Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
503 pages

     Eragon, a farm boy, finds a beautiful stone while he is out hunting. He brings it home, hoping to sell it, but a baby dragon hatches from it. Eragon becomes one of the legendary Dragon Riders, but the evil king has heard of him and he must flee his village. With the help of Brom, an old storyteller, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, evade the Empire's forces and seek refuge with the Varden. Will Eragon be brave enough to fight the king, as Dragon Riders are meant to do?

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The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
About 557 pages
      Jason doesn't remember anything before he woke up the Wilderness School's bus on their way to the Grand Canyon. Apparently, he has a girlfriend named Piper and a best friend named Leo. When a terrible storm happens, putting them all in danger, and things attack them, they are taken to Camp Half-Blood. The three friends are sent on a quest to rescue Hera who has been kidnapped and was the one to take Jason's memory. With only bits and pieces of his memory, Jason sets of with his friends to prevent evil from rising.

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The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
                                                       Genre: Fantasy
    Percy and his friends enter the final battle with the Titan Kronos. Kronos has put the entire City of New York to sleep and is planning on breaking into Mount Olympus to destroy it. Percy knows he must help, but what about the prophecy?

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The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
                                                          Genre: Fantasy
     As Kronos's army assembles and the kids at Camp Half-Blood prepare to protect their camp, Percy finds a way that the titan's army can easily enter their camp. With his friends, Percy enters to Labyrinth to confront Kronos and find his lost friend, Grover.

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The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
                                                           Genre: Fantasy
     When Artemis goes missing on her hunting trip, the kids at camp Half-Blood search for the goddess and the monster that she had set out to fight. They find that Artemis has been tricked by the Titan Atlas and now Atlas is trying to help Kronos. If they don'y free Artemis and stop Atlas fast, they will have less of a chance to win the upcoming battle.

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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

      When someone sabotages the magic tree that protects the borders of Camp Half-Blood, monsters begin to attack. Percy and his friends journey to the sea of monsters to find the golden fleece in order to heal the tree and keep the camp safe.

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Starlighter by Bryan Davis

Starlighter by Bryan Davis
About 400 pages      Jason has heard the stories and rumors about dragons and their human slaves, but has never believed them.
      Koren, a young slave girl on the dragon plant Starlight, wonders if the human world is just a myth.
      When Jason's older brother declares that he is going on a quest to save those who were taken into slavery by dragons, Jason decides to follow his brother and also help free the slaves.  But will he succeed? Will he even reach his destination?

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
375 pages

         Percy Jackson has never stayed in one school for a whole year. in each school something bad happens and her gets kicked out. One day, Percy visits a museum about Ancient Greece and his teacher turns into a monster and demands him to give back the lightning bolt. But Percy doesn't have any idea what she is talking about. His friend, Grover, and his mom leave their home and Percy discovers that he is a demigod, half human and half Greek god. His mom brings him to Camp Half-blood where he trains with other demigods. But when the gods demand that the lightning bolt must be returned by a certain date or there will be war, how can Percy and his friends save the world from destruction?

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Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
About 363 pages
     Princess Una is at the age to get married, but when her first suitor comes, she refuses his proposal. She wants a more handsome prince. Una continues to wait, but the evil dragon king has found her and wants her for himself. He takes over the castle and forces the royal family into captivity. Prince Aethelbald, her first suitor, tries to rescue her, but she still does not trust him. Things begin to go terribly wrong and it seems as if there is no hope for the kingdom. Who will be brave enough to fight the Dragon King?

Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry

Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry

342 pages

Price: Harcover- $16.99 U.S.

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      Evie lives in a village far from the sea and has always dreamed of becoming a doctor. When the king comes to her village, he offers her a scholarship to the University. On the way to town, her carriage is attacked by highwaymen and she ends up taking a ship the rest of the way. But during a terrible storm, the ship is wrecked and somehow everyone aboard survives. Evie goes to the castle where the princess is mysteriously friendly to her. Facing a bitter betrayal from her best friend, will Evie make the right choices?

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The Diamond Secret by Suzanne Weyn

The Diamond Secret by Suzanne Weyn
                                 A Retelling of "Anastasia"
209 pages

      Nadya works in a tavern kitchen in Russia until one day, two men come and tell her that they think she is the Grand Duchess Anastasia, who was thought to have been killed. She goes with them to Paris to meet her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie.
    But along the way, she faces betayal from her friends, whom she thought she could trust, and wonders if she should turn back. If she does keep going, will the Empress even believe her?


    A srong rap came at the door.
    "Girls, we need you now!" their father commanded. His tone was uncharacteristically loud and demanding. It galvanized the girls, including Anastasia, into a flurry f activity. In minutes they were out the door, walking rapidly between two bayonet-toting guards, along with the rest of their family, down the dimly lit hallway.
    "I'm scared," Mashka whispered to Anastasia.
    "Don't be," Anastasia replied, reaching behind her to squeeze Mashka's hand. "Everything will be fine."

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
257 pages
            
    Princess Poppy is now free of the curse that forced her and her eleven sisters to dance each night. Now, she is visiting the country of Breton to make friends with the royalty there. But a mysterious girl keeps showing up at the balls and casting spells on the people there. Poppy suspects that she is the maid Ellen, but no one knows where she is getting her gorgeous gowns from. Poppy is just the one to undo the curse that is on the poor girl, but can she do it before its too late?

