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The Accidental Keyhand

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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Brandon Sanderson Β· 314 pages

A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from a powerful secret network...the evil Librarians. Alcatraz Smedry doesn't seem destined for anything but disaster. On his 13th birthday he receives a bag of sand, which is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians plotting to take over the world. The sand will gi

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Books Can Be Deceiving

Jenn McKinlay Β· 291 pages

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Real Murders

Charlaine Harris

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The Girl Who Cried Monster

R.L. Stine Β· 137 pages

A girl loves torturing her younger brother with stories of monsters. When she leaves something back at the library, and goes to get it, she sees something that makes her wish that she had never told any of those stories because now, no one believes her.

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Codex Born

Jim C. Hines

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The Burning Page

Genevieve Cogman Β· 448 pages

"Never judge a book by its cover. ... Due to her involvement in an unfortunate set of mishaps between the dragons and the Fae, Librarian spy Irene is stuck on probation, doing what should be simple fetch-and-retrieve projects for the mysterious Library. But trouble has a tendency of finding both Irene and her apprentice, Kai--a dragon prince--and, before they know it, they are entangled in more da

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Inkheart

Cornelia Funke Β· 560 pages

Characters from books literally leap off the page in this engrossing fantasy. Meggie, 12, has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. Mo taught her to read when she was five, and the two share a mutual love of books. Things change after a visit from a scarred man who calls himself Dustfinger and who refers to Mo as Silvertongue. Meggie learns that her father has be

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The Book That Held Her Heart

Mark Lawrence Β· 384 pages

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The Well of Lost Plots

Jasper Fforde Β· 384 pages

"Leaving Swindon behind her, to hide out in the Well of Lost Plots - the place where all fiction is created - Thursday Next, Literary Detective and soon-to-be one parent family, ponders her next move from inside an unpublished novel of dubious merit entitled Caversham Heights. Her husband, Landen, exists only in her memories and with Goliath and the Chronoguard on her tail in the real world, the s

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The Case of the Missing Books

Ian Sansom Β· 344 pages

Israel Armstrong is a passionate soul, lured to Ireland by the promise of an exciting new career. Alas, the job that awaits him is not quite what he had in mind. Still, Israel is not one to dwell on disappointment, as he prepares to drive a mobile library around a small, damp Irish town. After all, the scenery is lovely, the people are charmingβ€”but where are the books? The rolling library's 15,000

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The Grimm Legacy

Polly Shulman Β· 325 pages

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The Last of the Sky Pirates

Paul Stewart Β· 368 pages

The newest paperback installment in the exciting Edge Chronicles!Rook Barkwater lives in the network of sewer-chambers beneath Undertown, the bustling main city of the Edgeworld. He dreams of becoming a librarian knight--one of those sent out to explore the mysteries of their world. When his chance comes, Rook grabs it! Breaking all the rules, he sets out on a journey to the Free Glades and beyond

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By Book or By Crook

Eva Gates Β· 426 pages

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The Cherry Cola Book Club

Ashton Lee Β· 351 pages

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The Undateable

Sarah Title Β· 310 pages

"Melissa "Bernie" Bernard isn't familiar with fame. After all, she works at a college library with hardly any visitors. But when a video of a marriage proposal in her stacks goes viral, it's not the bride and groom who capture the Internet's attention. It's Bernie--caught rolling her eyes. Now, just as she's ready to go into hiding and permanently bury her nose in a book, a handsome reporter appea

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Thief of Lies

Brenda Drake Β· 400 pages

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The Forbidden Library

Django Wexler Β· 373 pages

When her father is lost at sea shortly after meeting a very unusual visitor, Alice must leave her home to live with an "uncle" whose rural Pennsylvania estate includes a massive and mysterious library that holds much more than books. When her father is lost at sea shortly after meeting a very unusual visitor, Alice must leave her home to live with an "uncle" whose rural Pennsylvania estate includ

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The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes Β· 432 pages

From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbeari

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The Unbound

Victoria Schwab Β· 362 pages

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she's struggling to get her life back. B

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The Silence of the Library

Miranda James Β· 345 pages

Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel. Hes returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but a celebrated authors visit draws an unruly swarm of fanatic mystery buffs, and one devious killer. Its National Library Week, and the Athena Public Library is planning an exhibit to honor the centenary of famous novelist Elec

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chris Grabenstein Β· 304 pages

"A worthy successor to **the original madman** puzzle-master himself, **Willy Wonka**." --*Booklist*, Starred WHEN KYLE LEARNS THAT THE WORLD'S MOST famous game maker has designed the town's new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on the first night, he's determined to be there. But the tricky part isn't getting into the library--it's getting *out*. Kyle's going to need all his sm

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Library Lil

Suzanne Williams Β· 32 pages

A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.

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Air Awakens

Elise Kova Β· 789 pages

A library apprentice unknowingly saves the life of a member of the magic secret society "Tower of Sorcerers" and discovers her own magical powers. Now, Vhalla Yarl must choose to stay in her quiet, reclusive life of books or join the forces of the sorcery elite.

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