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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill an assignment to perform the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life—and makes discoveries about friendship, community, and himself along the way.Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
What if the Blue Fairy wasn't supposed to help Pinocchio? This New York Times best-selling series twists another Disney classic into a harrowing story in which the Blue Fairy defies fairy law, setting off a dramatic chain of events. "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight . . . " So begins the wish that changes everything—for Geppetto, for the Blue Fairy, and for a little puppet named Pinocchio. The Blue Fairy isn't supposed to grant...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner: Best Middle Grade Book!Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster-and comes to realize he's a hero at heart.
When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
THE GHOSTS ARE COMINGThe Kingdom Beyond is overrun with bhoot (ghosts who live in trees), and Kiya and Kinjal are the best hope of finding a solution. The ghosts are angry and dangerous-with one look they can steal your soul-so the twins must be extremely careful and use all their wits to help their flying horse friends and the rest of the inhabitants of the magical land so important to them. But what if the bhoot are angry for a reason? What if it's...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A Malaysian spin on Little Red Riding Hood from the critically acclaimed author of The Girl and the Ghost, Hanna Alkaf.Courage is the strongest magic there is.On Hamra's thirteenth birthday, she receives nothing but endless nagging and yet another errand to run in the Langkawi jungle that looms behind her home.No one has remembered her special day.And so, stifled and angry, Hamra ignores something she shouldn’t: the rules of the jungle.Always ask...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"An eclectic mix of Black experiences fills this unmatched anthology that features both modern poets, such as Nikki Giovanni and Ibi Zoboi, and 'the brilliant Black poets who are now ancestors'......
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A New York Times bestseller A girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this young adult fantasy perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens and House of Salt and Sorrows.Liska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are monsters. She has done everything possible to suppress her own magic, to disastrous consequences. Desperate to be free of it, Liska flees her small village and...
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
August, with Claudette by his side—as well as too many zombies to count—has one last chance to find the zombie stone and get everything back to normal, in this thrilling conclusion to the popular trilogy. Simultaneous eBook.
9) Far Far Away
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A National Book Award FinalistAn Edgar Award FinalistA California Book Award Gold Medal WinnerA dark, contemporary fairy tale in the tradition of Neil Gaiman. Jeremy Johnson Johnson hears voices. Or, specifically, one voice: the ghost of Jacob Grimm, one half of The Brothers Grimm. Jacob watches over Jeremy, protecting him from an unknown dark evil whispered about in the space between this world and the next. But Jacob can't...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Perfect for fans of Wing & Claw, this must-have middle grade novel is from We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh! “Filled with strange terrains, creatures, and magic, this is an enthralling read!”—Soman Chainani, author of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series ""A rich and wonderfully imagined story about the many ways young people can be powerful and the tremendous benefits of awakening your inner dragon."" —Annie...
Author
Publisher
Prima Vox
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Portuguese
Description
Esta primeira série de Fábulas da Prima Vox reúne sete Audiodramas:1) O Leão e o Ratinho:Um grande leão captura um pequeno ratinho na floresta, mas decide ter piedade do pobre animal. Essa boa ação para com o pequenino é recompensada de um modo muito surpreendente.2) O Rouxinol e a Flauta de Prata:No mundo, há pessoas que agem por vontade própria, de maneira generosa e criativa, sem pedir nada em troca. Mas há aquelas que só movem os pés...
12) Greek Myths
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
This collection contains more than 30 enthralling new retellings of favourite myths as well as some you might not have heard before!Including Theseus and the Minotaur, The 12 labours of Herakles, and the escapades of Jason and the Argonauts, each myth is told in engaging modern language, which is easy for children to understand yet still retains the humour and intrigue of the original tales, breathing new life into each classic story.Delve deeper...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In contemporary India, 12-year-old Asha will journey across the dangerous Himalayas to find her missing father and save her family's home -- guided by a mythical bird and a green-eyed tiger who she believes to be the spirits of her ancestors. This is an incredibly unique debut about loss, family, buried treasure, and hope.Asha lives on a family farm with her mother in rural India in the foothills of the Himalayas. Life would be perfect if her father...
Author
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
School Library Journal"This book and accompanying audio is a spanish version of the award-winning tale by John Steptoe in which an African king must choose between two daughters of opposite temperaments to be his wife. The story translates well into the Spanish text, and features a child narrator with a clear accent. The reading has a pleasant aural quality and proceeds at an easy-to-flow pace. The page turn signal is the sound of a page turning....
15) The Way Home
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Renowned author Peter S. Beagle returns to the world of The Last Unicorn in this resonant and moving two-novella collection, featuring the award-winning “Two Hearts” and the brand-new “Sooz.” The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy’s most revered classics, beloved by generations of readers and with millions of copies in print. Revisiting the world of that novel, Beagle’s long-awaited Hugo and Nebula-Awards-winning “Two Hearts” introduced...
16) The Last Unicorn
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSSExperience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.”The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone......so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her kind. Joined along the way by the bumbling magician Schmendrick and the indomitable Molly Grue, the...
17) The Skull
Author
Language
English
Description
A #1 New York Times bestseller!Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A standalone high-stakes middle grade fantasy by Alysa Wishingrad, author of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection The Verdigris Pawn.Monsters are still lurking on Barrow’s Bay.Dare Coates is sure of it. No drifter or ruffian could have killed her father, the Captain of the Guard, while he was on patrol. But everyone insists that monsters have been gone for years now. Dare’s mother. Her classmates. Even the governor, who swiftly marries...
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from bestselling author Erin A. Craig, about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever. In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed. Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this “wickedly funny” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesn’t know she’s about to be eaten.Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast...
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