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Previous book: Princess of the Midnight Ball

Next book: Princess of the Silver Woods

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
272 pages
                       
         A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Princess Rose and her twelve sisters must dance every night for the evil King Understone. The only way to be free of their curse is to die. Galen, a young soldier, meets Rose and wants to help him. A mysterious elderly gardener at the palace gives him herbs to protect him from enchantments.When the king offers Rose's hand in marriage as the reward for solving this mystery, Galen gets competition. Will Galen succeed and free the princesses from their terrible curse, or will they be condemned to dance for the rest of their lives?
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Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey

Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey
                     A Retelling of "Sleeping Beauty"
186 pages

    Princess Aurore is cursed to prick her finger and die when she is born. Her parents won't let her sew or go outside. When she turns sixteen, she goes off to meet her fate so her people will not suffer. On the way, she meets a prince who says he is searching for the legendary sleeping princess. Is he really looking for her, or is there some other girl under the same curse?


    "There is another course of action we might pursue. Though I fear, Majesties, it will be even less to you liking. . . ."
    At these words, a silence fell upon us. A terrible silence, like a blight.
    I knew what the soothsayer meant. We all did. If the spells spoken over me in my cradle were fulfilled, the calamities which threatened to destroy us all would stop. All it would take was the prick of a finger. Followed by one bright drop of my life's blood.
    I heard a rustle of garments as my father moved to stand beside my mother. "I want you to go back to your room and get a good night's sleep, Aurore. Don't let the ramlings of frightened fools keep you awake. In the morning, we will decide what must be done."
    And though he turned away swiftly, he was not swift enough, for I saw the thing that was in his heart.
    Grief.
    For his own fate. But even more, for mine.

The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis

The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
156 pages

      Amy and Dan are headed to Japan with the lead to their third clue. Their Uncle Alistair knows the Japanese language and secrets about the country, so they form an alliance with him. The only problem is Uncle Alistair is less than trustworthy. Will he help them or betray them?

"With a secret of this much power, jealousies are inevitable and no alliances will survive."

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One False Note by Gordon Korman

One False Note by Gordon Korman
174 pages
      Amy and Dan have found the first clue and survived the beginning of the hunt. Now the hints lead to Vienna, Austria, and Mozart's music, but their relatives are now targeting them more than any other group, and things get even more dangerous. can they keep up?


"Never before has a contest held so much promise - or so much danger."

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The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
220 pages
         Siblings Amy and Dan Cahill attend their grandmother's funeral and recieve a challenge: find the 39 clues. This sends them around the world to serch for the clues that will lead to world domination as the prize. But as the youngest competitors, can they survive?

"You have been chosen as the most likely to succeed in the greatest, most perilous undertaking of all time - a quest of vital importance to the Cahill family and the world at large . . ."

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Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix
377 pages


     Jonah and Kathrine are sent to Roanoke Colony with Andrea, who is really Virginia Dare. on their way to 1600, they lose the Elucidator, and when they land, they cannot tell if they ended up in the right time or place. Without the Elucidator, they cannot contact JB or get help. How will they fix history and escape alive?

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    "What of we didn't even end up in the right place and time?" Andrea asked. She waved her hands like someone about to explode into hysterics. "We could be anywhere!"


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Previous book: Sent
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Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix
313 Pages

   Chip, Jonah, Kathrine, and a boy named Alex are sent to Fifteenth Century England where Chip and Alex are King Edward V and Prince Richard. But in the real version of history, both princes are killed by their greedy uncle who wants to be king. How can the kids fix time and come home alive?

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Next book: Sabotaged

Found By Margaret Peterson Haddix

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix                
314 pages

     Best friends Chip and Jonah both receive a letter that says they are "one of the missing". They both attend a meeting with their parents for adopted kids and they are taken to a strange cave. Soon, both boys find them selves in the middle of a mystery that includes time travel and famous historical figures.
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The Amaranth Enchantment By Julie Berry

The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry

306 pages

Price: Hardcover-$16.99 U.S.                                      

    Lucinda's parents never came back from a ball when she was little. Now, she is forced to be a servant to her mean aunt. When both the prince and a strange woman known as the Amaranth Witch come into the shop one day, Lucinda decides to help the woman and finds unexpected friends-and danger-along the way.

    I looked up to see the prince-the prince!-peering down over the counter's edge at me.

    'You don't need to do that,' he said.

    'Do what?'

    'Get down on your knees. Unless you are proposing marriage.'

I scrambled to my feet. 'As you wish.' I dusted off my skirt. 'You know best.' Stupid response! Could I mortify myself anymore?

    He turned and doffed his hat to Uncle, who'd only just barely gotten back on his feet.

    'I fear I must be going, sir,' he said. 'I haven't time for a special order. I need something sooner.' His eyes glanced my way. 'Your shop assistant shows great promise.'

    He was mocking me. I was ridiculous to him.

    Then he bowed to me. 'A pleasure. Might I ask your name?'

    As God is my witness, I swear this is true: I couldn't think what it was. . . .

                                                  ~The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry

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