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A "Meh" Plot, Good as Forgotten Author: Amy Gentry What would you do if you saw your sister abducted from your family home at knife point, and you’re the only one who knows? What would you do if you saw all of this as a child – young, impressionable, just brutally realizing that your safe little home is anything but – that fake monsters under the bed are the least of your worries? What would you do if you did nothing – if you hid in the closet until your sister was long gone, her fate sealed in abduction statistics, [...]

Blood for Oil... Author:  David Grann They were the wealthiest people on the planet.  Left to subsist on a small fraction of their original territory in northeastern Oklahoma, the Osage people were recipients of incredible good fortune when vast petroleum reserves were discovered on their land in 1897.  As the millions rolled in, they built mansions, hired servants and sent their children to the finest European schools.  But as the oil was pumped from the ground, Osage County attracted many white Americans, intent on getting their hands on some of this vast wealth.  There were scams aplenty, but it turned [...]

Nancy Unravels Dark Secrets and Hidden Identities Author: Carolyn Keene  Nancy Drew, beloved female heroine for multiple generations of feisty girls (starting in the 1930s and continuing up to present day) is faced with danger and mystery yet again! An innocent boating expedition nearly ends in fatality, but fortunately Nancy and her friend Helen are rescued by a strange new girl who braves the storm and in consequence, makes some loyal new friends. Laura Pendleton is a plucky yet sensitive girl, still suffering from the loss of her parents. Newly arrived in River Heights, Laura is here to meet her [...]