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21) The Night Circus
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Description
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices plastered on lampposts. It is simply there. Within these nocturnal black-and-white-striped tents awaits an utterly unique experience, a feast for the senses. Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is under way, a contest between two young illusionists.
22) The Silver Chair
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Description
The story of Prince Rilian's escape from the Emerald Witch's underground kingdom.
A mass-market paperback edition of The Silver Chair, book six in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring cover art by Cliff Nielsen and black-and-white interior artwork by the original illustrator of the series, Pauline Baynes.Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends is sent to rescue a prince held captive. But...
23) The Silmarillion
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 21
Description
"For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in color by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colors. The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most gifted of the...
24) The Great Hunt
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 40
Description
After centuries of searching for the Horn of Valere which possesses the power to raise past heroes from the dead, it is finally found and then stolen.
26) The gunslinger
Author
Series
Dark Tower volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Appears on list
Description
In The Gunslinger, King introduces Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting, solitary figure at first, on a mysterious quest through a desolate world that eerily mirrors our own. Pursuing the man in black, an evil being who can bring the dead back to life, Roland is a good man who seems to leave nothing but death in his wake.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 28
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Description
A master of inventive fiction pens the story of an ex-con who is offered a job as a bodyguard for Mr. Wednesday, a trickster and a rogue. Shadow soon learns that his role in the man's schemes are far more dangerous and dark than he could have ever imagined.
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 38
Description
Rand Al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn, the leader who will save the world but in the process destroy it. He is able to touch the One Power but cannot control it. He knows only that he must face the Dark One in a battle to the death.
29) Magyk, book 1
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Description
After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 63
Description
The Seven Kingdoms are torn by strife as the three surviving contenders for the throne continue their struggle for power, Robb Stark defends his fledgling kingdom from the ravaging Greyjoys, Winterfell lies in ruins, Jon Snow confronts an escalating threat from behind the Wall, and Danerys Stormborn and her dragon allies continue to grow in power. Here is the third volume in George R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 13.5 - AR Pts: 25
Description
The wayward traveler -- Lemuel Gulliver -- ends up on a series of bizarrely populated islands. First he is a giant among little people, but then sees the situation reversed when he's surrounded by giants twelve times his size. Next he finds himself in the clouds, in a society of devoted but ultimately hapless mathematicians. Lastly, his journey brings him to an island where incredibly noble horses must deal with a race of uncouth, reviled ape-men:...
32) Six of Crows
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 21
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Description
"Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass includes all 84 original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. This edition is limited to 1,000 copies. Journey with Alice down the rabbit hole into a world of wonder where oddities, logic and wordplay rule supreme. Encounter characters like the grinning Cheshire Cat who can vanish into thin air, the cryptic Mad Hatter who speaks in riddles and the harrowing Queen of Hearts obsessed with the phrase "Off...
34) Physik, book 3
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 17
Description
Pulled through a glass that brings him back in time, Septimus Heap becomes the apprentice of an alchemist.
35) Lyra's Oxford
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Lyra and Pantalaimon (now a pine-marten) are back at Oxford. But, their peace is shattered by Ragi, the daemon of the witch Yelena, who is searching for a healing elixir to cure his witch.
36) Shadow wolf
Author
Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Description
After earning the right to return to the wolf pack that abandoned him, the exiled Faolan joins the clan as a lowly "gnaw wolf," but his goal of rising in the pack order is threatened when a jealous rival frames him for an unspeakable crime.
38) Blood bound
Author
Series
Mercy Thompson series volume 2
Description
Jalopy mechanic and were-creature Mercedes Thompson can change into a coyote whenever she wants to. As a favor, she agrees to back up vampire friend Stefan when he confronts another of his kind. But, being demon-possessed, that vampire proves deadlier than most and before she can do anything to help, Mercedes is in the middle of a war with vampires and werewolves.
Author
Series
Wicked years volume 4
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 34
Description
Glinda, former Throne Minister, held under house arrest by General Cherrystone, obtains the infamous Grimmerie, supposedly a volume of magical lore, coveted by Oz. Meanwhile, Liir's daughter Rain begins her quest to discover her true identity and unravel the layers of political and personal secrets that have caused strife and division in Oz.
40) The white dragon
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 21
Description
Tired of his boring life, Lord Jaxom decides to secretly train his extraordinary dragon to take part in the desperate battles of dragons and their riders against the Threadfall that periodically threatens their planet.