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1) The talisman
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 42
Lexile measure
880L
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English
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Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey - an exalting, terrifying quest for the Talisman. Only the Talisman can save his dying mother and defeat the enemy who is out to destroy them. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States, but through the wondrous and menacing Territories as well.The Territories lie as firmly in the imagination as Atlantis or Oz; they are as...
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When it comes to love...
When expert surfer Josie Griffin has a rare wipeout, she’s shocked to discover that a real-life treasure chest is to blame—one that contains a necklace hung with the biggest stone she’s ever seen. But that’s nothing compared to the shock she gets when she places the jewel around her neck. Instantly a mysterious little kilted man appears to inform her that the charm has betrothed her to an eighteenth-century...
When expert surfer Josie Griffin has a rare wipeout, she’s shocked to discover that a real-life treasure chest is to blame—one that contains a necklace hung with the biggest stone she’s ever seen. But that’s nothing compared to the shock she gets when she places the jewel around her neck. Instantly a mysterious little kilted man appears to inform her that the charm has betrothed her to an eighteenth-century...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Catherine Daly's ability to awaken the dead for a final goodbye goes awry when she and Guy Nolan, the watchmaker's son, seek a watch but find, instead, a boy whose return from the dead draws danger to the three.
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Fever Devilin mysteries volume 4
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English
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Fever Devilin, a folklorist by inclination and training, was born and raised amongst the hill-country folk of the Georgia Appalachians and it was there that he returned once he decided to leave academia. And he's the perfect person to turn to when the owner of a mysterious medallion, one with some connection to the area, wants to uncover the provenance of the piece. On the surface, it sounds simple enough but in Fever's life, nothing is ever simple....
8) Copper magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1906, and twelve-year-old Violet Blake unearths an ancient talisman -- a copper hand -- beside the stream where her mother used to harvest medicine. Violet is certain that the copper hand is magic--and if anyone is in need of its powers, it's Violet. Her mother and adored baby brother are gone, perhaps never to return. Her heartbroken father can't seem to sustain the failing farm on the outskirts of Pigeon Harbor, on the shores of Lake...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
810L
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English
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When seventh-grader Bette finds an angel coin she puts it in her pocket and forgets it but soon the mysterious and kind Gabby moves into her building and helps her face her major losses, and then the coin connects her with three classmates who all find new ways to believe in themselves.
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Series
The Keepers (Ted Sanders) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Language
English
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Horace and his friends discover their talismans of power may be dying out. Now the race is on to save their way of life and the world as we know it.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Rosie: Capricorn. Does great in class. Wants nothing more than to get into the prestigious Innovation Technical Institute and kiss this awful school goodbye. Her talisman: a magical jacket from her mother's past that gets people to do whatever she says. Caro: Leo. Rosie's older sister. Always been closer to their estranged father - and always butted heads more with their strict mother. A trip to Dominican Republic for her father's wedding leads her...
12) Wicked charms
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English
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Dazzling her patrons with scrumptious cupcakes at her Salem, Massachusetts, bakery, Elizabeth Tucker continues to fall for the irresistible Diesel, who protects her from a villain who is seeking mystical stones tied to the seven deadly sins.
14) Shendu Escapes!
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Series
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
Description
An archaeologist seeking to bring together twelve magical talismans must battle the evil Shendu, whose spirit possessed Chan's eleven-year-old niece when the sheep talisman caused her to leave her body.
16) Passion blue
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In fifteenth-century Italy, seventeen-year-old Giulia, a Count's illegitimate daughter, buys a talisman hoping it will bring her true love to save her from life in a convent, but once there she begins to learn the painter's craft, including how to make the coveted paint, Passion blue, and to question her true heart's desire. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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