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The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe dragonets struggle to fulfill the prophecy and -- somehow -- end the war in this thrilling new installment of the bestselling WINGS OF FIRE series!It all comes down to this: The Dragonets of Destiny must finally bring the epic war to an end, reconcile the seven tribes, and choose the next queen of Pyrrhia... and make it out alive...Categorized as:
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Everblaze by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsA New York Times bestselling seriesA USA TODAY bestselling seriesA California Young Reader Medal–winning seriesSophie uncovers shocking secrets—and faces treacherous new enemies—in this electrifying third book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.Sophie Foster is ready to fight back... -
Matahari by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNamanya Ali, 15 tahun, kelas X. Jika saja orangtuanya mengizinkan, seharusnya dia sudah duduk di tingkat akhir ilmu fisika program doktor di universitas ternama. Ali tidak menyukai sekolahnya, guru-gurunya, teman-teman sekelasnya. Semua membosankan baginya. Tapi sejak dia mengetahui ada yang aneh pada diriku dan Seli, teman sekelasnya, hidupnya yang membosankan berubah seru...Categorized as:
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Island of Dragons by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTwins Alex and Aaron Stowe are put to the ultimate test to fulfill their destinies and save both Quill and Artimé from the deadliest enemy the cities have ever faced in the thrilling conclusion of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter... -
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The Last Guardian by Victor Kloss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTime is running out for Ben Greenwood – not as an apprentice for the Royal Institute of Magic, but as the Head Guardian, secretly responsible for uniting Queen Elizabeth's Armour. The dark elves are coming and the only chance of stopping them is to find the last Guardian and the final two pieces of the armour...Categorized as:
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J'apprends à compter avec le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression... -
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsChildrenYou must not comeSTOPDangerousThe Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission: to go on a mind-bending international scavenger hunt designed to engage their individual talents. As they search for all the clues and riddles Mr...Categorized as:
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Chasing the Prophecy by Brandon Mull
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsJason and Rachel were not born in Lyrian. They did not grow up in Lyrian. But after all of the battles and losses, the triumphs and adventures, and most of all, the friendships forged in this fantastical world, Lyrian has become home to them in a way they never could have imagined... -
Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsThe stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series.Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior's death...Categorized as:
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Crownbreaker by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA failed mage learns that just because he's not the chosen one it doesn't mean he can't be a hero in final book of the Spellslinger series.Once an outlaw spellslinger, Kellen Argos has made a life for himself as the Daroman Queen's protector. A little magic and a handful of tricks are all it takes to deal with the constant threats to her reign... -
Unseen by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving found the true power of her blade, Imogen must use it to protect her people.After preventing her brother from taking the power of the Porapeth and becoming the very thing her people have defended against, Imogen now chases him, believing he can still be saved.When a dangerous creature not seen in centuries emerges and begins to hunt those with magic, Imogen fears her brother responsible... -
Island of Silence by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSecond book in the middle grade dystopian fantasy series, Unwanteds.The battle is over. The magical barrier between the dreary land of Quill and the fantastical world of Artimé is gone. Now residents of both places are free to mingle, but tensions are high... -
A Blade and a Ring by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGavin must stop a man who shares his training and abilities.Gavin has left the only friends he’d ever made to study his El’aras magic. Though he may share their heritage, he quickly learns that he’s not El’aras.When an attack targets them, and has the ability to counter any El’aras ability, Gavin is all that prevents certain devastation... -
The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsA kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation. Rumors of a coming war are winding their way between the castle walls, and Jaron feels the pressure quietly mounting within Carthya... -
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Earth by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMy name is Raib. I’m 15 years old, a tenthgrader. I have two cats: Whitey and Blacky. My parents are nice. My teachers are great. My friends are kind and solid. I’m an ordinary girl just like you, and I live like most teenagers do, except for one thing. There’s something that I kept to myself ever since I was a kid. Something amazing. My name is Raib, and I can disappear...Categorized as:
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The Stone Wolf by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new magic threatens to destroy Gavin—or change him forever.Gavin has secured the city, preventing the deadly Fates from bringing their terrible sorcery back to Yoran, but Tristan remains at large. Their fight had been a test, and Gavin knows he can’t fail the next one.When a strange attack pushes him to reveal the depths of his magic, Gavin knows Tristan has returned to finish what he started... -
Thea Stilton and the Tropical Treasure by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhile the Thea Sisters are on a tropical vacation in the Bahamas, they stumble upon an old pirate map! It's related to a local legend. Could it lead to treasure?! The five mice venture onto the sparkling Caribbean Sea to follow the map... but someone else is trying to find the treasure first...Categorized as:
