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Author
Publisher
Shoe Tree Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
96 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Presents the lives of courageous women who served as spies for the North and South during the Civil War, including Belle "The Siren of the Shenandoah" Boyd, Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew, and Harriet Tubman.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Femme, gay podcaster Riley Weaver, a member of the Gaybutante Society, makes a bet with his femmephobic classmate that he can find a masc date for the annual Gaybutante Ball and documents his search in a brand-new podcast.
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 1
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Nicholas Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker, Herb Kovak, is murdered right in front of him and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question how well he knew his friend. Was the murder a case of mistaken identity or something more sinister?
5) Nightwalker
Author
Pub. Date
2009
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Description
In Las Vegas, gambler Jessy Spearhawk places the bet that will change her life forever. A man with a knife protruding from his back crashes and pins her to the craps table while whispering the word "Indigo." Private detective, Dillon Wolf, finds himself fascinated by the redhead trapped beneath the victim. The unlikely pair forge ahead with an investigation that will risk both their lives.
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Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"It's the holiday season, and Amelia Bedelia doesn't have enough money to buy presents for anyone. Along with her friends, she decides to launch a gift-wrapping business in order to make some extra cash. But wrapping presents with Amelia Bedelia is far from ordinary! And when the business expands to include tree decorating, popcorn popping, snow shoveling, and carol singing, you can bet that the misunderstandings are many!"--
Author
Publisher
Joy Revolution, a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Sasha Johnson-Sun might not know everything - like how to fully heal after her dad's passing or how many more Saturdays her mom can spend cleaning houses. But the one thing Sasha is certain of? She will graduate this year as Skyline High's class valedictorian. At least, she was sure before the principal calls Sasha and her cute, effortlessly gifted ex-best friend, Ezra Davis-Goldberg, into his office to deliver earth-shattering news: they're tied...
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
255 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"Brought to you by your favorite knitwear designers, here are 101 playful patterns, each requiring only a single ball of yarn. So choose an orphan skein from your secret stash and start stitching lively scarves, bags, hats, shawls, and dozens of other fun little projects. Bet you can't knit just one!"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Fallen novels (Lauren Kate) volume 5
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Dark angel Cam made a bet with Lucifer: he has fifteen days to convince the only girl who really matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back into the world, and they can live their lives together. But if he fails ... there's a special place in Hell just for him.
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Series
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was shot before a rally, and went on to give his speech with the bullet in his chest? Or that he skinny-dipped in the Potomac River? Bet you didn't know that he had a zebra, a lion, and a one-legged rooster at the White House! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the larger-than-life president, from his childhood and his Rough Rider days to his rise to politics...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"I feel like I'm on a boat sailing to some island where I don't know anybody. I'm on a boat someone is operating and we aren't in touch." So begins David Milch's urgent accounting of his increasingly strange present and often painful past. From the start, Milch's life seems destined to echo that of his father, a successful if drug-addicted surgeon. Almost every achievement is accompanied by an act of self-immolation, but the deepest sadnesses also...
13) The bloody spur
Author
Series
Caleb York novels volume 3
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Description
The Santa Fe Railroad wants to build a spur through Trinidad, New Mexico, linking the town to the cattle trade. Only one man stands against it - rancher George Cullen. At the request of the town council, Sheriff Caleb York rides out to the Bar-O to reason with his old friend. With murder in the wind, the whole town's in danger. To bring a killer to justice, and protect the woman he loves, Caleb York must strap down his Colt .44, enter the big game,...
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Series
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Did you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio executive, she green-lit both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the beloved actress, from her impoverished childhood and her first forays into the film industry...
15) Storm and fury
Author
Series
Harbinger (Jennifer L. Armentrout) volume 1
Publisher
Inkyard Press
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Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is a part of a secret so dangerous that she's been in hiding for years in an isolated compound fiercely guarded by Wardens-gargoyle shapeshifters who protect humankind from demons. If the demons discover the truth about Trinity, they'll devour her, flesh and bone, to enhance their own powers. When Wardens from another clan...
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
277 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. Soon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a sure bet that evaporates like smoke. As their parents' marriage collapses in the...
18) Mirror to mirror
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Maya is the pragmatic twin, but her secret anxiety threatens to overwhelm her. Chaya is the outgoing twin. When she sees her beloved sister suffering, she wants to tell their parents—which makes Maya feel completely betrayed. With Maya shutting her out, Chaya makes a dramatic change to give her twin the space she seems to need. But that’s the last thing Maya wants, and the girls just drift further apart. The once-close sisters can’t seem to...
Author
Series
Appears on list
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"From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In 1860, eleven-year-old Becky Thatcher, new to St. Petersburg, Missouri, joins the boys at school in a bet to steal from the Widow Douglas in hopes of meeting a promise to have adventures that she made her brother, Jon, before he died.
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