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"I don't want to talk about it, Mary." She measured her words out carefully, keeping her tone light. "I told you, he had to go and take care of something for his grandfather. It was important."
"It was more than that."
"It doesn't matter."
"Obviously, it does, or you wouldn't be acting like this." Mary came up beside her. "He told you that he loved you, didn't he?"
The blush on her cheeks burned hotter. "Please stop, Mary," she said. "Isn't it bad...
42) Black Powers
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What happens when a cop eats a radioactive doughnut?
Upon their return from a largely disappointing trip to Florida, Kallie and AB are both expecting a slow week.
However, their expectations are quickly subverted when Zeus asks Kallie for a favor, and AB finds out there are still more radioactive doughnuts out in the city-and one's been eaten by none other than Officer Max Powers, the same man who'd helped Kallie the night of her Model Middle America...
43) Omelas Revisited
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Could you live a perfect life, knowing someone else took on all your pain and despair?
Skyla has always lived a perfect, happy life — just like everyone in her Community. Even if there are brief moments where she is certain she has experienced pain and regret, those moments are brief and quickly forgotten.
But when Aiden, Skyla's next-door neighbor, reveals the truth of the Community and their perfect lives, Skyla is faced with an unexpected choice...
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In order to defeat the sorceress Magdalina and free herself from her curse, Rose, the Princess of Rhone, has set out to find dragon's blood. As she travels toward the Romani territory, where the Serpent's Garden resides, she is accompanied by her faithful group of friends, including their newest member, Prince Philip of Einish. But when the group ends up shipwrecked on the small island of Maltia, they find themselves trapped without supplies and a...
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Sapphira is a desert world with little plant life, where the people live in the shadows of gray sunlight, sickened by the Dark Plague. To cure the people, the Guardian of Dreams sends the Spirit of Truth to bring the light back into his darkened world. In the form of Pegasus, he enters the world through the pure, innocent dreams of Selene, the reluctant princess and heir-apparent to the throne. Now, with her brother Dorian as king, another rebellion...
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Her heart might be broken, but her spirit won't be crushed. Known as the dark-skinned princess from the Southern Colonies-formerly the kingdom of Marula-Ebony is no stranger to hardship and loneliness. Forced into royal servitude after the death of her father, Ebony resolved to keep her head held high despite her sorrow-no matter how much vitriol she endured from her stepmother, Varyes, Queen of Pommier. As the Queen's son, Prince Rion,...
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FATGIRL: EPISODES 11-13 BOX SET (FATGIRL OMNIBUS COLLECTION #4)
You'll never look at doughnuts the same way ever again.
THE END IS IN SIGHT ... AND KALLIE WILL BE IN TEARS BY THE END OF IT.
After all the work Kallie, AB, and Zeus have all put in to stop the Alterants and find AB's betrayer, they're almost there. They just have a few more mildly insane things to take care of first.
Seriously, how did Amory eat a doughnut -- radioactivity aside?
Is...
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Tangy and crusty ...
Orpah Abraham has always been a woman who's had the world against her. After working hard and doing her best to appeal to all the right people, she's learned the full value of persistence and perseverance.
But now that Martha Davidson -- her one true rival for the coveted title of Pie Queen, and the one woman she'd never been able to win over -- is dead, and her friends and family are asking questions, Orpah finds her career and...
49) Spring Fling
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A former agent is retiring...and relocating to Florida....
Kallie once looked forward to the Spring Fling, the one dance allowed at Cuttingham City High School. It was too easy to dream of Blake Turner as her perfect date....
But now, thanks to her deal with Abuela-Blanca, they're spending the weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, attending the "retirement gala" for Zina "ZZ" Morozova--one of the last and youngest inductions to the KGB. Once a harsh...
50) Dragon Tears
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Even a Ghost can dream ... As a Ghost Child and Handmaiden to Ceru, the Great Sea Serpent and Guardian of the Laenite Tribe, all seventeen-year-old Thessa wants is a family of her own. When Ceru tells her she will marry an outsider and bear a child of prophecy, Thessa is more than excited-especially when the boy she loves, Garrison Rico, the son of the Arian Kingdom's ambassador, agrees to marry her. But at their wedding ceremony, Garrison unexpectedly...
