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81) Summer of salt
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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No one on the island of By-the-Sea would call the Fernweh women what they are, but if you need the odd bit of help, such as a sleeping aid concocted by moonlight, they are the ones to ask. Georgina Fernweh waits impatiently for the tingle of magic in her fingers--magic that has touched every woman in her family, including her twin sister, Mary. But with her eighteenth birthday looming at the end of her last summer on the island, Georgina fears her...
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Language
English
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"In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters -- Catherine, Lydia and Emeline -- flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic, but a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere. Remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline. All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none more than Lydia, who must draw on a power she never knew...
84) Ilse witch
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Series
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English
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A half-drowned elf is rescued from the Blue Divide seas carrying a map with mysterious symbols. He is believed to be part of an expedition led by an elven prince 30 years before in search of a legendary magic. Only Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, can decipher the symbols. But the Ilse Witch, a ruthless young woman who wields a magic as potent as his own, will stop at nothing to possess the map--and the magic it leads to.
Author
Series
Ophelia and Abby mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
86) Nettle & Bone
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Hugo Awards
2023 Reading Challenge: Science Fiction or Fantasy
Readalikes for 'The Kingdom of Sweets'
2023 Reading Challenge: Science Fiction or Fantasy
Readalikes for 'The Kingdom of Sweets'
Description
"This isn't a fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It's one where she kills him. From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive new fantasy adventure. After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra-the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter-has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a...
Author
Series
Westfield wolves volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
89) Unholy ghosts
Author
Series
Downside ghosts volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
91) Sea witch
Author
Series
Sea witch volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt. Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears offshore and, though the girl denies it, Evie is convinced that her best friend actually survived. That her own magic wasn't so powerless after all ... The rise of Hans Christian Andersen's iconic villainess is a heart-wrenching story of...
92) Shadow rites
Author
Series
Jane Yellowrock novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jane is keeping the peace between visiting groups of witches and vamps in the city, but then trouble comes knocking on her doorstep. When her house is magically attacked, the wild chase to find her assailants unearths a mystery that has literally been buried deep. A missing master vampire, presumed long deceased, is found chained in a pit--undead, raving mad, and in the company of two human bodies. Now it's up to Jane to find out who kept the vampire...
Author
Series
Immortals after dark series volume 4
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
96) Revelation
Author
Series
De la Vega cats volume 2
Publisher
Samhain Publishing
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Language
English
97) New Amsterdam
Author
Series
New Amsterdam volume 1
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Author
Series
Black jewels series volume 7
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Theran Grayhaven is the last of his line, desperate to find the key that reveals a treasure great enough to restore Dena Nehele. But first he needs to find a Queen who remembers the Blood's code of honor and lives by the Old Ways. The woman chosen to rule Dena Nehele, Lady Cassidy, is not beautiful and believes she is not strong. But she may be the only one able to convince bitter men to serve once again.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family--and a new love--changes the course of her life. As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don't mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she's used to being alone and she follows...
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