Books like 'The Lightning Circle'
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Ceros dan Batozar by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAwalnya kami hanya mengikuti karyawisata biasa seperti murid-murid sekolah lain. Hingga Ali, dengan kegeniusan dan keisengannya, memutuskan menyelidiki sebuah ruangan kuno. Kami tiba di bagian dunia paralel lainnya, menemui petarung kuat, mendapat kekuatan baru serta teknik-teknik menakjubkan. Dunia paralel ternyata sangat luas, dengan begitu banyak orang hebat di dalamnya...Categorized as:
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Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas by Anna Benning
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings„Vortex. Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas” to drugi tom elektryzującej trylogii Anny Benning. Książka „Vortex. Dzień, w którym rozpadł się świat” podbiła serca czytelników na całym świecie i przez długi czas utrzymywała się na szczycie list bestsellerów.Rzeczywistość Elaine, to świat tajemnic, tuneli energetycznych oraz ludzi zmutowanych z ogniem, powietrzem, wodą i ziemią... -
Monstrous Regiment by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA new stage adaptation of one of Pratchett's best-selling novelsThe Monstrous Regiment in question is made up of a vampire (reformed and off the blood, thank you), a troll, Igor (who is only too happy to sew you a new leg if you aren't too particular about previous ownership), a collection of misfits and a young woman discovers that a pair of socks shoved down her pants is a good way to open up... -
Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes by M.R. Noble
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBlindsided by an attack that destroys her home and blamed for murder, Karolina Dalca, a half-vampire, escapes, only to plunge into the magical societies from which she was sheltered.Betrayed by those around her, she abandons her dreams of becoming an investigator and flees, trusting only herself. Her police internship would never prove more useful... -
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Home Again by Kallie George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the final installment of this sweet illustrated chapter book series, summer has come to Fernwood Forest, and the staff of the Heartwood Hotel must trust each other as they contend with their biggest challenge yet.It's summer at the Heartwood Hotel, and everyone is in a flurry getting ready for Ms. Prickles's wedding to Mr. Quillson! Meanwhile, a new mouse guest named Strawberry comes to stay... -
The Last Enemy: The Howling Nights by C.H. Darling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s 1975 and war is simmering beneath the surface of the Wizarding world...but at Hogwarts, it’s magic as usual as the fifth years prepare for their O.W.L.s amidst politics, pranks, and other poor choices.Severus Snape wants to prove his worth.Lily Evans wants a fresh start.James Potter wants Lily Evans, though no one is more surprised by this than him...Categorized as:
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Komet Minor by Tere Liye, Diena Yashinta
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPertarungan melawan Si Tanpa Mahkota akan berakhir di sini. Siapapun yang menang, semua berakhir di sini, di klan Komet Minor, tempat aliansi Para Pemburu pernah dibentuk, dan pusaka hebat pernah diciptakan.Dalam saga terakhir melawan Si Tanpa Mahkota, aku, Seli dan Ali menemukan teman seperjalanan yang hebat, yang bersama-sama melewati berbagai rintangan...Categorized as:
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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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Lumpu by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYes! Akhirnya, Raib, Seli, dan Ali kembali bertualang. Kalian sudah kangen dengan trio ini? Misi mereka adalah menyelamatkan Miss Selena, guru matematika mereka. Tapi, apakah semua berjalan mudah? Siapa yang bersedia membantu mereka? Kali ini, si genius Ali memutuskan meminta bantuan dari sosok yang tidak terduga, karena musuh dari musuh adalah teman...Categorized as:
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The Shadow Girl by Misty Mount
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShy, thirteen-year-old Zylia has always known she was different. Most teenagers feel unnoticed and unseen, but for Zylia, it's something much worse. She's disappearing from this world and doesn't know how to stop it. At times, she's not sure she wants to. Until she stumbles across a family mystery surrounding the disappearance of her great-aunt Angelica years earlier... -
Selena by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Selena" dan "Nebula" adalah buku ke-8 dan ke-9 yang menceritakan siapa orangtua Raib dalam serial petualangan dunia paralel. Dua buku ini sebaiknya dibaca berurutan. Kedua buku ini juga bercerita tentang Akademi Bayangan Tingkat Tinggi, sekolah terbaik di seluruh Klan Bulan. Tentang persahabatan tiga mahasiswa, yang diam-diam memiliki rencana bertualang ke tempat-tempat jauh...Categorized as:
