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2015. | Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC | 52 pages ; 16 cm | English | Available from another library
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2014 | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.
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[2020] | First edition. | W.W. Norton & Company | xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | English | Available from another library
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"How one "fallen woman" battled religious ideology, pseudoscience, and political resistance to women's right to vote. Exposed in Ohio newspapers for an affair with a married man, Alice Chenowyth refused to cower in shame. Instead she changed her name to Helen Hamilton Gardener, moved to New York, pretended to be married to her lover, and became a wildly popular lecturer and author, brazenly opposed to sexist piety and propriety. The "Harriet Beecher...
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2017. | First edition. | xiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction 1 available 940.5486 MUN | |
2018. | First trade edition. | xiv, 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm | Available from another library
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[2017] | Unabridged. | Hachette Audio | 12 audio discs (14 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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2017 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Hachette Audio | English | Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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2017 | OverDrive | Hachette Books | English | Available Online
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2017 | Hachette Books | English | Available Online
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2017. | Large print edition, First edition. | Hachette Books | xiv, 620 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | English | Available from another library
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[2017] | Unabridged. | Playaway | 1 audio media player (14 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | Available from another library
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Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them.
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Stillhouse Lake novels volume 1
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[2017] | Thomas & Mercer | 286 pages ; 21 cm. | English | Available from another library
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[2017] | Unabridged. | Brilliance Audio | 8 audio discs (10 hr., 6 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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Gina Royal is the definition of average--a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband's secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor--the ultimate warrior mom.With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake. Though still the target of stalkers and Internet trolls who think she had something to do with...
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Hannah Swensen mysteries volume 1
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2000. | Kensington Books | 312 pages ; 19 cm. | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Mystery 1 available M FLUKE, J. | |
2008. | Kensington Books | 431 pages ; 18 cm | Available from another library
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2006. | Kensington Books | 436 pages ; 22 cm | Available from another library
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[2019] | Kensington Books | 451 pages ; 22 cm. | Available from another library
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2015. | Kensington Books | 426 pages ; 18 cm. | Available from another library
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2001. | Kensington | 320 pages ; 18 cm | Available from another library
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[2007] | Recorded Books | 8 audio discs (9 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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eBook
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2008 | OverDrive | Kensington Publishing Corp | Available Online
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2013 | OverDrive | Kensington Books | Available Online
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2015. | Large Print edition. | Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning | 463 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | Available from another library
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[2007] | Recorded Books | 1 audio media player (9 hr.,30 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 X 2 1/8 in. | English | Available from another library
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Description
"No one cooks up a delectable, suspense-filled mystery quite like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke's dessert-baking, red-haired heroine whose gingersnaps are as tart as her comebacks, and whose penchant for solving crimes-one delicious clue at a time-has made her a bestselling favorite. And it all began on these pages, with a bakery, a murder, and some suddenly scandalous chocolate-chip crunchies. Featuring a bonus short story and brand new, mouthwatering...
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Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 1
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[2016] | First edition. | Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers | 443 pages ; 21 cm | English | Available from another library
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[2016] | Tantor Audio | 12 audio discs (14.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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[2019] | HarperCollins | 12 audio discs (14 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Description
"When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possible want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy and some distance from her past. And nothing could be further from what she's known than the crew of the Wayfarer."--Page [4] of cover.
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Ninth House volume 1
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2019. | First edition. | Tor | 448 pages ; 22 cm | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Sci-Fi/Fantasy 1 available SF MUIR, T. | |
2020. | First trade paperback edition. | Tom Doherty Associates Book | 492 pages ; 21 cm. | Available from another library
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[2019] | Unabridged. | Recorded Books, Inc | 14 audio discs (approximately 17 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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2019 | Tom Doherty Associates | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 21 people are on the wait list.
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Description
The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis...
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Rogues of the republic volume 1
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[2013] | 47NORTH | 438 pages ; 21 cm | English | Available from another library
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Description
"The plan: to steal a priceless elven manuscript that once belonged to her family, but now is in the hands of the most powerful man in the Republic. To do so Loch -- former soldier, former prisoner, current fugitive -- must assemble a crack team of magical misfits that includes a cynical illusionist, a shapeshifting unicorn, a repentant death priestess, a talking magical warhammer, and a lad with seemingly no skills to help her break into the floating...
9) Snapdragon
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Villa Park Public Library - Juvenile Graphic Novels 1 available
ILLUS. NOVEL SNA
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2020. | First edition. | First Second | 223 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm | English | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Juvenile Graphic Novels 1 available ILLUS. NOVEL SNA |
Description
"Snap's town had a witch. At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online--after doing a little ritual to put their spirits to rest. It's creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it's kind of cool, too. They make a deal: Jacks will teach Snap how to take care of the baby opossums that Snap rescued, and Snap will help Jacks with her work. But as Snap starts to get...
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[2019] | Secretly Canadian | 1 audio disc (42 min., 32 sec.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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[2017] | Sourcebooks, Inc | xvi, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction 1 available 363.1799 MOO | |
[2018] | Sourcebooks | xviii, 477 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm | Available from another library
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[2017] | Unabridged. | HighBridge Audio | 13 audio discs (16 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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2017 | Sourcebooks | English | Available Online
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[2017] | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning | 8 books (large print) ; 23 cm + 1 reading group guide. | English | Available from another library
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©2017. | Unabridged. | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (16 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | Available from another library
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Description
As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive--until they began to fall mysteriously...
