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Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 540L
Language
English
Description
T'Challa has revived his sister and helped Shuri return to the physical world with Wakanda's collective knowledge and new abilities, but their victory is short lived. A rebellion ravages the kingdom while T'Challa's attention has been worn thin, but the faction led by Tetu and Zenzi and the Midnight Angels struggle to make a formal alliance.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Language
English
Description
Shuri has returned changed with mysterious supernatural powers, but Wakanda has changed too. She works to appease her restless countrymen, from conversing with philosophy professor Changamire whose teachings inspired rebel leader Tetu, and dealing with the rogue Dora Milaje, led by Ayo and Aneka, the Midnight Angels.
63) Ruin
Author
Series
Faithful and the fallen volume 3
Publisher
Orbit, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"War has erupted in the Banished Lands as the race for power intensifies. Corban flees his homeland searching for peace, but he soon discovers that there is no haven in the west as the agents of Rhin and roaming bands of giants hound his every step. Veradis leaves the battleground and rushes to his King's side. But he has witnessed both combat and betrayal and his duty weighs heavily upon him. Maquin seeks only revenge, but pirate slavers and the...
64) The peasant king
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances. When her mother, the Persian king's famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary's lands proves easier than escaping them. Fleeing through dangerous mountain passes, their survival depends on the skills of a stranger they free from prison:...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world's most famous family and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface. Now, with unique insight, deep access, and exclusive revelations, journalist Omid Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil, exposing the infighting, family deterioration,...
66) Goddess crown
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling Afro-fantasy, the first set in the lush, opulent kingdom of Galla, a girl raised in secret must leave her sheltered rural home for the subtle dangers of the royal court, where she becomes caught up in deadly power struggles and romantic intrigue. Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the forested East after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. Raised in a woodland idyll by a few kindly adult...
Author
Series
Rosewood chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Lottie Pumpkin and Ellie Wolf, the crown princess of Maradova, become roommates in Rosewood Hall and decide to swap identities, but one person has discovered their secret and if the truth comes out, the result will be dangerous for everyone.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 500L
Language
English
Description
The Midnight Angels sever their ties to the royal government and rebuke Tetu's alliance. T'Challa asks Changamire to speak out against the atrocities commited in his name. But the gears of war still turn as Wakanda's forces prepare for the final battle at the Golden City.
71) Menewood
Author
Series
Hild volume 2
Publisher
MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the much-anticipated sequel to Hild, Nicola Griffith's Menewood transports readers back to seventh-century Britain, a land of rival kings and religions poised for epochal change"--
Hild is no longer the bright child who made a place in Edwin Overking's court with her seemingly supernatural insight. She is eighteen, honed and tested, the formidable Lady of Elmet, now building her personal stronghold in the valley of Menewood. But Edwin needs his...
Author
Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
"Roma, año 77 a.C. El cruel senador Dolabela va a ser juzgado por corrupción, pero ha contratado a los mejores abogados, ha comprado al jurado y, además, es conocido por usar la violencia contra todos los que se enfrentan a él. Nadie se atreve a ser el fiscal, hasta que de pronto, contra todo pronóstico, un joven patricio de tan solo veintitrés años acepta llevar la acusación, defender al pueblo de Roma y desafiar el poder de las élites....
Author
Publisher
LB kids, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Minions were more for one and only one reason - to serve the most evil of the evildoers. But when Scarlet Overkill sends a trio of Minions to steal the queen's crown jewels, Bob messes up ... and becomes the new king of England! Long live King Bob!
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Five years after the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid, Ariel--now the voiceless queen of Atlantica--must confront Ursula to restore justice on both land and sea, find her father, and reclaim Prince Eric's affections.
75) Wilma Mankiller
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
76) Loot
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Abbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu Sultan, a volatile and unpredictable ruler. An inspired woodcarver, Abbas is apprenticed to a master toy maker in order to build a massive tiger automaton, a gift to celebrate the return of the Sultan's sons from British captivity. Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Monsieur du Leze, Abbas hones his craft and learns to read French and then meets...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
State fair: Musical about the Frake family and their adventures at the Iowa State Fair.
Oklahoma!: Set in Oklahoma territory of the early 1900's, this is the story of Curly and Laurey, who are in love with each other, and Jud, the hired man who also has feelings for Laurey.
Carousel: On the coast of Maine, a smooth-talking carny barker falls in love with a millworker.
The king and I: Based on the true story of Anna Leonowens, an English widow who...