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Attack of the clones

2002
An assassination attempt on Senator Amidala brings her and Anakin Skywalker together in a time of great political uncertainty in which the already fragile peace between the Republic and the Separatists is at great risk.

The supernatural enhancements

a novel
In 1995, A. and his companion, Niamh, a mute teen girl from Ireland, arrive in Virginia to take possession of Axton House, a mansion left to A. by a distant cousin. The pair soon come to realize the house is haunted by a ghost, possibly the relative that committed suicide there like his father had before him. Told in journal entries, ciphers, security footage, and letters, A. and Niamh recount what happened to them in Axton House.

Midnight thief

Kyra, a highly skilled seventeen-year-old thief, joins a guild of assassins with questionable motives. Tristam, a young knight, fights against the vicious Demon Riders that are ravaging the city. When fate throws Kyra and Tristam together, they realize they must join forces if they want to survive; however a secret from Kyra's past threatens everything.

Ghosting

In this free verse novel told from seven viewpoints, a harmless prank--"ghosting"--turns tragic for seven teens.

Gates of thread and stone

Seventeen-year-old Kai tries to keep her secret hidden--she can manipulate the threads of time. But now her older "brother" Reev, who found her and has cared for her since she was little, has disappeared. Kia strikes out from the safety of her home to find Reev, and is forced to confront her past, truths about her brother, and her powerful ability.

Blur

At the funeral of Emily Jackson, Daniel Byers has a terrifying vision that makes him question that her death was an accident. Daniel toes the line between madness and sanity as he follows the visions, perhaps to discover Emily's killer, or else the truth of how she died.

Into the volcano

a graphic novel
2012
While their parents are away doing research, brothers Duffy and Sumo Pugg go with their cousin, Mister Come-and-Go, to Kokalaha Island, where they meet Aunt Lulu and become trapped in an erupting volcano.

Haunted New York

ghosts and strange phenomena of the Empire State
2005
New York is host to a variety of ghouls, demons, and other supernatural beings. The best stories of the state, from the Adirondacks to the Big Apple, are collected here.

100 of the world's greatest mysteries

2000
One hundred of the world's greatest mysteries.

The faiths of our fathers

what America's founders really believed
2006
Details what different statesmen thought.

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