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The Changelings (The Changelings #1)
by Christina SoontornvatFrom Newberry Honor winning author Christina Soontornvat comes a magical adventure in which Izzy must rescue her sister from a fairy land as dangerous as it is magical.All Izzy wants is for something interesting to happen in her sleepy little town. But her wish becomes all too real when a mysterious song floats through the woods and lures her little sister Hen into the forest...where she vanishes. A frantic search leads to a strange hole in the ground that Izzy enters. But on the other side, she discovers that the hole was not a hole, this place is not Earth, and Hen is not lost. She's been stolen away to the land of Faerie, and it's up to Izzy to bring her home.But inside Faerie, trouble is brewing—and Izzy is in way over her head. A ragtag group of outlaw Changelings offer to help, but she must decide whether a boulder that comes to life, a girl who looks like a ghost, and a boy who is also a stag can help her save Hen before it's too late.Praise for The Changelings:"Fresh and imaginative—new inventions on every page. I loved every ingenious twist and turn right up to the wonderfully satisfying ending."—Katherine Catmull, author of The Radiant Road and Summer and Bird."The Changelings is charming! Perfect for readers who love stories full of magic, adventure, mystery and fairies, topped off with a satisfying and very happy ending. Soontornvat's debut sparkles and delights!"—Nikki Loftin, author of The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid AcademyPerfect for anyone looking for books:for a special 10 or 11 year old girl or boy.that can be fun homeschool materials.for readers who love a magical adventure!
The Changer War (The Hidden World of Changers #8)
by H. K. VarianAn ancient secret is revealed in the eighth action-packed novel of The Hidden World of Changers series.War is waging between the Changer Nation and Sakura’s army. It’s the ultimate battle of good vs. evil. Meanwhile, Darren’s brother has developed impundulu powers, Gabriella must deal with her own emotions, Fiona makes an attempt to unite the selkie faction, and Mack must stay on enemy lines, gathering intel. But when an ancient secret is revealed, at the very heart of the war, it just may be the end of the Changer world as we know it.
The Chaos Curse (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #3)
by Sayantani DasGuptaCreating order out of chaos has frightening consequences in this New York Times bestselling series!Kiranmala must leave the Kingdom Beyond and travel to her hometown of Parsippany to save Prince Lal, who has been spirited to the unlikeliest of places -- a tree in the yard of her best-enemy-for-life. She also faces evil serpents (of course!), plus a frightening prophecy about her role in the coming conflict between good and evil. Most troubling of all, though, is the way reality all around her seems to waver and flicker at odd moments. Could it be that the Anti-Chaos Committee's efforts are causing a dangerous disruption in the multiverse?Kiran must grapple with the increasingly tangled threads that threaten to ensnare her...and everyone in the world and the Kingdom Beyond.
The Chaos Monster (Secrets of the Sky)
by Sayantani DasGuptaEVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING, AND IT'S UP TO TWINS KIYA AND KINJAL TO SAVE IT ALLTen-year-old Kinjal knows something strange is going on. But he does not expect his dog, Thums-up, to disappear before his eyes in the middle of the night! Even stranger, two enormous flying horses appear and insist on taking Kinjal and his twin sister, Kiya, to a place they have never heard of: the Sky Kingdom. The twins have no choice but to go if they want to see their dog again, even if that isn't why the winged pakkhiraj horses showed up in the first place. They have come to this dimension to seek help -- bees are disappearing, along with the nectar the horses need to survive.Whisked away to a magical realm, the twins must use Kiya's scientific skills and Kinjal's love of books and language to help the horses. Once there, they discover that the disappearance of the bees is more nefarious than they thought, and the plot goes all the way to the top.
The Chariot of Queen Zara (Secrets of Droon #27)
by Tony AbbottEric and his friends must use Queen Zara's chariot to rescue a wizard who is trapped on Droon's moon.
The Charioteer of Delphi: Book 12
by Caroline LawrenceSeptember AD 80. Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house. When a famous racehorse goes missing, Nubia sets out to recover it. The four friends find themselves caught up in a plot against one of the rival factions, the Greens. Who is trying to sabotage the charioteers? Could it be an inside job, or someone with a grudge from long ago? And how many men and horses will die before the killer is caught?
