Chris Patton
41) Stranger
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Change volume 1
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English
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Many generations ago, a mysterious cataclysm struck the world. Governments collapsed and people scattered to rebuild where they could. A mutation called the Change arose, granting some people unique powers. Though the area once known as Los Angeles retains its cultural diversity, its technological marvels have faded into legend. "Las Anclas" now resembles a Wild West frontier town--where the Sheriff possesses superhuman strength, the doctor can warp...
42) Evil eye
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In "Evil Eye, " we meet Mariana, the young 4th wife of a prominent intellectual. When her husband's brazen first wife visits one night, Mariana learns a terrible secret that could be a harbinger of doom for her marriage and very soul. In "So Near, Anytime, Always, " shy teenager Lizbeth meets Desmond, a charming boy who offers this introverted girl the first sparks of young romance. Yet just as their relationship begins to blossom, Lizbeth realizes...
43) Doug unplugged
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English
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Doug is a robot. His parents want him to be smart, so each morning they plug him in and start the information download. After a morning spent learning facts about the city, Doug suspects he could learn even more about the city by going outside and exploring it. What follows is an exciting day of adventure and discovery. Doug learns amazing things by doing and seeing and touching and listening. And above all, by interacting with a new friend.
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日本語
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The Tuatha de Danaan is in trouble. It's under fire from a U.S. Navy captain with an axe to grind and is missing key personnel in its chain of command. Sousuke and Kurz try to find out who is running the ship, while Kaname uses all her power as a Whispered to help them all prevail.
46) High crime area
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In a collection of eight stories, Joyce Carol Oates, unparalleled as an investigator into the intricacies of human failing, deftly tests the bonds between damaged individuals - a brother and sister, a teacher and student, two strangers on a subway - in the fearless prose for which she is justly celebrated.
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English
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Haunted house, haunted mouse: Sour balls! Gumdrops! Chocolate! Mouse is stunned as he watches goblins and skeletons and ghosts collect candy. He wants to go trick-or-treating too, so when the little bitty ghost drops her sack, Mouse scrambles inside. Now he's in for a harrowing Halloween adventure!
How to catch a monster: In this installment of the New York Times bestselling How to Catch series, join the hunt to scare the monster that lives in the...
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English
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Amy Wu and the patchwork dragon: Amy Wu must craft a dragon unlike any other to share with her class at school, but none feel right until she involves her family.
Do not bring your dragon to the library: Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this charming story provides some important, and not so important, library etiquette in a very entertaining way.
Do not let your dragon spread germs: After a virus arrives, it's time to wash your...
52) Colorful
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English
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There is a train station on the other side of death, yet not all who arrive on the platform will be judged ready for passage onwards. For one unready soul, there will be both a test and a second chance. Rather than be reborn, this soul will awake in the body of 14-year-old suicide, Makoto Kobayashi, where it must not only find a way to fit into Makoto's existence, but also unravel two mysteries. What is the secret of the great sin it committed in...