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During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they've chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands--the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. But after...
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"A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway. But when the storm hits, no one is getting away. It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing maybe even romantic weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life beyond bars takes a dangerous turn as soon as she returns to Proofrock. Convicted Serial Killer, Dark Mill South, seeking revenge for thirty-eight Dakota men hanged in 1862, escapes from his prison transfer due to a blizzard, just outside of Proofrock, Idaho. Dark Mill South's Reunion Tour began on December...
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True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn't mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she's retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace. As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls, haunted by...
5) Sweetgirl
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English
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Braving a northern Michigan blizzard to search for her missing meth-addicted mother, Percy James stops by the cabin of two drug addicts and flees with their endangered baby, triggering a dangerous race from the elements and a band of desperate criminals.
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Winter Street Inn novels volume 3
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English
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Preparing for another holiday season in Nantucket, the Quinns are optimistic that despite a health scare for Kelley, this year's celebration will be their best in ages. After a year apart, and an ill-fated affair with the Inn's old Santa Claus, Mitzi has returned to rule the roost; there is hopeful news about Bart, who has been MIA in Afghanistan; and love is in the air as Kevin and Isabelle are preparing to get married. But as the family gathers...
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"From the beloved bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, an unforgettable novel about a couple in a small town and the complexities of marriage, family, longing, and desire. Malcolm Gephardt, handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar. When his boss finally retires, Malcolm stretches to buy the place. He sees unquantifiable magic and potential in the Half Moon and hopes to transform it into a bigger...
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"Seven friends. One last weekend. A mansion half in ruins. No room for lies. Someone is going to confess. Because there should've been eight... They met when they were teenagers. Now they're adults, and time has been kind to some and unkind to others--and the cruelest of all to Bea, the one they lost nine long years ago. They've gathered to reminisce at Bea's family estate, a once-glorious mansion straight out of a gothic novel. Best friends, old...
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2016.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A dog with unusual communication talents loses his poet owner before rescuing two children trapped in a snowstorm and leading them to the poet's cabin, where the children explore the memories that the poet has left behind.
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Prison break trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
11) Sunrise
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Sky King Ranch volume 1
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English
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"A decade after leaving his family's bush pilot operation to become a Pararescue Jumper, Dodge Kingston is back home in Alaska. He hadn't counted on meeting up again with Echo, a girl with a spirit as free as the sky. When she goes missing, he hopes all her skills will keep her safe until he can reach her-and that she'll accept his help when he does"--
12) Darkfall
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Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2007, c1984
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English
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Terror strikes when four hideously disfigured corpses are discovered over the course of four days.
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Series
Werewolf series (Terry Spear) volume 13
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Gray werewolf Tom Silver searches the Rockies for the wolves responsible for killing local livestock, but soon must rescue an imprisoned female werewolf/coyote shifter mix from a plane crash and hide her from her captors.
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Boxcar children volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1990, c1968
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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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A family, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discovers adventure in surrounding wild life, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.
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Ruby Valentine volume 2
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Ruby invites everyone to a grand Valentine's Day party at her mountaintop home, but when a blizzard keeps her guests away, she decides to take the carefully planned party into town.
17) Blizzard
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Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Based on the author's childhood experience from the New England Blizzard of 1978. Rocco writes, "This book is based on my experience as a ten-year-old boy in that blizzard and how I got to the store, over a mile from my house, with tennis rackets tied to my feet" -- From last page.
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to update her emergency contact, so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an...
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2007
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IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Mystery, Inc. gang is going skiing, but when Scooby and Shaggy sneak off to look for food, they get caught in a blizzard! Then, YIKES! Snow Monsters start chasing them. It's a scary snow-storm mystery for Scooby and the gang.
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