Amy Landon
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including...
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Series
Three dark crowns volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest...
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Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted...
In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted...
Author
Series
Three dark crowns volume 2
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once the weak and feeble sister, is stronger than ever before. Arsinoe, after discovering the truth about her powers, must figure out how to make her secret talent work in her favor without anyone finding out. And Mirabella, once thought to be the strongest sister of all and the certain Queen Crowned, faces...
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Series
Three dark crowns volume 3
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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When she finally gets the crown, Queen Katharine faces murmurs of dissent among her people and the threat of her sisters returning to Fennbirn to usurp her throne.
Katharine sits on the throne of Fennbirn. Dead bodies have washed up on the shore, but the real Mirabella and Arsinoe are in hiding. There are murmurs of dissent among the people of Fennbirn. The crown has been won, but unexpected renegade is about to wage a war of her own. The battle...
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Series
Three dark crowns volume 4
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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While Arsinoe searches for a cure to Jules's legion curse, Mirabella abandons the rebel army for Katharine, but the dead queens urge caution in trusting her, and as allegiances switch, the fate of Fennbirn Island will be determined.
7) Hunter
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Series
Hunter (Mercedes Lackey) volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"A teenage girl leaves home to join the legendary Hunters, who protect the people from the terrifying monsters that have overrun their world"--
8) Elite
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Series
Hunter (Mercedes Lackey) volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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While fighting monsters that break through the barriers surrounding Apex City, Joy and her pack of magical hounds begin finding dead Psimons, and reporting the incidents only causes more trouble.
Author
Series
Merciful Crow volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Fie, a sixteen-year-old chieftain from a lowly cast of mercy-killers, must rely on her wits and bone magic to smuggle the crown prince of Sabor to safety
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Recently suspended for a so-called outburst, high school English teacher Anna Crawford is stewing over the injustice at home when she is shocked to see herself named on television as a suspect in a shooting at the school where she works. Though she is quickly exonerated, and the actual teenage murderer identified, her life is nevertheless held up for relentless scrutiny and judgment as this quiet town descends into media mania. This is a piercing...
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English
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"A gripping tour de force of investigative journalism that takes us deep into the investigation behind one of the most frightening and enigmatic serial killers in modern American history, and into the ranks of a singular American police force: the Anchorage PD Most of us have never heard of Israel Keyes. But he is one of the most ambitious, meticulous serial killers of modern time. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor...
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Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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ʼTis the season to indulge in hot chocolate and irresistible holiday treats-until too much of a good thing turns downright deadly . . .
When local businessman Jed Greenberg is found dead with a Chocolate lab whimpering over his body, the police start sniffing around Robbie Jordan's country restaurant for answers. Was it something in Robbie's hot cocoa that killed Jed, or was it Cocoa, the dog . . . ?
As the suspects pile as high as her holiday...
13) Apex
Author
Series
Hunter (Mercedes Lackey) volume 3
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Being a member of the Elite Hunter Command imperils Joy in more ways than one. In their latest clash with Othersiders, the army of monsters nearly wiped them out. Apex City is safe for now. But within the city barriers, Joy must wage a different kind of war.
The corrupt and powerful PsiCorps is determined to usurp the Hunters as chief defenders of Apex City, and Joy is now squarely in their crosshairs. Unused to playing political games, she
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