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82) City of spells
Author
Series
Into the crooked place volume 2
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"City of Spells, the follow-up to Alexandra Christo's gritty YA fantasy, Into the Crooked Place, finds the world on the brink of war and four unlikely allies facing sacrifices they had never imagined. After the loss of Wesley and the horrifying reveal that Zekia is helping the Kingpin of her own free will, Tavia, Saxony, and Karam flee to Saxony's home to rebuild their rebellion. Meanwhile, trapped in the Kingpin's darkness, Wesley must fight against...
Author
Series
Into the crooked place volume 1
Publisher
Square Fish, Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A group of deadly young crooks who excel at using magic and trickery embark on a quest to save their city"--
"Into the Crooked Place begins a gritty two-book YA fantasy series from Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom. The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive. Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest "Sensation Novel." Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue. This new critical edition is the first to use the original manuscript of the novel. John Sutherland examines Collins's contribution to Victorian fiction, traces his practices as a creator of plot, and provides a chronology...
86) Beard in a box
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Wanting to be more like his father, a young boy spends all of his money on a product that will supposedly let him grow a beard almost instantly.
87) Bad grandmas
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Things go awry for a group of four grandmothers when they accidentally murder a con man.
88) Mrs. Kimble
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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Description
"Story of three women married in succession to the same man--a charismatic opportunist named Ken Kimble"--Cover
89) Financial serial killers: inside the world of Wall Street money hustlers, swindlers, and con men
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Happy to escape her legal career in the city, Lucy enjoys the suburbs with her fiancé until FBI agents confront her with revelations about her betrothed's double life, and she finds herself falling for Wylie, her handsome neighbor.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When the decorated Captain of a great ship descends the gangplank for the final time, a new leader, a man with a yellow feather in his hair, vows to step forward. Though he has no experience, no knowledge of nautical navigation or maritime law, and though he has often remarked he doesn't much like boats, he solemnly swears to shake things up. Together with his band of petty thieves and confidence men known as the Upskirt Boys, the Captain thrills...
93) Playing God
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A brother and sister team of con artists attempt to convince a billionaire that he can actually meet God.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she's been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun-blasted...
96) Swindle
Author
Series
Swindle mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back, planning to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Offers an overview of some of the funniest, weirdest, and most influential cons, scams, and deceptions in history, looking at how the fakers do it, why people can be so easy to fool, and how readers can avoid becoming a sucker.
98) The ultimatum
Author
Series
Guardian (Karen Robards) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you willBianca St. Ives is the best in the business.Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was different from all her friends. Instead of playing hopscotch or combing her dolls' hair, she studied martial arts with sensei masters and dismantled explosives with special-ops retirees. Her father prepped her well to carry on the family business. Now a striking beauty with fierce skills, the prodigy has surpassed...
Author
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale has been waiting for confirmation that she is loved, that there is a place where she truly belongs. The eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, Patience lives a sheltered life in Ibadan, but within the walls of their mansion, her distant father and stepmother Modupe offer no comfort. Her only ally in the house is her younger sister, Margaret, but Margaret can only do so much. More than anything,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Discovering in the Vatican archives a first-century memoir by Emperor Tiberius's head speechwriter, Nick Tosches is shocked to discover a portrayal of a shabby and licentious young Jesus whom the writer made over as a messianic figure.
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