Eye of the Oracle by Bryan Davis

Eye of the Oracle by Bryan Davis
609 pages
     Dragons have been helping humans throughout all of time. Makaidos helps protect Noah and his ark from the evil Watchers. Years after, he and his family help King Arthur battle the Saxons. Later, the dragons are not safe, so they disguise themselves as humans. There children are both dragon and human.Follow the dragons fight  between good and evil from the creation of man to present times.
     Meanwhile, Mara, an underborn slave, works in the dark caves under the earth to create an army of giants. She slaves under the harsh rule of Morgan, an evil sorceress. Starting from the time of Noah and the ark to present times, this prequel to the series Dragons in Our Midst reveals all the secrets.

Next book: Enoch's Ghost

City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
340 pages
     Lucien, a young boy living in England, is sick in bed with cancer. His father brings him a beautiful journal that looks like it is from Venice. Lucien begins to read about Venice and becomes very intriuged by the Italian city. One night, Lucien falls asleep with the journal in his hand and finds himself transported to a place very much like Venice, Italy.
     In this strange city, called Talia, Lucien is healthy again. He makes friends - and enemies - with the people there and begins to like living there. Returning to Talia every night, Lucien uncovers a plot to kill the Duchessa. Meanwhile, in his own world, he seems to get better. But will these night time adventures affect his health? Will Lucien save the Duchessa of Talia?

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Next book: City of Stars

Soul Surfer - Bethany Hamilton Movie

Soul Surfer comes to theaters nation wide (USA) on April 8th. Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer in Hawaii. A shark bites off her arm while she is surfing, but she continues to do what she loves best and trusts God to help her. Visit http://bethanyhamilton.com/ to learn about Bethany and http://www.soulsurferthemovie.com/ to learn about the new movie starring AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany.

Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow

Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow
275 pages
     Sisters Kimi and Hana are daughters of the Jito, a noble of Japan. When their uncle murders their father and older brothers, Kimi and Hana run away to find their mother and younger brother, who is now the heir. The girls dress as poor farm boys and act as servants in a samurai school. But one of the students is their cousin, and the son of their evil uncle. Will Kimi and Hana be able to stay hidden long enough to find their mother and brother and bring them to safety?

Next book: Chasing the Secret

Cecile: Gates of Gold

Cecile: Gates of Gold by Mary Casanova
179 pages
     Twelve year old Cecile Revel lives in France with her father. While in the woods one day, she comes across a woman from the king's court who has fallen off her horse during the hunting party. Cecile brings help for the woman, and in return, she is rewarded with life in the palace.
     Taking care of Madam's dogs seems like an easy job to Cecile, but when she learns of all the rules she is expected to follow, and also hears rumors about her father's previous life, living in the palace doesn't seem the same as she expected it to be.

Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix
256 pages
    Young actress Lindsay Scott can hear everything anyone says about her. One day, Lindsay decided she couldn't take it anymore and quit the actress business. Now, she stays in the safety of her home, the only place where she can live in peace and quiet without the voices.
      One night, two fans come to Lindsay's house and kidnap her, thinking they are rescuing her from her father, who, as the newspapers say, is holding her hostage. When Lindsay finally explains that what they heard is not true and gets home, their friend is still worried about her. Will Lindsay ever have a normal life? Will she find out why she hears voices?

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Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
218 pages
     Bethany's parents start acting strangely as she approaches her thirteenth birthday. Her mom cries all the time and then one day, they drive across the country and Bethany is left with her Aunt Myrlie. Bethany over hears Aunt Merlie talking about some one named Elizabeth, but Bethany doesn't know who she means. When Bethany goes to the town YMCA, a woman there acts as if she has seen a ghost. Bethany desperately wants to know what is going on. Who is Elizabeth and why did her parents leave her with an aunt she didn't know?

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Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
314 pages

     Miri, a young girl who lives on Mount Eskel, has the opportunity to be a princess! The prince must marry and all the girl who live on Mount Eskel must be trained at the princess academy. At first, all the girls are excited, but Tutor Olana is very mean and punishes them unfairly. Miri and all the others stand up to Olana and make sure things are changed.
     For a while, things seen to go well, but then the academy is attacked and it is up to Miri to save everyone.

**Book 1**
Next book: Palace of Stone

The Way of the Warrior by Chris Bradford

The Way of the Warrior by Chris Bradford
353 pages

     After his father's ship is attacked by ninjas, Jack Fletcher finds himself in Japan. A great samurai heals Jack and adopts him as his own son. Jack meets many new people, friends and those who are prejudiced against him. He attends samurai school and must face the young people there who dislike him.
     On top of his training, Jack must avoid the ninja, Dragon Eye, who attacked his ship and is looking for his father's guide book.


