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Nuts

A Novel

By: Kacy Cook

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A Novel

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An eleven-year-old girl cares for two orphaned squirrels

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Nuts

A Novel

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A Novel

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An eleven-year-old girl cares for two orphaned squirrels

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Love By Chance

Based on a Hallmark Channel original movie

By: Kacy Cross

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Love By Chance

Based on a Hallmark Channel original movie

By: Kacy Cross

She thinks meeting him must’ve been fate. It wasn’t. Claire, a pastry chef struggling to make her restaurant succeed, is too busy to pursue romance. That doesn’t stop her loving but meddling mother, Helen, from setting her up on dates. Even after Helen promises to stop her matchmaking efforts, she can’t help herself. She convinces Eric, a pediatrician, to meet Claire at a gallery event. Eric and Claire feel an immediate connection, and their meeting becomes a magical first date. But the longer Eric and Claire see each other, the less comfortable Eric feels about hiding the fact that Claire’s mom set them up. Meanwhile, Claire loves to talk about how she trusts Eric, and how they met by chance. How will she react to the truth? This witty, sweet romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Claire’s Coconut Lime Tarts.

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Simon and Schuster

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1947892746

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9781947892743

Him From My Past

By: Kacy Brazil

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Him From My Past

By: Kacy Brazil

You can't hide from them, Emery. You'll get what's coming." Emery Wilds faces her past in the most emotional of ways. Emery and her best friends, Stevie and Brooks, have moved to Portland to run and hide from Emery's past. As Emery starts to trust people again, her past comes back to find her. Emery finds herself in a love triangle, which pushes the situation over the edge.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1639855408

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Quick Healthy Recipes: Healthy Belly Fat and Intermittent Fasting Recipes

By: Kacy Elsasser,Liane Tessier

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Quick Healthy Recipes: Healthy Belly Fat and Intermittent Fasting Recipes

By: Kacy Elsasser,Liane Tessier

Quick Healthy Recipes: Healthy Belly Fat and Intermittent Fasting Recipes The Quick Healthy Recipes book covers recipes from two different diet plans, the intermittent fasting diet, and the belly fat diet. Each of these diets will work to help you lose weight and fat, which in turns makes you into a healthier person. Having excessive weight and fat on the body causes you not to be as healthy as you would be at your ideal weight. Being overweight causes a host of health issues that are easily treatable and preventable with a healthy diet. If you lose the weight, you will be much healthier. These diets will help this to happen. The first section covers the Intermittent Fasting Diet with these categories: Intermittent Fasting diet Breakfast Recipes, Intermittent Fasting Diet Dinner Recipes, and Intermittent Fasting Diet Light Snack Recipes. A sampling of the included recipes are: Spicy Tomatoes and Green Beans, Parsley Mint Roasted Carrots, Open Face Tomato and Mozzarella Herb Sandwich, Maple Flavored Sweet Potato fries, Cauliflower Soup Baked Potatoes Twice, Shrimp Scampi, Whole Wheat Pancakes with Apples, and Tomato Spinach Eggs. The second section covers the Belly Fat Diet plan with these categories: What is the Belly Fat Diet, The Secret Behind the Diet, How the Diet Works, Benefits of the Belly Fat Diet, Essential Tips for Success on the Belly Melt Diet, Helpful Diet Tips to Follow, Top Belly Fat Burning Foods, Belly Melting Breakfast Recipes, Great Lunch Recipes to Help You Lose Belly Fat, Flat Belly Diet Dinner Recipes, Belly Flattening Drink, Snack and Dessert Recipes, and Your 7 Day Belly Fat Diet Meal Plan. A sampling of the included recipes are: Mocha Protein Health Snack Bites Recipe, Pepper Steak Tacos Dinner Recipe, Easy Whole Wheat Muffin Pizzas Lunch Recipe, Pecan and Cranberry Scones Breakfast Recipe, and Tomato Pesto Eggs Florentine Breakfast Recipe.

