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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In an isolated outport on Newfoundland's northern coastline, Abe Strapp is about to marry the daughter of a rival merchant to cement his hold on the shore when the Widow Caines arrives to throw the wedding and Abe's plans into chaos. That ruthless act of sabotage is the opening salvo in a battle between the man and woman who own Mockbeggar's largest mercantile firms, each fighting for the scarce resources of the north Atlantic fishery, each seeking...
Author
Series
The Wingfeather saga volume 2
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
xiii, 330 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jealousies and bitterness threaten to tear apart the three Igiby siblings, heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea, just when they must work together to battle the monsters of Glipwood Forest, the thieving Stranders of the East Bend, and the dreaded Fork Factory.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Valdin is still in love with his ex-boyfriend Xabi, who used to drive around Auckland in a ute but now drives around Buenos Aires in one. Greta is in love with her fellow English tutor Holly, who doesn't know how to pronounce Greta's surname, Vladislavljevic, properly. From their Auckland apartment, brother and sister must navigate the intricate paths of modern romance as well as weather the small storms of their eccentric Māori-Russian-Catalonian...
Author
Series
Farah Rocks volume 4
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her little brother faces a lengthy stay in the hospital, Farah is sent to visit her grandmother in Florida. Sitti Fayrouz doesn't speak much English, and she has rules about everything. Even worse, Farah manages to make an enemy out of one of her grandmother's neighbors--before she even arrives in Florida. Will Farah find a way to have fun being the only kid in a retirement community, or will she spend the trip worrying about her brother and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A serial killer is on the loose in Jazz Age Philadelphia in Jenny Adams’ debut historical mystery, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Rhys Bowen.
Philadelphia, 1921. When Edie Shippen returns home after spending years in California recovering from Influenza, she’s shocked to discover that her childhood sweetheart is engaged to her twin sister. Heartbroken and adrift, Edie vows to begin living her life as a modern woman—and to hell with...
6) Hello
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brother and sister enjoy a brilliant day full of spills, thrills, and silly adventures in this playful story comprised only of words that contain a double L (such as spills, thrills, and silly)!
7) Mapmaker
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Walt and his family relocate to Blackbird Bay, Walt thinks it's the most boring place on earth. While his twin sister, Van, likes to spend her time skateboarding, Walt prefers to hide out in his room and work on his beloved map world, Djaruba. But shortly after their arrival, Walt discovers something extraordinary: He has the ability to make maps come to life.
Suddenly his new hometown doesn't seem so boring after all. And when a magical heirloom...
Author
Series
Elementals volume Book 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
333 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everyone in Vallen knows that Ice Wolves and Scorch Dragons are sworn enemies who live deeply separate lives. So when twelve-year-old orphan Anders takes one elemental form and his twin sister, Rayna, takes another, he has to question whether they are even related. Still, whether or not they're family, Anders knows that Rayna is his best friend and only true friend. She's nothing like the brutal, cruel dragons who claimed her as one of their own and...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books of Norther New York, an imprint of Tundra Book Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash. They are thrown overboard and when Lauren surfaces she sees her brother being pulled away by the Memekwesewak — creatures who live in and around water and...
Author
Series
Elementals volume Book 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
251 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Though Anders and his friends have delayed a war between the Ice Wolves and the Scorch Dragons, their mission isn't over. With adults on both sides looking for them, they've sought refuge in Cloudhaven, a forbidden stronghold created by the first dragonsmiths. The ancient text covering Cloudhaven's walls could be the key to saving their home--if only the young elementals could decipher it.
To make matters worse, Holbard is in ruins and its citizens...
11) Age of ash
Author
Series
the Kithamar trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
432 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Kithamar is a center of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories unfold. This is Alys's. When her brother is murdered, a petty thief from the slums of Longhill sets out to discover who killed him and why. But the more she discovers about him, the more she learns about herself, and the truths she finds are more dangerous than knives. Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots...
Author
Series
Elementals volume Book 2
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
354 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the fateful battle between the Ice Wolves and the Scorch Dragons, Anders and his twin sister, Rayna, have been reunited. But there's no time for celebrating. In the mountain stronghold of Drekhelm, Anders and his wolf friend Lisabet are seen as threats, and only the leader of the dragons can keep them safe.
When the temperature starts to drop all over Vallen, they learn the wolves have stolen a weather-altering artifact called the Snowstone,...
Author
Series
The Time-Tripping Faradays volume 1
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
158 pages : 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their parents, two temporal researchers who travel through time to document history, are transferred to 17th-century Prague, Dawk and Hype hardly expect to find themselves in the middle of an alchemical mystery. In fact, the new, boring job is meant to be a punishment for Dawk and Hype's bad behavior at their last temporal post. The teenagers are from the 25th century--how could medieval Prague compare? But when they meet a man who claims he...
Author
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (6 1/2 hrs) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Juniper Berry lives in a cabin with her family deep in the wild woods. Living off the grid is usually exciting, like the time she chased off three growling raccoons with a tree branch and some acorns, or when she thought she glimpsed the legendary Bigfoot. But her happy life in the wild ends abruptly when her younger brother gets sick, and the family moves to the city to be closer to the hospital.
As the hospital bills for her brother...
Author
Series
Alex Wise volume 1
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
Alex Wise feels like his world is ending. His best friend is leaving Los Angeles for the summer; his former friends and maybe sort-of crush hasn't spoken to him since he ditched Alex on the first day of sixth grade; and now Alex's mom is sending him and his annoying younger sister, Mags, on a cruise with their dad, who abandoned them. Then there's the creepy shadow monster that may or may not be stalking him.
But none of that could prepare Alex for...
16) To catch a thief
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Urchin Beach isn't the sort of place where bad things happen. The little seaside town is too lucky for that. But then, one day, a thief steals something precious--the town's dragonfly staff, which is the source of all its good fortune and the most important part of the upcoming Dragonfly Day Festival.
Amelia MacGuffin is no detective. She's eleven, quiet, and unlike her four younger siblings, she has no special talents. But Amelia loves her town....