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Beano X. Bates, a con man known as "King Con," is nearly beaten to death by a New Jersey crime boss and considers leaving his life as a grifter for good. But before he quits, he makes plans to perform one final scam that will ruin the boss and his Mob family forever.
2) Bluff
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"One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she walks out again, a man will have been shot. Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and she uses her ability to fly under the radar as she pursues celebrity accountant Burt Sklar, the man she believes stole her mother's fortune and left her family in...
3) Hick
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Tired of going hungry while her parents get drunk and fight, thirteen-year-old Luli, who has just discovered the power of her sexuality, leaves Palmyra, Nebraska, for Las Vegas, Nevada, to find a "sugar daddy," and soon meets two grifters who use her while teaching her how to get by.
4) Unplugged
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal.
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At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christie's in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary art collection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL, drinking the finest champagne at trendy Balthazar, Reba, as she's known, is the picture of a wealthy art collector. To some, the elusive Miss Farwell is a shark with outstanding...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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Photographer Horace Carpetine is commissioned to do a portrait for society matron Mrs. Frederick Von Macht; however, the photos evoke both the image and the ghost of the Von Macht's dead daughter, Eleanora, who has returned to seek vengence on those who killed her.
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Journalist Brian Ross presents a behind-the-scenes look at the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by financier Bernie Madoff and his wife prior to his conviction on charges of investment fraud, and details the extent of Madoff's scheme which devastated his victims, leaving many without savings and homes.
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Eduardo de Valfierno, who makes his living stealing works of art for Argentina's wealthiest and selling them flawless forgeries, returns to Paris where a team of con artists band together for a heist to lift the "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre, but among the many dangers they face, a relentless police inspector, a devastating flood, and their own doubts prove to be their biggest obstacles.
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