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Crispin volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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Grail Quest (Bernard Cornwell) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
After surviving a vicious attack on his village in 1343 A.D., archer Thomas of Hookton joins the army of King Edward III as he prepares to launch an invasion into France, but his search for vengeance takes him on an epic quest for the Holy Grail.
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Series
Crispin volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Presents a tale inspired by the daughters of "Kingmaker" Richard, fifteenth-century Earl of Warwick, who uses his daughters as political pawns before their strategic marriages place them on opposing sides in a royal war that will cost them everyone they love.
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Grail quest volume 04
Language
English
Description
The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.
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Border chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Description
Twice widowed following her marriages to men chosen by her father, the womanizing Edward IV, Adair Radcliffe, the king's illegitimate daughter, now finds herself at the mercy of the Scottish laird to whom she has now been sold.
7) Rosehaven
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English
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In 13th Century England, Hastings of Trent is married off by her father to brutish Severin of Langthorne, a knight who will know how to protect their property. The novel follows Hastings as she transforms Severin from a wife rapist to a friendly companion.
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Cousins' war volume 1
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 03
Thorndike Press large print core
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 2
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 03
Thorndike Press large print core
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 2
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English
Description
In this account of the wars of the Plantagenets, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, Elizabeth Woodville, catches the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
The changing social climate in England, spurred by the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, is reflected in the lives of Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse, two young girls of different classes who meet and become fast friends while their families are visiting adjoining funeral plots.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
"Published in 1882, The Prince and the Pauper is a delightful piece of historical fiction set in 1547. The young British Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII, switches place with a young pauper boy, Tom Canty, who happens to look exactly like the Prince. Tom takes over royal duties when King Henry dies and enjoys life in the palace. The real Prince is tossed out on the streets of London and learns about the life and misery of the common people of England...
11) Three debts paid
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Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 5
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English
Description
"A serial killer is on the loose, and may have a hidden connection to young barrister Daniel Pitt's university days, in this intricately woven mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. A serial killer is roaming the streets of London, and Daniel Pitt's university chum Ian, now a member of the police, is leading the search. The murders are keeping his mind occupied, but when Ian learns that their old professor, Nicholas Wolford, has...
12) The story girl
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Two young boys visiting their relatives on Prince Edward Island become entranced by Sara Stanley and the stories she tells about the island and its long-ago inhabitants.
13) One fatal flaw
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English
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"When a desperate woman comes to Daniel Pitt seeking a lawyer for her boyfriend, Rob Adwell, Daniel is convinced of the young man's innocence. Adwell has been accused of murder and of setting a fire to conceal the body, but Daniel is sure that science can absolve him--and Miriam fford Croft is the best scientist he knows. Miriam connects Daniel with her former teacher Sir Barnabas Saltram, an expert in arson, and together, they reveal Adwell's innocence...
14) Chain of thorns
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Series
Last hours (Shadowhunters) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 39
Lexile measure
HL 790L
Language
English
Description
"Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble. Even worse, she is now bound to a powerful demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to drown her sorrows in the city's glittering nightlife....
15) Vagabond
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Series
Grail Quest (Bernard Cornwell) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
From internationally bestselling author Bernard Cornwell comes the eagerly anticipated sequel to The Archer's Tale, in his acclaimed Grail Quest series, in which a young archer sets out to avenge his family's honor on the battlefields of the Hundred Years' War and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. 1347: a year of war and unrest. England's army is fighting in France, and its absence encourages the Scots to invade the old enemy. Thomas of Hookton,...
16) War of the wolf
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English
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Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land. Uhtred finds himself once again torn between...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
It's 1914 and the world is on the brink of war. But at almost fifteen, Anne and Gilbert's youngest daughter, Rilla, dreams only of her first dance and getting her first kiss from the dashing Kenneth Ford. Soon, however, even far-off Ingleside is engulfed by Europe's raging conflict, as Rilla's brothers Jem and Walter both enlist, and Rilla finds herself caring for an orphaned newborn. As the conflict spreads, the Blythes wait anxiously for word of...
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English
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"Leaving behind tragedies surrounding their wedding at Morrington Hall, travel-worn Stella and Lyndy arrive at the grand Majestic Hotel in York to more misfortune-their stately honeymoon suite has been given away to Horace Wingrove, owner of England's largest confectionery. Stella refuses to let an innocent booking mistake spoil the mood, but her optimism vanishes when Horace suffocates in the room where she and Lyndy should have stayed . . . Unlike...
19) Sir Nigel
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English
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In the stirring wartime novel Sir Nigel, Arthur Conan Doyle follows the battlefield exploits of one Nigel Loring, a brave knight who is said to be based loosely on the historical figure Nele Loring. Loring proves himself as courageous time and time again, winning the respect of his fellow soldiers—and the love of the beautiful Lady Mary.
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Stella and Lyndy mysteries volume 3
Stella and Lyndy mystery volume 03
Stella and Lyndy mystery volume 3
Stella and Lyndy mystery volume 03
Stella and Lyndy mystery volume 3
Language
English
Description
"With her wedding to Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst just days away, strong-willed American ex-pat Stella Kendrick is the talk of Edwardian society--and the focus of a deadly mystery--in Clara McKenna's third historical mystery set in England's New Forest region at the turn of the 20th century. Between ornate bridal gown fittings and meetings with Lyndy's distant relatives, Stella finally feels less like an out-of-place American and more like a respected...
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