**Book 1 in Young Samurai**
Next book: The Way of the Sword

The Pharaoh's Secret by Marissa Moss

The Pharaoh's Secret by Marissa Moss
302 pages
     Talibah and her little brother, Adom, travel to Egypt so her dad can do work. Talibah expects to go to the pool and have fun each day, but when she hears voices saying "find him!" she realizes that she has a mystery on her hands. Someone has been trying to erase evidence that the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, existed. Talibah and Adom must help Hatshepsut stay in history, but someone is trying to stop them. Will the Egyptian Pharaoh be erased forever?

The Violet Keystone by Garth Nix

The Violet Keystone by Garth Nix
233 pages
     Tal has found the violet keystone-half of it, anyway-and freed a guardian of one of the keystones. Since he has the Violet Keystone, he is technically the new emperor. With Milla, he must find the man behind the destruction of the veil so the veil can be made whole again.
     When they chase the culprit into Aenir, they face many challenges. Will they fix the veil and reunite Tal's family in time?

Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja by Simon Higgins

Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja by Simon Higgins
312 pages
    Moonshadow is a ninja in training. He works for the Grey Light Order and they have decided he is ready to go on a mission. Disguised, Moonshadow travels to the fortress of a war lord to steal his newly aquired plans. When he gets there, he is not only confronted by the guards, but another ninja looking for the plans as well. Will Moonshadow complete his mission successfully, or will he fail? And who is the mysterious other ninja?

Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix
     When Kira allows her friends to hypnotize her at a sleepover party, Kira begins telling them strange things. Her friends tell her that it sounds like she really didn't come from California and that she was escaping a war. Kira tells her mom what happened and her mom acts frightened. she tells Kira never to let that happen again.
     Then, one day, Kira comes home to find her mom gone. The lady at her work says she took a month off. A strange women calling herself "Aunt Memory" tells Kira that her mom has been kidnapped and takes her to a strange town. Can Kira trust this women? What do the people in the town want with her and her mother?

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Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine

Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
    The fairies of Never Land live in Pixie Hollow. They get their magic from Mother Dove, a special bird. One day, a strange fairy named Prilla comes and doesn't know her talent. She acts like a human and doesn't fit into any of the talent groups. When a terrible storm comes and Mother Dove's magic egg that keeps all things in Never Land young breaks, they fairies are desperate to save it. When all seems lost, who will save Never Land?

The Code by Peter Lerangis

The Code by Peter Lerangis
139 pages
    Twins Evie and Andrew live with their father who is in the military, so they move around a lot. There mother has been missing since their eleventh birthday. She left them a coded note, but they don't know what it says.
     When they move to Shoreport, they think that it will just be like any other town they have lived in, but then they receive a package from someone with random-seeming items in it. Neighbors and friends may not be who they seem as Evie and Andrew struggle to find out what happened to their mom.

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

     Judy and her brother, Peter, find a game left under a tree one day while they are home alone. It looks like any other game, but the instructions say that once the game is started, it must be finished. As they play, things from the jungle appear in their house. A lion, monkeys in the kitchen, what could come next? All they have to do is finish the game for the things to go away. But will they finish before their mom comes home?

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Into Battle by Garth Nix

Into Battle by Garth Nix
201 pages
     Tal must go to Aenir to use the Violet Keystone to free the guardian, Lokar and then free his father. But when he gets there, he realizes that he must get to the Empress's island, which is across a lake of ash with terrifying creature living in it.
     Milla has been cast out of her clan, and then welcomed into a new clan as the War Chief. She is in charge of leading the attack on the castle to prevent the shadows from invading the Dark World. Inside the castle, they team up with the Underfolk and prepare to attack while the Chosen are away in Aenir. But someone alerts the Chosen and they come back sooner than they should. What will be the result of the battle? Will Tal reunite his family in time?

Above the Veil by Garth Nix

Above the Veil by Garth Nix
248 pages
    Tal knows his father is the guardian of the Orange Keystone, but was trapped inside it when it was unsealed. If it is sealed again, his father will be free. If it is not sealed, he will remained trapped forever and the Veil that keeps shadows out of Tal's world will be in danger. Tal, joined by Crow, one of the Underfolk, decide it would be best to go another keystone to avoid traps. They find Lokar, the guardian of the keystone, also trapped. In order to free her so she can help, they must use the empress's Violet Keystone. But the empress is in Aenir and they are running out of time.
     Meanwhile, Mila is returning to her home to report what she had seen to her people. Then she plans to give herself to the ice because she had violated the laws of the Icecarls and lost her normal shadow. Will Tal find the empress in time to save his family? What will the Icecarls do when they here Milla's news.