The Charming Life of Izzy Malone
by Jenny LundquistIzzy Malone, a spunky girl who wants to be part of an elite rowing club, must first attend a very unique charm school in this first novel of a brand-new duology from the author of Seeing Cinderella and Plastic Polly.Izzy Malone isn't your typical sixth grader. She wears camouflage combat boots and tie dye skirts; the Big Dipper and Orion are her two best friends; and she'd rather climb trees or shoot hoops than talk about boys and makeup. And after only a month of middle school she's already set the record for the most trips to the Principal's office. The only time Izzy feels at peace is when she's on the open water, and more than anything else, she wants to become a member of the Dandelion Paddlers, her school's competitive rowing club. But thanks to those multiple trips to the Principal's office, Izzy's parents force her to enroll in Mrs. Whippie's Charm School, a home-study course in manners and etiquette, or they won't let her race in the Dandelion Falls annual pumpkin regatta--where Izzy hopes to prove to the Dandelion Paddlers she is more than qualified to be on their team. When Mrs. Whippie's first letter arrives it's way different from what Izzy was expecting. Tucked inside the letter is a shiny gold bracelet and an envelope charm. Izzy must earn her first charm by writing someone a nice note, and once she does more tasks will be assigned. Izzy manages to complete some of the tasks--and to her surprise, she actually finds herself enjoying the course. But when one of her attempts at doing something good is misinterpreted, she fears her chances at passing the course--and becoming a Paddler--are slipping away. With some unexpected friends there to support her, can Izzy manage to earn her charms and stay true to herself?
The Chase for the Mystery Twister (Hardy Boys #149)
by Franklin W. DixonThe Hardy Boys head to Oklahoma, where crime is spinning out of control in the wide-open spaces of tornado alley. Frank and Joe encounter a bizarre phenomenon: the aftermath of a fierce twister that defies scientific explanation. To get at the truth, the Hardys will have to put themselves in the path of destruction—and face the explosive fury of a criminal mastermind.
The Chasing Paper Caper (Carmen Sandiego Graphic Novels)
by Clarion BooksThis full-color graphic novel, based on the Netflix series starring Gina Rodriguez, introduces kids to geography, culture, and history. Take in all the action, adventure, and excitement of India with Carmen Sandiego, the world's greatest thief! Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Headed to the Mumbai, India for her next caper! It's up to Carmen and her crew to stop VILE from their evil exploits—but what is VILE after this time?
The Cheat
by Amy Goldman KossCheating on a geography midterm is only the beginning. It seemed simple enough&150they were given the answers from last year's test and they used them. But Sarah and her friends got caught, and what was done without much thought leads to greater and greater consequences. Now they are facing punishment at school, tension at home, and no one is sure how or when it will end.
The Cheese Experiment (Geronimo Stilton #63)
by Geronimo StiltonWhen you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure!New Mouse City was in a panic. A strange epidemic had broken out -- mice everywhere were covered in weird blue spots! Mouse Island's most famouse doctor immediately set to work with his team to try to find the cure... but someone was trying to stop him. Could I figure out who before I ended up blue myself?
The Cherry Blossom 2-Book Bundle: When the Cherry Blossoms Fell / Cherry Blossom Winter
by Jennifer MarunoThis special bundle contains both of Jennifer Maruno’s Cherry Blossom novels about the internment of Japanese-Canadians, viewed through the eyes of nine-year-old Michiko Minagawa. Michiko bids her father goodbye before her birthday celebration. She doesn’t know the government has ordered all Japanese-born men out of the province. Ten days later, her family joins hundreds of Japanese-Canadians on a train to the interior of British Columbia. There are no paved roads, no streetlights and not streetcars. At school Michiko learns the truth of her situation. She must face local prejudice, the worst winter in forty years and her first Christmas without her father. In the second novel, while Michiko wants to be proud of her Japanese heritage, she can’t be. After a former Asahi baseball star becomes her new teacher, life gets better. Baseball fever hits town, and when Michiko challenges the adults to a game with her class, the whole town turns out. Then the government announces that they must move once again. But they can’t think of relocating with a new baby coming, even with the offer of free passage to Japan. Michiko pretends to be her mother and writes to get a job for her father on a farm in Ontario. When the Cherry Blossoms Fell Cherry Blossom Winter
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
by Carmen Agra Deedy Randall WrightSkilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his hard life dodging fishwives brooms and carriage wheels and trade his damp alley for the warmth of the Cheshire Cheese Inn. When he learns that the innkeeper is looking for a new mouser, Skilley comes up with an audacious scheme to install himself in the famous tavern. Once established in the inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, the intelligent mouse-resident, and his fellow mice. Skilley protects the mice and the mice in turn give to Skilley the delectable Cheshire cheese of the inn. Thus begins a most unlikely alliance and friendship. The cat and mouse design a plan to restore Maldwyn wounded raven and faithful guard in the service of Queen Victoria to his rightful place in The Tower, but first they must contend with a tyrannical cook, a mouse-despising barmaid, and an evil tomcat named Pinch. Will the famous author suffering from serious writer s block who visits the Cheshire Cheese pub each day be able to help?
