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Stalking Jack the Ripper: A YA mystery based on true event

1/30/2017

Audrey Rose Wadsworth doesn't want to remain confine to a strictly defined lady's role in late 19th century English society. To the disgust of her father, brother Nathaniel, and aunt, she works at her uncle Jonathan's forensic lab. Danger looms around her as Jack the Ripper murders young women nearby in horrific ways. Audrey is forced to work with an annoying lab partner Thomas to solve these crimes. As Audrey slowly uncovers the mystery with Thomas, she confronts conflicting feelings for him and realizes the murderer is closer to her than she could have possibly imagined
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What you left behind: Teen parenthood & loss from the guy's perspective

1/18/2017

Verdi depicts teen parenthood from a father's perspective in her tear jerking tale. Ryden, a boy who had everything going his way, becomes a single parent after his girlfriend Meg dies from cancer. He must grieve the loss of the girl he loved while juggling fatherhood, school, work, and the pursuit of a lifelong dream. A new co-worker Joni gives Ryden hope through this difficult period. In his emotional state, he hides his past and daughter Hope from Joni for the brief blissful moments. As Ryden reads and uncovers Meg's journals prior to her deaths, he uncovers unbearable truths. Ryden's life and relationships will unravel as circumstances become too difficult to bear. Will he overcome the new normal?

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The Underground Railroad: A dramatic retelling of an important period in American History

1/18/2017

In this National Book Award winning historical fiction account, Whitehead tells a harrowing tale of a female slave's escape through the underground railroad. Eighteen year Cora survives the daily horrors of slavery at the Randall's Georgia Plantation with memories of her grandmother Ajarry, a woman of respect & resilience and mother Mabel, the only one who successfully ran away. Caesar, a newly captured freedman, inspires her towards her mother's path. Cora and Caesar will learn the road towards freedom run along two distinctly dangerous paths. First, aggressive slave catchers like Ridgeway, embittered over his sole failure of capturing Mabel, remain resolved in capturing runaways at all costs. On their journey, Cora and Caesar will discover the comforts of more civilized communities along the way prove just as perilous.
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Being Jazz: My life as a transgender teen: Gaining greater cultural awareness

1/12/2017

In her account, Jazz details her experiences as a girl inside a boy's body from infancy through her teen years. Even though the time each family member accepts Jazz's transformation differ, they continually support her endeavors. The Jennings family received quick acclaim as one of the first families to shed light on the lives of transgender children. Jazz, along with her parents and siblings, confronted all that came along with increased public exposure. Despite the fame, Jazz and her family remain steadfast in maintaining normal lives.
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Conspiracy of blood and smoke: Another suspenseful, yet historical 2nd book of a series

1/12/2017

In this exciting conclusion to Prisoner of blood & smoke, star crossed lovers Gretchen and Daniel face the ultimate test. After fleeing the Nazi regime and living a life of comfort in England Daniel returns home to pay his respects to his brother Aaron. Unfortunately, the Nazis learn of his whereabouts and accuse him of murder. Determined to clear his name, Daniel chooses to remain in Germany. Gretchen decides risking loosing her new found family, university admission, and freedom is worth helping Daniel.
Daniel and Gretchen must figure out who to trust since respectable figures are being arrested and killed by the new regime. Their fate depends on quickly obtaining the information to clear Daniel and expose the nefarious intentions without being revealed by their enemies, including those who knew them intimately.

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Engrossing Part Two of Two YA Fantasy Book Series

1/11/2017

In this surprising twist from A Court of thorns and roses, Feyre's relationship with Tamlin disintegrates from his overprotecting from outside forces. She eventually leaves with Rhysand and accepts all the joys, sorrows, and temptations that go along with it. Feyre will uncover truths about her inner being as a result. She will eventually choose a path to save her family, newfound friends, and mate from King Hybern, a faire more powerful and dangerous than Amarantha.
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In the second segment of Winner's Trilogy, Krestel appears tohave everything a girl wants- a royal prince, title, and all the trappings of wealth. However, her friendships with Jess and Ronan with their knowledge of her love affair with Arin, the Herran leader who took everything away from them. She is also at the mercy of King Valoria. She must go along with wedding preparations to Prince Verex, a man she doesn't love, but eventually will respect and assist the king in destroying Herran. Krestel wants desperately wants to tell her true love Arin truths about her circumstances, but knows that will endanger him more.
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Serafina & the black cloak: A suspenseful children's adventure

1/11/2017

Serafina understands she's different, not only by her physical features, but her circumstances. She hides in the Vanderbilt's basement under father 's direction. As an electrician, he does odds and ends for the family. As Serafina moises down the woods one evening, she witnesses a man with a black cloak seizing a girl with a yellow dress. She barely escapes, but the townspeople as more children disappear. The most vulnerable child is Braendon Vanderbilt, the nephew of the town's most important patriarch. He and Serafina join forces to uncover the mystery and strike a friendship in the process. All is not what it seems in their search for answers. Danger lurks closer than they think and in an unexpected place. Will Serafina and Braendon save the other children or die trying?

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Milk and honey: An erotic poetry read

1/11/2017

Interested in a poetry collection? Rupi Kapur examies father-daughter & male-female relationships in this erotic free verse poetry collection. This compilation is designed for more mature audiences.
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