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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
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The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco web-design drone and serendipity, sheer curiosity, and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey have landed him a new gig working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay begins to realize that this store is even more curious than the name suggests. There are only a few customers, but they come in repeatedly and never...
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"It is August 1969. Young Ajax Penumbra has arrived in San Francisco, the capital of counterculture, seeking neither psychedelic deliverance nor a fortune made in silicon. He is searching for a book, the single remaining copy of the Techne Tycheon, an ancient and mysterious volume reputed to have occult power. His quest is full of dispiriting dead ends -- but when he stumbles across a 24-hour bookstore, the possibilities before him expand exponentially."--Back...
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