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English
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In Poland in the 1940s, the lives of twins Chaim and Gittel feel like a fairy tale torn apart as they must rely on each other to endure life in a ghetto and the horrors of a concentration camp where they lose everything but each other.
1942 Poland. For twins Chaim and Gittel, life in the ghetto-- and then the concentration camp-- feels feel like a fairy tale with evil witches and dangerous ovens looming on the horizon. They find light through Chaim's...
4) Hobby
Author
Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Young Merlin is orphaned by a fire and joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers.
Author
Series
Pit dragon chronicles volume 1-3
Publisher
Science Fiction Book Club
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
Author
Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 1-3
Publisher
Magic Carpet
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the young wizard Merlin from his abandonment at the age of eight until, at twelve, he begins to understand the scope of his powers.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she--and we--need to remember the past.
Author
Series
[Stuart quartet] volume 1
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.
9) Briar Rose
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Series
Language
English
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From one of America's most celebrated writers comes an exquisite and heartwrenching novel that no listener will forget. Jane Yolen takes the fairy tale of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty, and tells it anew-set this time against the terrifying backdrop of the Holocaust. Briar Rose is easily Yolen's greatest accomplishment-blend of beautiful myth and dark history.
10) The Rogues
Author
Series
[Stuart quartet] volume 4
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
After his family is evicted from their Scottish farm, fifteen-year-old Roddy forms an unlikely friendship with a notorious rogue who helps him outwit a tyrant landlord in order to find a family treasure and make his way to America.
11) Girl in a cage
Author
Series
[Stuart quartet] volume 2
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
Author
Series
[Stuart quartet] volume 3
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
In 1746, a year after the Scottish clans have rallied to the call of their exiled prince, Charles Stuart, to take up arms against England's tyranny, fourteen-year-old, epileptic Duncan MacDonald and his cousin, Ewan, run away to join the fight at Culloden and discover the harsh reality of war.
13) Heart's blood
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Series
Language
English
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When a plea arrives from his beloved Akki, Jakkin becomes a spy and risks his dragon Heart's Blood, her five hatchlings, and his freedom to go to the rescue.
15) Dragon's heart
Author
Series
Pit dragon chronicles volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having been presumed dead, Jakkin and Akki finally return to Austar IV with newfound skills, and the knowledge that what they have learned could either transform their planet or destroy it.
16) Dragon's Blood
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga.
Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for fifteen-year-old Jakkin.
Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for fifteen-year-old Jakkin.
18) Foiled
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Aliera is a star at fencing, but at school no one notices her--until her new lab partner Avery begins flirting with her. Aliera's mother just bought her a foil from a garage sale, and it has a strange jewel attached to the hilt. Will Aliera's first date be ruined when magical creatures try to steal her foil?
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