Yoko Tanaka
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
Author
Series
Theodosia Throckmorton books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Formats
Description
"Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet- a tablet embedded with the knowledge of some of the ancient world's most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis (smuggled along in a basket), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth, and- oh, yes- help her mother dig up treasures on her archaeological expedition. But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when a precious treasure...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Formats
Description
Theodosia Throckmorton is shocked when she encounters Mr. Tetley at a museum benefit, knowing his appearance can only mean the Serpents of Chaos are back, leaving Theodosia to face secret societies, evil curses, and dark magic.
Author
Series
Theodosia Throckmorton books volume 1
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
7) Sparrow girl
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When China's leader declares war on sparrows in 1958, everyone makes loud noise in hopes of chasing the hungry birds from their land except for Ming-Li, a young girl whose compassion and foresight prevent a disaster.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Blanket and Bear have always gone everywhere with their boy - but one day they are accidentally left behind. On a daring adventure across oceans and faraway lands, they travel to find their way back to the boy, meeting new friends along the way.
Author
Series
Theodosia Throckmorton books volume 2
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Description
When mummies go missing all over London, eleven-year-old Theodosia puts aside her fight against the Serpents of Chaos to save her father, who is suspected in the thefts, all the while avoiding a string of new governesses.
Author
Pub. Date
[released 2009], c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Eleven-year-old inventor Sol must recover his self-confidence if he and his eight-year-old sister, Connie, are to escape the clutches of Hansel and Gretel's witch, to whom they have been led by their new stepmother and the man they believe to be their father.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Formats
Description
Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo—and only Theo—who is able to see all the magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum.
In this first book in the popular series, Theo's mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt—a legendary amulet belonging
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