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Stolen Dreams
 | Melinda Pratt was just a small child and the only survivor when her Indian village was attacked. She was rescued by a kind man by the name of Joseph Pratt and taken home to his wife Rebecca to be raised as their daughter. Melinda fit... |
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Sweet Betsy from Pike
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"Sweet Betsy from Pike" is a fascinating old American ballad, believed to have been written before 1858, by John Stone. It is the story of a pioneer named Betsy who flees to California and the Gold Rush with her... |
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The Golden Cockerel: A New Odyssey
 | It is 53 A.D. in ancient Italy where a landowner, Gaius Petronicus, harvests his olive oil and vineyard crops and goes off to sell them in the nearby town of Nolia. He entices young Justa, a girl... |
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The Good Healer: The Six-Fingered Healer Who Was No Devil
 | The setting is the Swiss Alps in 1411. The Duchesne had a baby boy and the village rejoiced. The celebration turned quickly to fear and loathing. The child had 6 fingers on one hand. The priest declared the child the work of the devil and... |
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The Grand Mirage
 | In 1910, before World War I, the Germans plans were to build a railway connecting Berlin to the Persian Gulf. But the British wanted to block those plans, so they send out army officer Lord Leighton to spy on the progress of the Baghdad Railway... |
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The Heart Mended
 | The Heart Mended is book three in The Heart Series by Dana Brown. In order to get the full understanding of this book, one really should first read the previous two books in the series, The Heart’s Desire and The Hearts Broken, The Heart Mended... |
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The Hounds of Samaria
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The Hounds of Samaria by Nigel Patten takes place in Crete during World War Two. George Ghikas has Greek ancestry, so the British army sends him behind enemy lines on occupied Crete with orders to organize partisan groups in the... |
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The Mayan Calendar Smashes to the Ground
 | The Mayan Calendar by Kim Ripley Hartt is a fictional novel about our world today. For the past two years, Lynn Marie had been in Peru studying under the guidance of Torrance, a native shaman. She returns to her home... |
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The Spruce Gum Box
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The Spruce Gum Box is author Elizabeth Wilder's debut novel and she has tweaked the imagination of readers with interest in the cultural and historical development of the state of Maine. Set by the Aroostook River in a disputed... |
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The Usurper
 | During the Cold War, the Soviet Union decides to take America down, from within. To accomplish this, they plan to use the American political system, education system, and terrorism. Gary Jackson is their main player in this game.Jackson is raised from birth... |
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