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My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor’s army blew a hole in the wall of God’s eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment.
Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant’s epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome...
Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant’s epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome...
3) Cat's cradle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
Description
Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate. Features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso signer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and funny.
Author
Series
Noble dead volume 8
Publisher
Roc
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In search of the Stonewalkers and the ancient texts they supposedly possess, Wynn journeys to the mountain stronghold of the dwarves where she encounters an old enemy she thought she destroyed.
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Publisher
Tachyon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Molly O'Malley is a clever, adventurous girl. She is also a Dwerg. Dwergs are strange folks who live very quietly in the Catskill mountains, have lots of gold, and are kind of like dwarves (but also not!). Molly isn't interested in cooking and weaving, as she is expected to be. So, she sets off to see the world for herself. Which means a new job, a trip to New York City, prowling gangsters, an adorable king, a city witch, and many historical ghosts....
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Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From the beloved stars of TLC's The Little Couple comes an uplifting and moving behind-the-scenes account of how the pair met, fell in love, and overcame huge obstacles to become successful professionals and parents. Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein have inspired millions as stars of TLC's hit show The Little Couple. Though they both have dwarfism, they have knocked down every obstacle they have encountered together with a positive, can-do attitude....
10) The pirate king
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Series
Forgotten realms. Transitions volume 2
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, but when corruption eats away at their ranks, Captain Deudermont comes to the rescue of a city that has become a safe haven for the Sword Coast's most dangerous pirates. But rescuing a city from itself may not be as easy as Deudermont thinks, and when Drizzt can't talk him out of it, he'll be forced to help.
12) Dragon spies!
Author
Series
Ella and Owen volume 6
Publisher
Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing USA
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The twins find themselves in yet another messy situation when they are mistaken for spies! The dwarves think Ella and Owen are spying on them for the elves, and the elves think the twins are spying on them for the dwarves.
13) Righteous fury
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Series
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Jo Fletcher, an imprint of Quercus
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"From the author of the bestselling fantasy series The Dwarves--which has sold over one million copies--come the dynamic new series The Legends of the Alfar. In Righteous Fury, the elves, dwarves and humans all know the alfar to be dark, relentless warriors. In Dson Faimon, the realm of the alfar, the warriors are planning a military campaign. Caphalor and Sinthoras are looking to enlist a powerful demon to strengthen their army - but the two alfar...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
By her fourteenth birthday, Babe Killingsworth measures 6ʹ9ʺ and weighs 342 pounds. In 1896, what other options does a giant have but to join a carnival? Her only real talent is handling animals: Critters is folks to me.
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Never growing beyond two feet and eight inches, Mercy Lavinia "Vinnie" Bump spent much of her life in seclusion. However, when she impressed legendary showman P.T. Barnum, she suddenly became the world's most unlikely celebrity. In this fictional autobiography, Vinnie recounts her life, her travels with Barnum, and her wedding to co-worker and fellow tiny superstar, General Tom Thumb.
16) The dollmaker
Author
Publisher
Riverrun
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique style. Like him, they are diminutive, but graceful, unique and with surprising depths. Perhaps that's why he answers the enigmatic personal ad in his collector's magazine. Letter by letter, Bramber Winters reveals more of her strange, sheltered life in an institution on Bodmin Moor, and the terrible events that put her there as a child. Andrew knows what it is to be...
17) Albrek's tomb
Author
Series
Adventurers wanted volume 3
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Newly-named wizard Alexander Taylor joins a familiar company of adventurers on a new quest to discover the fate of the legendary dwarf Albrek, find his mythical tomb, and locate the lost talisman that could be the key needed to save the entire dwarf realm.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"For Hakumei and Mikochi, life in the woods is often busy, sometimes scary, regularly exciting, and never dull. But they're not the only ones around! The pair's lush surroundings teem with life, and the fauna-whether they're cats, monkeys, foxes, tanuki, wolves, or lovable neighborhood stag beetles-have jobs and social lives and worries of their own!"-- cover page 4.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The idyllic days of Hakumei and Mikochi are full of adventures, but what do nights in the forest hold for these two pint-size friends? When the sun sets, time seems to slow to a crawl, bringing quiet moments and simple pleasures. From taking the night train to sharing a drink on a moonlit eve, Hakumei and Mikochi prove that, night or day, life is best when savored to the fullest..."-- cover page 4.
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