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21) Taken
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"Years after being abducted as a teenager and being forced to assist a crime family, Shannon contacts private investigator Matthew Dane for help, desperate for resolution to the mysteries and pain of her past and hoping for the freedom to begin a new life"--
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"Running a small-town police force in the mountains of New Mexico should be a smooth, carefree kind of job. Sadly, full-time Sheriff--and even fuller-time coffee guzzler--Sunshine Vicram, didn't get that memo. All Sunshine really wants is one easy-going day. You know, the kind that starts with coffee and a donut (or three) and ends with take-out pizza and a glass of chardonnay (or seven). Turns out, that's about as easy as switching to decaf. (What...
23) Pirate king
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Sent to Lisbon and Morocco, where a British studio is creating a silent film version of "The Pirates of Penzance," Mary Russell investigates a series of crimes targeting the production and confronts a high-stakes situation when actual pirates orchestrate a hostage situation.
24) Lost cat!
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[2023]
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English
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"One night, Fred the cat does not come home for diner. This is not like him since he loves food! Even more than butterflies, naps, and cuddles. Where could he be? His sweet owner is worried. But there's something she doesn't know about Fred! The pictures tell the story of what Fred is really up to in this fantastical, funny, and out-of-this wolrd adventure."--
25) Highland captive
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The windswept Scottish Highlands hold great beauty, but also great danger. So when Aimil Mengue is abducted by a feuding clan, she is right to fear for her life?and her virtue. For Aimil?s keeper is the infamous warrior Parlan MacGuin. Aimil sets out to hate him, but Parlan is more honorable?and infinitely more alluring?than expected. Though betrothed to another, Aimil cannot deny her startling desire for the man who holds her captive ... Parlan MacGuin...
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Going wild volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
690L
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English
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Charlie Wilde's dad has been abducted by masked figures who might not even be completely human. And it will take more than her incredible bracelet--which gives her powers from the animal kingdom--to rescue him. Luckily, Charlie's friends now have bracelets of their own with all-new abilities...they just have to work through a few issues first. Maria's device has hair-raising side effects. Mac can't wait to hack into his. And their frenemy, Kelly,...
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Ben Packard mysteries volume 1
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"When misguided teenagers Jesse Crawford and Jenny Wheeler are forced to rob Emmett Brown to escape impossible circumstances, what starts as a home invasion quickly turns into a nightmare for the teens. What Jesse and Jenny don't know is that although Emmett is now old, severely obese, and in chronic pain, Emmett was responsible for the kidnapping and deaths of two young women almost twenty years ago, crimes that have never been solved. So Emmett...
28) Shotgun bride
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"That's the Corbett brothers for you, and Shane's no exception. No way is he settling down just because of some ridiculous marriage pact-especially not with a cowgirl from small-town Whitehorse who seems so young and naive. At least that's what this heardened lawment keeps insisting. But when Maddie Cavanaugh's kidnapped and drawn into a...
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"What happens to the girl left behind? When a masked man with a gun enters a sandwich shop in broad daylight, Meredith Oliver suddenly finds herself ordered to the filthy floor, cowering face-to-face with her nemesis, Lisa Bellow, the most popular girl in her eighth grade class. Lying there, Meredith is utterly convinced she is going to die. Then the man orders Lisa Bellow to stand and come with him, leaving Meredith the girl left behind."--Book jacket....
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Why would two women separated by thousands of miles share a common thread involving alien abduction? Both cases are supported by multiple witnesses and have substantial evidence. Both women experienced missing time while driving with a companion and were later taken from their homes. Both have been unwilling participants in ongoing experimental procedures that appear to follow family genetic lines. Both witnesses have given detailed descriptions of...
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A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events. Until this terrifying moment, David Harwood is just a small-town reporter in need of a break. His paper, the Promise...
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Smek (Adam Rex) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
740L
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When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the planet from disaster.
33) Alien abductions
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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580L
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"Engaging images accompany information about alien abductions. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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2020.
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"For readers of Educated and The Glass Castle, a harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood. One Omaha winter day in November 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knifepoint from a church parking lot. She was thrown into a van, assaulted, held for ransom, and then left to die as an ice storm descended over the city. Debora survived. She identified her attacker...
35) Deadly exchange
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"NO EASY ESCAPE. Chased across Amsterdam by a human-trafficking ring, social advocate Kayla Brooks refuses to help them recapture Mercy, the young girl she rescued from their clutches. Even if they've already abducted her father as a hostage...and wouldn't hesitate to kill her. There's only one man Kayla can turn to for help: her ex-fiancé's brooding older brother, Levi Cummings. Though Kayla relies on the handsome former army intelligence officer's...
36) Proximity
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[2020]
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English
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Isaac, a young NASA scientist, is investigating a meteor crash site when he encounters and is abducted by extraterrestrials. Awaking three days later with no personal recollection of what happened, but with the event recorded on his camera, he attempts to share his discovery with the world. Faced with both believers and skeptics, Isaac becomes obsessed with finding incontrovertible proof, plunging him into a journey that encompasses both the otherworldly...
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2023.
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1130L
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"In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have experienced a bizarre night that included extraterrestrials, flying saucers, and a few lost hours during which they could recall very little until they underwent hypnosis. Their mysterious story was just the first of many that have been told by people who have since come forward with their own similar experiences. Although there are thousands of people who claim to have experienced alien abduction, much...
38) Disney in shadow
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
730L
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With the adventures set forth in the first books now behind them, Kingdom Keepers 3: Disney In Shadow follows the five teenaged hologram guides, Finn, Philby, Willa, Charlene, and Maybeck, as they search to find Wayne, their mentor and head Imagineer who has mysteriously gone missing. Concerned Wayne has been abducted by the Overtakers, Disney villains, who along with other Disney characters, take over the parks when the turnstiles stop spinning,...
39) Silent child
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"In the summer of 2006, Emma Price watched helplessly as her six-year-old son's red coat was fished out of the River Ouse. It was the tragic story of the year - a little boy, Aiden, wandered away from school during a terrible flood, fell into the river, and drowned. His body was never recovered. Ten years later, Emma has finally rediscovered the joy in life. She's married, pregnant, and in control again... ... until Aiden returns. Too traumatized...
40) The Baby trail
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2022.
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One desperate task unites detectives Korinna Kennedy and Brodie Cavanaugh: To rescue an abducted infant. As their frantic investigation proceeds, so does the partners' prickly relationship. Only when loner Korinna is drawn into laid-back Brodie's life do they become closer. And as their list of suspects grows, they put their lives and hearts on the line to bring home the missing child.
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