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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The runaway international bestseller - part sweeping historical epic, part legal thriller - following the trial that shaped the life of the young Julius Caesar and gave root to an immortal legacy. Every legend has a beginning. Rome, 77 B.C. Senator Dolabella, known for using violence against anyone who opposes him, is going on trial for corruption and has already hired the best lawyers and even bought the jury. No man dares accept the role of prosecutor...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Lakota Chief Crazy Horse and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer had long been enemies when they finally crossed paths for the last time in 1876, as the people of the Great Plains resisted the invasion of their homes. In this action-packed double biography, Nelson draws fascinating parallels between Crazy Horse and Custer, whose lives were intertwined. These warriors were alike in many ways, yet they often collided in deadly rivalry. Witness reports...
83) The familiar
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when...
Author
Series
(Chris C.).Tapestry trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Two Hats Creative Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Elayne slips from NYC into the Land of the Fabulous Beast, the line between fantasy and reality isn't so clear anymore. But the danger is all too real. She must overthrow the tyrant king. She must tame the unicorn. She must find her way home! And she must become both hero and villain to do it.
Author
Publisher
Ethereal Echo Press, an imprint of The Faithful Troubadour Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Becoming queen is not the end of a fairytale; it is the beginning of a nightmare. When the queen is exiled, every beautiful young woman in Florencia is forced to become kingsmaids - royal concubines - but one lucky girl from those gathered will be chosen as queen. Or maybe not so lucky. Roxana Willows, a wingless fairy with the rare ability to read minds, has seen King Frederick's cruelty in the stories her uncle tells, and fears that the only thing...
86) Twisted games
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules ... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until...
Author
Series
Kings of Avalier volume 2
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In an effort to save her sick aunt, nineteen-year-old Kailani took out a loan she knew she would never be able to repay. Now, the only way she has any chance of paying it back is if she accepts a job as the Elf King's personal assistant. Rather than fulfilling her dream of studying medicine, she has no choice but to help the king find a wife so his council will fund his war against the bloodthirsty queen who killed his entire family. The king is...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From a visionary Mexican author, a hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story that reimagines the fall of Tenochtitlan. One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernán Cortés entered the city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. Cortés was accompanied by his nine captains, his troops, and his two translators:...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The reign of House Targaryen begins. House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, is based on George R.R. Martin's "Fire & Blood." The series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the...
91) Dragonfruit
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. But as with all things that offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning. Every wish demands a price. Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that...
92) Rage
Author
Series
Stormheart volume 2
Publisher
Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associate Book
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
"Princess or adventurer. Duty or freedom. Her kingdom or the storm hunter she loves. If Aurora knows anything, it's that choices have consequences. The kingdom of Pavan is nearly unrecognizable as the home she left behind. A new family's flags fly atop the walls. Hundreds upon hundreds of remnants camp just outside the city begging for entrance and mercy, only to receive cruelty in return. And her mother, the great, powerful queen, is nowhere to be...
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023-
Language
English
Description
Thirteen clans rule the land, and the Rat Clan is the weakest. Ruiying, the princess of the Rat Clan, is summoned to the land of the dominating Dragon Clan along with princesses from the other clans. The Dragon King seeks a bride, and they are all candidates! -- adapted from back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to The Young Prince, T'Challa heads back to America to visit his friends, but finds his summer vacation turning into a nightmare when the small town falls under the sway of a charismatic politician.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
Ã2011
Language
English
Description
"Embark on the ultimate action adventure that spans continents and centuries in the spectacular Mummy trilogy ... Follow the exhilarating journeys and exploits of daring explorer Rick O'Connell ... and his family as they combat the evil undead from the dusty tombs of Egypt to the hidden catacombs of China ..."--Container.
98) Wolfish
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"A young shepherdess, her wolf companion, and a young oracle-apprentice must stop a king's reign of terror after he receives a frightening prophecy"--
99) The crimson spy
Author
Series
Kingdom of Wrenly volume 20
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Danger washes ashore in the port of Silvertown, where a missing ship brings rumors of pirates. But before Prince Lucas and Lady Clara can investigate, a most unusual and rare gift arrives at the castle. At first, Prince Lucas and Lady Clara think nothing of it. Then their memories become hazy, and a newcomer who seemed like a friend might suddenly become a foe."--
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Orphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, Catherine welcomed to her nursery the beguiling young Mary Queen of Scots, who would later become her daughter-in-law....