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Speedy Publishing LLC

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1632875357

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9781632875358

Note to Self: Tie String Around Finger

By: Kacy Curtis

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Note to Self: Tie String Around Finger

By: Kacy Curtis

This book is about magic. It is about the persistence of faith, the tenacity of innocence. It is about doowap music and covered bridges and home made ice cream and New England cemeteries and the Bible and Elvis Presley and baseball and Allen Ginsberg and blues and rope swings and orgasms. It is about the dark, silent, ever-flowing river of enchantment and wonder. It is about life and nothing else.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462819850

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9781462819850

Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains

From Ancient Pasts to Historic Resettlement

By: Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback

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Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains

From Ancient Pasts to Historic Resettlement

By: Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback

Stretching from Canada to Texas and the foothills of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the North American Great Plains have a complex and ancient history. The region has been home to Native peoples for at least 16,000 years. This volume is a synthesis of what is known about the Great Plains from an archaeological perspective, but it also highlights Indigenous knowledge, viewpoints, and concerns for a more holistic understanding of both ancient and more recent pasts. Written for readers unfamiliar with archaeology in the region, the book in the SAA Press Current Perspectives Series emphasizes connections between past peoples and contemporary Indigenous nations, highlighting not only the history of the area but also new theoretical understandings that move beyond culture history. This overview illustrates the importance of the Plains in studies of exchange, migration, conflict, and sacred landscapes, as well as contact and colonialism in North America. In addition, the volume includes considerations of federal policies and legislation, as well as Indigenous social movements and protests over the last hundred years so that archaeologists can better situate Indigenous heritage, contemporary Indigenous concerns, and lasting legacies of colonialism today.

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University Press of Colorado

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0932839649

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9780932839640

Draw the Lightning Down

Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment

By: Michael Brian Schiffer,Kacy L. Hollenback,Carrie L. Bell

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Draw the Lightning Down

Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment

By: Michael Brian Schiffer,Kacy L. Hollenback,Carrie L. Bell

Exploring the major role Benjamin Franklin played in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology, this text is rich with historical details and anecdotes. The story brings to light the arcane and long-forgotten inventions that made way for many modern technologies.

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Univ of California Press

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0520238028

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2024 - Box Set

By: Kimberly Van Meter,Tara Taylor Quinn,Lisa Childs,Kacy Cross

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2024 - Box Set

By: Kimberly Van Meter,Tara Taylor Quinn,Lisa Childs,Kacy Cross

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want high-stakes stories that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, brave characters in life-and-death situations? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! Colton's Secret Stalker (A The Coltons of Owl Creek novel) By Kimberly Van Meter When Frannie Colton meets mysterious Italian Dante Sinclair in her bookstore, neither can deny their instant attraction. She has no idea Dante is lying about his identity. But when Dante’s past catches up with him, it comes for Frannie, too… Deadly Mountain Rescue (A Sierra's Web novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn Police officer Stacy Waltz and her partner, Jesse “Mac” MacDonald, are known all over the state as the ultimate dream team. Then Stacy is targeted by a stalker. Will Mac put his life—and heart—on the line for the colleague who has become so much more? Hunted Hotshot Hero (A Hotshot Heroes novel) By New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Childs Hotshot firefighter Rory VanDam is on high alert—and not just from the saboteur targeting his team. Brittany Townsend is an ambitious reporter determined to uncover the truth about him, but what happens when her big scoop leads to a world of danger and desire? Undercover Cowboy Protector (A The Secrets of Hidden Creek Ranch novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Kacy Cross Navy SEAL turned bodyguard Ace Madden has one mission: protect Sophia Lang. Working undercover as a ranch hand gives him full access to the workaholic executive. But when peril and passion collide, Ace’s job becomes personal.

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0369743199

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The Half-Life of Hate

By: Kacy Curtis

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The Half-Life of Hate

By: Kacy Curtis

A high school boy decides to experiment with drugs, but in doing so transforms his life into a macabre nightmare of bloodshed and madness. While confronted by his familys dark past, he strives to unearth an unknown evil, but risks losing his sanity.

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1462819842

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Genesis Trilogy Series

By: Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

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Genesis Trilogy Series

By: Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

This set includes all three books of the Genesis Trilogy: The Heavens Before, He Who Lifts the Skies, and A Crown in the Stars. In The Heavens Before, Annah, marginalized by society and mistreated by her own family, befriends a young man she's never seen before. Shem is captivated by Annah's courage, and he risks everything to help her gain her freedom. Trusting in the Most High, Annah marries Shem and joins her strange new family in their solitary faith that will ultimately separate them from an ancient world of amazing beauty and appalling violence -- a world fast approaching the unimaginable catastrophe of the Great Flood. Out of this chaos, only eight people will survive. Their world is our world. Their future is our own. In He Who Lifts the Skies, powerful imagery creates a 'you are there' immersion in the story of the post-Flood world. Kacy Barnett-Gramckow fans raved about her extraordinary job of moving the Flood off the Sunday School flannelgraph board and into life in The Heavens Before. Now, she continues to flesh out the Bible's brief account of the rise of Nimrod and the Babel rebellion with scintillating characters and a wealth of imaginative detail. In A Crown in the Stars, the story follows the growing rebellion of mankind as the tribes of the earth continue building the great tower begun by Nimr-Rada (commonly known as Nimrod). After the Most High Himself thwarts their plans by confounding human speech, He comforts His followers by revealing to them the identity of Avram, father of the tribe that will bring forth their savior, the Promised One.

