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"Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on. Fox D'Mora is a medium, and though he is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn't entirely without his uses--seeing as he's actually the godson of Death. When Viola seeks out...
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2022.
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"This is a practical handbook on how to connect with the mysterious Mexican folk saint of death. Drawing from authentic Mexican sources and traditions, it details secret, esoteric knowledge that will allow for a deep connection with the Saint of Death. The book covers the fascinating history of this revered folk saint, as well as prayers, spells, and rituals for a wide range of needs"--
"A deeply informed and practical guide to working with Santa...
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The Angel of History follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. Hovered over by the presence of alluring, sassy Satan who taunts Jacob to remember his painful past and dour, frigid Death who urges him to forget and give up on life, Jacob is...
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JEF - Historical Fiction - Young Adult
MCL - Sydney Taylor Award Winners (2007 - Present)
Stories and Where They Live
WAS - WMCHS Summer Reading 2023
MCL - Sydney Taylor Award Winners (2007 - Present)
Stories and Where They Live
WAS - WMCHS Summer Reading 2023
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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Includes readers' guide.
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2018.
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First edition.
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English
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Death and Night: He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a chance meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more. But danger crouches in their paths, and the choices they make will set them on a journey that will span lifetimes. Poison and Gold: Now that her wish for a choice has come true, Aasha struggles to control her powers. But when an opportunity to help Queen Gauri and...
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Death note volume 2
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2005.
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Shonen Jump advanced graphic novel edition.
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English
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"Light thinks he's put an end to his troubles with the FBI--by using the Death Note to kill off the FBI agents working the case in Japan! But one of the agents has a fiancée who used to work in the Bureau, and now she's uncovered information that could lead to Light's capture. To make matters worse, L has emerged from the shadows to work directly with the task force headed by Light's father. With people pursuing him from every direction, will Light...
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2011.
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Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Will Light's noble goal succeed, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
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[2020]
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"On her twentieth birthday, Lynnie Russell--just a little ol' thing from down in Havana, Arkansas--falls in love under a full silver moon. Waking up the next morning naked and caked in blood, Lynnie is faced with a horrifying truth. She's death incarnate. In a race to unearth what she's become, Lynnie must hide her beastly thing from those she loves most. If only to keep them alive. When an unexpected ally offers help, how can she refuse?"--Provided...
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2006.
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Shonen Jump advanced graphic novel edition.
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English
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Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
10) Jack Death
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[2016]
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English
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Jack and Nadine, two ordinary kids with pretty unusual parents, live in a place inhabited by magical creatures with a big problem after a villain destroys the Magical Creature Reserve, releasing some ghastly creatures into their midst.
Jack is an ordinary boy except that his father happens to be Death. When the Magical Creature Reserve is destroyed, some ghastly creatures are released. With the help (or hindrance) of the school bully, an absent-minded...
11) Death note
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[2006]
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Widescreen.
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日本語
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Light Yagami is an ace student who finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil.
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2007.
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Widescreen, original & uncut.
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English
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For Detective L, Light's behavior is too perfect to be true so the detective enrolls at the same university as Light and even invites Light into the investigation. The murders continue but it seems that there is a second kira at work. Light agrees to pose as the original kira to lure out the copycat. He is surprised to discover that the new kira has an ability that even Light himself lacks.
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[2008]
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日本語
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Meet Light Yagami, a brilliant but bored high school student whose life is changed when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami, or god of death, named Ryuk. When Light discovers that any human whose name is written in the book dies, he vows to use its power to rid the world of evil. But every action has its consequences, and Light soon finds himself in a life or death battle of wits with the mysterious genius detective called...
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[2014]
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English
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Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot...
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[2008]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
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English
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After fifty days of confinement, the killings continue, and Light and Misa are released, only to face the ride of their lives with a seemingly crazed Soichiro. Matsuda gets in too deep by snooping at the Yotsuba Group's headquarters. Episodes 17-20.
17) Hogfather
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
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English
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It's the holiday of Hogswatch in the parallel universe of Discworld, the night when kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather. But someone--or something-- wants the Hogfather out of the way. Now it's up to the most unlikely of heroes to get the holiday back on track before humanity loses all hope.
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Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past?"--...
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Death and Sparkles volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Being Death is a lonely job, especially when everything you touch instantly dies (not to mention the paperwork); but being Sparkles the Last Unicorn is not much fun either, since everyone just wants to take selfies with you or use you to sell stuff--but when Death and Sparkles meet between life and, well, death, it is the beginning of a friendship that just might change the world.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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Shonen Jump edition.
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English
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"Is Kira's story truly over, or does his influence linger? In this complete collection of Death Note short stories penned by the series' creators, discover tales of lives irrevocably changed by the sinister influence of the Death Note, with surprising andthrilling answers to the question of what it truly takes to use the Death Note...or fight it"--
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