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Author
Series
Miss Marple mysterty volume 1
Language
English
Description
Time-tested mystery writer Agatha Christie presents her classic 1930 novel, Murder at the Vicarage. Here, Miss Marple must solve the murder of Colonel Protheroe, the stuffy magistrate with a long list of enemies.
7) Sent
Author
Series
The missing volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex suddenly find themselves in 1483 at the Tower of London, where they discover that Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by their uncle, King Richard III, but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to happen proves challenging. Author's note includes historical facts about the princes and king.
8) Sabotaged
Author
Series
The missing volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
377 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare.
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.
10) Torn
Author
Series
The missing volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
345 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested once again, and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy's life. Author's note includes facts about Henry Hudson's explorations.
11) Caught
Author
Series
Missing volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
343 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Jonah and Katherine travel to early 1900s Switzerland and Serbia to return Albert Einstein's daughter, Lieserl, to history, her mother Mileva grasps entirely too much about time travel and has no intention of letting her daughter go.
12) Risked
Author
Series
Missing volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
308 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jonah, thirteen, and Katherine, eleven, travel through time to 1918 Russia just as Alexei, Anastasia, and the rest of Tsar Nicholas II's family is about to be executed. Author's note includes facts about the Romanov's and the mystery surrounding their deaths.
13) Hollow City
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
In 1940, Jacob and his new friends escape from Miss Peregrine's island and travel to London where they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.
14) Revealed
Author
Series
The missing volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
438 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After returning the missing children from history to their original time periods, thirteen-year-old Jonah must save time itself when aviator Charles Lindbergh mysteriously appears and kidnaps Jonah's sister.
15) Library of souls
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be? (Features more than 50 all-new Peculiar photographs.)
16) Redeemed
Author
Series
The missing volume 8
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jonah was able to save all of time from collapsing but in doing so gained a twin brother, Jordan, who must learn what has happened and do his own part to save time--and his parents.
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children volume short stories
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the Miss Peregrine series that includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, and the origins of the first ymbryne.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers' hideaway tucked inside a cave. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain's bed....
19) A map of days
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine's peculiar children volume 4
Publisher
Dutton Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Miss Peregrine, Emma and her peculiar friends are back in Florida with Jacob Portman. They discover a subterranean bunker that belonged to Jacob's grandfather, Abe. Clues to Abe's double life as a peculiar operative start to emerge, revealing secrets long hidden in plain sight. Jacob begins to learn about the dangerous legacy he has inherited - truths that were part of him long before he walked into Miss Peregrine's time loop.
Author
Series
Miss Julia volume 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The delightful new installment of the beloved and New York Times bestselling Miss Julia series When Miss Julia's regular doctor goes on vacation with his wife, leaving a replacement in his stead, Miss Julia is immediately concerned. Never one to miss an opportunity to entertain--or size up--a newcomer, she invites the charming Dr. Don Crawford, and his painfully shy wife, Lauren, to dinner. While Miss Julia and Sam both note Lauren's obvious lack...