Fiona Hardingham
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Series
These feathered flames volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Twins Asya and Izaveta were separated at 10 after a ceremony determined Izaveta would be the next queen of Tourin, while Asya would be the next Firebird, a creature who demands a price in exchange for magic. Six years later, after the sudden death of their mother, they are reunited as the time has come to fulfill their predestined roles. Each maintains secrets as they struggle to get to know one another again. Izaveta has been taught everything...
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Language
English
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The enchanting story of a bookshop, its grieving owner, a supportive literary community, and the extraordinary power of books to heal the heart. Nightingale Books, nestled on the main street in an idyllic little village, is a dream come true for book lovers--a cozy haven and welcoming getaway for the literary-minded locals. But owner Emilia Nightingale is struggling to keep the shop open after her beloved father's death, and the temptation to sell...
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Language
English
Description
Three little girls set off to school one sunny May morning. Within an hour, one of them is dead. Fifteen years later, Kitty lives in an institution. She can't speak, and has no memory of the accident that put her there, or her life before it. Nearby, Alison, a local artisan, struggles to make ends meet and to forget her past. When a job opens up in a prison as an art teacher, she takes it. Soon, though, she starts to receive alarming notes--followed...
Author
Series
First edition library mystery volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Hayley Burke's fresh start as the curator of the First Edition Society's library in Bath, England, is about to take a rotten turn in this charming new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. Hayley Burke has landed a dream job- she is the new curator of Lady Georgiana Fowling's First Edition library. The library is kept at Middlebank House, a lovely Georgian home in Bath, England. Hayley lives on the premises and works with...
65) Bravely
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family--jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets-- and her peaceful kingdom. But she's frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge - maybe even, someday, love. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears...
66) Kingsbane
Author
Series
Empirium trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Description
Sun Queen Rielle faces new trials as she tries to maintain the Gate and is tempted by the angel Corien, while centuries later, Eliana must choose whether to embrace the crown or reject it forever.
67) A double life
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Language
English
Description
Claire is a hardworking doctor living a simple, quiet life in London. She is also the daughter of the most notorious murder suspect in the country, though no one knows it. Nearly thirty years ago, while Claire and her infant brother slept upstairs, a brutal crime was committed in her family's townhouse. Her father's car was found abandoned near the English Channel the next morning, with bloodstains on the front seat. Her mother insisted she'd seen...
68) Lightbringer
Author
Series
Empirium trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 30
Lexile measure
HL 820L
Language
English
Description
"Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien and his promises of glory. Meanwhile, whispers from the empirium slowly drive her mad, urging her to open the Gate. Separated from Audric and Ludivine, she embraces the role of Blood Queen and her place by Corien's side, determined to become the monster the world believes her to be. In the future, Eliana arrives in the Empire's capital as a broken shell of herself. Betrayed and...
69) Now I rise
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Language
English
Description
A sequel to the best-selling And I Darken finds a vengeful Lada striking out at anyone who stands in her way and finding herself unexpectedly rejected by her skillful brother, Radu, who reluctantly works as a spy for a power-hungry Mehmed.
70) Dragon slayers
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Series
Unwanteds quests volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Rohan leads the effort to rescue Thisbe from the Revinir, without knowing if she will prove loyal to Artimé or not.
The Revinir is getting desperate. Following her dramatic abduction of Fifer and Thisbe, the dragon woman traps the twins in an isolated, crumbling palace and surrounds them with four killer dragons in an attempt to coerce them to join her side. Hope finally arrives when Dev sneaks into the castle and the threesome reunites, hatching...
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English
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"Kate Darling's enigmatic mother-- a once famous ballerina-- has passed away, leaving Kate bereft. When her grandmother falls ill and bequeaths to Kate a small portrait of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Kate's mother, Kate uncovers a mystery that may upend everything she thought she knew" --
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Series
Enchanter's child volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a world where practicing magic is punishable with imprisonment, orphan Alex, who can create clairvoyant moving pictures with a set of playing cards, flees the city of Luma to escape the deadly Hauntings who hunt magic users and to uncover her true identity.
73) Bright we burn
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Language
English
Description
To build the country she wants, Lada, the brutal ruler of Wallachia, must destroy everything that came before, including her relationships with brother Radu and former love Mehmed, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
74) Burning Glass
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Series
Burning glass volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Red Queen meets Shadow and Bone in a debut fantasy about a girl forced to use her gift for sensing and absorbing other people s feelings to protect the empire from assassins. Steeped in intrigue and betrayal, Burning Glass captivates with heartrending romance, dangerous magic, and one girl s quest for redemption.In Riaznin, it s considered an honor for Auraseers like Sonya girls with a rare form of synesthesia to serve as the emperor s personal protector,...
75) Dragon ghosts
Author
Series
Unwanteds quests volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Devastated by loss and hampered by a civil war in the Land of the Dragons, Fifer and Simber struggle to lead the rest of their team in a seemingly hopeless search for Fifer's twin. Meanwhile, Thisbe, pounded by images of Grimere's dark history and her growing feelings of abandonment, considers leaving Rohan behind in a desperate gamble that could lead her home...or to her death. Back in Artim, chaos reigns. A new mage steps up to restore the magical...
Author
Series
Bears of the ice volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is a time of trouble in the Northern Kingdoms because a group of power-hungry polar bears called Roguers has been snatching cubs from their mothers and killing those who resist; but Svenna is not about to relinquish her two cubs to that fate, so she agrees to go with the Roguers and serve Mystress of the Hands if her cubs, who have special powers, are allowed to stay with her cousin--but nobody is truly safe when a way of life is collapsing around...
77) Dragon fury
Author
Series
Unwanteds quests volume 7
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"As the greatest army ever assembled in the seven islands flies to the land of the dragons, everyone's mind is haunted by the same thought: Thisbe Stowe betrayed them all. Thisbe struggles to regain the trust of her brother Aaron and the people of Artimé after one crucial mistake forces her to abandon her intricate plan against the Revinir. Aaron is devastated by Thisbe's actions and refuses to hear her explanation, feeling a sense of responsibility...
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English
Description
In the kingdom of Eire, banshees chill the air, and water-wights lurk in the rivers. But magic is outlawed by the king, and jealously hoarded by his Druid priests. Neve is the youngest daughter of the king, and Ronan is a Druid's apprentice turned thief, making a living by selling stolen spells. They should be enemies, but their shared hatred of the Druids--and a dark magic that has marked them both--makes them unlikely, if uneasy, allies. When Eire...
79) Spindle fire
Author
Series
Spindle fire volume 1
Language
English
Description
When a drop of blood touched by faeries puts Aurora in a deep sleep, her blind half-sister Isabelle embarks on a dangerous journey to find the prince whose kiss of true love will waken Aurora.
80) Under the skin
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Series
Language
English
Description
The basis for the film starring Scarlett Johansson, award-winning author Michel Faber's Under the Skin blends elements of science fiction, grotesque comedy, horror, and thriller into a genre-jumping meditation'' (Washington Post Book World).
Isserley cruises the Scottish Highlands picking up hitchhikers. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as they open up to her, revealing...
Isserley cruises the Scottish Highlands picking up hitchhikers. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as they open up to her, revealing...