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Too Hot to Handle

Baseball runs in David Kroft's family. His father was a good player in his day, his uncles play on professional teams, and David's older brother, Don, is the best short-stop in the history of Penwood High School.
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Stealth the Ghost Panther

Tom must battle the most dangerous Ghost Beasts yet!The evil Wizard Malvel's final Beast has reached the doors of King Hugo's palace! Stealth the Ghost Panther lassoes victims with his three tails, scratching the good citizens of Avantia and turning them into evildoers. To rescue his father, Tom must capture the final piece of Amulet from Stealth's collar—before all Avantia turns to evil!
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Ghostwriter

For years Dennis Shore has thrilled readers with his spooky bestselling novels. Now a widower, Dennis is finally alone in his house, his daughter attending college out of state. When he's stricken by a paralyzing case of writer's block and a looming deadline, Dennis becomes desperate. Against better judgment, he claims someone else's writing as his own, accepting undeserved accolades for the stolen work. He thinks he's gotten away with it . . . until he's greeted by a young man named Cillian Reed--the true author of the stolen manuscript. What begins as a minor case of harassment quickly spirals out of control. As Cillian's threats escalate, Dennis finds himself on the brink of losing his career, his sanity, and even his life. The horror he's spent years writing about has arrived on his doorstep, and Dennis has nowhere to run.
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Monsters in the Sand

All his life, Austen Layard has dreamt of unearthing the fabled ancient city of Nineveh, which lies buried under the sands of the Middle East. And now as he battles corrupt warlords and races against time, at any moment his dream could become a nightmare. MONSTERS IN THE SAND is a gripping adventure story that will inspire readers to dig into the intriguing past of today's war torn Iraq.
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Home and Away

Road trip! Davey and the South-East Slammers travel to the country for a match against the dreaded North-West Whackers. Not only is cranky Mr Mudge coming along, school bully Mo Clouter and his band of buffoons have joined the cheerleading team. What are they up to? Soon it's time to play – but where is their captain, Josh Jarrett, AKA Mr Perfect? And what on earth does Mo have planned? Will the team ever pull together against the might and skill of the North-West Whackers?
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The Man with the Iron Badge

Young Sheriff Dan Starkweather sure hates his outlaw father—but he sure can shoot. Clint Adams is impressed and agrees to help track the senior Starkweather's ruthless gang.
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Miss Maple and the Playboy

Teaching the playboy a lesson!Primary school teacher Beth Maple is cautious and conventional. But when stand-in dad Ben Anderson appears at the school gates, Beth is starstruck! With his confident swagger and good looks, Ben is dangerously out of her league. Yet being around him makes her feel truly alive. She's sweet, he's sexy, she's shy – he's smitten!What is it they say? Opposites attract…?
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The Last Days of Jesus

Two thousand years ago, Jesus walked across Galilee; everywhere he traveled he gained followers. His contemporaries are familiar historical figures: Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate. It was an era of oppression, when every man, woman, and child answered to the brutal rule of Rome. In this world, Jesus lived, and in this volatile political and historical context, Jesus died—and changed the world forever. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's bestselling historical thriller Killing Jesus, and richly illustrated, The Last Days of Jesus is a riveting, fact-based account of the life and times of Jesus.
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