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Author
Series
Pandava volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now a driver in the chariot races, Nic is still a target of the Praetors because of the magical amulet he found, and they will do anything to get their hands on it--and meanwhile Atroxia is beginning to wake up.
Author
Publisher
Harper Festival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Bear family travels back in time, and what a sight it is! They get to see mummies up close in ancient Egypt, cheer loudly during a medieval jousting match, dine at the very first Thanksgiving, and more.
Author
Series
Theodosia Throckmorton books volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
Author
Series
Seven wonders volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past.
Author
Series
Relic master volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Raffi, Master Galen, and a mysterious traveler, Carys, enter the ruined city of Tasceron seeking a relic that may save the world, while evading the Watch, a brutal organization opposed to the Order to which Raffi and Galen belong.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Geronimo Stilton and his friends time travel to three different centuries seeking artifacts missing from the mouseum, they meet Alexander the Great, Queen Cleopatra, Francis Drake, and Mozart.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Catwoman creates the perfect diversion at a cat show, while plotting to steal from the art museum an ancient Egyptian necklace that is supposed to give the person wearing it nine lives, and it is up to Batman and Robin to prevent the crime. Includes profile of Catwoman, glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ava and Chase want some more information before they embark on another adventure in time, but the woman who gave them the suitcase filled with magical objects is not being helpful, and when Chase picks up the scarab of King Tutankamun they find themselves transported not to ancient Egypt, but to Egypt on the day King Tut's tomb is discovered--and they must get the artefact back into the tomb while avoiding Randall who has arrived before them.
Author
Publisher
AmazonCrossing Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Batu is just an ordinary kid in present-day Almaty, worried about bullies, school, and his mom's new baby...until the day he meets Aspara, the Golden Warrior. Aspara steps straight out of Batu's notebook cover--and out of Kazakhstan's past. Aspara has been waiting hundreds of years to be summoned to the human world and to finally get his chance to search for the Golden Cup, a magical talisman sent down from the heavens. When the Golden Cup was lost,...
Author
Series
Henry Heckelbeck volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a class field trip, Henry hopes to dig up a dinosaur bone with his lucky shovel.
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Great Cake Bake Festival is tomorrow! All of Ponyville is head over hooves with excitement as they prepare. But then ... the big day never arrives. Each new day is still always the day before the festival. In fact, it seems like it's been the day before the festival for as long as anypony can remember. What could possibly be the reason? A mysterious artifact from ancient Mesoponytamia? Is Discord up to his old tricks? Hopefully, somepony can...
13) Hide and seek
Author
Series
Silver Jaguar Society volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Summary: For five hundred years the Jaguar Cup, sacred to the Silver Jaguar Society, was hidden in a cave on the coast of Costa Rica--so when a fake copy shows up on display in America, it is up to José, Anna, and Henry, junior members of the society, to travel to Costa Rica and rescue the real cup from thieves.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Cheetah escapes from the A.R.G.U.S. prison, she finds a map to Pandora's Box among the ancient artefacts that A.R.G.U.S. protects, and sets out to find it, hoping it has the power to make her human again--but Wonder Woman knows that Pandora's Box does not work that way, and it is imperative to stop Cheetah before she unleashes destruction on the world.
Author
Series
Pandava (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three...
Author
Series
Clem Hetherington volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A dangerous rally race... and archaeology?! Clementine Hetherington and her robot brother, Digory, have run away from the orphanage they've been living in since their parents died. Clem and Dig want to follow in their famous archaeologist mother's footsteps, but no one will take them seriously. Their chance arrives when a man from their past saves Digory's life, and to repay the debt they enter a multiday rally race... to recover stolen artifacts!...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 53
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
©2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil - the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for a rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest. I'd encounter alligators, snakes, piranhas, and other dangers on my way. Holey cheese! What an adventure!".
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