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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Nicknamed Snow White, sixteen-year-old Lady Sophie, daughter of Duke Franz of Bavaria, debuts into high society and falls for the prince of Spain, whose betrothal to a higher-ranking girl and mercurial father prove dangerous for the duchy"--
Author
Series
Hagenheim volume 5
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
The year is 1413. Margaretha hopes her newest suitor, Lord Claybrook, will be her one true love, but when an injured man is brought to Hagenheim Castle claiming to be an English lord who was attacked by Claybrook, Margaretha is drawn into a plot, not knowing who is telling the truth.
Author
Series
Dark mirror novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The young lady Victoria Mansfield's life of privilege is threatened when she finds her blood is tainted by magic, and she is exiled to Lackland Abbey, where she meets rebel students who have pledged their talents to protect England.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The youngest of four daughters, Primrose Ainsworth is used to getting lost in the shuffle. When her parents decide to delay her debut into English society, Prim hatches a plan to go rogue on the night of her sixteenth birthday. She dons a mask and escapes to Vauxhall Gardens for one wild night -- and finds a masked stranger who becomes her partner in mischief and romance. -- adapted from jacket
Series
Shadows house volume 5
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Occupying a mansion cloaked in secrecy, nobles and living dolls reside alongside each other. One such pair, Kate and Emilico, was deemed "of age" recently. But what awaits them in the children's building with their fellow Shadows is a delicately woven web of shifting alliances. Who can be trusted, who can be used, and who must they deceive? Their survival at Shadows House hangs in the balance..."--
Series
Shadows house volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the depths of a murky mansion lives a group of enigmatic nobles known as...the Shadow family. With no visible features to speak of, these mysterious aristocrats employ living dolls to act as their "faces." Kate and Emilico are one such pair of mistress and servant, delling in their own little world and learning from each other bit by bit with every new day. But in a house of locked doors, living according to rules from no apparent source--how...
Series
Shadows house volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A family of "faceless" nobles reside in a secretive mansion alongside their living dolls, who act as both servant and face. Although Kate Shadow and her living doll, Emilico, hope to be one such pair, their impending "debut" and its possible consequences have cast an ominous cloud over their blissful existence. Strange monstrous creatures roam the halls, while rumors of discarding defective dolls circulate...Fearful of losing her place at the house,...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Lady Victoria Aston, obsessed with Jane Austen and content to stay home, is suddenly expected to enter society and find a husband, preferably one who cares for her more than her dowry.
9) Iron heart
Author
Series
Crier's war volume 2
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The human revolution has risen against the Automae of Rabu, and at its heart is Ayla. Once a handmaiden, now a fugitive, Ayla narrowly escaped the palace of Lady Crier, the girl she would've killed if they hadn't fallen in love first. Unbeknownst to Ayla, Crier escaped as well, joining with rebels and determined to find her way back to her love. When their paths finally cross and Ayla is charged to destroy the Iron Heart, neither girl is prepared...
10) My fine fellow
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
It's 1830s England, and Culinarians--doyens who consult with society's elite to create gorgeous food and confections--are the cr̈me de la cr̈me of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanor and an even sharper palate--and knows stardom awaits her if she can produce greatness in her final year. Penelope Pickering is going to prove the value of non-European cuisine to all of England. Her contemporaries...
11) The wager
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Having lost everything in a tidal wave in 1169 Sicily, nineteen-year-old Don Giovanni makes a simple-sounding wager with a stranger he recognizes as the devil but, while desperate enough to surrender his pride and good looks for three years, he is not willing to give up his soul.
12) Dark passage
Author
Series
Dark mirror novels volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Safely back in 1803 England, Merlin's Irregulars are more confident, proud, and powerful, but class distinctions complicate their relationships until the mages are called upon to rescue a vitally important French scientist and his family from Nazi-occupied France.
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