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Harper
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Spanning two thousand years, The Everlasting follows four characters whose struggles resonate across the centuries: an early Christian child martyr; a medieval monk on crypt duty in a church; a Medici princess of Moorish descent; and a contemporary field biologist conducting an illicit affair. Outsiders to a city layered and dense with history, this quartet separated by time grapple with the physicality of bodies, the necessity for sacrifice, and...
142) Hate crush
Author
Series
Filthy rich (Lopez) volume 2
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ten years ago, wild child Princesa Sofia Maria Isabel de Esperanza y Santos fell in fast crazy love with heartbreaker Aish Salinger during one California harvest season. Now, all grown up and with the future of her kingdom on her shoulders, she hates him as passionately as she once loved him. Even if her body hasn’t gotten the hate memo. Faking a relationship with the now-famous rock star for the press and public will ensure the success of her new...
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Caterina is desperate to gain back the popularity she once held at St. Rosetta's Academy, while Rahul, desperate for a chance with Caterina, discovers hair gel that turns him into suave RC, Caterina's dream boy.
Caterina LaValle's crown may be slightly askew after her ex-boyfriend, Alaric, cheated on her, but she is determined to show she's still queen of St. Rosetta's Academy. Rahul Chopra is socially inept, but he knows that moment he shared with...
144) Storm from the east
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Series
Glass alliance volume 2
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
War has begun, and the days of Athan's and Aurelia's secret, summer romance feel a world away. Led by Athan's father, the revolutionary Safire have launched a secret assault upon the last royal kingdom in the South, hoping to depose the king and seize a powerful foothold on the continent. Athan proves a star pilot among their ranks, struggling to justify the violence his family has unleashed as he fights his way to the capital-where, unbeknownst to...
145) The unbroken
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Series
Magic of the lost volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters:...
146) Next in line
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the 'people's princess'. Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster. Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team....
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Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Anyone who lived through the 1980s may find it impossible-inconceivable, even-to equate The Princess Bride with anything other than the sweet, celluloid romance of Westley and Buttercup, but the film is only a fraction of the ingenious storytelling you'll find in these pages. Rich in character and satire, the novel is set in 1941 and framed cleverly as an "abridged" retelling of a centuries-old tale set in the fabled country of Florin that's home...
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by real characters, this transporting historical fiction debut spins the fascinating story of two princesses in the Romanov court who practiced black magic, befriended the Tsarina, and invited Rasputin into their lives-forever changing the course of Russian history.
As daughters of the impoverished King of Montenegro, Militza and Stana must fulfill their duty to their father and leave their beloved home for St. Petersburg to be married into...
149) The burning kingdoms
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Series
Smoke thieves volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this conclusion to the epic Smoke Thieves trilogy, the world has erupted into all-out war. King Aloysius is mining powerful demon smoke and using it to fuel an unstoppable army of children. March, now banished for treason, has joined up with this boy army. Forbidden from ever seeing Edyon again, and overwhelmed by his own betrayal, March no longer cares if he lives or dies. Catherine--now queen of Pitoria--must find a way to defeat the boy army,...
150) Nightrender
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Series
Salvation cycle volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In the middle of nothingness is the Island of Salvation. Reality bends easily here. Villages disappear. Forests burn forever. Pockets of inconsistent time are everywhere, their boundaries strung with yellow ribbon. And the three kingdoms of Salvation have been at war for a thousand years. But the greatest threat is the Malice, an incursion from the demon plane slowly tearing its way through the world's weakest seams. Seams that--once split--will...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As the fourth daughter of the perpetually in-mourning Queen Victoria, Princess Louise’s life is more a gilded prison than a fairy tale. Expected to sit quietly next to her mother with down-cast eyes, Louise vows to escape the stultifying royal court. Blessed with beauty, artistic talent, and a common touch, she creates a life outside the walled-in existence of the palace grounds by attending the National Art Training School - where she shockingly...
152) The Empress of Xytae
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Series
Tales of Inthya volume 4
Publisher
NineStar Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Crown Princess Ioanna of Xytae has kept her truthsayer blessing a secret for twenty years. In any other nation, her powerful magic would be cause for celebration. But Xytae's patron is the war goddess Reygmadra, and the future empress is expected to be a brutal warrior. Reserved and peaceful by nature, Ioanna knows the court sees her as a disappointment. She does her best to assuage their worries every day, working quietly beside her mother to keep...
153) La Princesa de Negro
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 1
Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"�Qui�en dice que las princesas no visten de negro? Cuando la monstruo-alarma se dispara, la Princesa Magnolia deja sus vestidos de volantes y se convierte en... �La Princesa de Negro! La princesa Magnolia parece una princesa como todas las dem�as: lleva bonitos vestidos, corona, un anillo... �pero esconde un gran secreto! Un d�ia, la princesa Magnolia est�a tomando un chocolate caliente con la duquesa Pelucatiesa cuando... �Ring!...
154) The princess beard
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Series
Tales of Pell volume 3
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Once upon a time a princess slept in a magical tower cloaked in thorns and roses, waiting for true love's kiss. Or so her father told her. Instead, she woke up on her own, cut off all that pesky long hair, and used it to escape. But she kept the beard, because it made a great disguise. This is not a story about finding Prince Charming-- it's a story about finding yourself. On a pirate ship. Where you belong. But these are no ordinary pirate misfits...
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Golden age (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Legend tells of a Golden Age, 'when the valleys and mountains were not constrained by walls. When men would come and go as they pleased' But those days are long gone. The kingdom has been stricken by famine and is plagued by the corruption of the lords of the court. When the old king dies, his daughter, Tilda, prepares to take the throne and succeed him. With the support of the wise Tankred and the loyal Bertil, her closest counselors and friends,...
156) I am brave!
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Series
Princess Truly (An Acorn Book) volume 5
Publisher
Acorn/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text super girl Princess Truly goes on a camping trip with little brother Ty and her dog, Sir Noodles; with her super powers she is not afraid of dark caves, bugs, or things that go bump in the night, which is a problem when she develops hiccups, and needs something to scare them away.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Grace knows what people see. She's the Cinderella story. An icon of glamor and elegance frozen in dazzling Technicolor. The picture of perfection. The girl in white gloves. A woman in living color... But behind the lens, beyond the panoramic views of glistening Mediterranean azure, she knows the truth. The sacrifices it takes for an unappreciated girl from Philadelphia to defy her family and become the reigning queen of the screen. The heartbreaking...
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English
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"This debut novel tells the gripping and tragic story of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal. To the world, she was Princess Victoria, daughter of a queen, wife of an emperor, and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm. Her family just called her Vicky--smart, pretty, and self-assured, she changed the course of the world. January 1858: Princess Victoria glides down the aisle of St James Chapel to the waiting arms of her beloved, Fritz, Prince...
159) Honeycomb
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Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
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"The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris's first collection of fairy tales"--
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"El amor tiene un sonido. Suena como mil latidos del coraz�on al mismo tiempo. Vuelve Kiera Cass, la autora best seller mundial de La Selecci�on con una novela repleta de amor y sentimientos.La princesa Annika ha tenido una vida llena de comodidad, pero ninguna cantidad de lujos puede cambiar el hecho de que es incapaz de controlar su propia vida. El rey, una vez su amado padre, se ha vuelto fr�io, y Annika pronto se ver�a obligada a casarse...
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