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22) The Peculiar
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After humans win the faery wars in England, a half-human, half-faery child, scorned by both races, finds himself at the center of a web of intrigue and danger when he is stalked by a sinister faery.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Ellie, who has the reincarnated soul of an ancient reaper-slayer, falls in love with her immortal guardian angel, Will, while fighting monstrous creatures who devour humans and send their souls to Hell.
Author
Series
Land of Stories volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Tras la muerte de su padre, la abuela de Alex y Conner les regala algo que significa mucho para ellos: La tierra de las historias, un libro de cuentos que marcó gran parte de sus vidas. Pero los mellizos no conocen la magia que se esconde en sus páginas. Solo toman conciencia de ella cuando el libro los absorbe y llegan a la Tierra de las Historias, un lugar que a primera vista es encantador, pero que esconde más peligros de los que imaginan....
26) Swimming lessons
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Although she has found many excuses for refusing to take swimming lessons, Jane finally faces the inevitable and jumps into the water for a very good reason.
27) Legacy
Author
Series
Legacy trilogy (Cayla Kluver) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"As a dark rivalry between two kingdoms threatens to erupt into war, a willful princess must decide between duty and desire. Obligated to wed her father's choice in successor to the throne, seventeen-year-old Princess Alera of Hytanica believes that she is being forced into the worst of all possible fates--marriage to the arrogant and hot-tempered Steldor. When the attractive and mysterious Narian arrives from enemy lands bearing secrets and different...
28) Sword quest
Author
Series
Swordbird volume prequel
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Wind-voice, a dove, seeks a sword made magical by the Great Spirit himself in order to save the world of birds from destroying themselves at war, but first he must confront an evil rival, archaeopteryx Maldeor.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"One cold fall day, high school junior Liz Emerson steers her car into a tree. This haunting and heartbreaking story is told by a surprising and unexpected narrator and unfolds in nonlinear flashbacks even as Liz's friends, foes, and family gather at the hospital and Liz clings to life"--
31) Kalahari
Author
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the Kalahari Desert, a Corpus lab protects a dangerous secret. But what happens when that secret takes on a life of its own? When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide"--
32) Kiss cam
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old best friends Juniper, Jasper, and Lenny run a popular vlog, but when their fans want Juniper and Jasper to kiss, their relationship changes.
33) Hot pot night
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this version of the classic Stone Soup tale, nobody in the apartment building has enough ingredients for dinner, so a Taiwanese child suggests that they have a community hot pot night. Everybody contributes something, bringing their diverse communitytogether for a delicious meal. Includes a recipe for hot pot.
34) The Curvy Tree
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A friendless girl who is teased for being different runs away from her village in tears and finds herself having a conversation with a very unusual tree, who tells a story of how his differences not only saved his life, they helped him see that he is not so very different after all.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Today is Family Fun Day at the library, and a magician named David puts on a show with his special trick--having the children pull books out of his tall hat, books that touch their deepest dreams and unlock their hopes for their future.
37) The whatnot
Author
Series
The peculiar volume 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Pikey Thomas doesn't know how or why he can see the changeling girl. But there she is. Not in the cold, muddy London neighborhood where Pikey lives. Instead, she's walking through the trees and snow of the enchanted Old Country or, later, racing through an opulent hall. She's pale and small, and she has branches growing out of her head. Her name is Henrietta Kettle. Pikey's vision, it turns out, is worth something. Worth something to Hettie's brother...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West? The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is the second short-story collection from the late acclaimed storyteller Terry Pratchett, featuring stories that were written when he was a teenager and working as a junior reporter.
40) Truancy
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In the City, where an iron-fisted Mayor's goal is perfect control through education, fifteen-year-old Tack is torn between a growing sympathy for the Truancy, an underground movement determined to bring down the system at any cost, and the desire to avenge a death caused by a Truant.
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