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An Australian travels to England to visit his great-uncle. Arriving in Southampton, Adam is surprisingly offered ownership of Lesser Hill, the family's estate. There, he struggles to protect his property from the White Worm, a legendary monster that haunts the waters and shores of rural Derbyshire.
2) Shirley
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Follows two different young women, one trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory, while the other who inherits a local estate whose wealth liberates her from convention
3) Kidnapped
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule
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Everyman's library volume 160
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IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 61
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When a river man and his daughter troll the Thames searching for drowned men whose pockets they will rifle before turning the body over to the authorities, they find the corpse of a man who was returning from abroad to claim a large fortune
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"A propulsive contemporary women's fiction debut with dark humor and messy yet warm-hearted family dynamics, perfect for fans of Claire Lombardo's The Most Fun We Ever Had and Emma Straub's All Adults Here. All families are messy. Some are disasters. Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and sister went to prison over 15 years ago. She fled California shortly after that fateful night and hasn't spoken to anyone in her family since. Ten years...
7) Games untold
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2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
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"Novellas and short stories set before, during, and after the Inheritance Games series"-- Provided by publisher.
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Everyman's library volume 200
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Reluctantly heading for America in search of opportunity, a penniless young man goes west, rides a riverboat, and is overtaken by bad company, while the battle for his grandfather's gold in London reveals new depths of family treachery
10) Drawing home
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When Sag Harbor's most famous resident, artist Henry Wyatt, dies suddenly, Emma Mapson finds herself in a battle against Henry's former business partner, Bea Winstead, when they discover that Henry has left his waterfront home to Emma's teenage daughter, Penny.
11) Howards end
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To illuminate the changing times, Forster throws together three vastly dissimilar classes of people: the Schlegels, Helen and Margaret, educated, compassionate and independently wealthy; the Wilcoxes, nouveau riche Empire builders; and Leonard Bast, an ambitious but struggling bank clerk
12) Unyielding hope
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When hope calls volume 1
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"In the early twentieth century, Lillian Walsh rushes to a reunion after discovering the sister she believed dead is likely alive. But Grace has dreams beyond anything Lillian imagines. Can Lillian set aside her own plans and join her sister in an adventure that will surely change them both?"--Provided by publisher
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Three friends who met at an elite English boarding school take on the townand the ton one by one, in this sparkling new series about love, loss, and lustrous gemstones, from New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather . . . A FINE ROMANCE Diana Sommerville seems to have it allbeauty, brains, and vast wealth, thanks to her familys ownership of a diamond mine abroad. But when her beloved brother dies in battle and leaves a lions share of his estate...
14) Middlemarch
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Love and death, betrayal and reconciliation, in a provincial British midlands town in the nineteenth century
15) Reclaiming Nick
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Noble legacy volume 1
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Nick Noble hadn't planned on being the prodigal son. But when his father dies and leaves half of Silver Buckle-the Noble family ranch-to Nick's former best friend, he must return home to face his mistakes, and guarantee that the Silver Buckle stays in the Noble family. Award-winning journalist Piper Sullivan believes Nick framed her brother for murder, and she's determined to find justice. But following Nick to the Silver Buckle and posing as a ranch...
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Swift River Valley novels volume 1
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While restoring a small historic home in the wilderness of the Swift River Valley, Olivia Frost joins her neighbor, Dylan McCaffrey, on a generations-old treasure hunt that reveals a mystery wrapped in a love story.
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At the behest of his sister, a straightlaced publishing executive finds himself reluctantly accompanying her guru, an enigmatic Mongolian monk, on a trip through Middle America to their childhood home, introducing his passenger to some American "fun" along the way, from a Hershey chocolate factory to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field
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Capturing the Carlisles volume 2
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To inherit the only home she has ever known, Annabelle Green must quickly find a husband, which is no easy task since her reputation is in ruins, and asks reckless rogue and childhood nemesis Quinto Carlisle, a confirmed bachelor, for help in finding her a suitable match.
19) Inheritance
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"Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts--a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations. 1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him... Graphic designer Sonya...
20) The Secret Woman
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A young woman inherits an antique business from her aunt and finds that there is more locked away inside her than the will to succeed
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