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Author
Series
Imaginary veterinary volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-olds Ben and Pearl continue their apprenticeships at Dr. Woo's Worm Hospital, where they meet a dragon named Metalmouth and get a chance to travel to the Imaginary World"--
Author
Series
Wilderlore volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Barclay Thorne yearns for the quiet life of a mushroom farmer, but after unwittingly bonding with a beast in the forbidden Woods, he must seek Lore Keepers to break the bond and return home.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Fleeing from the orphanage where she lives, Grace makes a deal with the witch in the nearby woods--if Grace can learn all the witch's spells, she must make Grace her apprentice--an agreement that leads to an unexpected bond, and an unimaginable sacrifice.
24) 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.
Author
Series
Ashtown burials volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When their parents' seedy old motel burns down on the same night they are visited by a strange man covered in skeleton tattoos, Cyrus, Antigone, and their brother Daniel are introduced to an ancient secret society, and discover that they have an important role in keeping it alive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At a medieval monastery, orphaned Simon, who is apprenticing in illumination, dreams of the day he can create his own pictures, but finds he must first complete a strange and unusual assignment that Father Anselm has given him.
29) The fairy swarm
Author
Series
Imaginary veterinary volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-olds Ben Silverstein and Pearl Petal have had quite a busy summer as apprentices of Dr. Woo, veterinarian for imaginary creatures. When a swarm of sugar fairies escapes into Buttonville, Ben and Pearl must protect the townspeople, keep the fairies safe, and outsmart the dangerous poacher, Maximus Steele.
30) Fart quest
Author
Series
Fart quest volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After their masters are vaporized in a goblin battle gone badly, Fart, Pan, and Moxie, three lowly apprentices, decide to impersonate their mentors and pick up the mantle as heroes of the realm. But they need more than a fancy robe, magic staff, and book of magical beasts to be real heroes. They need a quest! So when The Great and Powerful Kevin puts out a call for help, seeking the coveted Golden Llama and its magical golden fart, young Fart and...
Author
Series
Fart quest volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"After crushing their very first quest, young adventurers Pan, Moxie, and Fart are hungry for their next challenge. Luckily, the Great and Powerful Kevin has cooked up something for the trio: Locate a bedazzler--a rare and monstrous creature of truly horrific power--and bring back . . . its barf"--
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by award-winning Inuk director Zacharias Kunuk's short film of the same name, The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a young shaman in training who must face her first test--a trip to the underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill. Facing dark spirits and physical challenges, the young shaman must learn to stifle her fear and listen to what Kannaaluk has to tell her."--...
Author
Series
Dragons in a bag volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Jaxon and his friends are back in the magical real, Palmera, trying to convince Guardian Sis that magical creatures should exist in both world, but things might be even more complicated than Jax and his friends realize"--
Author
Series
Inquisitor's apprentice volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, with fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history.
35) The ever storms
Author
Series
Wilderlore volume 3
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year old Barclay and his fellow Lore Keeper apprentices are excited to travel to the Desert to study at the respected University of Al Faradh, but when dangerous, unnatural sandstorms and a magical library appear, more than their exams are at stake.
Author
Series
Dragons in a bag volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Now that he is Ma's apprentice Jax is finding himself mixed up with all sorts of magical doings, like taking care of a phoenix egg which is going to hatch soon, trying to bring back the creatures Sis stole, finding his grandfather, and convincing Sis, the guardian, to reunite the two realms--and hopefully living to see Brooklyn again.
37) Abeni's song
Author
Series
Abeni's song volume 1
Publisher
Starscape. Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Abeni, a reluctant magical apprentice, and a team of spirit kids set out to save their village from the evil Witch Priest who captured and marched off everyone toward ghost ships bound for distant lands.
On the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message: You ignored my warnings. It's too late to run. They are coming. Warriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with...
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tiana sets off to New York City for an apprenticeship at the most celebrated restaurant in Harlem. But can she juggle the dueling demands of her mentor, Chef Leroy, while experiencing Harlem’s exciting cultural scene? This hardcover graphic novel contains beautiful full-color comic panels, as well as pages taken from the princess’s very own journals of her adventures."--
Author
Series
Fart quest volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"After their latest quest, Fart, Pan, Moxie, and TickTock return to the Great and Powerful Kevin to claim their reward--a chance for Pan to see her mother, who died many years ago. But bringing her mom back seems impossible. Is Kevin full of hot air? When our heroes sniff out the truth behind his secret plans, they unleash a terrifying danger that sends them on a nail-biting journey. Will their nose for trouble take them down for good? Or will they...
40) The golem's eye
Author
Series
Bartimaeus trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London.
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