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1) The familiar
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when...
Author
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
166 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pain is Dymitr's calling. His family is one in a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he's tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. To reach her, Dymitr must ally with the ones he's sworn to kill. Pain is Ala's inheritance. A fear-eating zmora with little left to lose, Ala awaits death from the curse she carries. When Dymitr offers her a cure in exchange for her help, she has no choice but...
Author
Series
DemonWars saga the buccaneers volume 1
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Saga Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
437 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Returning to his signature world of Corona, introducing a dynamic new part of the southern coast, a fantasy author brings together a ragtag crew of Xoconi, dwarven Powrie pirates and human sailors--once enemies, now fierce friends with a common enemy and the spark of rebellion.
5) The familiar
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of a bereaved and pursued musician embarking under sail on a sentient Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea. Encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths, Rainy finds on land an increasingly desperate...
Author
Publisher
Red Tower Books, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
424 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The illegitimate daughter of a commoner and a duke, Synali von Hauteclare, survives an attack by an assassin hired by her father and plans her revenge by riding and fighting on a giant robot.
Author
Series
Letters of enchantment volume 2
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 420 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Two weeks after returning home from the front, Iris and Attie seize another chance to report on Dacre's movements, while Roman, who has lost his memory and is stuck in Dacre's realm, becomes entangled in a mysterious pen pal correspondence, leading to a pivotal decision that could impact the course of the war and his relationship with Iris.
Author
Series
Daughters of the lamp volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sahara prefers logic and science over magic, but when she travels to Cairo for a family wedding, her resistance to magic fades when she discovers that she is next in a line of women tasked with guarding Ali Baba's treasure.
Author
Series
Snow Like Ashes volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
483 pages, 19 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring's king, Angra, disappeared--thanks largely to the help of Cordell. Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria's lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity -- with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra....
11) Snow Like Ashes
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
448 pages ; 203 x 135 mm.
Language
English
Description
Game of Thrones meets Graceling in this striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true self. Sara Raasch's debut fantasy is a lightning-fast story of loyalty, love, and controlling one's destiny. Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. The Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
407 pages illustrations 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's library of magical books must work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection--a tale of familial loyalty and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power"--
For generations the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements-- books of magic that half-sisters Joanna and...
13) The great hunt
Author
Series
Eurona duology volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
406, 11 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a savage beast attacks in Eurona, the king proclaims that whoever kills the creature will win the hand of his daughter, Princess Aerity. Things get complicated when Aerity grows fond of hunter Paxton Seabolt.
14) Moon rising
Author
Series
Wings of fire volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Moonwatcher, a young NightWing with secret powers, begins school at the academy started by the dragonets of destiny after the end of the war, she soon realizes that someone is attacking the students. Moon must choose whether to help or continue to hide her gifts." --
15) Escaping peril
Author
Series
Wings of fire volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Peril is possibly the most dangerous dragon in Pyrrhia, because she has firescales that can kill an opponent with a touch, but now she has a mission--find her former queen, Scarlet, who is threatening the Jade Mountain Academy, and then stop her, and she is not sure if the persistent SeaWing, Turtle, who is accompanying her, will be a help or a hindrance.
Author
Publisher
Knowledge Forest Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Come away to Wildflower Kingdom, a faraway fantasy land with princesses, unicorns, and even a dragon! Join eight-year-old Princess Olivia and six-year-old Princess Juniper, sisters who are always off to discover new adventures and important lessons. When Princesses Olivia and Juniper agree to help Queen Jennifer with some important royal business, they are assigned to deliver a package to Stony Mountain, the home of the dragon of Wildflower Kingdom!...
Author
Series
Eurona duology volume 2
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
496, 11 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
One hunt has ended, but the pursuit for love and justice continues. The kingdom of Lochlanach has traded the great beast that once terrorized the realm of Eurona for something far more dangerous: the ire of powerful Lashed woman Rosaria Rocato. Rosaria demands that Eurona overturn the laws prohibiting magic, or an innocent will be killed each day. Despite the king's resistance, Princess Aerity believes they must make peace with the Lashed, and though...
Author
Publisher
Lake 7 Creative
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
152 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"You've been swept away from home by a deadly tornado, and you find yourself in the Land of Oz--a magical world of monsters, witches, and talking animals. Every moment, your life is at risk. Use your knowledge and courage to survive such perils as tiger-bears, winged monkeys, and angry trees. Adapts the classic novel into a Choose Your Path book, putting readers in control of the action. Do you have what it takes to traverse the road of yellow brick?...
19) Reflection
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Captain Shang is mortally wounded by Shan Yu in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily.
Author
Publisher
Red Tower Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
474 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
The five most dangerous liars in the kingdom have been mysteriously summoned to work together to kill the God King Joon, who unfairly imprisons, ruins or sells the poor and innocent while the nobles flourish.