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For years Lyssa Smith struggled to create the illusion of a normal life. But when she crosses a powerful land developer, the truth about her offbeat family comes out, shattering her veneer of normalcy—and her dreams for the future. Her best chance for rebuilding herself lies with the overbearing Dane Callicott, a man with secrets of his own.
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w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE/w:LidThemeAsia | |  | | The Making of the Ta'atchul
Long ago, even before the time of the Ancestors, Hewel became aware of his own existence. From his new form he made Mother Ge and Elder Brother, I'itoi. But his children fancied the idea of making, and so they made the Ta'atchul, the First People, and then created a world for them.
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The Hohokam Indians of the Valley of the Sun (now Phoenix) built an irrigation empire in the desert, with hundreds of miles of canals, multistory buildings, and ceremonial mounds the size of our football fields. They smelted metals, developed advanced etching and dyeing processes, and wove cotton into cloth. They traded with peoples hundreds of miles away and even traveled to the ocean far to the west to collect exotic shells, coral, and salt.br />
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For a thousand years they turned the sweltering Land of Two Rivers into a green oasis. Then they vanishe | |  | | The Witch Ho'ok
Long ago, even before the time of the Ancestors, there was a monstrous child born, with a taste for the flesh of babies. After being cast out to wander the land, Ho'ok returns to exact her revenge upon the village. With the help of I'itoi, one of the creator-gods, the villagers try to kill her, but everything they do makes her stronger. Her uncle, the one person who ever cared for her, must make a heartbreaking choice if he is to save his people.
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The Hohokam Indians of the Valley of the Sun (now Phoenix) built an irrigation empire in the desert, with hundreds of miles of canals, multistory buildings, and ceremonial mounds the size of our football fields. They smelted metals, developed advanced etching and dyeing processes, and wove cotton into cloth. They traded with peoples hundreds of miles away and even traveled to the ocean far to the west to collect exotic shells, coral, and salt.br />
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For a thousand years they turned the sweltering Valley of Two Rivers into a green oasis. Then they vanis |
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