Lisa Thompson
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Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life . . . if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
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Melody Bird is fascinated by the walled off "plague" house she discovered near the the graveyard, but she is even more fascinated by the mysterious boy, Hal, she finds living there in secret; he tells her he is a spy-in-training, a story that Melody's friends Matthew and Jake do not believe, and they set out to find out more--and uncover a riddle even more confusing than Hal's spy story.
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Nate and his mother are escaping from his emotionally abusive step-father, Gary, but the run-down and abandoned cottage in the woods that his mother takes them to does not seem like much of a refuge; but when his mother goes off to buy provisions and does not come back Nate is left alone (except for his imaginary friend Sam) and afraid--until a mysterious girl trying to solve the clues of a long-ago treasure hunt turns up.
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Find out what skills are needed, what's in a day's work, and where video game development can lead you. You'll also learn about the tools and equipment video game developers use, as well as how games are created from start to finish. Whether creating new worlds, characters, and puzzles or testing your games, developing video games can get you to the next level!
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Nothing's going right for Maxwell Beckett. He's being blamed for his best friend's bloody nose -- it was an accident! -- his parents can't stop shouting at each other, and he just broke his neighbor's bright pink flamingo lawn ornament. So when Maxwell turns off the power in his school during a giant fundraiser, it's the last straw. He's sure that now the whole town hates him.
Maxwell is sick and tired of getting things wrong. He wishes he had never...
8) Animal talk
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Presents interesting facts about how animals communicate.
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In May 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared from a high school trip to Aruba. Five years to the day later, 21 year old Stephany Flores Ramirez was reported missing in Lima, Peru. Implicated in both crimes was one young man, Joran van der Sloot. A 22 year old Dutchman, van der Sloot has become the subject of intense scrutiny by the media and the public in the years since 2005. He was arrested and detained by Aruban authorities in connection with the...
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"Past and present overlap as Batman and Barbara Gordon attempt to unravel the secret of Rewire. It's no longer the same man behind the suit, so who is it? When the mystery of Rewire's identity is revealed, it's an explosive revelation that can only lead to a climactic showdown between Rewire and Batman. However, the two enemies are silently being manipulated by a bigger force. It's a threat that could destroy their home, and the foes must become allies...