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Outlander novels volume 8
Language
English
Description
"In her now classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon told the story of Claire Randall, an English ex-combat nurse who walks through a stone circle in the Scottish Highlands in 1946, and disappears into 1743. The story unfolded from there in seven bestselling novels, and CNN has called it "a grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across [centuries]." Now the story continues in Written...
2) Fourth wing
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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As war grows more deadly, Violet Sorrengail joins the elite Navarre: the dragon riders. But she'll need to keep her wits because once you enter the Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
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Series
Poppy war volume 1
Language
English
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Description
A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
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English
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"Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior's life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen. However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune's shady underbelly...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
6) Iron flame
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College--Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance....
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
For fans of Practical Magic and Gilmore Girls, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic is a debut novel that explores the shields we build around our hearts to retain our own magic. Sadie Revelare has always believed that the curse of four heartbreaks that accompanies her magic would be worth the price. But when her grandmother is diagnosed with cancer with only weeks to live, and her first heartbreak, Jake McNealy, returns to town after...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.
9) Lightlark
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Series
Lightlark volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In order to break a curse on her kingdom, Isla Crown, the young ruler of Wilding, must compete in the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play, and to survive she must lie, cheat, and betray--even as love threatens to undo everything.
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
More than thirty years have passed since the events of the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, and the world has reached a critical turning point once again. The realm is threatened by divisive forces, even as old allies are lost, and others are lured down darker paths. Perhaps most terrifying of all, the Norns--the long-vanquished elvish foe--are stirring once again, preparing to reclaim the mortal-ruled lands that once were theirs....
11) Voyager
Author
Series
Outlander novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first. Now that Claire knows Jamie survived the slaughter at Culloden, she is faced with the most difficult decision of her life. She aches to travel back through time again to find the love of her life, but, in order to do that, she must leave their daughter behind. It has been 20 years since she and Jamie...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Hidden within an unusual circus run by a centuries-old Enchanter, Harrow, keeping her true identity and magical ability a secret, finds her destiny in an elemental with no recollection of who he is, forcing her to reveal the secrets from her own dark past to save this dangerous creature.
Author
Series
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas) volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Language
English
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Description
"Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After...
14) Dance of thieves
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Series
Dance of thieves volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations. A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power. Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard. A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself. A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent. A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent. When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves...
15) The gunslinger
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Series
Dark Tower volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
The first book of Stephen King's series introduces the haunting figure, Roland of Gilead, the last gunslinger.
16) The siren
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Forced to work as a Siren and lure strangers to their deaths after being rescued from drowning by the Ocean, Kahlen falls in love with a human and defies the rules of her service in order to follow her heart.
Author
Series
A court of thorns and roses volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court"--
Author
Series
Lord of the rings volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
In the second volume of the trilogy, the fellowship has been forced to split up in order to destroy the ring and fight the first battle of the War of the ring.
19) The Borrowers
Author
Series
The Borrowers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. Includes a letter and a sketch of Homily and Arrietty by the author.
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Series
Warring gods volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"When Reina arrives at Aguila Manor, her heart stolen from her chest, she's on the verge of death-until her estranged grandmother, a dark sorceress in the Don's employ, intervenes. Indebted to a woman she never knew, and smitten with the upper-caste daughter of the house, Celeste, Reina will do anything to earn-and keep-the family's favor. Even the bidding of the ancient god who speaks to her from the Manor's foundations. To save the woman she loves,...
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