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1581) The great Troll war
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The Trolls have invaded, and the Ununited Kingdoms have fallen to their murderous rampage. Assisting them is The Mighty Shandar, the most powerful sorcerer the world has ever seen. Their victory seems complete. Or is it? Orphan Jennifer Strange, Court Mystician and ex-Dragonslayer, plans a counter-attack with only a few resources to hand: An uncrowned Queen with no nation; Two fussy dragons, two sorcerers, and no magic; A dozen spoiled princesses;...
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"Reiga reveals the truth behind the Sunset of the Underworld, the cataclysmic event that led to the interminable conflict between him and the Giou clan more than a thousand years ago. What happened to Yuki, Luka, and Takashiro at the beginning? In this war of betrayals, what fate awaits the soldiers...?"--Page [4] of cover.
1583) Aria
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"Iran in the 1950s is wealthy in oil but riven by divisions of class, ethnicity, and religion, and its corrupt government is under foreign influence. At this volatile moment, an illiterate driver rescues a redheaded, blue-eyed baby girl who has been abandoned in a Tehran alley and names her Aria. When he can no longer care for her, he finds her a new home, setting her on an unlikely path from extreme deprivation to a life of privilege. Along the way,...
1584) Kamichama Karin: 5
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Kazune learns Kirika's secret! Karin is determined to protect Kirika all the same. but is that wise? Then Himeka opens up about her past and shows Karin a picture of her family-- a picture that is eerily familiar to Karin, and causes her to see Kazune-kun in a whole new light!
1586) Dengeki Daisy: Vol. 16
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"A huge explosion goes off on the uninhabited island that Kurisaki, Teru and Akira are on! What is the fate of these three, and what does their future hold? The Dengeki Daisy series comes to a conclusion, followed by bonus material, two special chapters, and the author's debut manga, 'No-Good Cupid'!"--Back cover.
1587) Itsuwaribito: 2
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Utsuho's truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but there's no way Utsuho's going to lead an honest life! Instead, he's going to use his talents for mischief and deception for good!
1589) Itsuwaribito: 15
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A man going by the name of Ryubi has been trying to destroy a village inhabited by raccoon dogs called tanuki; Utsuho and his friends, however, have been standing in the way. Utsuho's strategy, aided by the use of infiltration and medicine, seems to be working well enough to give him the upper hand in the conflict. But victory is far from assured, and the cost to achieve it may prove to be too high on both sides!
1591) Someplace to call home
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In 1933, when twelve-year-old Hallie Turner and her brothers, Tom and Benny, take to the road seeking whatever work they can get, they find kindness in small-town Kansas.
1593) The lost child
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A reimagining of Wuthering Heights traces the multigenerational forces that shape the lives of a young Heathcliff, the Brontë sisters and their brother.
1594) Vinland saga: Book five
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"After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd, Thorfinn lost the object of his vengeane, his sense of purpose, and his freedom. Now a broken young man, he labors far from the battlefield, clearing a forest for his slave master's farm alongside the amiable Einar. But a sudden and brutal tragedy will shock Thorfinn out of his apathy, and force him to answer the question, 'Do I still want to live?'"--p. [4] of cover.
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On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she's never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters already living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role! Himari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the...
1597) Anne's kindred spirits
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"The sweet and funny second book in a new early-reader series, starring the spirited and outspoken Anne Shirley as she makes friends and settles into life at Green Gables -- with a few hijinks along the way, of course! Anne is nervous and excited to meet Diana, a neighbor girl who she just knows will be a kindred spirit. She's even more excited when she learns that she's invited to her very first picnic! Until Marilla's precious brooch goes missing...
1598) Persuasion
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When a mysterious man wielding a fatal spell appears at the Watson plantation, claiming the key to the Watson and Beaufort magical gifts and the Colesworth curse lies beneath the mansion, Barrie and dreamy Eight Beaufort struggle to make sense of the escalating danger and their growing feelings for each other.
1599) A summer secret
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Thirteen-year-old Mary Beth Mullet and her twin brother, Johnny, discover that someone has been spending time in the old barn Mary Beth escapes to when she needs time to herself.
1600) Lucy at sea
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"Lucy travels to Australia in her magical house-turned-ship to find her long-lost Aunt Pru and solve the mystery of the curse on her family"--