Death and a Peppermint Patty


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St. Patrick's Day means mint chocolate chip fudge, peppermint patties, four-leaf clover bonbons, and all things green. I've always loved celebrating the holiday, but this year, the leprechaun's luck ran out when he was found dead behind the new Irish pub in town. When the new Irish pub opens, Mia and Ethan decide to try it out, but the blood-curdling scream that interrupts their evening sends them on another murder case. Mia and her sister Christy are determined to help Ethan out with the investigation, in spite of his protests. Can they find the killer before they strike again, or will St. Patrick's Day be ruined? Halloween is celebrated all year long in Pumpkin Hollow. There are no paranormal elements, just good clean fun! And a murder, of course.




Peppermint Patty Goes to Camp


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Peppermint Patty is off to camp for the summer in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read! Peppermint Patty is so excited to be going to summer camp! She loves everything about it: swimming, playing baseball, singing songs around the campfire, and helping Marcie find her outdoorsy side. When Peppermint Patty discovers that Charlie Brown is at the boy’s camp on the other side of the lake, she comes up with a plan for a summer camp adventure! © 2016 Peanuts Worldwide LLC




Mother Eternal Ann Everlastin's Dead


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Spiritually uplifting and knee-slapping funny, Pat G'Orge-Walker's Sister Betty and her fellow parishioners discover what matters most on bumpy road trip to Baltimore. . . Sister Betty barely has a minute to sit and fan herself before she's off on another "Mission from God." Her friend Mother Eternal Ann Everlastin' has dropped dead on her seventy-first birthday from an overdose of York Peppermint Pattie, and it's up to Sister Betty to see to her final wishes, namely, traveling to a Baltimore religious conference to deliver three one-million dollar checks to three different mega-church pastors. When the Reverend Knott Enuff Money hears that Sister Betty is about to give away a substantial amount of Mother's riches, he wants in. But finagling the money out of Sister Betty right under the noses of three genuine men of God is going to be the biggest challenge the Reverend has ever faced. . .one that just might set him on the path to reclaiming the true spirit of faith. . . "Christian comedy fiction at its best." —Library Journal "This novel is the best of its kind, and it's easy to see how G'Orge-Walker has carved out a comfortable niche for herself as the queen of gospel comedy literature." —QBR




I Walked Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death


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I Walked Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death began as a journal to help the author cope with the loss of her older sibling. As she began to heal from this, she was faced with several other losses in a very short amount of time. Overcome with grief, Vickie took a strong look at her life and the path she had chosen. Walk with her down this path of healing and see how she overcomes grief, depression and loneliness.




McSweeney's Issue 65 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)


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McSweeney's 65: Plundered spans the Americas, from a bone-strewn Peruvian desert to inland South Texas, and considers the violence that shaped it. In fifteen bracing stories, the collection delves into extraction, exploitation, and, crucially, defiance. How does a community, an individual, resist the plundering of land and peoples? Guest-edited by acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli, with Heather Cleary, Issue 65 brings together stories of stolen artifacts and endless job searches, of nationality-themed amusement parks and cultish banana plantations. Including contributors from Brazil, Cuba, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, the United States, and more, Plundered is a panoramic portrait of a hemisphere on fire. Praise for McSweeney's Quarterly A key barometer of the literary climate.-The New York Times McSweeney's is so much more than a magazine; it's a vital part of our culture. -Geoff Dyer, McSweeney's contributor and author of Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi and Otherwise Known as the Human Condition




Keian's Prophecy


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Apocalyptic Biblical prophecy looms in conjunction with the projected end date of the Mayan Calendar. Some fear the end of the world is truly near. But what if its actually the beginning of the next world, as suggested by world-wide indigenous prognostication? What if we found proof? A major earthquake in Indonesia snuffs out the lives of a quarter million people and triggers a dream in a long slumbering entity half a world away. As it awakens from its extended hibernation, it resumes its long struggle for freedom. Five years later, it finally succeeds. As it rises to the surface, it unknowingly brings with it the dormant memories of a 13,000-year-old spirit. Locked within these memories, lay an ancient prophecy that would shed light on the coming age and bring hope to a crumbling world. A storm begins to brew in the heavens above




The Dead Enders


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“Part coming-of-age story, mystery, and romance, this book has something for everyone.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Emotionally resonant…This thoughtful, atmospheric read will linger with readers.” —Publishers Weekly “A twisty psychological drama.” —Booklist For fans of One of Us Is Lying, this novel set during the summer in the small tourist town of Gold Fork features four teens all sharing one secret from their past—and one explosive truth that could change everything. In a place like Gold Fork, sometimes a secret is the only thing that’s really yours. Ana, Davis, Erik, and Georgie know that best. Bound together by a horrible tragedy from their pasts, they forged a friendship that has lasted through high school. In a town full of weekenders, they all know what it’s like to be dead enders, fated to stay trapped in a tourist destination for the rest of their lives. But with the appearance of long-lost family members and an arsonist setting the town ablaze, it’s time to confront the fact that what brought them together years ago might be what ultimately tears them apart. Because someone is keeping one last secret—a truth that could change everything.




Death in the Cards


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Laundromat owner and stain removal expert Josie Toadfern knows her tiny twon's dirty clothes and most of its dirty little secrets. But an upcoming "Psychic Fair" is bringing a brand-new mess to Paradises, Ohio. The arrival of all manner of mystics and soothsayers has raised the dangerous ire of a local evangelist and his minions, as well as the more conservative citizens of Paradise—so it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict that murder will ultimately foul the fair. But Josie couldn't foresee that she'd be the one to stubmle upon the body, or that her impeccable stain-sense would embroil her in the nasty homicidal happenings. And suddenly her attempt to psych out a killer has Josie's own future looking very grim indeed.




Everyone Dies


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Karen Martin has had so many experiences as a hospice nurse over twenty-five years that she arrived at a place where she knew she had to share what she’s seen and learned about death with others. Everyone Dies reveals stories of love, hope, despair, joy, and sorrow. Some of the author’s experiences are encouraging, some are happy, some are heartbreaking, but each one taught her as well as the patients and families she’s cared for valuable lessons.. The book includes periodic poetry breaks to share how the author felt as she went through each of her experiences. Whether you just like real-life stories, have someone you love who is walking or walked the hospice journey, are a student nurse or further along in your journey of caring for people at the end of life, you’ll agree that every day is a gift after reading this book. In caring for others, the author has received so much more than she’s given. God has been at her side the entire way, and she gives Jesus all the glory.




I Smile Back


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"Powerful. Koppelman's instincts help her navigate these choppy waters with inventiveness and integrity." —Los Angeles Times Now a major motion picture starring Sarah Silverman in her dramatic-acting debut, and Josh Charles, I Smile Back tells the affecting tale of Laney Brooks, a mother and wife on a self-destructive streak. She takes the drugs she wants, sleeps with the men she wants, disappears when she wants. Lurking beneath Laney's seemingly composed surface is the impulse to follow in her father's footsteps, to leave and topple her family's balance in the process. “This crushing novel by the author of A Mouthful of Air is a shocking portrait of suburban ennui gone horribly awry. Koppelman’s prose style is understated and crackling; each sentence is laden with a foreboding sense of menace. Like a crime scene or a flaming car wreck, it becomes impossible not to stare.” —Publishers Weekly