Clarke Peters
1) Division 19
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In the future, prisons have been turned into online portals where paying subscribers get to vote on what felons eat, watch, wear and who they fight. Panopticon TV is so successful it is about to be rolled out to a whole new town. When the world's most downloaded felon escapes, the authorities set a trap to reel him in. The bait is his little brother who has so far managed to avoid detection.
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This "series reveals a young orphan's incredible journey into a parallel world where a human soul exists outside of the body--in the form of a talking animal....Lyra was left as a baby at Oxford's Jordan College but now desires a life of adventure beyond the confines of her bookish surroundings. While searching for a missing friend, she uncovers a plot involoving stolen children and embarks upon a dangerous quest that will change her life forever."...
3) Harriet
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Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
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New Orleans: Crime and corruption are up, culture is being trampled, and the people who matter--the workers, families, and dreamers who still live here--have had enough. They continue to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their culture after Hurricane Katrina. Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery. Fed up, the characters demand that their music, art, and well-being be protected, to preserve the individuality...
6) The art of X-ray reading: how the secrets of 25 great works of literature will improve your writing
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In this practical and engaging guide, Roy Peter Clark teaches the fine art of X-ray reading. When we X-ray read, we look beneath the surface of a text to discover the strategies that create the effects we experience -- such as suspense, humor, or pain ; we can then adopt these strategies as our own.