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[2016] | First edition. | William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers | 587 pages, 16 pages ; 21 cm | English | Available from another library
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Harper Audio | 19 audio discs (approximately 1409 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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Blackstone Audio, Inc | 19 audio discs (23 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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2016 | HarperCollins | English | Checked Out
3 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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2016. | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning | 915 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | Available from another library
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Description
From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy...
13) Guilty pleasures
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Anita Blake: vampire hunter volume 1
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2004. | Berkley trade paperback edition. | Berkley Books | 305 pages ; 21 cm | Available from another library
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2002. | Berkley Books | 311 pages ; 24 cm | Available from another library
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2002. | Jove edition. | Jove Books | 266 pages ; 18 cm. | Available from another library
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[2009] | Penguin Audio | 8 audio discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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OverDrive | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2002 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2009. | Marvel | 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm. | English | Available from another library
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2002 | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Description
Fusing mythology, werewolves, and vampires with a story loaded with mystery, action, and romance, the Anita Blake novels take place in a world where vampires, werewolves, and other creatures of nightmare have been declared legal citizens of the United States.
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available
F KWOK, J.
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2010. | Riverhead Books | 293 pages ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available F KWOK, J. |
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[2010] | Library edition. | Books on Tape | 8 audio discs (approximately 9 hrs., 5 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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2010. | Penguin Audio | 8 audio discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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2010 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Books on Tape | English | Available Online
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eBook
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OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Maine. 2010. | Center Point large print edition. | Center Point Pub | 367 pages (large print) ; 23 cm | English | Available from another library
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Description
From the author of Searching for Sylvie Lee, the iconic, New York Times-bestselling debut novel that introduced an important Chinese-American voice with an inspiring story of an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures.
When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown...
When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown...
15) Gótico
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2021. | Primera edición. | Minotauro | 349 pages ; 23 cm | Español | Available from another library
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2021 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Planeta Audio | Español | Checked Out
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Description
"Tras recibir una extrąa carta de su prima recǐn casada, Noem̕ Taboada se dirige a High Place, una casa en el campo en M̌xico, sin saber qǔ encontrar̀ all̕. Noem̕ no parece tener dotes de salvadora: es glamurosa, m̀s acostumbrada a asistir a c̤cteles que a las tareas de detective. Pero tambǐn es fuerte, inteligente y no tiene miedo: ni del nuevo marido de su prima, un ingľs amenazante y seductor; ni de su padre, el antiguo patriarca que...
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Book woman of Trouble Creek volume 1
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available
F RICHARDSON, K.
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[2019] | Sourcebooks Landmark | 308 pages : maps, photographs ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available F RICHARDSON, K. |
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[2019] | Unabridged. | Blackstone Publishing | 8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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[2019] | Unabridged. | Blackstone Publishing | 1 audio disc (9 1/2 hr.) : digital, MP3 ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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[2020] | 1 book club kit (contents vary) | English | Available from another library
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2019. | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company | 487 pages (large print) : maps, photographs ; 23 cm. | English | Available from another library
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[2019] | Unabridged. | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (9 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English |
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Description
"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble...
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available
F MCFARLANE, M.
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[2019] | First U.S. edition. | William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers | 420 pages, 6 pages ; 21 cm | English | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available F MCFARLANE, M. |
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HarperCollins | 8 audio discs (10 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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Harper Audio | 9 audio discs (approximately 10 1/4 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Available from another library
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2019 | HarperCollins | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 4 people are on the wait list.
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Description
"You always remember your first love... don't you? If there's anything worse than being fired from the worst restaurant in town, it's coming home early to find your boyfriend in bed with someone else. Reeling from the humiliation of a double dumping in one day, Georgina takes the next job that comes her way--bartender in a newly opened pub. There's only one problem: it's run by the guy she fell in love with years ago. And--make that two problems--he...
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Book of the Ancestor volume 1
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2017. | First edition. | x, 467 pages ; 24 cm. | Available from another library
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2018. | Ace mass-market edition. | x, 483 pages ; 18 cm. | Available from another library
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2017 | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Description
"At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In some few children the old bloods show, gifting rare talents that can be honed to deadly or mystic effect. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don't truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls. A bloodstained child of nine falsely accused of murder, guilty of worse, Nona is stolen from the shadow of the noose. It takes ten years to...
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Mistborn novels volume 1
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[2006] | First edition. | Tor | 541 pages : maps ; 25 cm. | Available from another library
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2014. | First Tor Teen trade paperback edition. | Tor | 669 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | Available from another library
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©2007 | 1st Mass Market edition. | Tor Fantasy/Tom Doherty Associates Book/Tom Doherty Associates | viii, 657 pages : maps ; 17 cm. | Available from another library
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2019. | Revised mass market edition. | TOR Fantasy | 647 pages : black and white maps ; 18 cm |
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[2009] | Macmillan Audio | 20 audio discs (24 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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[2010] | Unabridged. | BBC Audiobooks America | 1 audio disc (24 hr.) (mp3 format) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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Description
Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier finds himself taking on the powers of a Mistborn, and teams up with ragged orphan Vin in a desperate plot to save their world.
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Legacy of Orisha volume 1
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available
HS ADEYEMI, T.
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2018. | First edition. | Henry Holt and Company | 531 pages : maps ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction 1 available HS ADEYEMI, T. |
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2018. | Unabridged. | Macmillan Audio | 14 audio discs (approximately 18 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available from another library
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2018 | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | English | Checked Out
3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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[2018] | Unabridged. | Playaway | 1 audio media player (18 hrs.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | Available from another library
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Description
Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.