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War Mage by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world torn by war, everyone must do their part.Everyone... -
Rebecca's World: Journey to the Forbidden Planet by Terry Nation
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebecca's world is a marvellously gripping (and frequently comic) adventure story, with a memorable cast of characters. A story that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike...Categorized as:
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Betrayer by Nicole Conway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe darkest secrets of Murdoc’s violent past may be their last hope.As pressure mounts to find the Tibran witch, Devana, Thatcher and his companions struggle to regroup after discovering Phillip’s bitter betrayal. Forced into hiding while they await a new plan of attack from Prince Judan's network of spies, tensions rise and threaten to tear their company apart... -
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Pétalos de papel / Paper Petals by Selene M. Pascual, Iria G. Parente
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsUn mundo en el que caben todos los mundos.Un chico con el poder de crear puentes entre ellos.Una chica que llega por accidente... y que no puede regresar a casaDani es una chica normal. O lo era hasta que un libro se la tragó y llegó a Albión, una dimensión regentada por una clase noble que impone sus normas escondida tras sonrisas fingidas y bailes a medianoche... -
Drow Conqueror by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlison Brownstone is a Drow Princess with no ordinary powers. Time to remind a few people just what that means. Kick ass, don’t bother taking names. Alison is in Mongolia to rescue Mr. D’s nephew, but things aren’t adding up. Are the other Drow trying to off Alison and her team to secure their succession? The Drow haven’t learned their lesson about messing with a Brownstone? Any Brownstone... -
Si Putih by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBagaimana jika hewan kesayangan kalian ternyata hewan dengan kekuatan terbesar di dunia paralel? Bagaimana jika hewan yang terlihat imut, menggemaskan, ternyata bisa menjadi salah satu petarung paling hebat? Kali ini kita akan bertualang di klan baru, dengan tokoh-tokoh baru. Termasuk mengetahui bahwa pandemi yang menyusahkan penduduk juga terjadi di klan-klan jauh... -
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo!Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck...Categorized as:
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Traveler by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow many times have you read a book that truly changed your life before?Called to a far-off kingdom, Anders Brolly must protect his friends and family from the greatest threat any land has ever seen... -
Beanstalk: The Adventures of a Jack of All Tales by E. Jade Lomax
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack Farris doesn’t want to save the world, just every person he knows, encounters, or hears of.It’s a bit of an issue.S. Grey doesn’t want to save anyone but himself. He wants to know everything and majoring in sagework at the Academy is the best way to do that.Laney Jones left her home to avoid the constraints there, only to find different barriers holding her back at the Academy...Categorized as:
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It's a Miracle! by H. Claire Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt would take a miracle for Jessica to live a normal life. Miracles happen when you least expect them. And if you’re Jessica McCloud, God’s only begotten daughter, they happen when you least want them. Is an uneventful senior year of high school too much for Jessica to hope for? Yes. Yes it is... -
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The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von Olfers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a classic story of the changing seasons. The root children spend the winter asleep. When spring comes, they wake, sew themselves new gowns, and clean and paint the beetles and bugs. All summer they play in fields, ponds and meadows before returning in the autumn to Mother Earth, who welcomes them home and puts them to bed once more.Also available in a mini version for small hands... -
Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes being small can have its advantages. If you're a little cloud like Cloudette, people call you cute nicknames, and you can always find a good spot to watch the fireworks. But what about when you want to do something big, like help a giant garden grow, or make a brook babble?This charming book gets at the heart of what it means to make a difference no matter your size...Categorized as:
