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"Hard-drinking, burnt-out CIA operative John Creasy (Washington) has given up on life -- until his friend Rayburn ... gets him a job as bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos ... Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, Creasy's fiery rage is released and he will stop at nothing to save her"--Container.
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Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle volume Vol. 5
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Princess Syalis comes to the surprising conclusion that being good will earn her a good night’s sleep! But none of the demons trust her sudden transformation. The princess’s latest dilemmas include a growing urge to use the bathroom when it’s out of order, her pet Eggplant Seal outgrowing her quarters, and growing into a giant instead of up. And then it’s time for the castle’s Hostage Reeducation Week… Plus, a visit to demon preschool!...
43) Show me a sign
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a "scientist" determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has decided she makes...
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En 2002, Ingrid Betancourt, candidata a la presidencia de Colombia, fue secuestrada. Este libro es el relato de sus seis años y medio de cautiverio a manos de la FARC, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
In 2002, Ingrid Betancourt, a candidate for the presidency of Colombia, was kidnapped. This book tells about the six and a half years that she was held hostage by the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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This book "embeds readers in one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation: the kidnapping of Polly Klaas, a case as pivotal in the history of the FBI as the Unabomber or Oklahoma City bombing. On October 1, 1993, [Polly] was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends. ... This rarest of all kidnappings--a stranger abduction from the home--triggered one of the largest manhunts...
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Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle volume 4
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"Kidnapped by the Demon King and imprisoned in his castle, Princess Syalis is bored. She decides to while away the hours by sleeping, but getting a good night's rest turns out to be a lot of work! She begins by fashioning a DIY pillow out of the fur of her Teddy Demon guards and an "air mattress" from the magical Shield of the Wind. The princess's hapless demonic guards soon discover that their captive expects to be treated like, well, a princess....
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