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A nutcracker nightmare

Twin sisters Hanna and Alex, who together run the Murder and Mayhem book and chocolate shop, find their volunteer work at their local Christmastime high school reunion event turn serious when they discover an old classmate's dead body. That classmate, it turns out, had been hitting on Hanna only hours before, and, worse, was killed by a nutcracker figure the sisters had been admiring at the party. Now, Hanna is a prime suspect in a murder case, and only Alex and their sleuthing canine companion, Watson, can clear her name and find the real killer.

The stars of Mount Quixx

Constance and Ivory Ivyweather are complete opposites, so they aren't happy to be sent away for the summer by their indifferent parents to the decaying town of Quixx that's covered by a mysterious fog that never seems to lift. The sisters soon meet Derrek, an astronomer who also happens to be a spider-like creature with a scientific mind and a tragic past, and they learn of the monsters who lurk in the shadows of the sleepy mountain town.

In the wick of time

Book and candle shop owner Tabby Winslow is determined to clear her fraternal twin's name when she's accused of murdering her boss. Each twin must draw on their uncanny clairvoyant abilities to uncover the truth, all while solving various other paranormal activities in the community, including an energy vampire searching for a lost cousin.

Salma writes a book

"Salma is going to be a big sister! She's determined to be the best sister ever, so she sets out to write the ultimate guidebook to siblinghood. But the more Salma learns about siblings, the more confused she gets, especially since her mama is fighting with her own brother, Khalou Dawood, about who he loves. Can Salma figure out what it means to be a good sister before the baby arrives?"--Provided by publisher.

Pride & prejudice

An adaptation of the Jane Austen novel in which a spirited young woman in early nineteenth-century England must cope with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman, as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

Let it glow

Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old identical twin sisters adopted into separate families switch places to experience the other's holiday traditions.

Clap when you land

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people ... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.

Jacob have I loved

Filled with resentment over the attention showered upon her twin sister, and awaiting the day she can leave her town behind, young Louise meets a wise old sea captain and begins learning how to let go of her anger.

The Bronte?s of Haworth Moor

how the three daughters of a country parson became the most revolutionary novelists of their time
Chronicles the lives of the three Bronte? sisters, and examines how they were given the freedom to explore and expand their imaginations as children, providing the inspiration for their literary masterpieces as adults. Discusses how play-acting, life on the moors, boarding school, experiences as teachers and governesses, and heartbreak influenced their lives and stories. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

The Dragons Club

Having missed one too many days at her arts high school for violin due to her older sister's drug addition, Faith is given one last chance to keep her scholarship--she must enroll in the Dragons Club, a teen support group. At first apprehensive about talking to her classmates about her sister's problem, Faith soon finds herself connecting with the group in ways she never expected. Then, her sister's addiction gets even worse, and Faith will have to choose between being there for her or pursuing the life of music she wants.

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