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Sometimes the difference between reality and insanity is only a matter of absurdity. There is nothing Milo Bishop fears more than the thought that he is going insane. Having grown up hearing his Uncle Jay's stories about the strange mermaids Milo never had a reason to believe they were actually true. But when a near-death experience gives Milo a vision of a mermaid calling to him for help, Milo is forced to test his uncle's claims. And when he winds...
52) Pie Spy
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Plum stuck ...
Garland Morris is an easy-going guy -- eager to please, quick with a smile, and always interested in a good gamble. For years, he's enjoyed his job at the First Bank of Fairmont, especially since it provides him the stability he needs to be a little adventurous when it comes to hedging his bets.
But when Charles Piper and Orpah Abraham, Fairview's most respected judge and one of Alabama's most prominent media figures, approach him,...
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The town of Fairmont, Alabama, is small, but it's full of secrets...and some are more bitter than others.
Twelve years ago, Matthias Davidson left his broken home to find a better life, leaving his mama, brother, and sister behind.
But a broken man only becomes more broken in a world without love and hope.
Now Matthias is in trouble, and he desperately needs help. And he only has one place left to go.
Home to Mama.
Will Matthias be able to...
54) Submerging
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A drastic change of heart.
A determined choice to commit.
An unexpected betrayal at a critical moment.
There is nothing like a birthday to give Hamilton Dinger something to look forward to in his busy life. With his new job as a part-time intern at the Mayor's office, being a full-time high school student and starlight warrior has its challenges. And although he has the full support of his girlfriend, Gwen, and his best friend, Mikey, and even a...
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FATGIRL: EPISODES 7-10 BOX SET (FATGIRL OMNIBUS COLLECTION #3)
You'll never look at doughnuts the same way again.
Kallie's come a long way from accidentally stuffing her face full of Abuela-Blancha's radioactive doughnuts.
Now, Kallie's actually almost confident she can handle anything -- even if it means standing up to her best frenemy, especially when Amory declares no one in their group of friends will have a date for the Spring Fling. Too bad...
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Stunning and Brave ...
For Fatgirl, everything has come down to this -- and it's more awful than even Kallie could've imagined.
With her dad held captive at the Darling Donut factory, Kallie and AB race to the scene. And while Kallie's too scared to do much more than follow AB's lead, she's left speechless as AB does the unthinkable: Consume one of her own radioactive doughnuts.
But even that's not the most surprising event for the evening, as Kallie...
57) Calling
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A calling he never wanted.
A co-defender he can't ignore.
A choice that changes everything.
As if Hamilton Dinger needs any more frustration at the moment. Not only has he accepted his duty as a starlight warrior, he's got swim meets to prepare for, his little brother to babysit, and an annoying new girl in his class. Plus he's got his 'mentor' dragon, Elysian, on his back every chance he gets, and his 'co-defender,' Starry Knight, urging him to quit...
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There is no surrendering your will without giving up your heart.
Long before she took up the title of Starry Knight, Raiya Cole knew she was different. Ever since she survived the car crash that killed her parents, the truth about her supernatural powers-and her destiny as a fallen Star-shaped her life, preparing her for a battle she knew would come one day. With the help of Grandpa Odd, her beloved mentor, Raiya works to maintain control over her...
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A girl, her grandmother, and half a dozen radioactive doughnuts ... There's nothing that seventeen-year-old Kallie Grande-White hungers for more than to be a famous model like her mother -- except maybe actually food. But that's a small inconvenience, especially with the Model Middle America reality show holding auditions for the Next Top Heartland Teen Heartthrob Model right in Kallie's hometown. Now that she has a chance to make her dream come true,...
60) Outpouring
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A shaky resolution.
A sacrifice that overwhelms.
A battle beyond realms.
The end is approaching for Hamilton Dinger and his friends.
As the forces of darkness in Apollo City gain power, Hamilton finds himself on trial as the media, the law, and even his friends seem to have turned on him. The souls of the city-and the world-are on the line as the long-fought war against Alküzor, Draco, and the Seven Deadly Sinisters comes to a crux with SWORD,...