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Moody Publishers

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0802482732

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9780802482730

Harlequin Romantic Suspense January 2024 - Box Set

By: Kacy Cross,Tara Taylor Quinn,Anna J. Stewart,Charlene Parris

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense January 2024 - Box Set

By: Kacy Cross,Tara Taylor Quinn,Anna J. Stewart,Charlene Parris

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want high-stakes stories that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, brave characters in life-and-death situations? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! Colton's Yuletide Manhunt (A The Coltons of New York novel) By Kacy Cross Detective Isaac Donner wants to catch the notorious Landmark Killer in the splashiest way possible—if only to prove to his father he has the goods to do it. But his by-the-books partner, Rory Colton, isn’t ready to risk her life for a family feud. Her heart is another matter... Danger on the River (A Sierra's Web novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn Undercover cop Devon Miller stumbles upon a web of deceit when he rescues Kacey Ashland, bound and drowning, from the local wild rapids. Could the innocent-looking—yet oh-so tempting—elementary school teacher be tied to an illegal contraband cold case that involves Tommy’s own father? A Detective's Deadly Secrets (An Honor Bound novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Anna J. Stewart When Detective Lana Tate comes back into FBI special agent Eamon Quinn’s life, he’ll do anything for a second chance and to keep the woman he’s always loved safe. Soon their investigation threatens not only their lives but also whatever future they might have together. Watchers of the Night (A The Night Guardians novel) By Charlene Parris Forensic investigator Cynthia Cornwall makes the risky choice to keep Detective Adam Solberg informed about the explosion that led to his father’s death. Now Cynthia must learn to trust him if they’re both going to survive this case...and their undeniable attraction to each other.

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0369743040

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9780369743046

Colton's Yuletide Manhunt

By: Kacy Cross

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Colton's Yuletide Manhunt

By: Kacy Cross

A ploy to trap a killer… May also ensnare their hearts. After losing her partner, Detective Rory Colton resents being assigned a new one. Especially one as arrogant and irritating as Isaac Donner. But to catch the Landmark Killer, Rory agrees to go undercover with Isaac, posing as newlyweds. Their kisses are meant to convince the killer. And yet the unexpected desire they spark is all too real…and a distraction that could cost them their lives. From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of The Coltons of New York series: Book 1: Colton's Unusual Suspect by Marie Ferrarella Book 2: Protecting Colton's Baby by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 3: Colton's Body of Proof by Karen Whiddon Book 4: Colton's Undercover Seduction by Beth Cornelison Book 5: Agent Colton's Secret Investigation by Dana Nussio Book 6: Under Colton's Watch by Addison Fox Book 7: Colton's Deadly Affair by Jennifer D. Bokal Book 8: Chasing a Colton Killer by Deborah Fletcher Mello Book 9: Protecting Colton's Secret Daughters by Lisa Childs Book 10: Colton's Montana Hideaway by Justine Davis Book 11: CSI Colton and the Witness by Linda O. Johnston Book 12: Colton's Yuletide Manhunt by Kacy Cross

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0369743008

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9780369743008

A Crown in the Stars

By: Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

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A Crown in the Stars

By: Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

A Crown in the Stars follows the growing rebellion of mankind as the tribes of the earth continue building the great tower begun by Nimr-Rada (commonly known as Nimrod). After the Most High Himself thwarts their plans by confounding human speech, He comforts His followers by revealing to them the identity of Avram, father of the tribe that will bring forth their savior, the Promised One.

