Melanie and the Cruise Caper


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While running the childcare program on a Caribbean cruise ship, Melanie and her fellow club members stumble into a mystery involving drug smuggling.




Contemporary Christian Authors


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Finally, a summary section provides a brief synopsis of at least one title, representative of the author's style, and several of the writers have provided personal annotations of their works."--BOOK JACKET.




Lily Vanessa and the Pet Panic


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A lost cat brings 12-year-old Lily Vanessa Shields into contact with the girls of the Twelve Candles Club. Will they accept an African-American girl as a friend? A warm welcome helps erase Lily's fears and soon all the girls are in search of Cat's home.




Becky's Secret Surprise


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Prayer helps Becky deal with the changes in her life, including moving to a new house, getting used to a sullen stepbrother, feeling left out of the Twelve Candles Club, and worrying about a friend's interest in hypnotism.




Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers


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Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.




The Cumulative Book Index


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A world list of books in the English language.







The Publishers Weekly


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I Am Pilgrim


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In a seedy hotel near Ground Zero, a woman lies face down in a pool of acid, features melted of her face, teeth missing, fingerprints gone. The room has been sprayed down with DNA-eradicating antiseptic spray. Pilgrim, the code name for a legendary, world-class segret agent, quickly realizes that all of the murderer's techniques were pulled directly from his own book, a cult classic of forensic science written under a pen name.




Bridegroom Wore Plaid


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Named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes keeps winning reader awards for her gorgeously imagined books. If you're already a fan, you'll devour her new characters and if you haven't yet discovered the richly drawn worlds of Grace Burrowes, you're in for a treat.... "Memorable heroes. Intelligent, sensual love stories. This author knows what romance readers adore."—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars His Family or His Heart — One of Them Will Be Betrayed... Ian MacGregor is wooing a woman who's wrong for him in every way. As the new Earl of Balfour, though, he must marry an English heiress to repair the family fortunes. But in his intended's penniless chaperone, Augusta, Ian is finding everything he's ever wanted in a wife. "Historical details enrich Burrowes's intimate and erotic story, but the real stars are her vibrant characters and her masterful ear for dialogue. Burrowes is superb at creating connections that feel honest and real."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review