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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34
Language
English
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Description
Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.
4) Dark rites
Author
Series
Krewe of Hunters volume 22
Language
English
Description
"A series of bizarre assaults is mystifying Boston police: an unknown attacker is viciously beating random strangers and leaving a note quoting an old warning about witchcraft. History professor Alex Maple was one of the victims, and now he's gone missing. Vickie Preston is certain that someone has taken her friend for malicious purposes. She's having blood-drenched visions that seem to be staining her waking life, and the escalating attacks suggest...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A tale inspired by the Pendle witch hunt of 1612 finds the granddaughter of a folk healer targeted by an ambitious local magistrate who plays neighbors and family members against one another until paranoia reaches frenzied levels.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Generation "Hex"--an era where young Americans know that witchcraft isn't about devil worship and spooky curses, and instead are openly embracing meaningful Wiccan rituals that can enrich our lives in real-world ways. In Wicca, 21-year-old Harmony Nice--a YouTube and Instagram star with 700,000 followers--offers modern readers a guide to overcoming obstacles and maximizing happiness."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
How to hang a witch volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Follows fifteen-year-old Samantha Mather, who has moved to Salem with her stepmother 300 years after her family hanged witches there, to find she is ostracized by the witch descendants at school, as she unravels the lost secrets of the hangings and her family.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Witchcraft is a dramatic journey through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous -- like the Salem witch trials -- and some lesser-known: on Vardø island, Norway, in the 1620s, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder; in France in 1731, during the country's last witch trial, where a young woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader; in Pennsylvania in 1929 where a magical healer was labelled a "witch"; in Lesotho...
Author
Publisher
Moon Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Deeply rooted in environmentalism and activism, Honoring the Wild answers crucially pertinent questions while driving at lasting change. From political demonstrations to personal calls, Irisanya Moon offers a collection of stories and lessons, as told by Reclaiming Witches from around the world, about the facts and fears, the confessions and collaborations within the Reclaiming tradition's own timeline of activism. Honoring the Wild inspires and informs...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Go beyond the basics of witchcraft and take your study of wicca to the next level: everything you need to know to have a deeper understanding of wicca, its teachings, and the meaning behind its rituals and practices. Takes you beyond the trendy witchy basics to the deeper roots the practice, with explanations of the traditions, beliefs, and rituals that make up the wiccan religion.
Author
Publisher
Leaping Hare Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The world of tarot cards is swirling with rich meaning, symbolism and secrets waiting to reveal themselves. Whether you're new to witchcraft, tarot, or both, this beginner's guide to tarot magick is for you! Including stunning illustrations from The Witch of the Forest's very own Tarot Magick deck (illustrated by Viki Lester of Forensics and Flowers), and brimming with easy-to-learn information, explore the in-depth meanings and symbolism of every...
13) Witch & wizard
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A sister and brother, along with thousands of young people, have been kidnapped and either thrown in prison or turned up missing after accusations of witchcraft were made against them, and the ruling regime will do anything in order to suppress life and liberty, music and books.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
This is a classic tale of a house cursed through the centuries by a man hung for witchcraft, and haunted by the ghosts of its sinful dead, is now available in this special 150th anniversary edition that contains new supplementary material and a new afterword.
15) The witch hunter
Author
Series
Witch hunter (Virginia Boecker) volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. But when she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to burn at the stake. Salvation comes from a man she thought was her enemy. Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful and dangerous wizard in the kingdom, offers her a deal: he will save her from execution if she can break the deadly curse that's been laid upon...
16) A wicked magic
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When their feelings for the same boy, Johnny, cause a rift in their friendship, Liss and Daniela, who practice witchcraft on California's northern coast, must work together to rescue him when a misguided spell makes him a prisoner of an ancient demon.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales.
18) The Furies
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In 1990s England, at an elite boarding school connected to seventeenth-century witch trials, troubled sixteen-year-old Violet is drawn into a circle of friends dabbling in witchcraft to avenge wrongs done to them.
19) Dad is fat
Author
Language
English
Description
Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan expresses the joys and horrors of life with five young children.
Author
Publisher
SAGA, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Arrested on accusations of witchcraft and treason, Chant finds himself trapped in a cold, filthy jail cell in a foreign land. With only his advocate, the unhelpful and uninterested Consanza, he quickly finds himself cast as a bargaining chip in a brewing battle between the five rulers of this small, backwards, and petty nation.
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