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1) Grendel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
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World renowned critic John Gardner has received prestigious awards for his wide range of literary achievements including short stories, novels, and essays. When he turns his talents to retelling Beowulf, the earliest epic in British literature, the result is a work that combines extensive knowledge with a marvelous strain of pure fun. In Gardner's version of the epic, instead of lauding the helmeted hero, Beowulf, the spotlight shines on Grendel,...
2) Spelled
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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"Fairy Tale Survival Rule #32: If you find yourself at the mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your Prince Charming to save the day.Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks--like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the not-so-charming prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her enchanted future....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Gregory Maguire, critically acclaimed author of Wicked, returns with his eagerly anticipated second novel. Using a dazzling reincarnation of the Cinderella story set in 17th century Holland, Maguire deftly weaves together stories of inner and outer beauty. Iris is a plain but intelligent young girl. Forced to flee England with her recently widowed mother, Margarethe, and her older sister, she finds herself swept into a life that becomes a legend....
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""What would the world look like if girls grew up reading fairytales made from the magic they carry inside themselves? Breathtakingly beautiful, is what." -Lidia Yuknavich, national bestselling author In her debut children's book, Rebecca Solnit reimagines a classic fairytale with a fresh, feminist Cinderella and new plot twists that will inspire young readers to change the world, featuring gorgeous silhouettes from Arthur Rackham on each page. In...
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Twisted tale volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale poses the question, what if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince? Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White's stepmother, commonly referred to as 'the Evil Queen' by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation. But when new information about her parents resurfaces and a plot to kill her goes haywire, everything changes for...
6) Excalibur
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The young King Arthur asks for and receives the noble sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake and promises to be deserving of it through acts of valor.
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Magical stories set in alternate universes... tales of curses and gifts of healing... a wizard who has lost his powers... and a princess, a troll, and a teenage girl are featured in this diverse collection from Newbery Medalist Robin McKinley In "The Healer," Lily was born mute, but she has so great a natural gift for healing that the local midwife and healer takes her as an apprentice. One evening, riding home, she meets a stranger on the road who...
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The last time this happened was when the boys dug up some mouse litter in the exercise equipment room. What are you doing this time? I don't know why boys and girls that age are so interested in the little animals that are in school. Sometimes a feral cat running outside the window can make her chirp for a long time.
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Maybe it's a little devil with a very woody taste, or a ghost banshee whose taste is no different from drinking northwest wind, or it may be a scavenger crow - I'm guessing it flew over her head without paying much attention, and then soon, the unlucky guy who was moving and flying got caught by her...
10) SEEING RED
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
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The New York Times bestselling series!
I really want the magic mirror in my basement to take me to my friend's sleepover party. But of course, I end up falling into a fairy tale -Little Red Riding Hood!
When my brother, Jonah, and I bump into Little Red in the forest, we try to warn her about the big, bad (and hungry) wolf who's coming after her and her grandmother. But at Little Red's grandma's house, there's a BIG surprise in store ...
Now we...
11) Banished
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Storymakers volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Dorthea of Emerald is used to being treated like the princess she is. Except she's trapped in a strange land called Kansas, where no one recognizes she's royalty. Not her parents, not the hospital's doctors, not even the cute patient who keeps flirting with her. The only one who knows who she really is? The evil Blanc. And she's thundering into Kansas to erase Dorethea's-and everyone else's-story. Back in Camelot, outlaw Rexi's got her own problems...like...
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In this humorous adaptation of the Snow White tale Jo Bright excels at building bots which angers the queen--so Jo and her dragon friend, Henry, and their seven bots come up with a plan to banish the jealous queen to the Moon, take over the queen's storerooms, filled with bot-building equipment.
13) Twist
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Brimming with danger, love, and betrayal, Tom Grass's electrifying heist thriller is a gripping reimagining of Charles Dickens's classic Oliver Twist. Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London-whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as an urban climber. But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows...
14) Switched
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Fairy Tale Reform School volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
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Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 21
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"Mark Twain's classic satirical tale of time travel and Arthurian legend Hank Morgan is a supervisor at a firearms factory in Hartford, Connecticut. Following a violent argument with a man named Hercules, Hank is surprised to find himself under an oak tree, staring up at a man on horseback in full armor. The year is 528, and Hank has somehow landed in King Arthur's Court in Camelot. Worse still, Hank is ridiculed by the boorish knights, brought in...
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In "Parallel Universe Chronicles: Unlocking the Multiverse," the intriguing worlds of time travel and parallel universes converge, inviting readers on an enthralling odyssey through the boundless mysteries of existence. This captivating adventure challenges the fundamental notions of time, reality, and choice, blending intricate theories with thrilling escapades and profound philosophical reflection.
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Jane Austen's Emma has been a favorite novel for Austenites since 1816.
But while the story of its heroine Emma Woodhouse is well known, the same can't be said for her childhood friend, Jane Fairfax. The turmoil underlying Jane's obscured background and reduced circumstances have always remained a mystery for readers of Austen's beloved novel.
Now, at last, we learn her whole story in Joan Aiken's superb retelling of Emma-this time from Jane Fairfax's...
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In The Great Detective, when Sir Arthur Cwmlech's home is robbed and the Illogic Engine-his prize invention-stolen, it is only natural that he and his clever assistant Miss Tacy Gof consult with another inventor, the great Mycroft Holmes, about who has taken it. But it is really Mr. Holmes' Reasoning Machine who they are there to see, for it is only fitting for one automaton to opine on a matter concerning the fate of another of its kind. This charming...
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Becky Thatcher wants to set the record straight. She was never the weeping ninny Mark Twain made her out to be in his famous novel. She knew Samuel Clemens before he was "Mark Twain," when he was a wide-eyed dreamer who never could get his facts straight. Yes, she was Tom's childhood sweetheart, but the true story of their love, and the dark secret that tore it apart, never made it into Twain's novel.
Now married to Tom's cousin Sid Hopkins, Becky...
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Billy Roper has said, "I was born blessedly poor." This simple statement embodies his early hardships and the demons he has battled in a lifetime of struggle to fulfill his dream of being an artist. But, being an artist was more than a dream to him. It was a deep and nagging need. In his words, "It was like a hound dog chasin' chickens. I had to draw and paint, but I didn't know how." "Blessedly poor" also speaks of the strength and insight he has...
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