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644) Whisper in the dark
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
An ancient and terrifying Narragansett Native American legend begins to come true for a teenage long-distance runner whose recovery from the accident that killed her parents has stunned everyone, including her guardian aunt in Providence, Rhode Island.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The old childless emperor gives a challenge to the children of the city to determine who will become his heir. He gathers them together, and gives them a task; take one seed each, plant it and return in one year to show the flowers that each has grown. Little Peng is determined to do his best, but despite planting and tending the seed, he fails to grow a flower. But Peng brings a flower of different kind to his meeting with the emperor, one that...
646) Antigoddess
Author
Series
Goddess war volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Athena and Hermes' search for the cause of their unexpected, life-threatening illnesses leads them to Cassandra, a former prophetess, who may be key to a war started by Hera and other Olympians who have become corrupt anti-gods determined to destroy their rivals.
647) A comb of wishes
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Twelve-year-old Kela is still mourning her mother when she finds a mermaid's comb while she and her friend are looking for sea glass on her Caribbean island; such combs have magic in them, and touching it opens a connection to the mermaid Ophidia who can grant her wish, to bring her mother back to life--but all wishes have consequences, and magic demands a price which may prove to be more painful than the loss of her mother.
Author
Series
Gingerbread witch volume 1
Pub. Date
20220913
Description
"A magical tale, brimming with heart." -Anne Ursu, National Book Award–long-listed author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
Maud has grown up in a house made of gingerbread, wanting nothing more than to be a witch like Mother Agatha. But just like all of Agatha's gingerbread creations-from the magical house to the chocolate mousse squirrel-Maud will turn back into crumbs if anything ever happens to Agatha.
This seems unthinkable…until...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favorite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this...
Author
Series
Squire's Tale series volume 7
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Headstrong sixteen-year-old Lady Luneta and her distant cousin, Sir Ywain, travel to Camelot and beyond finding more adventure than they hoped for until, with the help of a fool, Luneta discovers what she really wants from life.
651) The eternal city
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Laura Martin is on class trip to Rome when Mercury, a dark-eyed boy with wings on his heels, appears to give her a message, and Laura soon realizes that she is at the center of a brewing battle between the gods and goddesses--and only she and her friends can unravel the mystery behind what is happening.
Author
Series
Maya and the rising dark volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
In this highly anticipated sequel, Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the veil between the worlds from crumbling: her father's soul. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Willa of the Wood.
653) Berry magic
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Long ago, the only berries on the tundra were hard, tasteless, little crowberries. When Anana sings, she turns four dolls into little girls who run and tumble over the tundra creating patches of fat, juicy berries: blueberries, cranberries, salmonberries, and raspberries.
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Viaja a los confines del universo de Star Wars con estos relatos únicos. Podrás visitar desde Tatooine hasta Batuu a través de una memorable colección de cuentos, mitos y fábulas, cada uno ilustrado por la mano de Grant Griffin con las escenas más asombrosas del espacio. Transmitidas de generación en generación a lo largo de milenios y llevadas de planeta en planeta, estas son las historias que unen a la galaxia.
Travel to the far reaches...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"When a mother and daughter find a polar bear cub alone on the sea ice, the daughter cannot bear to leave it behind. Finding no mother bear in sight, the two adopt the cub and raise it as the girl's brother. The cub and the girl become fast friends--even if the cub's bear sense of smell always means he wins at hide-and-seek! The cub hunts for the community, and they never want for food. But the cub continues to grow, and eventually he is no longer...
Author
Series
Secrets of Topsea volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"When Talise discovers a mysterious message in a bottle, she is convinced the message is meant for her--and it's telling her to build a boat"--
657) Dark days
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"Sia only has fifteen more days to live before her sector is destroyed by a cyborg army. But she decides to join a rebel group who are determined to fight the cyborgs and live"--
658) Under the green hill
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
Description
While staying with distant relatives in England, Americans Rowan, Meg, Silly, and James Morgan, with their neighbors Dickie Rhys and Finn Fachan, learn that one of them must fight to the death in the Midsummer War required by the local fairies.
659) Lucy
Author
Series
Daughters of the sea volume 3
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
When seventeen-year-old Lucy's father, a minister, gets a prestigious summer position in Bar Harbor, Maine, her mother determines to find a rich husband for her daughter but Lucy is fascinated by the sea and a handsome ship-builder.
Author
Series
Thunder Girls volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Unlike her twin brother Frey, twelve-year-old girlgoddess Freya is not excited about their invitation to Asgard Academy, especially after she loses her magical jewel, leaving her powerless and worried about making friends.