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Timothy Warner, a PhD student who goes by the nickname "Moth," wakes up on his ninety-ninth day of sobriety with an intense craving for drink. He asks his uncle Ed, a former alcoholic and now successful psychiatrist, to meet him at an AA meeting later that day. When Ed doesn't show up, Moth bikes to his office and discovers a grisly scene -- his uncle lying in a pool of blood, shot through the temple. The police pronounce the death a suicide, but...
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Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 1
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English
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Magnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true....
4) Gifted
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy, his spirited young niece Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn, whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 3
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Kitty's owners are taking a week off and leaving Kitty and Puppy at home with Uncle Murray. It isn't long before Uncle Murray is driven to near madness by shenanigans of epic proportions.
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 4
Language
English
Description
Bad kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks.
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Way of the warrior kid volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends Book, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group,LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc's life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn't swim. But what was most awful thing about fifth grade? Kenny Williamson, the class bully, who calls himself the 'King of the Jungle.' When Marc's mother tells him that his Uncle Jake is coming to stay for the whole summer, Marc can't wait. Uncle Jake is a for real, super-cool...
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Dark secrets volume 5
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Responding to a letter from her uncle, Anna returns to Wisteria only to find that his body has been found in the trunk of a burned-out car. Her aunt seems psychotic, and, although Anna's first impulse is to leave at once, she becomes drawn into the mystery, along with her neighbor Zack.
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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With his Navy SEAL Uncle Jake back for a visit, Marc plans
With seventh grade finishing up, Marc begins to plan for his Navy SEAL Uncle Jake's summer visit, including how Uncle Jake could help Marc in relating to fellow student Danny Rhinehart, who seems to be better than Marc at everything and a nice person on top of that.