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Poppy War volume 1
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English
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A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
"When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study at the academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who always thought they'd be able to marry Rin off to...
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English
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When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria's lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity -- with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses -- the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay.
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Sorcerer's ring volume 1
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Thorgrin, the youngest of four brothers, hated by his father, leaves home determined to join the King's Legion only to discover that the king's court is rife with its own family dramas, power struggles, ambitions, jealousy, violence and betrayal. Thorgrin's training as a warrior is interrupted by the discovery of his mysterious powers and a forbidden relationship between Thorgrin and the king's daughter. As he struggles to make sense...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
91 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Swift's satiric fantasies about Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Two of the most appealing of Gulliver's adventures: Lilliput, where the human is a giant among dwarves, and Brobdingnag, where the human is a dwarf among giants. These are the stories of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift's classic tale of fantastic adventures in far-off lands, brilliantly retold by James Riordan in rich, vivid prose that captures all the whimsy and satire...
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Winner's trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria's crown prince is the event of a lifetime, but to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making, so as she aches to tell the truth about her engagement, she becomes a skilled practitioner of deceit and as a spy passes information and gets close to uncovering a shocking secret.
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Gilded wolves volume 1
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English
Description
Set in a darkly glamorous world The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel,...
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Warhammer adventures.Realm quest volume 1
Publisher
Warhammer Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
178 pages, 28 unnumbered pages: illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Epic heroes, mighty armies and terrifying monsters clash against the backdrop of magical landscapes. Raised as a slave in the Darkoath camps of Aqshy, Kiri dreams of a better life. Of a city of wonders, the place of her birth... Lifestone! She despairs of ever reaching it until a fateful day arrives when her barbarian captors are attacked by Sigmar's noblest warriors, the Stormcast Eternals. Seizing her chance, Kiri flees through a mysterious realmgate...
9) Peter Pan
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English
Description
Peter Pan teaches Wendy and her brothers to fly to Never-Never Land, where they share some exciting adventures with Indians and pirates.
Author
Publisher
Enfant [an imprint of Drawn & Quarterly]
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Drawn & Quarterly edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
Description
"Tove Jansson takes us on a beautifully illustrated and delightfully quirky journey through Moominvalley, perfectly capturing the experience and its emotional impact as seen through the innocent eyes of Susanna, who is bored with her life: Her cat is too content; her surroundings, too gentle. She craves adventure when there is none to be had. But when a new pair of glasses appears in front of her, she gets an opportunity to live the bold life that...
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English
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On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.
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Heroes in training volume 2
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English
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Zeus, Hera and Poseidon set sail to search for magical trident, but Poseidon can't swim and gets seasick.
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Fashion fairies volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Physical Desc
65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reporting on fashion is very important, but when Alexa the Fashion Reporter Fairy's pen is missing, things could get mixed up.
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English
Description
"In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm--and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow's disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors. It's been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren't there....
17) Speculation
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English
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In 1962, ten-year-old Winna Cole discovers a pair of magical spectacles that reveal both the friendly ghosts of her African American ancestors and a dangerous family curse.
19) City of secrets
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Battle dragons volume 3
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English
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Description
"Banished from Drakopolis to the desolate frontier town of Glassblower's Gulch, Abel and his family must face a harsh new reality: life without dragons. Far from the lights and lizards of the megacity, Abel's new home effectively bans the great beasts. Anyone caught smuggling dragons is hauled away by the ruthless sheriff and her fearsome deputies. They have the only dragons in town, and they run the dreaded dragon rodeo, which pits those who fall...
20) The never war
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Series
Pendragon volume 3
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Description
Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral--Spader--have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot.
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