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Moody Publishers

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0802479979

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Moonlight in Vermont

Based on a Hallmark Channel original movie

By: Kacy Cross

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Moonlight in Vermont

Based on a Hallmark Channel original movie

By: Kacy Cross

Some of the best things in life are worth the wait... Fiona Rangely loves her fast-paced life as a high-end real estate broker in New York City. Or at least, she does until her boyfriend dumps her, claiming that he doesn’t get enough of her time. Will her ex realize what he’s missing? And will Fiona herself start seeing life--and love—in a new light? This fun, feel-good romance includes a free exclusive recipe for Maple Glazed Sea Scallops.

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Simon and Schuster

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1947892053

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Colton's Secret Past

By: Kacy Cross

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Colton's Secret Past

By: Kacy Cross

Is this their second chance… Or a risky mistake? Could it be true? Her ex-husband, injured in a car crash, is suffering from amnesia and needs her care. Owen was terrible to Hannah Colton, but his lack of memory of the bad old days has turned him into a kinder, gentler man. One who makes her feel things she never felt before. What Hannah doesn’t know is that her charming ex is Owen’s twin, Archer. He's posing as his brother to investigate the real Owen’s murder. His lies are putting Hannah in unimaginable danger…because she and “Owen” are falling for each other…again. From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of The Coltons of Owl Creek series: Book 1: Colton Threat Unleashed by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 2: Colton's Dangerous Cover by Lisa Childs Book 3: Colton's Secret Stalker by Kimberly Van Meter Book 4: Colton Mountain Search by Karen Whiddon Book 5: Guarding Colton's Secrets by Addison Fox Book 6: A Colton Kidnapping by Justine Davis Book 7: Colton's Blizzard Hideout by Deborah Fletcher Mello Book 8: Hunting Colton's Witness by Anna J. Stewart Book 9: Targeted with a Colton by Beth Cornelison Book 10: Colton's Secret Past by Kacy Cross Book 11: Colton Undercover by Jennifer D. Bokal Book 12: Colton's K-9 Rescue by Colleen Thompson

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Harlequin

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0369753216

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9780369753212

Harlequin Romantic Suspense November 2024 - Box Set

By: Kacy Cross,Tara Taylor Quinn,Beth Cornelison,Veronica Forand

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By: Kacy Cross,Tara Taylor Quinn,Beth Cornelison,Veronica Forand

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? COLTON'S SECRET PAST by Kacy Cross Could it be true? Her ex-husband, injured in a car crash, is suffering from amnesia and needs her care. Owen was terrible to Hannah Colton, but his lack of memory of the bad old days has turned him into a kinder, gentler man. One who makes her feel things she never felt before. What Hannah doesn’t know is that her charming ex is Owen’s twin, Archer. He's posing as his brother to investigate the real Owen’s murder. His lies are putting Hannah in unimaginable danger…because she and “Owen” are falling for each other…again. HER SISTER'S MURDER by Tara Taylor Quinn Morgan Davis lost a piece of herself when her twin, Maddie, was killed—and the former FBI agent will stop at nothing to find out who was responsible. So when prime suspect Blade Carmichael is found entangled in another mysterious death, the Sierra’s Web PI springs into action. Even if it means working with her first love, Blade, to finally unearth the truth. Have Blade's murderous impulses been unleashed again seventeen long years later…or is he the only one who can protect Morgan from a lethal past exploding into their present? CAMERON MOUNTAIN REFUGE by Beth Cornelison When a couple of casual dates turn into terror, Jessica Harkney needs help. And firefighter Gage Coleman is determined to protect her. Secretly in love with Jessica since they were kids, Gage has always considered his sister’s best friend off-limits. Now she’s being hunted by a dangerous stalker, and stubbornly independent, Jessica rejects Gage’s offers of help. But when her pursuer’s obsession escalates into violence, the two old friends must rely on each other to survive. And feelings long suppressed will be hard to keep in check. PROTECTOR IN DISGUISE by Veronica Forand Fiona Stirling’s latest romantic thriller ends on a happy note when the heroine’s husband comes home after a dangerous mission. Fiona herself wasn’t so lucky. Her husband, Jason, died in Colombia, hunting a drug lord. Or so she thought…until Jason returns five years later. Knowing that Jason went into hiding to protect his family does nothing to dispel her sense of betrayal. But Fiona has secrets, too, and she and Jason are going to have to learn to trust each other again if they want to save their son. Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection!

