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With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a dream" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years.In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Nina Reilly Series comes KEEPER OF THE KEYS, a superb standalone thriller that will keep you turning pages into the dark of night…For single-mindedly ambitious, but troubled architect Ray Jackson, a nightmare begins one muggy California night when his wife, Leigh, disappears. There's no ransom note, no messages, no body-nobody knows if Leigh is dead or alive. Suddenly, when a strange woman-Kathleen,...
5) Two homes
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Candlewick Press
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IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much.
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Mr. McGreely volume 2
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IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Having worked all summer at keeping bunnies out of his garden, Mr. McGreely looks forward to a peaceful winter--if only he can keep those naughty bunnies from invading his home.
8) Gatekeepers
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Dreamhouse Kings volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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With their mother still missing after going through a Civil War time portal in their spooky house, and their father in jail under a false accusation, Xander, David, and their younger sister continue to try to bring their mother back, now with the help of an old relative who has turned up unexpectedly.
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Bright and early book volume 28
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Random House
Pub. Date
1994.
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English
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Six bugs find a tennis ball and turn it into a wonderful house for themselves.
10) Whose house?
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Gulliver Books/Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004.
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IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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A boy imagines himself living in various animals' homes, then decides his own warm house and cozy bed are just right for him.
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"In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters -- Catherine, Lydia and Emeline -- flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic, but a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere. Remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline. All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none more than Lydia, who must draw on a power she never knew...
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Dreamhouse Kings volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When fifteen-year-old Xander and his family move into an old, abandoned house in the middle of a dense forest outside of a small California town, they discover that not only are some of the rooms portals into other places, but that malevolent forces are at work.
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Dreamhouse Kings volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Twelve-year-old David and his family search for their kidnapped mother in the many different time period portals of their home, but when a stranger appears and tries to force them to sell the house, their desperation reaches new heights.
18) The icy hand
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Something wickedly weird volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Spending the winter at Candlestick Hall, the home he inherited from his great-uncle Bartholomew, young Stanley encounters a headless ghost, a talking fish, and a female companion who joins Stanley in a battle against "deadly" pirates bent on stealing a magical family heirloom.
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