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Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter February 2017
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My Father's Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. Newbery Honor book.
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Clownfish blues : a novel
by Tim Dorsey
Hitting the byways of the Sunshine State to shoot their own episodes of a favorite classic television show, proud Floridian Serge A. Storms and his perpetually toked sidekick, Coleman, find themselves confronting a large-scale underworld operation to rig the state lottery. 75,000 first printing.
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My Name Is James Madison Hemings
by Jonah Winter
An evocative story based on the childhood of James Madison Hemings, the son of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, describes an impoverished existence that identified him more as property than a person.
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Hugh Howey's wool : The Graphic Novel Omnibus
by Justin Gray
Presents a graphic-novel version of the New York Times best-selling dystopian story—in which man lives in an enclosed environment, and those who dare to express the desire to explore the dangerous outside world are forced out into it—with illustrations by a Hugo Award-nominated artist. Original.
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The nowhere man
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
A sequel to Orphan X finds Evan Smoak murderously pursued by the new head of the Orphan program and turning the tables on captors who find themselves trapped with Smoak in a virtual cage.
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Lord of the privateers
by Stephanie Laurens
A #1 New York Times best-selling author delivers the conclusion to her acclaimed series, a passionate Regency-era drama where intrigue and danger play out on the high seas and in exotic tropical jungles, ultimately reaching a dazzling climax in the glittering ballrooms of London.
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Fatal : a novel
by John T Lescroart
A fleeting crush becomes a dangerous obsession for a family woman who shares an intense encounter with a man she meets at a dinner party before a chilling act of violence marks the first of a series of horrifying events. By the best-selling author of The Ophelia Cut.
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Feversong : a Fever novel
by Karen Marie Moning
A latest entry in the popular series, set after the cliffhanger ending of Feverborn, continues the adventures of fan-favorite characters Mac and Barrons, who fight side by side to protect Dublin from deadly and power-hungry factions.
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Never never
by James Patterson
While her brother is under arrest in Sydney for a series of brutal murders, Detective Harriet Blue is sent out of town to investigate the disappearance of three young people in the middle of the Western Australian desert
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The mistress : a novel
by Danielle Steel
The innocent mistress of a Russian oligarch gradually finds independence through her own efforts and a friendship with the artist son of a world-renowned painter in a tale set in the South of France, London and Paris. By the best-selling author of Blue.
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Ring of fire
by Brad Taylor
Learning of an imminent terrorist attack on the U.S., Pike Logan, Jennifer Cahill and the Taskforce race against time to stop catastrophic events in multiple locations. By the best-selling author of The Forgotten Soldier.
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Below the belt
by Stuart Woods
New York City cop-turned-Manhattan law firm rainmaker Stone Barrington and his gang of cronies find themselves back in the line of fire. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs.
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My life, my love, my legacy
by Coretta Scott King
The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist presents her full life story, as told before her death to one of her closest confidants. Illustrations.
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The Lost City of the Monkey God : a true story
by Douglas J Preston
The co-author of the FBI Agent Pendergast series presents a high-suspense account of the discovery of a lost civilization, contemporaries of the Mayans who lived deep in the Honduran jungle. 150,000 first printing.
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My Lady Jane
by Cynthia Hand
A fantastical, comedic romance adventure inspired by the true story of Lady Jane Grey follows the experiences of a 16-year-old noblewoman who, on the eve of her marriage to a stranger, is swept up in a conspiracy to usurp the throne from her cousin.
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Ahsoka
by E. K Johnston
A tale spanning former Jedi apprentice Ahsoka's story between The Clone Wars and Rebels finds her struggling to find her place after the devastating events of Order 66, describing how her resolve to fight the Empire leads her to Bail Organa and the Rebel Alliance.
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The Edge of Everything
by Jeff Giles
Enduring a traumatic existence after their father's death and neighbors' disappearance, 17-year-old Zoe and her brother are rescued from an attack by a bounty hunter who has been sent to claim the soul of their tormenter, a situation that introduces them to a new world and questions about their fate.
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Nanjing : the burning city
by Ethan Young
Describes, in graphic novel format, the events of the 1937 Battle of Nanjing and the massacre of Chinese prisoners of war and civilians following the capture of the city
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Gorilla loves vanilla
by Chae Strathie
When Sam's ice cream shop is visited by five hungry animals he creates a series of amazing treats, including a blue-cheese sundae for mouse and a wormy squirmy cone for hen.
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Mr. Particular : the world's choosiest champion
by Jason Kirschner
The world's choosiest superhero fusses over squishy mud, gross green stuff, tucked-in shirts, humming and anything with coconut until his long-suffering Super-Duper Group friends compel him to overcome his squeamishness in order to save the day.
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More than magic
by Kathryn Lasky
Missing her late mother while her animator father dates a woman with snooty teen daughters, Ryder is astonished when a popular adventurer cartoon character modeled after her jumps out of the television and asks Ryder for help preventing the network's plans to transform her character into a princess.
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Skywalker strikes. Volume 3
by Jason Aaron
As the rebels try to escape from Cymoon 1, Darth Vader arrives and they must fight their way out using the Empire's vehicles. A graphic novel.
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