Fiction

Briar's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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Briar Moss and his fellow mages-in-training Sandry, Tris, and Daja, have faced earthquakes, pirates, and fire. But their greatest challenge is still ahead. It comes in the unexpected form of a disease, a devastating plague that is ravaging the citizens of Emelan.

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730L
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06:32
Briar's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 4 (Unabridged)

Tris's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 2 (Unabridged)

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The four young mages, Tris, Sandy, Daja, and Briar, are just starting to settle into their new home at Winding Circle Temple. But even as they struggle to cope with the powerful magic that binds them together, Winding Circle comes under attack by pirates armed with fierce new weapons.

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780L
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05:31
Tris's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 2 (Unabridged)

Sandry's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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This is a story about craft, about work, about magic, and most of all about the pleasure and difficulty of friendship. It begins when four young misfits with a talent for magic (and trouble!) arrive at Winding Circle Temple.

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730L
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08:24
Sandry's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 1 (Unabridged)

The Cricket In Times Square (Unabridged)

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Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City - the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow.

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780L
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02:36
The Cricket In Times Square (Unabridged)

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Unabridged)

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When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere; she wants to run to somewhere - to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and preferably elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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700L
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03:46
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Unabridged)

Magic Tree House, Book 44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (Unabridged)

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Jack and Annie's mission from Merlin the Magician? To help the famous writer Charles Dickens! In a magical whirl, the brother and sister are whisked back in time to Victorian England and the foggy streets of London.

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520L
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01:32
Magic Tree House, Book 44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (Unabridged)

Flowers for Algernon (Unabridged)

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Charlie Gordon knows that he isn't very bright. At 32, he mops floors in a bakery and earns just enough to get by. Three evenings a week, he studies at a center for mentally challenged adults. But all of this is about to change for Charlie. As part of a daring experiment, doctors are going to perform surgery on Charlie's brain.

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910L
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08:59
Flowers for Algernon (Unabridged)

Bloodhound: the Legend of Beka Cooper #2 (Unabridged)

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Beka Cooper is finally a Dog, a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus' streets. But there's unrest in Tortall's capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up in shops all over the city, and merchants are raising prices to cover their losses. The Dogs discover that gamblers are bringing the counterfeit money from Port Caynn.

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HL730L
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18:07
Bloodhound: the Legend of Beka Cooper #2 (Unabridged)

Beka Cooper Book 1: Terrier (Unabridged)

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Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy by introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality.

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700L
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15:04
Beka Cooper Book 1: Terrier (Unabridged)

Trickster's Choice (Unabridged)

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Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying.

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790L
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11:29
Trickster's Choice (Unabridged)

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