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41) Once there was
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When fifteen-year-old Iranian American Marjan discovers her murdered father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures, she realizes she must take up his mantle, despite the many dangers.
42) Ice wolves
Author
Series
Elementals (Amie Kaufman) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Everyone in Vallen knows that ice wolves and scorch dragons are sworn enemies who live deeply separate lives.So when twelve-year-old orphan Anders takes one elemental form and his twin sister, Rayna, takes another, he wonders whether they are even related. Still, whether or not they re family, Rayna is Anders s only true friend.
Author
Series
Julia's house volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Julia's flying house has come down to earth--and sprouted legs! Now it roams the landscape looking for the perfect spot to settle down. But just as Julia spots the Perfect Spot, off in the distance--her walking house trips! It tumbles down a steep mountain side, and Julia and her creatures are scattered across the hills while her runaway home continues rolling off on an adventure of its own"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Dragonbreath volume 6
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Danny Dragonbreath is excited about going to camp with his best friend Wendell and classmate Christiana even though his obnoxious, seven-year-old cousin Spencer is going too, but things change when Spencer finds a real jackalope.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The octicorn -- half octopus and half unicorn-- introduces himself and tells readers why, though strange and unique, octicorns make great friends.
Author
Series
Tales of Sasha volume 11
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
How will Sasha juggle invitations to three different parties on her birthday?
Author
Series
Fabled Stables volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Auggie loves his job at the Fabled Stables and when he and Fen enter a portal on a quest to rescue a beast called the Shibboleth they must work together to find a way to calm the very hungry monster.
Author
Series
Cryptid duology (Lija Fisher) volume 1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren learns that his recently deceased father was not an archaeologist as he was told, but rather a cryptid catcher, known for finding elusive mythological creatures, and now Clivo must pick up where his father left off and track down a cryptid whose blood grants immortality before the knowledge falls into the wrong hands.--
49) The weeping tide
Author
Series
Wilderlore volume 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Lore Keeper apprentice Barclay helps his teacher investigate a carnivorous algae bloom and its possible connection to recurring attacks by the Legendary Beast of the Sea.
50) Dreams come true
Author
Series
Melowy chapter books volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hidden somewhere beyond the highest clouds is the castle of Destino, a school for very special students. They're the Melowies, little unicorns born with a symbol on their wings and a hidden magical power.
Author
Series
Riders of the realm volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Believing they have tamed all the wild winged horses, stable groom Rahkki and his Sandwen clanmates are stunned when a wild herd flies over their village, but this herd has crossed the ocean hoping to settle in a free land, unaware of the Sandwens.
Author
Series
Ivy volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
After a farmer brings them a goblin egg, Ivy and Grandmother are stuck with a shrieking, mischievous baby until Ivy decides to brave the dark forest to find the goblin's family.
53) Second chance
Author
Series
Publisher
Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Brother and sister Chance and Pauline must risk it all to return to the magical realm that exists deep below the ground to warn its inhabitants about a miner threatening to destroy their world.
54) Wings for Wyatt
Author
Series
Tales of Sasha volume 6
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During a visit home, everyone treats Sasha differently except her best friend, Wyatt, so she tries to find a way for him to fly with her to the Island of Royal Flying Horses.
Author
Series
Magic animal rescue volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Having increasing difficulties getting along with her stepmother and stepsiblings, Maggie catches a magical fish who promises to grant her a wish if she sets him free, a prospect that challenges her to evaluate her feelings about her complicated family.
Author
Series
Zoey and Sassafras volume 9
Publisher
Innovation Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pip shows up with a new look that's just as surprising to him as it is to Zoey and Sassafras. When they retrace Pip's steps in the forest, they see another magical friend change right before their eyes.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Autumn, the beastkeeper at Inglenook School for Magicians, befriends Cai Morrigan the young magician prophesied to destroy the dragon suspected of devouring Autumn's twin brother, and together they uncover the dark truth that lies at the heart of Inglenook School.
58) The glitter bug
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bo Tinseltail and friends meet a kitsune who helps them find a cure after they all catch the Glitter Bug"--
Author
Series
Camp Lil' Vills volume 1
Publisher
DisneyHyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
At her father's summer camp set in the middle of an enchanted forest, Bloom finds herself bunking with Cruella de Vil, who hates puppies (and pretty much everything else), and who wants to steal the rare furry Nerbit and turn it into a fancy hat.
Author
Series
Society of Explorers and Adventurers volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
To free himself from an ancient curse, thirteen-year-old Shinji Takahashi must team up with a secret organization of explorers, find a magical font hidden in the jungles of Mexico, and replace a stolen idol.
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