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How to Be a Pirate
by Cressida Cowell
Hiccup and his friends embark on a journey to find treasure and become pirates. But things don't go as planned.
Read the bestselling books that inspired the hit movie sensation!, When Hiccup finds a coffin at sea, he opens it to discover a riddle that will lead to the treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly, the ... (Barnes & Noble)
How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
A young Viking boy, Hiccup, trains a dragon and learns about friendship, bravery, and the importance of being true to oneself.
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can ... (Goodreads)
The Ring of Solomon
by Jonathan Stroud
A djinni named Bartimaeus is summoned by King Solomon to steal a powerful ring from the Queen of Sheba.
The story opens in Jerusalem with the djinni Bartimaeus currently in the service of one of the seventeen High Magicians of King Solomon of Israel , whom the king rules with the use of a mighty Ring. ... (Wikipedia)
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger
A group of sixth-grade friends use the advice of an origami Yoda to navigate their lives.
Dwight is a sixth grader at McQuarrie Middle School who is considered quite weird. One day, Dwight folds an origami finger puppet of Yoda , a popular, Star Wars, figure. Through an imitation voice , ... (Wikipedia)
The Ruins of Gorlan
by John Flanagan
A young orphan's rise to become a heroic knight, defending the kingdom against an evil sorcerer.
Morgarath, the exiled lord of the bleak, barren Mountains of Rain and Night has been waiting fifteen years in his dark realm, carefully planning his revenge against the Kingdom of Araluen. His former ... (Wikipedia)
The Penultimate Peril
by Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire orphans must uncover the mystery of the Hotel Denouement.
The Baudelaire orphans, Violet , Klaus and Sunny are travelling with pregnant V.F.D. member Kit Snicket to Hotel Denouement, the last safe place for volunteers to gather. She tells them that, prior ... (Wikipedia)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
A young girl named Minli embarks on a journey to find the Old Man of the Moon and change her family's fortune.
By a bare mountain, where the Jade River runs through, lies a poor, mud-covered village known as the Village of Fruitless Mountain, where the protagonist, Minli lives. Minli is a young ten-year-old ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee
by Tom Angleberger
Origami Yoda and friends solve the mystery of the Fortune Wookiee, a paper fortune teller that can predict the future.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CASE FILE WITHOUT ORIGAMI YODA? With Dwight suspended, McQuarrie Middle School is missing its most famous attendee: origami Yoda. And no Yoda means no case file mystery to ... (Goodreads)
The Carnivorous Carnival
by Lemony Snicket
A mischievous story of a traveling circus and mysterious happenings in a strange town.
Following the events of, The Hostile Hospital, , Violet , Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire arrive at Caligari Carnival in the trunk of Count Olaf and his theatre troupe's car, unknown to them. Olaf and his ... (Wikipedia)
The Final Warning
by James Patterson
A group of kids investigate a mysterious environmental disaster, uncovering a darker secret.
In this breathtaking new story from the astonishing imagination of James Patterson, a girl has to save herself from an army assembled just to capture her – and maybe save the planet while she's at ... (Goodreads)
The Unusual Suspects
by Michael Buckley
A group of kids with special abilities must use their powers to save the world from an evil force.
Ms. Minerva Smirt comes to Ferryport Landing and informs the girls they must go to school, or she will send them to a foster home. Sabrina, Daphne and Puck (who must protect the girls there) go to ... (Wikipedia)
Peter and the Shadow Thieves
by Dave Barry
A thrilling adventure to save Neverland and its inhabitants from the clutches of the evil Shadow Lord.
The book starts three months after the end of Peter and the Starcatchers . , Peter, James, Thomas, Prentiss, and Tubby Ted have settled on the island, with Tinker Bell keeping a watchful eye on Peter ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney
A young boy's misadventures as he navigates school, family, and friendship.
The book begins on January 1, with Greg talking about his family's New Year's resolutions. Greg’s resolution is to stop other people from breaking their resolution. He starts three strikes and out. ... (Wikipedia)
The Grim Grotto
by Lemony Snicket
A trio of orphans navigate a treacherous journey to unlock the secrets of an elusive organization.
