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"When five hypersuccessful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder ... Brett's the fan favorite. Tattooed and only 27, the meteoric success of her spin studio, and her engagement to her girlfriend, has made her the object of jealousy and vitriol from her castmates. Kelly, Brett's older sister and business partner, is the most recent recruit, dismissed...
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"For readers of Station Eleven and The Passage comes a dazzling and unsettling novel of psychological suspense. In Alexandra Oliva's thrilling fiction debut, survival is the name of the game, as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself--and one woman's mind and body are pushed to the limit. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far. It begins with a reality TV show.Twelve contestants are sent into the woods to face...
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
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When a family of bonobo apes who know American Sign Language are kidnapped from a language laboratory, their mysterious appearance on a reality TV show propels scientist Isabel Duncan, together with reporter John Thigpen, on a personal mission to rescue them. An entertaining book that calls into question our assumptions about these animals who share 99.4% of our DNA.
4) Open carry
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U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is a born tracker. Raised in the swamplands of Florida, he honed his skills in the military, fought in the Middle East, and worked three field positions for Marshal Services. When it comes to tracking someone down-or taking someone out-Cutter's the best. But his newest assignment is taking him out of his comfort zone to southeast Alaska. Cold, dark, uninhabited forests that are often shrouded in fog. And it's the kind of...
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Nightsky Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"When billionaire Felix Worthington invites the five cast members of the TV show A Little Slice of Haven to re-create their roles twenty-five years after the show's cancellation, they're initially skeptical. It's an unusual request, even for a self-professed superfan like Felix. For several of them, playing a member of the Barlow family in the small town of Haven in the 1940s was an experience best forgotten. Meri Wetzel, who played a loving wife...
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Draws on interviews with producers and fans to present a behind-the-scenes look at the reality television phenomenon and explores the show's cultural influence and significance.
"The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasure. For sixteen years and thirty-five seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in the lives of American television viewers. Since...
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013.
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"Molly Pink and her crochet group, the Tarzana Hookers, are always game for a new adventure. But when their newest member is accused of turning her wedding into happily-never-after for the groom, Molly's chance to find the truth is hanging by a thread ... When Molly is invited to a major society wedding, she expects some wedding drama, though she never anticipated this much trouble. The bride is the daughter of Molly's close friend Mason--and has...
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Bancroft Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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The Two-Plate Solution is a satire about reality TV cooking competitions that features a diverse cast of chefs, TV producers, and terrorists-turned-cheftestants! It's fun and a bit wild, but the author takes the characters and the food very seriously.
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2023.
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"Felicity "Fizzy" Chen is lost. Sure, she's got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she's asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn't been practicing what she's preached. Fizzy hasn't ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can't-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she's spent...
10) For real
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Ember
Pub. Date
©2014
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"When Miranda discovers her boyfriend, Samir, cheating on her just after her college graduation, her sister, Claire, comes up with the perfect plan. They ll outshine Miranda s ex on Around the World, a reality TV show on which fame-obsessed Samir is already scheduled to compete. Claire expects the game to be simple: all they need to do is race around the world faster than Samir and they ll win a million bucks. But the show has a twist, and Claire...
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2007
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Readers around the world have fallen for Kelley Armstrong's intoxicating, sensual, and wicked tales of the paranormal, in which demons, witches, werewolves, and vampires collide-often hilariously, sometimes violently-with everyday life. In Armstrong's first six novels, Elena, Paige, and Eve have had their way with us. Now get ready for Jaime Vegas, the luscious, lovelorn, and haunted necromancer. Jaime, who knows a thing or two about showbiz, is on...
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Hot and hammered volume 3
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Meticulous real-estate designer Bethany Castle is invited to compete against her brother on a house-flipping reality television show with the assistance of a brash but attractive Texas cowboy construction team leader.
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George Brown class clown volume 9
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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George and his classmates are excited to learn that their teacher, Mrs. Kelly, will appear on a televised dance show, but when they go to see a taping, the Super Burp proves it is not camera-shy.
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"A former prodigy refuses to believe her best years are behind her in this sparkling debut about second chances, unexpected joys, and the miraculous healing power of art and connection. It's a lot of pressure being compared to Mozart. Especially when you're only five. Prudence Childs was once the most famous kindergartner on the planet. She played at the White House, appeared on talk shows, and inspired a generation of children to take up piano. But...
15) Chomp
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
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Lionsgate
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"Every journey has to come to a close at some point, and while it's not a perfect exit for Katniss, it's one where she gets to put her bow, arrow and big heart to good use."--USA Today.
"The acting and production values are still well above grade, and Lawrence skillfully holds the center, letting everything the skeletal dialogue doesn't say play across her face."--Entertainment Weekly.
"Counters the meager helpings offered by most teen-driven entertainment...
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2015.
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Five years ago Amanda Pierce was excitedly preparing to marry her college sweetheart in Palm Beach. Then, with their guests and families on site, Amanda disappeared. In present-day New York City, Amanda's desperate mother begs producer Laurie Moran and her Under Suspicion television team to investigate Amanda's disappearance. Soon she and the team are re-creating the night of the disappearance at the Florida resort with Amanda's friends and family...
20) Snowglobe
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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"The gorgeous first edition hardcover of Snowglobe will feature two covers in one (a beautifully illustrated hardcover underneath the stunning jacket) and foil-stamped interior papers at the beginning and end of the book!" ...Amazon.
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