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Living in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNinety percent of the world died in the span of a few seconds. No warning. No explanation. Few survivors. Now we’re all trying to get by as society collapses around us. Survival is a battle and it’s getting worse every day. Food is scarce and the shelves are all bare. Finding medication for my little brother is impossible, and my desperation is growing as my options narrow...Categorized as:
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The Soldiers of Halla by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIt has all been leading to this.Every victory. Every loss. All the thrills and sadness; the hope and despair. Bobby Pendragon's heart-pounding journey through time and space has brought him to this epic moment. He and his fellow Travelers must join forces for one last desperate battle against Saint Dane. At stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all that ever was or will be... -
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsIn a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage... -
The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning by John Flanagan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAfter a senseless tragedy destroys his life, Will is obsessed with punishing those responsible - even if it means leaving the Ranger Corps. His worried friends must find a way to stop him taking such a dark path. It is Halt who suggests the solution: Will must take an apprentice. The candidate Halt has in mind surprises everyone - and it's a request Will cannot refuse... -
The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon: Four Magical Stories by Crockett Johnson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHarold and his incredible, astounding, magical purple crayon can go anywhere and do anything!This volume contains the complete text and illustrations for all four books:- Harold and the Purple Crayon- Harold's Fairy Tale- Harold's Trip to the Sky- Harold's... -
Dead City by James Ponti
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMost kids have enough to deal with between school, homework, extracurricular activities, and friends, but Molly Bigelow isn’t your typical tween. By day, Molly attends MIST—the Metropolitan Institute of Science and Technology—but it’s what she’s learning outside of school that sets her apart from her classmates. Molly is a zombie hunter, just like her mother. This, however, is news to Molly...Categorized as:
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The Snatchabook by Helen Docherty
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhere have all the bedtime stories gone?One dark, dark night in Burrow Down, a rabbit named Eliza Brown found a book and settled down...when a Snatchabook flew into town.It's bedtime in the woods of Burrow Down, and all the animals are ready for their bedtime story. But books are mysteriously disappearing. Eliza Brown decides to stay awake and catch the book thief... -
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The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter the tumultuous events of last winter, Kate, Michael, and Emma long to continue the hunt for their missing parents. But they themselves are now in great danger, and so the wizard Stanislaus Pym hides the children at the Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. There, he says, they will be safe. How wrong he is... -
The Executioner's Blade by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExecutioners have never cared about the magic that lurks within the kingdom. Finn can no longer ignore it.Finn has grown into the role of executioner, taking on more responsibility with each passing year. After thwarting another plot against the kingdom, he’s developed a reputation—and the attention that comes with it... -
When the Sky Is Like Lace by Elinor Lander Horwitz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when it's bimulous and the sky is like lace? Strange and splendid things! Otters sing, trees dance, and the grass is like gooseberry jam. There's a special party that anyone can attend. Anyone, that is, who knows the rules and isn't afraid of plum-purple shadows, can cook spaghetti and would like to teach a new song to the otters... -
Unknown by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImogen is something more than the First of the Blade. Now she must understand it.Having thwarted a Porapeth plan, Imogen struggles to understand the gift that Benji gave her. She has knowledge that she could never have imagined, but for her to lead, she needs understanding.When Imogen finds herself chasing after her brother once again, she isn't sure what he's after... -
Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFriends by chance--or is it fate? Damian Raske and Jullanar Thistlethwaite are about as different as can be. Damian is a young swordsman, dreaming of being the best in the world, hardly aware of what lies beyond the outskirts of his city, let alone that there is a great empire on the other side of the horizon... -
Elder by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClara Kate is one of the eight beings needed to activate the Elder Scroll, an ancient artifact causing tragedy and darkness on the Estilorian plane. She knows that her focus needs to be on finding the final piece and stopping the evil Mercesti, but Ini-herit isn't making it easy. He’s working closely with Clara Kate on the quest to stop their enemies…too close for her comfort... -
Riddles and Danger by Bryan Chick
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNoah, Megan, Richie, and Ella are the Action Scouts; friends whose tree house overlooks the Clarksville City Zoo. When they discover a magical world hidden within the zoo, they are swept away on an adventure in which penguins can fly, a mysterious figure lurks in the shadows, and the scouts are enlisted to help Mr. Darby, who is in charge of the Secret Zoo... -
Silent Night by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brand new holiday adventure from the world of The 39 Clues! The year is 1914 and war is raging in Europe. Eager to win glory for the Lucian branch, sixteen-year-old Rupert Davenport (Ian Kabra's ancestor) sneaks off to France to join the fighting. But the reality of battle is unlike anything Rupert imagined... -
The Chain by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlex and his comrades might have escaped the Head's clutches, but where are they... -