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All in My Head by Kristen James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition for ASIN B00MH4IS7EAvery Waldorf wakes up from a concussion to find a voice inside her head—an adventurous male voice belonging to Marcus, who doesn’t know where he came from, but has an opinion on everything about her life. She just wants to work on her screenplay, go to her writing classes and flirt with the guy of her dreams, Nash, who is finally noticing her... -
Crossover (Cross your Heart and Die, #1) by Diane L. Kowalyshyn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ghost haunting Karlee Davis is tormented by amnesia. When Karlee finds work in a small coastal community setting up a weekly newspaper, the location jogs the ghost's memory and triggers violent visions from its past. A severe storm brings Cole Maxwell, the commitment-challenged landlord living in the marina, off the water and inside... -
Defiance by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Fate of a WerewolfWerewolves are the guardians of sleeping vampires, protecting their masters during the deadly light of day...Categorized as:
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Apple Pie Pair by Jena Wade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTony wants nothing more than to be a good dad to his two kids. Purchasing an apple orchard and moving his kids out of the city and into the country life seemed like the best way to do that. He didn’t let himself think about the connection he’d made with the omega from the bachelor auction, until that omega landed on his doorstep as the travel writer doing a feature article on his orchard... -
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this innovative wordless picture book with interactive flaps, Flora and her graceful flamingo friend explore the trials and joys of friendship through an elaborate synchronized dance. With a twist, a turn, and even a flop, these unlikely friends learn at last how to dance together in perfect harmony...Categorized as:
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The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago, the first man and woman quarreled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement the simple, lyrical text...Categorized as:
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Once Upon a Memory by Nina Laden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom bestselling author Nina Laden and bestselling illustrator Renata Liwska comes an enchanting, imaginative story for fans of They All Saw a Cat. Does a feather remember it once was a bird? Does a book remember it once was a word? A boy is swept away to a world where fantasy and reality come together in surprising and playful ways... -
Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf by Sam Wedelich
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChicken Little is NOT afraid of anything, not even a wolf. No matter how big or bad he is.In fact, she's never even seen a wolf... -
Whispering Wind by Karin Reeve, Jolie Marvin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBound by destiny and a love that conquers all, with an oath sworn in blood…Born of a unique race called Gaias, sixteen-year-old Taryn Malone has been blessed with extraordinary abilities, including one that was believed to have been eradicated centuries ago. This gift must remain hidden, or her entire species will perceive her as a threat... -
The Cost For Surviving by W.J. May
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs it really living when you spend your life in a cage… The wait is over, the dust has settled, and the captives have finally been claimed. Elise thought the deadly game was finished, but the more time she spends in the palace, the more she begins to fear the real game has only just begun. In the aftermath of the ceremony, each of the friends try to adjust to their new life... -
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Salamanca by Dean Francis Alfar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDean Alfar's first novel is about the sorcery wrought by love, lust, and literature, by friendship, family, and the Filipino nation... -
Bee & Me by Alison Jay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA beautiful wordless picture book brings a personal note to the plight of the honeybee and offers a message of hope.A little girl befriends a bee that takes her on a journey of discovery, revealing an action that every child can take to aid in conservation...Categorized as:
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Elsie T03 : Pour en finir by Catherine Francoeur
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLa suite du best-seller de Catherine Francoeur!L'âme maléfique de Murielle continue de faire des ravages. Elle s'insinue chez nos adolescentes et les hante pour venger sa propre mort. Elsie s'est promis de sauver ces jeunes filles innocentes, mais pour y arriver, elle doit d'abord se soustraire elle-même à l'emprise de Murielle. Puis trouver une autre façon de la vaincre… À ses risques et périls... -
Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPenn Westbrook thinks he’s the one for me. It’s not that I’m entirely opposed to the idea, but I’ve got a lot going on. Aside from school obligations and my own extracurricular interests, I’ve got a crazy family life... -