Klaus examined the tidal charts to estimate the location of the sugar bowl relative to the water cycle . He suspects it to be in the Gorgonian Grotto. An octopus -shaped submarine, captained by Count ... (Wikipedia)
Summer of the Monkeys
by Wilson Rawls
A young boy's journey of self-discovery, as he embarks on a quest to capture a family of monkeys.
The book is about at the end of the nineteenth century. The protagonist is a 14-year-old boy named Jay Berry Lee, who had enjoyed an idyllic childhood. Born to Missouri sharecroppers , he moves with ... (Wikipedia)
Equal Rites
by Terry Pratchett
Mage battles gender prejudice to prove that girls can wield magic too.
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of an eighth son is about to be born. This signifies that the child is destined to become a wizard ; on ... (Wikipedia)
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
by Alan Bradley
Amateur detective Flavia de Luce investigates mysterious murder in an English village.
On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother, Harriet. Yet ... (Goodreads)
Speaking from Among the Bones
by Alan Bradley
A young detective investigates the mystery of a decades-old murder in a small English village.
From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent ... (Goodreads)
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to save the Galactic Empire from destruction, featuring advanced science and politics.
The first half of the book, titled "The General", tells how the enterprising General Bel Riose of the Galactic Empire launches an attack against the Foundation. The Empire still retains far more ... (Wikipedia)
Moominland Midwinter
by Tove Jansson
A family of Moomins explore the frozen winter landscape and the wonders it holds.
While the rest of the Moomin family are in the deep slumber of their winter hibernation , Moomintroll finds himself awake and unable to get back to sleep. He discovers a world hitherto unknown to ... (Wikipedia)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
by James Patterson
Maximum Ride and her flock of genetically enhanced kids must save the world from evil scientists and their monstrous creations.
In the third book of the Maximum Ride series, Max and her flock are faced with the task of saving the world from a massive company called Itex, and its leader known as the Director. They plan on ... (Wikipedia)
The Client
by John Grisham
A young boy is thrust into a legal battle, as he tries to protect himself and his family.
Boyd Boyette, a United States Senator from Louisiana, goes missing. Because of his vocal opposition to a proposed major toxic landfill project by a company known to be Mafia-backed, murder is ... (Wikipedia)
The Walking Dead: Compendium One
by Robert Kirkman
Survivors of a zombie apocalypse battle hordes of the undead while struggling to retain their humanity.
Introducing the first eight volumes of the fan-favorite, New York Times Best Seller series collected into one massive paperback collection. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally ... (Goodreads)
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
A comedic fantasy adventure full of humor, absurdities, and unexpected turns.
The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants – Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen – who themselves stand on ... (Wikipedia)
School's Out—Forever
by James Patterson
Max and her friends escape from a sinister school and uncover a dangerous conspiracy. They must fight to survive and expose the truth.
After the events of, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, , the prior book, the Flock is headed toward Washington, D.C., where they hope to find the answers to their origins. However, after Fang is ... (Wikipedia)
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
A teenage girl's struggle to survive an apocalyptic disaster, relying on her resilience and resourcefulness.
Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, ... (Goodreads)
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Exploring the possibilities of a galactic empire in a future driven by science and technology.
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future – to a dark age ... (Goodreads)
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to find the mysterious force controlling the fate of the galaxy.
Part I is about The Mule 's search for the elusive Second Foundation, with the intent of destroying it. The executive council of the Second Foundation is aware of The Mule's intent and, in the words ... (Wikipedia)
The Third Wheel
by Jeff Kinney
A middle schooler's misadventures as he navigates the ups and downs of growing up.
Greg recalls several anecdotes from the time of his conception to his preschool years, notable ones include how his mother read to him before bed, how his parents’ excessive kissing supposedly led to ... (Wikipedia)
The Solitaire Mystery
by Jostein Gaarder
A young boy's journey to uncover the mystery of his past and the truth of his identity.
The book follows two seemingly separate stories: A 12-year-old boy, Hans-Thomas, and his father are driving through Europe on a journey to locate and bring home the boy's estranged mother. Whilst on ... (Wikipedia)
