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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 25
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English
Description
Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong...but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother Christopher discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail...
2) Rooms
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family -- bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna -- have arrived for their inheritance. But the Walkers are not alone.
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This woven kingdom volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"The heir to the human throne, Kamran falls in love with Alizeh, heir to the Jinn throne, who fulfills a long-foretold prophecy as being destined to free her people, a discovery that causes Kamran to question everything he's been taught about the Jinn and their future in his kingdom."--
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Queen of the Tearling volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 22
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
"On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
"Battling aliens, space pirates, and competitors, Prince Khemri meets a young woman, named Raine, and learns more than he expected about the hidden workings of a vast, intergalactic Empire, and about himself"-- Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 22
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English
Description
"They were a perfect family, golden and carefree--until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. Kept on the top floor of their grandmother's vast mansion, their loving mother assures them it will be just for a little while. But as brutal days swell into agonizing months and years, Cathy, Chris, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"They tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, his father would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into the mystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elder McRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. Not yet eighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father's...
8) The summons
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi--a pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years. Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. But the family meeting does not take place. The judge dies too...
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Three dark crowns volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born--three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to control storms or flames with the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, able to ingest the deadliest poisons without harm. And Arsinoe, a naturalist, can control nature. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister...
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Gilded wolves volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
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English
Description
"Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost--one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long-lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God. Their hunt lures them far from Paris, and into the icy heart of Russia where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets,...
11) The Girl King
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Language
English
Formats
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When their father names a male cousin as next ruler of the Empire of the First Flame, Lu must go on the run to reclaim her birthright, leaving her younger, timid sister, Min, to discover her own hidden power.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 22
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
The work that signaled Fitzgerald's maturity as a storyteller and novelist, The Beautiful and Damned is a devastating portrait of the excesses of the Jazz Age. Anthony Comstock Patch is a Harvard-educated gallant who leisurely aspires to author a book as he awaits an enormous inheritance upon his grandfather's death. Gloria is a sparkling young socialite and a rare beauty. Patch's impassioned marriage to Gloria is fueled by alcohol and consumed by...
13) Two dark reigns
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Three dark crowns volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Language
English
Description
When she finally gets the crown, Queen Katharine faces murmurs of dissent among her people and the threat of her sisters returning to Fennbirn to usurp her throne.
Katharine sits on the throne of Fennbirn. Dead bodies have washed up on the shore, but the real Mirabella and Arsinoe are in hiding. There are murmurs of dissent among the people of Fennbirn. The crown has been won, but unexpected renegade is about to wage a war of her own. The battle...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 61
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
Charles Dickens's last completed novel, "Our Mutual Friend" is the story of "Noddy" Boffin, a common clerk who becomes "the Golden Dustman" after he inherits a dust-heap where the aristocracy throw their refuge. A brutal satire and social analysis, "Our Mutual Friend" is a masterpiece that explores the allure and curse of money while demonstrating all the themes the author is famous for. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer...
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All the stars and teeth volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"She will reign. As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer--the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it's never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy's dangerous soul magic. When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious...
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Maisie Dobbs novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Maisie Dobbs is back and this time she has been hired to find a wealthy grocery magnate's daughter who has fled from home. What seems a simple case at first becomes complicated when Maisie learns of the recent violent deaths of three of the heiress's old friends. Is there a connection between her mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would kill such charming young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers to all her questions...
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Inheritance games volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Appears on list
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"Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her luck changes in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves her virtually his entire fortune. The only catch? Avery must move into his sprawling mansion, full of secret passages, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that was just disinherited. This includes the four Hawthorne...
18) Sycamore Row
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 28
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English
Description
"Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and attorney Jake Brigance into a conflict that raises far more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what...
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This woven kingdom volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
"To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can't put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom--and the world."--
20) The final gambit
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Inheritance games volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they...
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