Nancy Wu
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English
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"A hilarious debut novel about a wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family that had it all, only to lose every last cent--and about the road trip they take across America that binds them back together. Charles Wang is mad at America. A brash, lovable immigrant businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune, he's just been ruined by the financial crisis. Now all Charles wants is to get his kids safely stowed away so that he can go...
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Peasprout Chen volume 1
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English
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"Peasprout Chen dreams of becoming a legend of wu liu, the deadly and beautiful art of martial arts figure skating. As the first students from the rural country of Shin to attend Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket, have some pretty big skates to fill. They soon find themselves in a heated competition for top ranking. Tensions rise when the dazzling pearl buildings of the academy are vandalized, and...
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Undead novels volume 14
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English
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""MaryJanice Davidson's Undead series is laugh-out-loud funny."--Heroes and Heartbreakers New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back. So is Betsy Taylor, "everyone's favorite vampire queen" (Bitten by Books) and this time Betsy's going viral... If Betsy Taylor has learned anything about ruling Hell it's: 1) she can't do it alone, and 2) she doesn't have to. She's got the help of a devoted vampire king, a dateless zombie, an exhausted...
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Undead novels volume 13
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English
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"How do you out-devil the devil? For vampire queen Betsy Taylor, the answer is relative--literally--as MaryJanice Davidson's "sexy, steamy, and laugh-out-loud funny" (Booklist) New York Times bestselling series continues... First: kill Satan. Second: reorganize Hell. Sounded simple enough back then, but for Betsy Taylor, managing "down below" isn't as easy as she'd hoped--even if she is doing it with her sister, Laura, a bona-fide Antichrist. So yes,...
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Pacy Lin books volume 1
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English
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Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
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Undead novels volume 4
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English
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"Christmas is approaching, and since the holidays are a time for friends and family, Betsy takes stock of her situation. Her half-sister is the devil's daughter. She has an evil stepmother. A despicable creature lives in her basement. Most unsettling of all, she has a spring wedding to plan. But just when Betsy thinks she may not survive the holiday season, she has a pleasant thought-- she's already dead"--Container.
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Undead novels volume 6
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English
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As Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor prepares for her marriage to her fiancé, Vampire King Eric Sinclair, she finds herself dealing with complex wedding arrangements, unexpected house guests, and the sudden disappearance of her fiancé and most of her friends and loved ones.
8) Deja who
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English
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You couldn't arrest for murder someone who had killed in his last life. You couldn't bring a civil suit against such people, either. They could only be legally penalized for what they did this time around--and what a dark circus the legal system had been before that legislation passed! (It was still a dark circus, but perhaps not as dark.) But you could spot them, and watch them. You could set traps for them. Leah Nazir is an Insighter. Reincarnation...
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Undead novels volume 11
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English
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Vampire queen Betsy's up to her fangs in paranormal trouble. Still heartbroken over her friend Marc's sacrifice, Betsy is further plagued by nagging suspicions that her half-sister Laura is up to no good. It seems that Laura has received an offer to assume her mother's duties overseeing Hell--but only if she first kills Betsy.
10) Undead and done
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English
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"Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor continues her rule in Hell in the scorchingly funny finale to the Undead series from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson. It had been a well-kept secret for centuries, but now the existence of vampires is all over the news, thanks to Betsy Taylor's half sister (and frustrated former Antichrist), Laura. Life for the undead will never be the same, and it's up to Betsy to do some damage control. But her interview...
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Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Now in her second year at Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout Chen strives to reclaim her place as a champion of wu liu, the deadly and beautiful sport of martial arts figure skating. But Peasprout faces a surprising threat: Yinmei, the exiled heir to the Shinian throne and the newest student at the Academy. As Yinmei excels both academically and socially, Peasprout begins to suspect that she is not a refugee at all, but a spy. To keep...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2013
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English
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Davidson's trio of novellas feature Undead Queen Betsy Taylor, round-the-clock superhero Karen Kilher and leader of the Pack Lara Wyndham. Matters of the heart take center stage as each of these mystical women struggle to find the answer to the ultimate question: How far do you go for love?
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Grant Falloon isn't just good at track; he's close to breaking the world record 100-meter time for his age group. So when the mega-rich Babblemoney sneaker company announces an international competition to find the fastest kid in the world, he's desperate to sign up. But not so fast. Nothing's ever that easy with the eccentric Falloon family. Turns out, his non-conformist parents never got him a legal birth certificate. He can't race for the United...
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English, neither can anyone else. That's when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her...
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Warcross volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu—when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.
For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling...
For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling...
17) Wildcard
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Warcross volume 2
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English
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"Teenage hacker Emika Chen embarks on a mission to unravel a sinister plot and is forced to join forces with a shadowy organization known as the Blackcoats"--
Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Knowing the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she is determined to put a stop to his plans. But someone has put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless...
18) Burning ridge
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2018.
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English
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On a rugged Colorado mountain ridge, Mattie Cobb and her police dog partner Robo make a grisly discovery?and become the targets of a ruthless killer. Colorado?s Redstone Ridge is a place of extraordinary beauty, but this rugged mountain wilderness harbors a horrifying secret. When a charred body is discovered in a shallow grave on the ridge, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called in to spearhead the investigation. But this is no ordinary...
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Book of tea volume 2
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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On a mission to reclaim the Zhen throne, Ning, a young but powerful wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making, must stop an evil darkness from spreading throughout the kingdom.
A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi--a...
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Kyoshi novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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The epic, canât-miss follow-up to the instant New York Times bestselling Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshiânow in paperback!
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Kyoshiâs place as the true Avatar has finally been cementedâbut at a heavy cost. With her mentors gone, Kyoshi struggles to keep the peace in a world full of corruption and violence. But while her reputation grows, a mysterious threat emerges from the Spirit
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