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Pub. Date
2014.
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"After Margherita's father steals parsley from the walled garden of the courtesan Selena Leonelli, he is threatened with having both hands cut off, unless he and his wife relinquish their precious little girl. Selena is the famous red-haired muse of the artist Tiziano, first painted by him in 1512 and still inspiring him at the time of his death. She is at the center of Renaissance life in Venice, a world of beauty and danger, seduction and betrayal,...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
Description
Marzana and her best friend, Nialla, are bored. In a city where normal rules don't apply, it seems that adventure should be everywhere, yet nothing exciting ever happens to them. Nothing, that is, until Marzana's parents are recruited to help solve a kidnapping that makes no sense. This could be the excitement Marzana and Nialla have been looking for-if they can crack the case without getting caught meddling. They gather a group of kid detectives...
124) A study in drowning
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Entering a contest to redesign late author Emrys Myrddin's estate, aspiring architect Effy Sayre arrives at Hiraeth Manor where she meets a stodgy young literature scholar who draws her into a battle against dark forces - both mortal and magical - that threatens to consume them both.
125) Court of swans
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Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
In medieval England, after her seven brothers are falsely accused of murder and treason, eighteen-year-old Delia flees their cruel stepmother and becomes a seamstress at Westminster Palace, hoping to gain their release, with Sir Geoffrey's assistance.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J.K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales.
127) The Unusual Suspects
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Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2006
Description
Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. As featured on NBC's The Today Show, the nine wildly popular books are favorites around the world. They were among the first books to bring a distinctly girl-power spin to fairy tales-a spin taken up by hit movies and shows TV such as Once Upon...
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Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
2013, 1980
Description
Presents five of the author's most popular novels. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (abridged): e gates of Mr. Willy Wonka's fabulous chocolate factory are opening at last and only five lucky children are allowed to enter. James and the Giant Peach (abridged): A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach. Fantastic Mr. Fox (unabridged): Three farmers, each one...
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Series
Emblem Island volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Description
After changing the fate he has known since birth, twelve-year-old Tor Luna, accompanied by his friends Engle and Melda, must visit the notorious Night Witch to break the curse he now faces.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
Description
"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--
131) The brightest night
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The Dragonet Prophecy didn't call for a RainWing dragonet, but Glory knows she's far more powerful than she gets credit for. So it's devastating when she finally finds the rest of her tribe and discovers that RainWings do seem a little lazy. They nap every day, no one really wants to be queen, and worst of all, only a few have noticed that RainWings are disappearing--mysteriously vanishing from the safety of the rain forest without a trace. Glory...
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Anya volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Thirteen-year-old Anya sets out to find her missing father but instead travels to Kiev, where she meets the tsar, dines with a rabbi, and rescues two brothers from a dangerous monster lurking beneath the city.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Lucy Bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother and half brother, though she's certain the only place she'll ever belong is with her father on a ship of war as part of the crew. She doesn't care that living in a house is safer and the proper place for a twelve-year-old girl; it's boring. But then two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need to enact an evil plan, and it will take all...
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Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2006
Description
First published over 50 years ago, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.
When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights.
But the heart of the magic that binds them - Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - has been...
135) The Velveteen Rabbit
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Margery Williams's magical nursery tale of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real
Christmas morning, the room filled with the hustle and bustle of preparation, a rabbit stitched of velveteen sits perched on top of the little boy's stocking. Those first two hours are the best of the young rabbit's life: filled with hugs and play. But like most children, the boy is fickle and easily distracted—after Christmas morning, the Velveteen...
Christmas morning, the room filled with the hustle and bustle of preparation, a rabbit stitched of velveteen sits perched on top of the little boy's stocking. Those first two hours are the best of the young rabbit's life: filled with hugs and play. But like most children, the boy is fickle and easily distracted—after Christmas morning, the Velveteen...
136) Unhinged
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
Description
Life gets complicated once again for teenaged Alyssa when her mother returns home from an asylum and the mysterious Morpheus tempts Alyssa with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland.
137) Splintered
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Description
A descendant of the inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, sixteen-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from their curse.
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Description
Arthurian legends have long been the source of countless popular tales. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is one of the best known and most widely read. During King Arthur's New Year's celebration, a mysterious knight, with green clothes and horse, arrives with a challenge to the knights of the round table-any one of them may swing at the Green Knight with an axe if he too is willing to take a blow one year and one day after. Gawain, one of Arthur's...
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Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Destined to be a treasure for the millions of fans who made American Gods an internationally bestselling phenomenon, this beautifully designed and illustrated collectible edition of Neil Gaiman's revered masterpiece features enlightening and incisive notes throughout by award-winning annotator and editor Leslie S. Klinger.
A perennial favorite of readers worldwide, American Gods tells the story of ex-con Shadow Moon, who emerges from prison and is...
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Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Description
This enchanting collection contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.
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