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Series
Department Q volume 5
Language
English
Description
All fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants is to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. But his uncle Zola rules his former gypsy clan with an iron fist. Revered as a god and feared as a devil, Zola forces the children of the clan to beg and steal for his personal gain. When Marco discovers a dead body — proving the true extent of Zola’s criminal activities — he goes on the run. But his family members aren’t the only...
Author
Series
Earthsea volume 6
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
246 p. map
Language
English
Description
The wizard Alder comes from Roke to the island of Gont in search of the Archmage, Lord Sparrowhawk, once known as Ged. The man who was once the most powerful wizard in the Islands now lives with his wife Tenar and their adopted daughter Tehanu. Alder needs help: his beloved wife died and in his dreams she calls him to the land of the dead -- and now the dead are haunting him, begging for release. He can no longer sleep, and the Wizards of Earthsea...
64) Waverider
Author
Series
Amulet volume 9
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"After her confrontation with Ikol, Emily finally understands the stone's power and what she must do to defend Alledia from the shadows. As she travels to Typhon to help her mom and Navin, Prince Trellis returns to the Kingdom of the Elves to save his countrymen -- and confront the fraud who has seized power in the absence of a king. The threat of darkness follows all Stonekeepers closely, and it will take the strength of both new friends and old...
Author
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop...
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
403 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe.
Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled the Raven Tower.
Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls.
And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Award-winning author David Almond pens the dreamlike tale of a boy rediscovering joy and beauty within and around him, even amid sorrow.
One hot summer morning, only weeks after his father's death, Davie steps out his front door into the familiar streets of the Tyneside town that has always been his home. But this seemingly ordinary day takes on an air of mystery and tragedy as the residents learn that a boy has been killed. Despite the
68) The subtle knife
Author
Series
His dark materials volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
69) The blood mirror
Author
Series
Lightbringer volume 4
Language
English
Description
When does an empire fall? The Seven Satrapies have collapsed into four-and those are falling before the White King's armies. Gavin Guile, ex-emperor, ex-Prism, ex-galley slave, formerly the one man who might have averted war, is now lost, broken, and trapped in a prison crafted by his own hands to hold a great magical genius. But Gavin has no magic at all. Worse, in this prison, Gavin may not be alone. Kip Guile will make a last, desperate attempt...
70) The last archer
Author
Publisher
Story Warren Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Green Ember story set during Heather and Picket's arrival at Cloud Mountain, The Last Archer follows the journey of Jo Shanks. Jo is a gifted archer with a burden on his back and a fire within. Eager to see the Longtreaders receive justice, he travels from his Halfwind Citadel home to a Cloud Mountain poised on the brink of war. What he finds there will confront his convictions and test his resolve as the war begins and King Jupiter's heir is revealed....
71) The resisters
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The time: Some thirty-five years hence. The place: AutoAmerica--governed by "Aunt Nettie," an iBurrito of AI algorithms and the internet, in a land half under water. The people: Divided into the angelfair "Netted," whose fate it is to have jobs and live on high ground, and the mostly coppertoned "Surplus," whose jobs have been stripped and whose sole duty now is to consume, living in plastic houses that talk and multi-colored houseboats at the water's...
Author
Series
Six crimson cranes volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.
73) Geronimo Stilton classic tales : Alice in Wonderland: Lewis Carroll ; adapted by Geronimo Stilton
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
207 pages
Language
English
Description
Geronimo Stilton's fabumouse adaptation of the classic novel by Lewis Carroll.
One summer afternoon, a curious young mouselet named Alice follows a strange white rabbit with a pocket watch down a rabbit hole. That's the beginning of a wonderful and fabumouse journey through Wonderland, a world full of unusual characters and unforgettable adventures.
Author
Series
Forever desert volume 1
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
87 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set in a secondary world reminiscent of Saharan Africa, Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy's epic quest to bring water back to his city and save his mother's life. They say there is no water in the City of Lies. They say there are no heroes in the City of Lies. They say there are no friends beyond the City of Lies. But would you believe what they say in the City of Lies? In the City of Lies, they cut out your...
75) Firelight
Author
Series
Amulet volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious childhood -- knowledge they can use against the Elf King. What they discover is a dark secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the Voice of Emily's Amulet is getting stronger, and threatens to overtake her completely.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a rare book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues -- a bee, a key, and a sword -- that lead...
Author
Series
(Catie E.)Inheritors' cycle volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
461 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fiercely intelligent, beautiful, and ready to claim her birthright, she navigates a dangerous world torn between war and witchpower. Seduction and stealth are Belinda Primrose’s skills–weapons befitting the queen’s bastard daughter, a pawn of espionage conceived by Lorraine, ruler of Aulun, and her lover and spymaster, Belinda’s father. Now an accomplished assassin, Belinda uncovers the true game her father never intended her to play. For...
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2011, c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 45
Physical Desc
694 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Long ago, an enigmatic event forever changed the seasons in Winterfell. Thus the land was blessed with lush summers and simultaneously cursed with harsh winters. Now, Winterfell's borders are being increasingly encroached, forcing the prominent Stark family to defend its kingdom from enemies both old and new, including the rival Lannister House and a legendary demon.
80) The Ickabog
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the legend of the fearsome Ickabog spreads terror in the peaceful kingdom of Cornucopia, best friends Bert and Daisy set out to discover the truth and bring happiness back to the kingdom.
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