The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, is back with a fantastical tale of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy on a quest to save the world--chock-full of Walliams's unmistakable humor and perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Roald Dahl.The kingdom has fallen into darkness.Prince Alfred has never left the safety of Buckingham Palace... -
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Siege and Sacrifice by Charlie N. Holmberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSandis has finally freed herself from her master and his plans to use her as a vessel for the ancient beast Kolosos. But her master has found a new, impossible vessel: Sandis’s brother, Anon—a brother she long thought dead.Kolosos is ancient, massive, and seemingly unbeatable. Fortunately, Sandis has her own monster—an ethereal fire horse that she can summon at will... -
The Order Returns by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe arrival of a dangerous sorcerer forces Gavin to confront his past.As Gavin works with the El’aras to master his connection to the ring, he learns of an El’aras prophecy that speaks of the Shard and a Champion.One must destroy the other... -
Unbonded by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaught to fear magic. Trained from a young age to destroy those who wield it. The First of the Blade Series begins.Trained to destroy sorcery from a young age, Imogen Inaratha left that life behind, having come to see magic differently. When her brother asks for help, she embarks on a dangerous journey—and must face a part of her past she wanted to forget... -
Chest of Souls by Michelle Erickson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen do you tell children they are destined to bring down the wickedest city in the world?That they've been hunted their entire lives by the very evil they must destroy? And when they finally meet that evil, they may not win? You don't.Brenna is safe because she’s oblivious to everything but Talon... -
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthor TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention... -
Soaring Flame and the Dragon-transcending Magimal by Weiqi Wang
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first book of a teen fantasy book series that nurtures the bloom of MAGIC in the soil of SCIENCE - something rarely attempted. The transition from magic to science will be bit by bit, so the early books do read like a "mainstream" magic fantasy.Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible... -
Elemental Power by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFamily secrets, powerful magic, a slow-burn romance ... Ridley Kayne has discovered she’s not alone.There are others with magic just like hers. Those who are also hunted by the Shadow Society.Elementals.With Archer’s help, Ridley sets out to find the other elementals living in Lumina City... -
Blade and Bone by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSanaron is a city of fog and violence; a place where even the past can disappear.Kanar Reims, an ex-soldier known as the Blackheart, hides a dangerous secret. Exiled from the Realmsguard, he wants nothing to do with the kind of magic that destroyed his life.That is until his team of mercenaries is offered a job they can’t refuse...Categorized as:
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Unlocked by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic is a part of the world. Now the First of the Blade must master it.Having saved her people from the danger of the branox, Imogen must find a way to lead them home. The way back is treacherous and there’s an ever-present threat of more dark creatures attacking.When hunted by a new threat, the sacred patterns are not enough... -
The Secret of Ashona by Kaza Kingsley, James Ng
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsErec Rex might still become king—but the closer he gets, the more dangerous his tasks become.Given his romance brewing with Bethany, the discovery that his siblings are secretly king and queen of the Fairy world, and the knowledge that the Stain brothers are growing more and more underhanded, Erec Rex isn’t exactly in an ideal state of mind to face his next two tasks... -
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The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsWhen Alex finds out he is Unwanted, he expects to die. That is the way of the people of Quill. Each year, all the thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. Wanteds get more schooling and train to join the Quillitary. Necessaries keep the farms running. Unwanteds are set for elimination... -
The Keep by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsContinue Alec's journey in the twisty, action-packed fourth book of the Spellshadow series... -
Crushed by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIan Kabra has an embarrassing secret. It's not that he once accidentally ate at Burger King. It's not that he still has his childhood teddy bear, Mr Buttons. It's that he can't stop thinking about a certain grubby American orphan...Categorized as:
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The Fiend and the Forge by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe Tapestry series continues to weave threads of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, and mystery into a wholly original adventure that appeals to fans of everything from Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings to The X-Men. Genre-blending and fully illustrated, The Tapestry novels have caught the attention of middle-grade and young adult readers alike—and the series is only getting bigger...Categorized as:
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The Paper Dragon by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dark power that attacks Yoran leads Gavin on a dangerous journey.Gavin remains in Yoran while struggling to master his El’aras abilities. With the power of the strange ring that grants him even more power, he knows he has to learn control, otherwise he’ll destroy the city while trying to protect it... -
Thief's War by Hilari Bell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnights errant aren't supposed to let the bad guy escape. But Sir Michael and his squire, Fisk, were up to their necks in mayhem (as usual) and Fisk's old mentor, Jack Bannister, quietly slithered away. Now Michael has tracked Jack to the notorious city of Tallowsport -- and it turns out Jack wasn't exaggerating when he said the crime boss he works for runs the town...
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