Cada seis meses by Clara Duarte
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHana conoce a Ro. Ro conoce a Hana.Hana es esta chica medio coreana que reparte los pedidos del wok de sus padres, y Ro aparece de pronto. Ro es alta como Madrid y las farolas. La historia de Hana y Ro empieza así: una pelea. Un supermercado. La puerta rota de un baño sucio. Un piano electrónico y ocho plantas con nombre. Es cutre y torpe, como todo, pero es bonita. Es normal... -
Where You Belong by Stacy Williams
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if you’re lost? What will it take to find your way back?Andie has been hiding, wanting to stay in the past rather than face the uncertainty of the future. When the force of a lie pulls her out of the darkness and into the light – the spotlight she’s avoided – she has to decide if she’ll stand and fight or run for cover. With each step, she has a choice to make...Categorized as:
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Somos astronautas by Clara Cortés
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCuatro amigos, un verano lleno de preguntas y la inmensidad del futuro por delante.Cuatro amigos viven en un pueblo de Florida y están a punto de acabar el último año de instituto. Se sienten perdidos y aplazan una y otra vez el momento de plantearse qué quieren hacer con sus vidas... -
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNamed an NPR Best Book of the Year and Junior Library Guild Selection, this wordless storybook with stunning illustrations aims to lighten the fear of the dark and the noises that come with it." Flashlight allows readers to experience the wonder and excitement of nighttime exploration in the woods and wordlessly entices readers to explore the hidden nature outside their own homes...Categorized as:
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Stealing Magic by Alex C. Vick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJax is a fourteen-year-old magic-taker from Androva. He's also a rule breaker. He should not have opened a portal to our world in daylight, no matter how fed up he was with the rules, or how interested he was in Shannon. Shannon considers herself to be ordinary. She loves escaping into fantasy books, but she never actually believed in magic...Categorized as:
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The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere was once a little gardener and his garden meant everything to him. He worked hard, very hard, but he was just too little (or at least he felt he was).A story that teaches us just how important it is to persist and try, no matter what the odds...Categorized as:
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Camp Tiger by Susan Choi
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond.Usually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks that come to steal food while the family sits by the campfire.But this year is different... -
Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn deck and ready for the spring lineup, New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Brian Lies’s ode to “batty” baseball fans... -
If I Were You by Leslie Margolis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatie's reasons why it's better to be Melody: -She's a boy magnet. I'm more like a boy repellent.-Her parents never make her do any chores. Meanwhile, I get stuck babysitting almost every day. -Melody's parents are still married. Mine are, too . . . to other people. Why Melody thinks Katie has the ideal life:-Her house is fun and lively. My house is empty and lonely... -
Ready for Anything! by Keiko Kasza
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA warm, funny tale for little worriers At first, Raccoon thought a picnic with his friend Duck sounded like fun, but he?s having second thoughts. After all, picnics can be very dangerous. They might get attacked by bees, or fall into the river, or even run into a giant, fire-breathing dragon who lives in a cave! Yes, a picnic is a very bad idea indeed...Categorized as:
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Lala's Words: A Story of Planting Kindness by Gracey Zhang
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom debut author-illustrator Gracey Zhang comes a timeless and timely picture book that celebrates the unassuming power of kind words. Oh, there goes Lala! She carries a pot of water around the corner, down the block, and over the fence, to a patch of dirt and concrete where tiny weeds sprout. "Hello, hello, friends!" she whispers... -
The Zoo by Suzy Lee
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ordinary trip to the zoo turns out to be extraordinary? as an imaginative, fun-filled, animal adventure takes hold of a little girl. (Meanwhile, her poor beleaguered parents experience an adventure of their own.) It's a trip youngest animal lovers (and dreamers) will want to take again and again...
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