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Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old identical twins Peter and Kai accidentally raise an ancient sea god, they must delve into a world of hidden magic and dangerous puzzles to uncover the secrets of lost Atlantis and save their family and home.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 9
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Yugi is a smaller than average high school student, and becomes an easy target for the bullies at school. He is given an ancient Egyptian riddle called the Millennium Puzzle by his grandfather who is a local game shop manager. Yugi pieces the puzzle together and unexpectedly becomes the powerful Game King. Now the heroic Yugi squares off against archrival Kaiba in an adventure even more dangerous when the imaginary monsters in their playing cards...
45) The lost tribes
Author
Series
Lost tribes volume 1
Publisher
Move Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When Ben is given a challenge to beat a unique computer game, he can then join his globe-trotting uncle on the adventure of a lifetime. Ben, his sister April, friends Grace, Carlos and Serise team up to help him. These five friends could never imagine their ordinary parents are scientists on a secret mission. When their parents go missing, they are forced into unfathomable circumstances and learn of a history that's best left unknown. Now they must...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Jokes for Minecrafters is the first book in the new Jokes for Minecrafters series, which celebrates the humor in Minecraft from skeleton mobs to zombie pigmen. Be prepared to laugh! No ghast or blaze is safe from being the punch line of these jokes! Inside you will find hilarious jokes such as: Why did the slime stay home? He had no place to goo! How did Steve know that the skeleton was lying to him? He could see right through him. For kids ages...
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Muggle world got you down? Dark lord actively trying to end you? Horcrux fell in between the abyss that is your couch cushions? Need some laughter but haven't learned the tickling charm yet? Don't worry; The Unofficial Harry Potter Joke Book is here to relieve some of the daily stresses that accompany a life of witchcraft and wizardry.
Author
Series
Pellinor volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
The further translation of a manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah which chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, a gifted Bard, as she seeks the answer to the Riddle of the Treesong and continues to battle the Dark forces.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie to ancient Egypt. Inside a pyramid, Jack and Annie find a long-dead queen who needs their help solving a centuries-old riddle. If only they can find their way through the pyramid's maze!"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Step right up, animal lovers! It's your turn to judge in this poetic competition of superlative animal abilities. Structured as a guessing game competition, and told through deftly crafted persona poems, the book celebrates animals' standout qualities, from the biggest (blue whale) to the smallest (shrew), with all the favorite creatures (speedy cheetahs, long-necked giraffes) plus some less common animals with equally amazing abilities (long-lived...
Author
Publisher
Castle Point Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Fa la la la la, la ha-ha-ha! Welcome to The Jokiest Joking Christmas Joke Book Ever...No Joke!-where you will find a jolly sleigh ride of jokes, giggles, gags, and Christmas joy that will have you snickering along with good ol' St. Nick and all his reindeer friends. Get ready for the Santa season with enough laughs to shake your belly like a bowlful of jelly! This Christmas companion can fit just as easily inside your stocking as it can in your sleigh-so...
Author
Series
Little bad book volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With tricky puzzles, funny riddles, and eerily funny stories, this interactive middle grade book allows the reader to become a part of the plot! This is all about YOU-yes, I am talking to YOU. Your help is needed. Act NOW! Pick up and start this book no matter what else you are doing. Don't be a goody-goody and wait for the right time-the right time is this minute! Come on, do it! Make a decision! Who cares what the adults or others say? You can start...
Author
Series
Mysterious Benedict Society volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Preesnts puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers related to the mysterious Benedict Society, and profiles the society's members and their adventures.
60) Treasure hunt
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In Treasure Hunt, Montalbano is hailed as a hero after news cameras film him scaling a building-- gun in hand-- to capture a pair of unlikely snipers. Shortly after, the inspector begins to receive cryptic messages in verse from someone challenging him to go on a 'treasure hunt.' Intrigued, he accepts, treating the messages as amusing riddles-- until they take a dangerous turn" -- from publisher's web site.
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