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  The Game That Created a God

  Steve James Graham

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  Step into a realm where light and shadow wage an eternal war, and the echoes of forgotten gods awaken once more. Amid crumbling empires and forbidden sorcery, an ancient power stirs—its call entwining the fates of those bound by prophecy and blood. As the stars tremble and kingdoms fall, one bond of destiny may either remake the world... or end it forever.

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  Letters to a Young Poet

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke is a timeless collection of ten letters written between 1902 and 1908 by the Austrian poet to a young aspiring writer named Franz Xaver Kappus. In these deeply reflective and profoundly personal letters, Rilke offers wisdom, guidance, and encouragement about the creative process, the nature of art, solitude, love, and the inner life of an artist. 
  Rather than giving technical advice about writing, Rilke urges Kappus to look inward—to trust his own instincts and emotions as the true source of creativity. He emphasizes patience, self-discovery, and the acceptance of uncertainty as essential elements of an artist’s path. The letters explore universal themes such as loneliness, beauty, the struggles of artistic creation, and the necessity of living a full and contemplative life. 
  More than a correspondence between a poet and his protégé, Letters to a Young Poet serves as a philosophical and spiritual guide for anyone seeking meaning, authenticity, and creative fulfillment. It remains one of the most beloved works of modern literature, celebrated for its lyrical prose and timeless insight into the human condition.

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  House of Robots: Robots Go Wild!

  Anonymous

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  It's 'bot brains versus 'bot brawn in an all-out war in this action-packed robo-romp from the world’s #1 bestselling author. Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his “bro-bot” E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block-and loses his ability to help Maddie. Now it's up to Sammy to figure out what's wrong with E and save his family!   

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  The Holes - A Planet Full of...

  Michael Shaara

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  The Holes begins with a simple landing on a quiet, sandy world where nothing should be alive—and nothing should be waiting. But when Mapping Command veteran Frank Royal and his overeager partner McCabe investigate a perfectly round shaft plunging into darkness, they uncover something far stranger than geology. Every test fails, every assumption crumbles, and the holes begin to suggest a pattern no human mind wants to accept. 
  As the men race across the planet, each discovery deepens their unease: bottomless shafts, increasing diameters, and signs the tunnels are fresh—recently carved and impossibly clean. For Royal, instinct takes over, and the truth he pieces together is more terrifying than any alien predator. What looks like intelligence may actually be something worse. By the end, survival becomes the only goal. 
  Michael Shaara, long before winning the Pulitzer Prize for The Killer Angels, wrote bold and clever science-fiction stories that blended suspense, character chemistry, and unsettling speculation. His early work shows the sharp instincts of a writer fascinated by human decision-making under pressure. Shaara’s sci-fi often explored the thin line between bravery and foolishness, and how ordinary people react when the universe refuses to behave. 
  Shaara’s remarkable range—from war epics to eerie planetary mysteries—continues to earn him admiration across genres. The Holes stands as a glimpse of the imagination that would later make him one of America’s most respected storytellers.

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  Patterns Everywhere

  Lisa Varchol Perron

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  Step outside. Let's find designs— / branching, cracking, spirals, lines. / Search the earth, the seas, the air. / Patterns, patterns everywhere.
   
  Look around and discover patterns in the natural world! You might see them in leaf veins, in coral reefs, in sand dunes, and in many other places. Rhyming verse is accompanied by stunning photographs and brief sidebars that explain how these different patterns form.
   
  "Intriguing encouragement to consider the intersection of mathematics and nature."—Kirkus Reviews

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  Crimson Twill - Witch in the...

  Kallie George

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  Crimson Twill is a unique little witch—she likes polka dots and eating sweet apples instead of rotten ones, and she is full of imagination and style. Today she is finally getting her full-length wand and taking wand lessons in New Wart City with her best friends, Mauve and Wesley. And their class includes young Broadwart star Miserabella Portentia! Miserabella is wickedly good at wand lessons and always seems to be in the spotlight, but when Crimson tries to do things the way Miserabella does them, it just turns out … miserable. Can Crimson learn to spotlight her full magical potential in a way that’s uniquely her own?

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