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(0)Anthea Bell
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Series
Ruby red trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve has no idea what her destiny is and no one will tell her. She thinks the founder of the circle is up to no good and that her time-traveling partner has been using her.
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English
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“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré
Georges Simenon’s devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties
“Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seemed to escape him. The face of the man in the ill-fitting coat just misted up so that it hardly looked human. In theory this mental...
Georges Simenon’s devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties
“Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seemed to escape him. The face of the man in the ill-fitting coat just misted up so that it hardly looked human. In theory this mental...
Author
Series
Dragon rider (Cornelia Funke) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Ben and his adopted parents are devoting their lives to protecting rare and fabulous creatures (like dragons) and at the moment they are trying to save the last of the winged horses, Pegasus unicus; there are three eggs, but without their mother they will not survive and the only hope is to obtain a Griffin feather--but Griffins are enemies of the dragons, and may not be willing to help.
4) Ruby red
Author
Series
Ruby red trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust.
Author
Series
Ruby red trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle demon, and Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems bound with hers.
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Language
English
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Description
The accidental discovery of an encoded diary by antiquarian bookseller Steven Lukas contains a deadly secret that links his fate to the tragic end of the 19th Century Fairytale King, Ludwig II of Bavaria. Steven consults with art historian Sara Lengfeld. Soon they find themselves on the run together, investigating each of Ludwig's three castles for clues as to just what in that ancient diary could be so explosive as to be worth killing and even dying...
7) Tiger moon
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Sold to be the eighth wife of a rich and cruel merchant, Safia, also called Raka, tries to escape her fate by telling stories of Farhad the thief, his companion Nitish the white tiger, and their travels across India to retrieve a famous jewel that will save a kidnapped princess from becoming the bride of a demon king.
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Dragons, myth, and magic unite in the third installment of Cornelia Funke's bestselling Dragon Rider series. Ben and the Greenblooms must protect a mythical new creature rising from the ocean -- a creature who can bring either light or darkness to whoever it first meets.
12) Asterix and son
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Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
2001, c1983
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Orion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In ASTERIX AND THE OBELIX'S BIRTHDAY, the pair celebrate their 50th birthday with adventures around the world and well-wishes from friends including Edifis, Panacea and the pirates.
In ASTERIX AND THE PICTS Asterix and Obelix rescue a mysterious Pict named MacAroon and must journey to Caledonia, now Scotland, to return him to his lady love. However, the treacherous chieftain, MacCabeus, plans to marry her and claim the throne - with the help of the...