Maas
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Series
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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The world's most feared assassin hones her craft...and her blade.
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren't much for conversation, and Celeana Sardothien wouldn't have it any other way. She's not there to chatter, she's there to learn their ways. Quiet suits her just fine-until she begins to suspect there's a traitor in the fortress, and she must determine which of the mute and mysterious assassins is her deadly adversary.
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren't much for conversation, and Celeana Sardothien wouldn't have it any other way. She's not there to chatter, she's there to learn their ways. Quiet suits her just fine-until she begins to suspect there's a traitor in the fortress, and she must determine which of the mute and mysterious assassins is her deadly adversary.
22) Ivy Letters
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One hundred years in the future, everything is perfect; there is no crime, no unexpected death, and, supposedly, no fear. Vienna and Beckham, impressionable and ambitious twins, live in a utopian world where the government has discovered a way to control illness, disease, and misconduct. Yet, to stem overpopulation, much like the necessary pruning of ivy, the government of Carnot sends out letters to its citizens each month randomly selecting people...
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One Team / One Family: Winning Is a Lifestyle, reflects the belief that building character, trust, and positive chemistry among teammates is at the core of success. Whether in the realm of athletics, the corporate boardroom, on the factory floor, or in schools and offices across America, this book provides a blueprint for success. Sharing stories from a forty-year career in teaching and coaching, Mark lays out the fundamental principles for building...
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Peter Maas dramatically reveals the shocking story of Salvatore Gravano-one of the most powerful leaders of modern organized crime. Underboss vividly portrays "Sammy's" disturbing rise in the Mafia from his first wary contact as a child with mobsters, to his phenomenal promotion to second-in-command of the much feared Gambino crime family. In his southwestern Brooklyn neighborhood, Sammy's father taught him to avoid certain men and never question...
26) Heir of Fire
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Throne of glass novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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The heir of ash and fire bows to no one.
A new threat rises in the third book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.
Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak, but now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth. That truth could change her life-and her future-forever.
Meanwhile, monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving...
A new threat rises in the third book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.
Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak, but now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth. That truth could change her life-and her future-forever.
Meanwhile, monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving...
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Throne of glass novels volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.
Step into the world of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas with this collection of prequel novellas.
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions...
Step into the world of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas with this collection of prequel novellas.
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions...
28) Forward
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Forward is a life-affirming LGBTQ graphic novel about two women, both of whom are unable to move "forward" and put the pieces of their lives back together. Still smarting years after a horrible breakup, Rayanne diligently buries herself in her work. Aside from work, she has her cat. And other than her cat, she has her crushes: crushes that she prides herself on being able to resist. Unexpectedly, however, one of her crushes beings to affect her more...
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The times we live in are overwhelmed with aggression, darkness, and crisis. The counterfeit kingdom of darkness is moving violently on the earth; intimidation and violence are the name of the enemy's game. How should believers respond?
Kim Maas, international speaker and prophetic voice, guides readers to discover the answer to this question by showing our need to become like the sons of Issachar-men who understood the times and knew what Israel...
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Set in the 1930s, this powerful novel about love, betrayal, and sacrifice is perfect for fans of The Alice Network, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and The Nightingale. Berlin, 1933. Leah and Magda have been inseparable for as long as they can remember, and one beautiful summer's day in their courtyard, they vow nothing will ever come between their friendship. But Leah could never have predicted the darkness looming just around the corner… As Hitler...
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She dreamed of finding a new life . . .
Georgetown, Guyana 1970. Seven-year-old Rita has always known she was responsible for the death of her beautiful mother Cassie. Her absent-minded father allows her to run wild in her ramshackle white wooden house by the sea, and surrounded by her army of stray pets, most of the time she can banish her mother's death to the back of her mind.
But then her new stepmother Chandra arrives and the house empties...
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English
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France, 1944. The streets are filled with swastikas. This is the story of a brave English girl behind enemy lines, a German soldier, and a terrible sacrifice.
When young English nurse Sibyl Lake is recruited as a spy to support the French resistance, she doesn't realize the ultimate price she will end up paying. She arrives in Colmar, a French town surrounded by vineyards and swarming with German soldiers, but her fear is dampened by the joy of...
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A spellbinding story of forbidden love: Three continents, three decades, three very disparate lives: Savitri, intuitive and charismatic, grows up among the servants of a pre-war English household in Madras. But the traditional customs of her Brahmin family clash against English upper-class prejudice, threatening her love for the privileged son of the house. Nataraj, raised as the son of an idealistic doctor in rural South India, finds life in London...
34) Castle Craggs
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At the tender age of four, Irene Kendee was orphaned on the high seas when her parents drowned during a voyage to England. Raised by a foster parent, she never new she was the rightful heir to a large estate in Port Townsend, Washington where she was born.
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Deutsch
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Herzerkrankungen sind die häufigste Todesursache bei Frauen. Daher ist die Tatsache, dass kardiologische Medizin hauptsächlich auf Forschung an Männern beruht, alarmierend! Denn die Unterschiede zwischen den Geschlechtern sind zu groß, als dass man die bei Männern erzielten Ergebnisse bei der Diagnostik und Behandlung von Frauen heranziehen könnte. Die Folge sind falsche Therapien, ratlose Ärzte, frustrierte und schlimmstenfalls gefährdete...
36) China White
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In the 1970s, Peter Maas stunned the American public with Serpico. Now this best-selling author has created a brilliant fictional thriller that uncovers a new underworld of international crime-ruled by the Chinese. Y.K. Deng, the ruthless mastermind of an international heroin ring, is poised to shatter the Mafia with a daring maneuver: transfer all of the assets his crime syndicates to the United States in one shipment of pure heroin.
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When journalist Zoe Quint loses her husband and child in a tragic accident, she returns home to Guyana to grieve, but her curiosity leads her to the Americans who have set up camp in a rundown village nearby. Their leader, Jim Jones, dark-eyed and charismatic, claims to be a peaceful man who has promised his followers a paradise. But everything changes when Zoe meets one of his followers, Lucy. Lucy grabs Zoe's arm, raw terror in her eyes, and passes...
38) Secrets of War
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Nederlands
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Tuur and Lambert are best friends in a Nazi-occupied Dutch village. When Maartje joins their class, the boys embrace their new friend, forming a unique bond based on shared adventures, secrets and mischief. Ultimately, the realities of war will catch up with them, as they discover each other's secrets and just how different from each other they really are. Secrets Of War puts both the danger and the humanity of wartime friendships squarely on the...
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The Mafia. La Cosa Nostra. The underground, and often not-so-underground, organization and syndicate of criminal activity that has been a part of American history for the past century. Forget television and movies, hear the true stories of the inner workings of his chaotic, violent, and surprisingly human world, a world of respect, tradition, and honor.