Jane Yolen
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English
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Young James, an earl's son, is a bit bothersome and always asking the oddest questions. In despair-the last of James' tutors having quit-his mother sends him off to be educated at Cranford Abbey. She feels the strict regimen will do him a world of good. But Cranford Abbey has its own problems. It has been falling into disrepair. The newly appointed Abbot Aelian takes it upon himself to save the abbey with the use of his secret weapon: a recipe for...
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English
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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.
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Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 4
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English
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Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest to save the kingdom of Iolcus, learning along the way what it means to be in command.
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Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 3
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English
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Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as together they pursue mysterious creature that killed her father.
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Tartan magic volume 3
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English
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While in Scotland visiting relatives, thirteen-year-old twins hunting for ghosts in an old cemetery find big trouble when Peter is possessed by the spirit of a man who is determined to keep his twin sister from the man she loves.
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Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 1
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
10) The Rogues
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Stuart quartet volume 4
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English
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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.
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Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 2
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child.
12) Girl in a cage
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Stuart quartet volume 2
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English
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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.
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Young Merlin trilogy volume 1
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English
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A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him.
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Young Merlin trilogy volume 2
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Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1996
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English
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Young Merlin is orphaned by a fire and joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers.
16) Dove Isabeau
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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c1989
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English
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Young, beautiful Dove Isabeau is turned into a fire-breathing dragon by her evil stepmother and is saved from the spell by her true love, Kemp Owain.
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Seelie wars volume 2
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"When Prince Aspen and Snail, the midwife's apprentice, realize that they have started the war they meant to prevent, they take on new identities and go on a quest to make things right"--
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Seelie wars volume 1
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Snail and Prince Aspen are unlikely companions. Snail is a midwife's apprentice; Aspen is a prince held hostage to prevent a war. Due to a series of misunderstandings, the two find themselves on the run, having adventure after mishap after scary, fast-paced escape. When they reach Aspen's kingdom, they learn to their horror that their actions have divided the country and plunged it into violence. Every minute counts: it is time for Snail and Aspen...