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Trials of Apollo volume 5
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Will the Greek god Apollo, cast down to Earth in the pathetic mortal form of a teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, finally regain his place on Mount Olympus? Lester's demigod friends at Camp Jupiter just helped him survive attacks from bloodthirsty ghouls, an evil Roman king and his army of the undead, and the lethal emperors Caligula and Commodus. Now the former god and his demigod master Meg must follow a prophecy uncovered by Ella the harpy. Lester's...
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Castle Glower volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Castle Glower's towers have transported Princess Celie, her siblings, and her pet griffin, Rufus, to an unknown land. As they set out on a dangerous adventure to discover their whereabouts, they find an entire lost people, divided by the wishes of two wizards in a centuries-old quarrel over their beloved home--Castle Glower"--
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English
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"When Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the 'natural wonders' of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another"
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The Agency volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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As a nearly full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit based in Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn, disguised as a poor apprentice builder, must brave the sinister underworld of Victorian London in order to unmask a murderer.
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English
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In interweaving stories of sixteen-year-olds, modern-day Jesse tries to cope with the ramifications of her brother's death on 9/11, while in 2001, Alia, a Muslim, gets trapped in one of the Twin Towers and meets a boy who changes everything for her as flames rage around them. Now: Jesse is still coping with her brother's death on 9/11 and the way her dad filled their home with anger and grief. When one thoughtless decision turns her life upside down,...
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His dark materials volume 3
Language
English
Description
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jake Rizzi is about to spend the summer at his great-aunt's cabin in the mossy, sodden Oregon backwoods. His parents seem to need a break from him and his ADHD. He tries not to take it personally, but isn't sure about his aunt's off-the-grid lifestyle and strange stories about a turtle with a ruby-colored shell. Soon, Jake learns that the turtle is more than a myth. And thanks to a viral article online, strangers from all over the world have arrived...
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Magisterium volume 5
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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As Callum begins his final year at the Magisterium, he is estranged from most of his friends and a furtive darkness haunts him.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly are best friends who’ve left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. The year is 1896, and Polly is teaching in an orphanage, Sophia is scouting for a rich husband at the London Season, and Tirzah is stuck acting as an unpaid companion to her grandmother. In a series of letters buzzing with atmosphere and drama, the friends air their dreams, hopes, frustrations, and romances. Can this trio of very different...
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Castle Glower volume 1
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English
Description
Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
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Rescue tails volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Stacy and her intelligent pack of wolves live in harmony together in their cave home in the forest. But when their friend Milo the bat brings news that a baby ocelot is in danger and needs to be returned to his family, Stacy and her wolf Basil must hurry to the jungle biome! After tracking the lost ocelot, they discover he's trapped in a long-lost tower that's full of obstacles, traps, and dangerous creatures. Will Stacy and Basil rescue the ocelot...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Life is difficult on the island of Sanlagita. To the west looms a vengeful mountain, one that threatens to collapse and bury the village at any moment. To the north, a dangerous fog swallows sailors who dare to venture out, looking for a more hospitable land. And what does the future hold for young girls? Chores and more chores. When Lalani Sarita's mother falls gravely ill, twelve-year-old Lalani faces an impossible task-she must leave Sanlagita...
14) The fox's tower
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Wolfstongue volume 2
Publisher
Little Island Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Willow witnesses her animal-loving father, Silas, get kidnapped by a group of foxes and a huge wolf-like creature, she pursues them into the woods. There she meets wolves who tell her they know her father. Together they boldly enter the enormous tower the foxes have built deep in the forest. In the tower Willow discovers the dark project of the chief fox, Reynard, to create new life forms from magical clay buried in the Deep Forest where few...
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Maudlin Towers volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Maudlin Towers School students Mildew and Sponge investigate the missing School Spoon and the appearance of two possible ghosts, one a Viking.
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Last kids on Earth volume 9
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The last kids may have escaped the forbidden fortress by the skin of their teeth, but there isn't much to celebrate. Thrull has what he needs to complete the Tower, Rezzoch will most certainly come to Earth, and the world as they know it will cease to exist. Except Jack's Cosmic Hand is now even more powerful than he realized, and it might just be able to stop the inevitable from happening. To get the answers he seeks, he'll need to travel farther...
18) Tower of dawn
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Throne of glass novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica--the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire....
19) The cursed rose
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Bone spindle novels volume 3
Language
English
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Trapped in a tower with Briar Rose, Fi faces the Spindle Witch's threat and the imminent discovery of Siphoning Spells, while Shane seeks a weapon to save Andar and contends with the danger of Red's betrayal and the ruthless Spindle Witch's executioner, leading them to unravel the secrets of the Tomb of Queen Aurora.
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Ranger in time volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Ranger the time-traveling Golden retriever was trained for search-and-rescue and even though he did not pass the tests he has used his training on his many trips to help people caught up in disasters; now he has arrived at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001 just as the first plane hits, and he must rescue fifth-graders Risha and Max who are trapped in the wreckage, guide them to safety, and hopefully reunite them with Risha's...
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