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11/22/63Stephen King
This Enhanced eBook Edition contains a 13-minute film, written and narrated by Stephen King and enhanced with historic footage from CBS News, that will take you back—as King’s novel does—to Kennedy era America. On November 22, 1963, three s… more
cryss owns 11/22/63 17 weeks ago
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The Giver (Giver Quartet)Lois Lowry
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community. This ebook includes a sample chapter of GATHERIN… more
cryss owns The Giver (Giver Quartet) 17 weeks ago
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On the IslandTracey Garvis-Graves
When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family’s summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day.T.J…. more
cryss owns On the Island 17 weeks ago
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A Scattered LifeKaren McQuestion
Average wait: 13h“Most people have everything they need to be happy.” The words latched onto some part of Skyla’s brain. She repeated the phrase to herself while she rang up books and stocked shelves. It had a certain resonance to it, but she doubted it was… more
cryss owns A Scattered Life 17 weeks ago
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WonderR. J. Palacio
I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, h… more
cryss owns Wonder 17 weeks ago
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Cloud Atlas: A NovelDavid Mitchell
Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, and Hugh Grant, and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer Includes a new Afterword by David Mitchell A postmodern visionary who is also a master of… more
cryss owns Cloud Atlas: A Novel 17 weeks ago
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The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald
The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds’ third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the “first step” American fiction had taken since… more
cryss owns The Great Gatsby 17 weeks ago
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The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
Average wait: 3d, 11hNow in paperback, the book no one can stop talking about …In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps … more
cryss owns The Hunger Games 17 weeks ago
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Catching Fire (The Second Bo...Suzanne Collins
Average wait: 4d, 0hAgainst all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they hav… more
cryss owns Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) 17 weeks ago
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First Meetings: In the EnderverseOrson Scott Card
Welcome to the Enderverse.When “Ender’s Game” was first published as a novella twenty-five years ago few would have predicted that it would become one of the most successful ventures in publishing history. Expanded into a novel in 1985, End… more
cryss owns First Meetings: In the Enderverse 1 year ago
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Lirael (The Abhorsen Trilogy)Garth Nix
Special feature: This PerfectBound e-book contains an exclusive work-in-progress preview of Abhorsen, the third book in Garth Nix’s The Old Kingdom Trilogy.Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ig… more
cryss owns Lirael (The Abhorsen Trilogy) 1 year ago
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The HelpKathryn Stockett
The wildly popular New York Times bestseller and reading group favorite Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has neve… more
cryss owns The Help 1 year ago
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Ender in Exile (The Ender Quintet)Orson Scott Card
After twenty-three years, Orson Scott Card returns to his acclaimed best-selling series with the first true, direct sequel to the classic Ender’s Game.In Ender’s Game, the world’s most gifted children were taken from their families and sent… more
cryss owns Ender in Exile (The Ender Quintet) 1 year ago
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Light of Eidon (Legends of t...Karen Hancock
Soul-Stirring Fantasy From the Author of the Acclaimed ArenaAbramm has dedicated the last eight years of his life to becoming worthy to touch and tend the Sacred Flames of Eidon, and he expects to be blessed for his devotion and sacrifice. … more
cryss owns Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, Book 1) 1 year ago
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Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day comes a devastating new novel of innocence, knowledge, and loss. As children Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the Engli… more
cryss owns Never Let Me Go 1 year ago
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The Great Hunt: Book Two of ...Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth returns again. For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great … more
cryss owns The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time' 1 year ago
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Different Seasons (Signet)Stephen King
A collection of four novellas by the bestselling master, three of which became the basis for the hit films Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption, and Apt Pupil. So varied in tone that “you have to compare King to Twain, Poe-with a generous … more
cryss owns Different Seasons (Signet) 1 year ago
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The Wise Man's Fear: The Kin...Patrick Rothfuss
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view—a story unequal… more
cryss owns The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two 1 year ago
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A Game of Thrones: A Song of...George R.R. Martin
A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy,… more
cryss owns A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One 1 year ago
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