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Author
Publisher
Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Gathering at their lush winery estate for a joint birthday celebration, the Van Ness siblings, heirs to a copper fortune, find old tensions ignited as they are pushed to the edge during this tradition that turns into a weekend to die for.
2) Waverider
Author
Series
Amulet volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
This electrifying conclusion to the #1 New York times best-selling series follows Emily as she travels to Typhon to confront the fraud who has seized power in the absence of a king and must rely on new friends and old enemies to survive the threat of darkness.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
224 pages : 400 color illus. ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Description
Twins have captivated the imagination for centuries, occupying a unique place in our cultural and scientific history. Twinkind looks at twins in myth and legend; anatomy, sociology, and genetics; and as sources of spectacle, entertainment, and community. Drawing on hundreds of striking and sometimes haunting illustrations, William Viney examines depictions of twins as protagonists in creation stories ranging from Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca in Aztec...
Author
Series
The Wingfeather saga volume 3
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
xiii, 333 pages : illustrations, map, genealogical table ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The three Igiby siblings, heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea, find refuge from the Fangs of Dang in the Green Hollows, but Kalmar's monstrous appearance raises suspicion.
Author
Series
Sort of super volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Aladdin edition.
Physical Desc
274 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven year-old superhero Wyatt Flynn and his little sister Adeline go to Camp Igneous, where they secretly explore a mysterious volcano which may be a key piece in the puzzle of what happened to their missing mother.
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nothing about Kess Pedrock's life is normal. Not her home (she lives in her family's Unnatural History Museum), not her interests (hunting for megafauna fossils and skeletons), and not her best friend (a talking demon's head in a jar named Shrunken Jim). But things get even stranger than usual when Kess meets Lilou Starling, the new girl in town. Lilou comes to Kess for help breaking a mysterious curse--and the only clue she has leads straight into...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Feng-Li can't wait to discover America with her family! But after an action-packed vacation, her parents deliver shocking news: they are returning to Taiwan and leaving Feng-Li and her older siblings in California on their own.
Suddenly, the three kids must fend for themselves in a strange new world--and get along. Starting a new school, learning a new language, and trying to make new friends while managing a household is hard enough, but Bro and...
Author
Series
Amulet volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
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 foes...
10) It found us
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Hazel, a twelve-year-old aspiring detective, must decode a series of ominous clues tied to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before it is too late.
11) Hunger winter
Author
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When his older sister Els, a Resistance fighter, is arrested by the Gestapo, thirteen-year-old Dirk takes his little sister, Anna, across the war-torn Netherlands seeking their father, who is also in the Dutch Resistance. Includes an interview with the author, discussion questions, and timeline.
Author
Series
These feathered flames volume 1
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
464 p.
Language
English
Description
The queen is dead, and someone must pay.
When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm.
But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead,...
13) Sort of super
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
234 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Wyatt Flynn had something amazing happen to him: he got superpowers! Good ones too, like super-flight, super-strength, and super-speed. The only problem? Wyatt got his superpowers totally by mistake, and his dad--who's been overprotective since Wyatt's mom disappeared--thinks he's too young for them and worries what would happen if everyone found out. So he makes Wyatt hide his powers. Keeping such a huge secret from his best friends...
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
"In this stunning and propulsive debut, a town grieves the loss of a young girl--but some fight to keep the truth about her death a secret. For fans of Jane Harper, Ashley Flowers, and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. The question: For the last ten years, the small, claustrophobic town of West Wilmer has been struggling to understand one thing: Why did it take young Grant Dean twenty-seven minutes to call for help on the fateful night of...
15) Girl on fire
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
215 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...
Author
Series
The Time-Tripping Faradays volume 1
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
158 pages : 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their parents, two temporal researchers who travel through time to document history, are transferred to 17th-century Prague, Dawk and Hype hardly expect to find themselves in the middle of an alchemical mystery. In fact, the new, boring job is meant to be a punishment for Dawk and Hype's bad behavior at their last temporal post. The teenagers are from the 25th century--how could medieval Prague compare? But when they meet a man who claims he...
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
181 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"14-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead... Book One in the series includes three thrilling mysteries: The...