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1561) Flame of Truth
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Only the Shadow Chasers, with their magical knives, can save the world from the evil that lives in the dream world. The powerful Oyo has a Shadow Chasers knife � and only the cleverest and bravest can withstand the Flame of Truth to win it back from her. With the guidance of Zulaika, a helpful ghost, Nom, Zithembe and Rosy travel through the unknown terrors of the dream world to find Oyo and regain the knife.
1562) Teen Scriptures
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This devotional was created to help young adults spiritually maneuver through life with biblically with scripture. Navigating through life is already challenging as an adult. Head start MSG.
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Sam reached into her bag to pull out the manga from the series she had just started. However, she put it back in her bag after seeing a side glance from her father that very clearly stated, "Talk with people. You don't get to see them very often." Sighing for the second time in less than five minutes, she zipped her bag back up, and walked over to join the audience watching corn hole out in the yard.
Join Samantha, a teen stuck in her head, as...
1564) The Rules of Me
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Gabe keeps lists: why he's real, reasons he's not, and the rules that seem to dictate his strange existence. Danny says he's her imaginary friend and that's always been enough for the pair of them. But when, she enters high school and a world of stress, turbulent emotions, and surprising first crushes, he finds himself asking questions and wanting things he never has before. His search for answers about where he comes from and why he's here becomes...
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This fourth story in the series explores the circumstances around the now famous 'Wind of Change' speech made by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1960. A critical speech at a critical time in history after World War 2 with the rise of Nationalism and the spread of Communism, Britain begins to contemplate a post-colonial world and her place within it. Aimed at all history lovers who want to begin or continue their learning about Black History...
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This book is a middle school literary fiction novella (that welcomes all ages) about a young girl and her grandfather who happens to be a Vietnam Vet. The young girl is in seventh grade and shares a special relationship with her grandfather. However, the little girl goes through the trials and tribulations of the modern world and experiences cyberbullying. Her grandfather overcomes his ghosts and coaches his granddaughter on the path to forgiveness,...
1567) Lewa's Birds
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Alexis, cycling to see friends at the stable, meets a stranger on the roadway after she slams into his truck's open door. She shakes off the collision, but her inner radar twangs. Later, she meets Lewa, another mystery stranger, in the loft. The stable has curious history, but so does Lewa. Alexis uncovers a family intrigue involving stolen parrots, felony, and hidden truths all relating to her mother and unknown father, as well as Lewa. Alexis' friends...
1568) Mee Mei
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The Sinclair twins 'Mee Mei' are the genetically fabulous black and white twins born thirty seconds apart. Their only difference is their complexion.
The fertility clinic claims there was a mix up, others say their parents paid for the best fertility eggs money could buy.
Mee Mei, being part of one of the richest families in London, live a life one could only dream of. No one dares to question that by some act of nature one is black and one is white....
1569) A Broken Reed
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On the edge of town, at the McKinney farm, there's a pond which rests on the side of the road. For any other town this pond would be forgettable. Aside from the cluster of reeds bordering its edges, this body of water possesses no significance to anyone who passes it by.
However, the status of this pond changed during one conversation between a mother and her daughter. The moment came when Naomi Davis appeared to be most vulnerable. Through an analogy...
1570) Hard Rock
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After working in several mines around many men of all colors and ethnicities, Lloyd found they all had the same thing in common: they each had a story. He did not realize he was collecting these in the back of his mind. As the years went by, many of these men passed away, and their stories with them. He did not want all that he had heard die with him. Lloyd knew it would be difficult because he is a miner, not a writer. He set out to put all he had...
1571) Land of Nebra
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You have never heard of Lemuria? It is also, called Mu. It is the legend of the Hawaiian great island, where there once, was beauty, peace and great cities. In the greatest city, there was a park with a blue crystal planted deep into the ground. It reached high into the sky. Then I saw some children, a pair of twins.
The story is set 3500-years ago, before the time of any religions that are around today.
Their names were Kaylah and Kalub, they were...
1572) Necromancer's Lament
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The son of a village blacksmith, Mithron never expected that the path of wizardry would be an option, for it is well-known that the profession is reserved for the wealthy elite. That is until a traveling wizard recognizes his latent talent, and offers to teach him, much to the chagrin of his family. He proves to be an able student, but uncomfortable with the niceties of society.
When tragedy results in him crossing paths with Glitter, a fellow mage...
1573) Magic, Mischief & Mayhem
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Magic, Mischief, and Mayhem is the second quarterly anthology from House of Loki. Magic, Mischief and Mayhem is not only the title of this book but it is also the motto for everything we do at House of Loki. This book is filled with fairies, dragons, wizards, and witches. We have stories based on fantasy and folklore from around the world by writers from lots of different backgrounds. As soon as the authors saw the artwork for the cover by the amazing...
1574) Teenage Dream
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Emily is an agent of the Preservation Team that supposedly works for the government. After being threatened by ex-agent Kate, who seeks to reveal the true purpose of the Preservation Team, Emily begins to suspect that there are more things hidden than open about the organization and its leader, Chief. While going on missions and fighting her own family problems, her desire to find out the truth pulls her into a conflict that began twenty-seven years...
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Natasha's summer started off on a high note when she met Beaver, the new girl in town. Unfortunately, making a new friend earned her a spiteful enemy. When Allison starts spilling Natasha's secret daydreams about her long-time crush, she wonders if any chance she has with super-cute athlete is gone for good.
As if that weren't good enough to worry about, the one constant in her life seems to be changing- and she's not sure it's for the better. Since...
1576) The Elixir of Freedom
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Book One in THE LIGHT FINDER LEGENDS Series
A SPIRITUAL FANTASY THAT WILL TRANSPORT YOU INTO YOUR OWN INNER WORLD
A LOVE STORY FOR NATURE AND LIFE ITSELF
A TALE THAT ECHOES THROUGH ALL TIMES AND PLACES
Finding the Light that Defeats Darkness
When 21-year-old Ravi's twin brother Vik is captured by the Mine Master's men and taken to work in the coal mines which are also polluting the air in his town, he seeks help from the old legends of Raam....
1577) Molly Mee the Awakening
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Molly is a young teenage girl, who was born into a family which she did not fit into, her daily living was one filled with retribution and hurt, as she bore the brunt of her siblings and parents' pain.
Molly found solace in the comfort of strangers, more than her family. She loved the unknown and embraced difference, always attracting those who chose to understand her.
Life was relentless and hard, yet her mind taught her how to see the world in...
1578) Rabbit Ears
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Kaya is adopted, multiracial, grieving the death of her father-and carrying a painful secret. Feeling ill at ease with her family and in her own skin, she runs away repeatedly, gradually disappearing into a life of addiction and sex work. Meanwhile, her sister, Beth, escapes her own troubles with food and a rediscovered talent for magic tricks. Though both girls struggle through darkness and pain, they eventually find their way to a moment of illumination...
1579) Brighton Funk
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The teen novel kicks off in Brighton 1962. Cool records and sharp fashions form the backdrop sounds and sights to this story of 15-year-old Naseem Al Yawar ('Naz'), a young man on the verge of adulthood and heading for his first experience of love.
Naz is a typical foul-mouthed, disaffected teenage boy, bright but with no interest in school apart from a love of literature instilled in him by an inspirational teacher, Mr Easton - nicknamed 'Easy Easton'....
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Kim and Tallia are normal girls who just want to go to summer camp. Tallia gets Kim hooked by telling her that the camp has a rumor about seven kids who suddenly went missing. Are they really missing though, or is there something hiding behind the rumor?
Follow them in this adventure as they seek out what is behind the camp. Just some irresponsible counselors, or something worse?
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