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A Reliable Wife

by Robert Goolrick

 

He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for a "reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving herself a wealthy widow. What Chatherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own.

 

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Karen's Favorite

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin Jr. /John Archanbault

 

Countless children-- and their parents-- can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairing of Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault's lively rhymes, and Caldecott Honor artist Lois Ehlert's bright, bold, cheerful pictures made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom an instant hit and a perennial favorite.

"A told B, and B told C, 'I'll meet  you at the top of the coconut tree.'" -Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

 

Abbey's Favorite

 

The Prophecy

by Chris Kuzneski

 

Michel de Nostredame, the French apothecary commonly known as Nostradamus, has gained a cultlike following since the sixteenth century. His loyalists credit him with predicting numerous world events — the Great Fire of London, the rise of Napoleon and of Hitler, the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima. Although much has been learned about Nostradamus over the centuries, his most important collection of prophecies has remained hidden . . . until now.
The discovery of a puzzling message, written in a series of codes and ancient languages, prompts a young woman to seek out Jonathon Payne and David Jones at a charity event at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning. Unfortunately, their meeting is interrupted by an assassin, sent to kill everyone who knows about the document.
Relentlessly hunted by those determined to learn the secret, Payne and Jones are forced to fight back. In an adventure that spans two continents and several centuries, they must locate the sacred text that may change everything we think we know about the future.

 

 

John's Favorite