Leigh Bardugo
1) Ninth house
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series.
The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
"The best fantasy novel I've read in years, because it's about real people.... Impossible to put down." —Stephen King
"Bardugo's latest
2) Hell bent
Author
Series
An Alex Stern novel volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Alex Stern returns in #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo's Hell Bent, another tale of murder and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Galaxy "Alex" Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren't just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven,...
Author
Series
Six of crows duology volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge...
Author
Series
DC Icons volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Longing to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters, Diana risks exile when she saves Alia, a Warbringer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the proteg�e of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
422 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Alina forges new alliances as she and Mal search for Morozova's last amplifier. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that alters her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields"--
7) Six of crows
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
"Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
242 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of six short stories that transports readers to familiar and strange magical lands with haunted towns, hungry woods, talking beasts, and gingerbread golems.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
197 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A prequel to the "Grisha Trilogy" takes the reader into Ravka's mysterious past, when Grisha lived as fugitives and the Darkling took his first steps on the path to power.
Before he led Ravka's Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not...
10) King of scars
Author
Series
Nikolai Duology volume 1
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Physical Desc
514 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the dark magical force within him challenges his effort to forge new alliances and build a defense against a new threat, Nikolai Lantsov, the young king of Ravka, embarks on a journey to his country's most magical places to vanquish it.
11) Shadow and Bone
Author
Series
Shadow and Bone volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
358 p. : map, ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protege of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
12) The familiar
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when...
13) Rule of wolves
Author
Series
King of scars duology volume 2
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 25
Physical Desc
592 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm to win this fight, and Zoya Nazyalensky must embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs, meanwhile Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First U. S. edition.
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery ... Miss Marple...