Fred Berman
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Series
Game changers volume 1
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English
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When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 7
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"As his school's centennial is coming up, Big Nate is stuck showing the dorky new kid around"--
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English
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A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi-and realizes too late that she has accidentally kept one of their bags. Inside she finds an ornately carved wooden box engraved with a name: Stoyan Lazarov. Raising the hinged lid, she discovers...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
As former CIA agents, Philip Houston, Mike Floyd and Susan Carnicero are among the world's best at recognizing deceptive behavior. "Spy the lie" chronicles the story of how they used a methodology Houseon developed to detect deception in the counter-terrorism and criminal invesigation realms, and how these techniques can be applied in our daily lives.
6) War of shadows: codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"As World War II rages in North afr5ica, General Irwin Rommel marches his troops swiftly through Egypt, aiming to overrun he entire Middle East. An uncanny sense of his enemies' weaknesses and positions informs each move. The Nazis, somehow, have a source for the Allies' greatest secrets. Yet Rommel is not the only one with stolen knowledge. allies cryptographers are breaking the extraordinarily complex Nazi code Enigma. On the brink of disaster,...
7) Robin
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English
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"From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams - a compelling portrait of one of America's most beloved and misunderstood entertainers. From his rapidfire stand up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on...
8) The K team
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English
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"Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel, have recently retired from the police force. Not ready to give up the life yet, they come up with a proposal for fellow former cop, Laurie Carpenter, and her investigating partner, Marcus. Laurie and Marcus - who help out Laurie's lawyer husband Andy on cases - have been chafing to jump back into investigating on their own, so they are in. They call themselves the K Team, in honor of Simon. Their...
9) Citizen K-9
Author
Series
K team novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"In Citizen K-9, bestselling author David Rosenfelt masterfully blends mystery with dogs and humor to create an investigative team that readers will be rooting for book after book. The Paterson Police Department has created a cold case division, and they want to hire the private investigators known as the K Team to look into the crimes. After all, Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, German shepherd Simon Garfunkel, recently retired from the force....
10) Animal instinct
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The K Team is back in the second installment in this spinoff series from bestselling author David Rosenfelt's beloved Andy Carpenter mysteries. Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, a German shepherd named Simon Garfunkel, are recently retired police officers turned private investigators. Along with fellow former cop Laurie Collins and her investigating partner, Marcus, they call themselves the K Team, in honor of Simon. The K Team's latest case - a...
11) Fade to black
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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After getting shot in the line of duty, New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been busy rebuilding his life. He's reunited with his fiance and started to get some of his memories back. He hopes he can continue to recover with the help of an amnesia support group and that the damage from his past isn't permanent. It isn't until fellow group member Sean Conner approaches him after a meeting that Doug realizes the trouble is just beginning....
Author
Series
K team novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"The K Team enjoys investigating cold cases for the Paterson Police Department. Corey Douglas, his K-9 partner Simon Garfunkel, Laurie Collins, and Marcus Clark even get to choose which cases they'd like to pursue. When Corey sees the latest list of possibilities, there's no question which one to look into next. Corey's former mentor, Jimmy Dietrich, had his whole identity wrapped up in being a cop. When Jimmy retired three years ago, his marriage...
14) The final spark
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Series
Michael Vey volume 7
Language
English
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The Electroclan embarks on a daring rescue mission when Michael Vey goes missing.
15) Born of ice
Author
Series
The League volume 3
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Devyn Kell, a Runner who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine, and supplies they need to survive, finds himself in big trouble when he hires Alix Garran, who is trying hard to escape her dark past, as his systems engineer.
16) Born of fire
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Series
The League volume 2
Language
English
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Raised as a tech-thief and trained as an assassin, Syn allows no one to threaten him. Shahara Dagan is the best bounty hunter in the universe and only she can bring him to justice but as a friend of his family can she save him or put both their lives at risk? The only hope is to find evidence buried long ago for now it is kill or be killed ...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess. Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first game-and his heart-to the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself,...
18) On a Roll
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Soon to be an animated series from Nickelodeon!
The third Big Nate novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce—Big Nate is on a roll!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney says, ""Big Nate is funny, big time!""
Nate's a big deal in his scout troop . . . until Artur—aka Mr. Perfect—joins. Now Nate's stuck in second
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English
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A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts. Until now. This time it's not an app, though-it's a game. Truth or Dare. Phoebe's the first target. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And hers is dark. Then comes Maeve and she should know better-always choose...
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Series
Michael Vey volume 2
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Michael Vey, born with Tourette's syndrome and special electromagnetic powers, joins his techno-genius best friend and an alliance of other "electric" teenagers to battle powerful foes in the jungles of Peru, where Michael learns the Order of Elgen's plan to "restructure" the world.
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