him. Casey was excited when she saw Max sitting at the picnic table. Everyone needs a friend, and the magic of friendship makes even the first day of kindergarten a little less scary.




Max


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Max is a high powered lawyer, but when it comes to street smarts or his love life, he is quite naïve. He falls in love not knowing who he has really fallen in love with. Does he get the girl in the end, or is he duped into thinking he is in a loving relationship? He has enemies that he thought were his friends. Who is trying to bring Max down? Is it is ex-wife Jasmine, his new girlfriend Casey, his boss or work colleagues ... or that not so friendly police officer Sergeant Haye? Max will take you on journey of twists and turns that will thrill you and keep you asking ... How can you be in the thick of things and not have a clue what's going on around you?




Surviving My Birthright


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This is a revealing and inspirational memoir by Casey Hammer, sole granddaughter of the American billionaire, industrialist, art collector and philanthropist Armand Hammer. SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT is a story of hope, love, and the reclamation of empowerment. Casey's is a journey of discovery - recounting many years of blocked memories, violence, nightmares, hazardous behavior, guilt and feeling unworthy of joy or happiness. By taking responsibility for her life, no longer being prepared to accept the role of victim and by facing the truth, Casey began to heal. Hopefully, her story will inspire many others to do the same.




Max Quick: The Two Travelers


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Five quiet years have passed in Starland, California since the the time of the Pocket. But when a crazed old man shows up with a warning, Max, Casey, Ian and Sasha suddenly find themselves on the run. Max and Ian go through an Arch back to 1912, where a mysterious Machine is under construction that seems connected to Max's unremembered secret. Meanwhile, Casey and Sasha follow the old man to the strange town of Arturo Gyp. But there is more afoot than meets the eye: the enemies of Mr. E - the nefarious Archons - are abroad. And when Max is at last eye-to-eye with his secret, he realizes nothing will ever be the same again... This is the second book in the Max Quick Series.




Lori and Max


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'This thrilling, funny, perceptive detective story is in a class of its own.' The Times Children's Book of the Week 'A wittily told detective story about two eccentric and endearing girls - it's a real page-turner.' Jacqueline Wilson Absolutely wonderful! Nina Stibbe Lori wants to be a detective, but so far the most exciting mystery she has solved is the disappearance of her nan's specs down the side of the sofa. Max is the new girl at school and Lori is asked to look after her. Max is odd. She doesn't fit in - but then, Lori realises, she doesn't really fit in either. When some charity money goes missing and Max disappears, Lori seems to be the only person who doesn't think Max has stolen it and run away. Even the police don't want to investigate and suddenly Lori finds she has a real crime on her hands.




Max Gordon


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A left-handed batter in the NCAA's Division 1, Max Gordon still had a lot to live for, provided he would live at all. Facing a devastating loss--the death of his brother, Nick--and a life-threatening physical injury, he went on a transformative personal journey that united his family through the most difficult time they had ever faced. In this intimate narrative about the healing power of sports, a family is made whole again through the determination of a son who proves that in life as in baseball, no matter the score, as long as you have one more at bat, you're still in the game. The authors tell the story from the perspective of having shared relationships with the Gordon brothers.




Max and Hope: A Red Team Wedding Novella


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The holidays have come fast to the team at Tremaine Industries. So much has happened since spring—families destroyed and reunited. Several threats have been terminated and others are just beginning. Max Cameron finally has time for a breather, something he hasn’t had since he found Hope in the midst of a violent biker gang, hunting for her brother. He's worked the last several weeks to turn an old hunting cabin, out on the fringes of the team’s property, into a romantic retreat…the perfect spot to pop the question. Unfortunately, they aren’t alone in those remote woods. Something unseen stalks the team in the long winter nights, a threat that wasn’t discovered until Max and Hope were already outside the wire. Will they have a shot at true happiness? Or will they have to shelve their dreams in order to fight a new and terrible enemy?




The Secret Battle of Evan Pao


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Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poignant and timely take on prejudice, bullying, and claiming our own histories, perfect for fans of Front Desk. A fresh start. That's all Evan Pao wants as he, along with his mother and sister, flee from California to Haddington, Virginia, hoping to keep his father's notoriety a secret. But Haddington is a southern town steeped in tradition, and moving to a town immersed in the past has its own price. Although Evan quickly makes friends, one boy, Brady Griggs, seems determined to make sure that as a Chinese American, Evan feels that he does not belong. When Evan finds a unique way to make himself part of the school's annual Civil War celebration, the reaction is swift and violent. As all of his choices at home and at school collide, Evan must decide whether he will react with the same cruelty shown to him, or choose a different path. Wendy Wan-Long Shang, the critically acclaimed author of Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award for Children's Literature winner The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, weaves a timely and deeply moving portrait of all the secret battles Evan Pao must fight as he struggles to figure out how he fits into this country's past and how he will shape its future.




"Chimmie Fadden" ; Major Max


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Bodycount


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Casey Jones and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Raphael, find themselves caught up in the middle of an international family murder/revenge/assassination plot, complete with gangsters, thugs, secret agents, double agents and more spent shell casings than the D-Day invasion! For Mature Readers.