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"A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white Rust Belt town. But she's not the first--and she may not be the last. . . . It's watching. Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn't exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward and passive-aggressive reunions. Liz has grown, though;...
2) Jackalope
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A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.
3) The Jackal
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The location of the glymera's notorious prison camp was lost after the raids. When a freak accident provides Nyx clues to where her sister may still be doing time, she becomes determined to find the secret subterranean labyrinth. Embarking on a journey under the earth, she learns a terrible truth -- and meets a male who changes everything forever. The Jackal has been in the camp for so long he cannot recall anything of the freedom he once knew. Trapped...
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From Shirley Jackson award-nominated author Tobi Ogundiran, comes a highly anticipated debut collection of stories full of magic and wonder and breathtaking imagination!
In "The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library" — featured in Levar Burton Reads — a hapless salesman flees the otherworldly librarian hell-bent on retrieving her lost library book.
"The Tale of Jaja and Canti" sees Ogundiran riffing off
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A woman returns to Egypt to clear her archaeologist father’s name in this mystery by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Amelia Peabody series.
Althea Tomlinson’s ostensible reason for returning to Egypt is to chaperone a spoiled teenager through this fabulous desert land. The truth is more complex—and dangerous. Ten years ago, something that happened here brought about her archaeologist...
Althea Tomlinson’s ostensible reason for returning to Egypt is to chaperone a spoiled teenager through this fabulous desert land. The truth is more complex—and dangerous. Ten years ago, something that happened here brought about her archaeologist...
6) Jackal
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My life was a nightmare wrapped in dark secrets. Separated from my sister at an early age, I was surrounded by twisted depravity that threatened to tear me apart. After losing everything and everyone I loved, I was cast out into a world I wasn't prepared for. The Death Hounds saved my daughter from a life of misery and through them, I was reunited with her. He saw the darkest parts of my soul and embraced them, offering me love and support unlike...
8) Jackal
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Now a recent college graduate on his way to the Middle East, reclusive and distant, John steps forth on his new life in the army.
From a troubled kid who finds peace and solace in stray animals, to a grown adult who now has control of his troubled emotions, he aims to throw himself into this life-and-death situation to better understand himself and hopes to fill the dreadful hole in his life that's been tormenting him throughout the years. As...
9) The Jackals
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The Jackals, a group of justice fighters brought together by fate, find themselves in possession of stolen property that belongs to the Hawkin gang and must prepare for a bloody showdown in order to earn five thousand dollars.
11) Jackals
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IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces jackals to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
13) Jackals
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IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"In this book, young readers will learn about the early life of jackals."--
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On an August night in 1994 French counterespionage officers seized the world's most wanted terrorist from a villa in the Sudan. After more than two decades on the run, Carlos "the Jackal" had finally been caged. For years he had murdered and bombed his way to notoriety, evading capture thanks to powerful backers and the blunders of Western secret services. Jackal is the definitive biography of this self-proclaimed "professional revolutionary," ladies...
16) Jackals
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This book brings readers face-to-face with a wild dog that's straight out of Africa-the jackal! Readers will love reading about this big-eared predator and its hunting techniques, as well as its life cycle, anatomy, and habitat. The book covers jackal family systems and behavior, as well as their interactions with humans. Readers will enjoy fact-filled text and amazing color photographs as they get a glimpse of the wild world of jackals.
17) Jackals' Revenge
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The sequel to THE BLACK JACKALS is set in the turmoil of the eastern Mediterranean in 1941, with the Brits struggling to hold their line in Greece against the powerful German and Italian forces. Peter Lamb and his men are halted in their retreat to England and forced to join the British forces holding the pass at Thermopylae. But their tough experiences in France have not prepared The Jackals for the savage hand to hand fighting through the mountains....
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Yes, he knew where to place his feet if he wanted to accomplish his life plan. So he danced as if he were stepping on hot coals, grabbing at Hollywood fame and New York fortune, but when he arrived at the top, his feet slid out from underneath him and his fall happened much faster than his climb. It was not, until he buried himself in the Teton Mountains that he came face to face with the devil and then with God. Many mysteries unfolded for him and...
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Jack Dotson finally has everything he wants: the promotion he's spent years working for, a house in a trendy neighborhood near downtown Louisville, and a future with Lauren, his stunning, smart, too-good-for-him girlfriend. Then he gets the call that his childhood best friend Mark has died, forcing Jack to do what he never thought he would: return to the sleepy, Midwestern hometown he ran away from years ago.
The plan? Give his condolences to Mark's...
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While a jackal might look like a small dog, this little canine can be pretty gross! Jackals are opportunistic omnivores, which means they'll eat nearly anything they can get their jaws around. While usually that means small reptiles and berries, it also means jackals will eat rotten food left over from bigger predators! Through this book's full-color photographs of jackals in the wild paired closely with easy to understand text, young readers will...
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