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Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Harleen Quinzel starts attending Gotham University and becomes an Arkham Asylum intern, paired with the most high-profile female inmate, the notorious Talia al Ghūl, but as they spend more time together, the lines between good and bad begin to blur.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Astrid Xu stumbles upon an ancient Chinese scroll that she hopes is the key to curing her mother's depression, but when it transports her and her younger sister Marilla to a realm where Chinese legends are real, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between good and evil.
Author
Series
Winnie Zeng volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
As the balance between the human and spirit realm becomes more fragile as Halloween aproaches, Winnie Zeng and her archnemesis and fellow member of the Shaman Task Force, David, must work with a new shaman to keep their town safe.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Kwame is eager to start Nkonyaa School and learn calabash magic, yet none of the teachers can figure out what kind of magic is in his calabash -- but when one of Kwame's new friends is possessed by an evil magic his power is revealed.
Author
Series
Never after volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The League of Seven follows the yellow brick road to retrieve the sword of Excalibur and save Fil's mother from Olga's evil clutches.
Author
Series
Alex Wise volume 1
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Alex leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world.
Author
Series
School for Good and Evil volume prequel
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Two brothers who rule the School for Good and Evil in exchange for power and immortality find their loyalty corrupted, bringing them to the brink of war and a shocking conclusion that will change the course of the school forever.
Author
Series
Spider-Man's social dilemma volume 2
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Peter Parker is still learning the ropes--er, webs?--as Spider-Man, and he has a new partner in crime-fighting in his new girlfriend MJ. But having someone who knows his secret makes this high school romance more complicated, not less--especially when a mysterious social media account starts alerting Peter to crimes before they happen. But is it just a smokescreen for a new villain, pulling Spider-Man's strings--er, webs? And when the mysterious...
Author
Series
Doomesday Archives volume 1
Publisher
Zando Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"New Rotterdam is no place for a kid and that's what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town's urban legends and cryptid sightings in a Wiki, along with his neighbors and fellow horror fans Hazel and Serena. It's all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collection of relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences. When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around...
13) Punycorn
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When the villainous Sir Ogre unleashes his evil army on Carbuncle, a land of endless rainbows and sugar-sprinkled donuts, Punycorn, a small, athletically challenged unicorn, and a motley group of misfits are Carbuncle's only hope!"--
14) Ironheart
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Marvel's Iron Heart--the super-smart Avenger who wears amazing armor--blasts off in her first ever Little Golden Book! Readers will love this exciting Marvel Little Golden Book featuring Riri Williams, a young African-American girl who's as smart as Tony Stark and wears powerful armor too! The action-packed storybook is a great way to introduce children ages 2 to 5 to Riri's alter-ego Iron Heart and learn all about her awesome armor, amazing adventures,...
Author
Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 17
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"OK. It's time to stop messin' around...In this book, the One IS going to be reunited with the Others. You ARE going to actually meet the REAL DREAD OVERLORD SPLAARGHÖN. And ONE CHARACTER is going to change EVERYTHING you thought you knew. This is the one you've been waiting for!"--
16) The magicians
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Magic gives three children the power to change their appearance and reinvent a world, but soon a a fierce young Huntress and a mechanical lion-dragon named Clinker are hunting them down and will not rest until every magician is vanquished."--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Monsters are still lurking on the island of Barrow's Bay. Dare Coates is sure of it. No drifter or ruffian could have killed her father, the Captain of the Guard, while he was on patrol. But everyone insists that monsters have been gone for years now. Dare's mother. Her classmates. Even the governor, who swiftly marries her mother just months after her father's death. Dare's suspicions grow even stronger when the governor suddenly ships her off...
18) Legion of lava
Author
Series
Dragon kingdom of Wrenly volume 9
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Cinder has left to find the truth about Villinelle, while the others are on the hunt for Valos, the evil wizard who is out to destroy all of dragonkind with beasts born from the fiery depths of Crestwood."--
Author
Series
City of dragons (Jaimal Yogis) volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Grace and her friends are still recovering from the evil attacks plotted by ancient warlord Daijiang when Nate suddenly reappears and whisks Grace away to the Dragon King's lair. There, she learns that Daijiang is searching for a powerful dragon stone that will help him take over the world -- and that he has enlisted a terrifyingly fierce beast called Shadowfire to capture Grace. Pursued by the Shadowfire, Grace and her friends must get to Paris...
20) Out of darkness
Author
Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 10
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"War is close, and the entire realm must choose a side. The Legion of Lava has stirred worry and fear among the regions of Wrenly—some even believe the Legion was created by the Dragons of Crestwood! Such are the evil ways of Valos, the villain who has wickedly turned neighbor against neighbor. Now Ruskin and his dragon friends must wage a war on two fronts: one on the battlefield and one for the very soul of Wrenly."--
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