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0369753259

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The Heavens Before

By: Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

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The Heavens Before

By: Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

Marginalized by society and mistreated by her own family, Annah befriends a young man she's never seen before. Shem is captivated by Annah's courage, and he risks everything to help her gain her freedom. Trusting in the Most High, Annah marries Shem and joins her strange new family in their solitary faith that will ultimately separate them from an ancient world of amazing beauty and appalling violence -- a world fast approaching the unimaginable catastrophe of the Great Flood. Out of this chaos, only eight people will survive. Their world is our world. Their future is our own.

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Moody Publishers

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0802479960

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The Great Texas Dragon Race

By: Kacy Ritter

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The Great Texas Dragon Race

By: Kacy Ritter

Wings of Fire meets The Hunger Games in this debut contemporary middle grade fantasy stand-alone about thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake, who enters the dangerous Great Texas Dragon Race to save her family’s dragon sanctuary. Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy lives and breathes dragons. She knows she could win against the exploitative FireCorp team that cares more about corporate greed than caring for the dragons. Cassidy is so determined to race that she sneaks out of her house against her father's wishes and enters the competition. Soon Cassidy takes to the skies with Ranga across her glorious Lone Star State. But with five grueling tasks ahead of her, dangerous dragon challenges waiting at each one, and more enemies than allies on the course, Cassidy will need to know more than just dragons to survive.

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HarperCollins

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0063247933

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9780063247932

My Elegant Barnyard

By: Kacy Curtis

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My Elegant Barnyard

By: Kacy Curtis

My Elegant Barnyard tells the tale of Bernard Steele, a restless twenty one year old, who, despite being in love with life, cannot help but notice a disenchantment growing within himself. The world he beholds around him is one of superficial, shallow commercialism, and it appalls him, because it conflicts with the America he grew up believing in, an image which he still carries with him, refusing to relinquish. Having grown up on a farm in a small town in Oregon, Bernard was raised to believe that integrity and masculinity were virtues, that with a strong back and good work ethic, a man could make something of himself. His childhood is shrouded in memories of fourth of July parades and picnics, of high school football games and lazy drives through the mountains above his town. His adolescence was filled with freedom and idealism, with faith in God, his neighbors, and in his country. However, times have changed, and Bernard now finds himself in a time when its no longer cool to believe in America. Bernard realizes that his generation is something that he wants nothing to do with. All around him he sees turtleneck wearing pseudo-intellectuals and cyber space cafes. He sees cell phones and portable pocket internets, and it all seems so strange and wrong to him. The thought of becoming one of them frightens him, and he vows to pursue another way. This theme, of Bernard searching for his America, sets the stage for the entire book, and yet it is only one of the many themes which pervade the novel. Another dilemma which haunts Bernard throughout the course of the book is his quest to discover himself. Bernard, being twenty one years old, finds himself in that awkward stage where he is no longer a boy and yet is not ready to become an adult. Desire and morality battle each other inside his heart as he strives to unearth the man inside himself. Beneath all of this, there is also the tale of the young mans relentless quest to make it as a writer. Having turned his back on college and institutionalized learning, Bernard now faces the fear of becoming common, of slipping into a minimum wage lethargy and disappearing forever. Determined to make his voice heard, longing to carve out an identity in the seemingly indifferent world, Bernard embarks upon the daunting task of writing the great American novel. And yet there is more. There is also an adventurous side to Bernard, a hungry, lusting, wild side, that is not only willing to try everything on his search for enlightenment, but is insistent upon it. Bernard shamelessly pulls the reader into his world of sexual encounters, drug experimentation, and overall web of debauchery, but he does so in such an innocent, honest, straightforward fashion, that the reader can not help but feel compassion for him, even if his actions are sometimes disgraceful. Through out his adventures, Bernard wanders searchingly through some dark and unpleasant territory, but this only adds depth to his character, and thereby makes him more real, more likable. All of these themes, as crucial as they are to the book, are only underlying plots which supply a foundation for the surface story to unfold. On the exterior My Elegant Barnyard is an adventure story, a tale of a young man traveling from Maui to his small home town in Oregon. Bernard flies, wanders, and hitch-hikes his way home, leading the reader from seedy bars in L.A to the cabs of strange and lonely truck drivers. From the broken down diners along the highways of California to the forests of the Pacific northwest. Through Bernards eyes, the reader comes to view an America which is seldom seen these days. An America of vast beauty and wild terrain, of rolling hills and endless freeways, of truck-stops at dawn and psychedelic topless bars. Will Bernard make it home to Oregon, and what awaits him there if he does? Will he discover the path to manhood, or will his own identity always remain a mystery to him? Will he receive enlig

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