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Author
Series
Cursebreaker series volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emberfall is torn between supporters of Rhen and Grey, who agreed not to attack for two months, while Lia Mara struggles to rule Syhl Shallow well and is beginning to question her alliance with Grey.
982) BEASTLY BEAUTY
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When handsome thief Beau enters the castle that appeared out of nowhere he finds himself trapped in Arabella's curse, which can only be broken if she finds a boy who loves her for her true self--a seeming impossibility for a girl who has been told she isimpossible to love.
Author
Series
Publisher
Winter Publishing House
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fright..."
The Quarrel of Sword and Bone was a death sentence for anyone who stepped into the arena with the deranged Queen, whose soul had crisped to frost in an age long since past.
What if St. Nicholas was really a young, mad trickster and you had the one thing he wanted? What if the only person who agreed to protect you from him had a dark past of letting those
Publisher
Kiazpora
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Swahili
Description
" ... in this beloved tale, the three pigs find out whose house really is the strongest when they each stand up to the big, bad wolf.' -- Publisher's website
Katika hadithi hii mpendwa, nguruwe watatu hugundua ni nyumba gani kweli yenye nguvu wakati kila mmoja anasimama kwa mbwa mwitu mkubwa, mbaya.
986) The queen of nothing
Author
Series
Folk of the air volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time, determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.
Author
Publisher
Watkins
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This book is infused with the Slavic wisdom and folk healing passed on to Zuza Zak by her two Polish grandmothers. It's a beautifully illustrated treasure trove of the old ways of Eastern Europe, full of little rituals and remedies to make your life gentler, sweeter and more joyful, and it's a precious object in its own right – your own notebook of practical wisdom. Season by season, the book gently guides you to a more natural Earth-focused rhythm,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest time of human history-the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. This gripping, multifaceted tapestry is woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history. Five interlocking narratives explore one common story--the tradition of resistance and uplift....
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of the John Newbery Medal
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award
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Winner of the Pura Belpré Award
TIME's Best Books of the Year
Wall Street Journal's Best of the Year
Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best of the Year
Boston Globe's Best of the Year
BookPage's Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly's Best of the Year
School Library Journal's Best of the Year
Kirkus Reviews' Best of the...
Author
Series
Seven black diamonds volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lily's father has always shielded her, but when she is sent to the prestigious St. Columbas school, she is delivered straight into the arms of a fae sleeper cell : the Black Diamonds. The Diamonds are planted in the human world as the sons and daughters of the most influential families and tasked with destroying it from within. Against her will, Lilywhite is chosen to join them...and even the romantic attention of the fae rock singer Creed Morrison...
Author
Series
Royal Academy rebels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forced to attend Enchantasia's Royal Academy, Devin teams up with other misfits to investigate why Olivina, the fairy godmother/headmistress, is obsessed with villains rather than teaching them to be proper princes and princesses.--
994) Plants of Christmas
Author
Publisher
Golden Press
Pub. Date
1969
Language
English
Description
Explores the legends and symbols of the traditional plants of Christmas, such as English holly, ivy, mistletoe, and poinsettia. The illustrations are precise, detailed, and botanically correct.
Author
Publisher
Medicine Wheel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In order to protect this precious creation, Wakȟaaŋ Tȟaaŋka needed to hide it where it would always be safe and turned to our animal relatives for help. Together, they found the perfect place. Do you know where they chose? The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation is not just a book; it's an immersive experience that invites children to explore a world of cultural richness, creativity, and the interconnectedness of all...
998) Carina Felina
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carina Felina is an arrogant cat with an appetite so huge that she eats everything and everyone who crosses her path as she ambles through Havana--until a small crab outsmarts her and saves the day.
999) High wind for Kansas
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1965
Language
English
Description
The people of Westport, Missouri, build a huge wind-powered wagon at the suggestion of a stranger who aims to revolutionize westward migration.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God's bride, in the hopes that one day the "true bride" will be chosen and end the suffering. Many...
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