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
by Carmen Agra Deedy Randall WrightIn this playful homage to Charles Dickens, Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his street-cat life. Hoping to trade London's damp alleyways for the warmth of ye olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, an erudite mouse. Skilley will protect the mice who live at the inn, and in turn, the mice will provide Skilley with the thing he desires most. But when Skilley and Pip are drawn into a crisis of monumental proportions, their new friendship is pushed to its limits. The escalating crisis threatens the peace not only of the Cheshire Cheese Inn but the entire British Monarchy!New York Times best-selling author Carmen Agra Deedy and coauthor Randall Wright collaborate on this compelling story set in Victorian England. With the artwork of award-winning illustrator Barry Moser, The Cheshire Cheese Cat is filled with charming characters and strong themes of friendship and loyalty.
The Chessmen of Doom: Book Seven) (Johnny Dixon #7)
by John BellairsIn a thrilling adventure, a young sleuth and his professor friend are challenged to solve a riddle and win a fortune Professor Roderick Childermass may be the strangest person Johnny Dixon has ever met, but compared to his brother Peregrine, the professor is practically normal. Peregrine is a born trickster, and when he knows his death is near, he sends a letter promising the professor his entire $10,000,000 estate—assuming he can solve one final riddle. The professor feels that his brother is mocking him from beyond the grave. If Peregrine were alive, he says, he&’d kill him. To crack the puzzle and claim the fortune, Johnny and the professor head north to the wild countryside of far-off Maine. They&’ll find that the riddle is the least of their problems. To inherit the money, the professor must stay alive until the end of the summer, and since everyone in Maine seems to want Peregrine&’s heir dead, survival will be no easy task. From the author of the Lewis Barnavelt novels, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Johnny Dixon series is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with &“believable and likable characters&” who are a delight to spend time with (The New York Times).
The Chestnut Soldier (The Magician Trilogy #3)
by Jenny Nimmo<p>The thrilling conclusion to magician Gwyn's epic battle against evil! <p>Gwyn can feel danger coming in the wind. Somehow he knows the warnings have to do with the broken toy horse that holds the evil spirit of a prince who lived long ago. When Gwyn discovers that the prince's dark soul has escaped from the horse and is seeking revenge Gwyn, Emlyn, and Nia have to figure out how to save the mysterious soldier who claims to be Nia's distant cousin. With the help of the Snow Spider, can they recapture the prince's soul without hurting the Chestnut soldier? <p>Nimmo's fast-paced page turner fantasies appeal to boys and girls with its magical adventures.</p>
The Chewing Gum Rescue and Other Stories
by Margaret MahyThe Chewing-Gum Rescue--(Chewing gum can be useful... and fun...) The Giant's Bath--(Just where does all that water go?) The Midnight Story on Griffon Hill--(It was a sad story, but it thrilled the Griffins!) The Pumpkins of Witch Crunch--(If you have heads of cabbage growing in your garden, better share with your neighbors.) The World's Highest Tray Cloth--(Cross-stitching isn't for everyone.) The Boy Who Made Things Up--(The ocean might be fifty miles away, but Dad has sand in his shoes!) The Tatty Patchwork Rubbish Dump Dancers--(They lost their home but cured the king.) The Traveling Boy and the Stay-at-Home Bird--(The boy flies, the bird walks.) Gloves and Gardens--(Not only are their thumbs green...) The Singing Bus Line--[Concerts on their way to work, could that be harmful?) The Devil and the Corner Grocer--(The new line of products seemed like a good idea.)
The Chi'-lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories
by Linda FangThis collection of Chinese folk tales includes clever characters who often help strangers. Each story shows how one person's kindness can change another person's life forever.
The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure (The Chicken Squad #1)
by Doreen CroninNow an animated series on Disney Junior! They might be chicks, but they sure aren&’t chicken, and they&’re on a mission. And on this, their first (mis)adventure &“in this delightful spinoff of the J.J. Tully series&” (Kirkus Reviews), the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition.Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they’re too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime. So when Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the chicks know they’re about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes (“Big” is not a shape, Squirrel!) and utter fear of whatever it is that’s out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals. But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard. What if it’s a UFO full of aliens who want chickens as pets, or worse, dinner? It’s up to the Chicken Squad to crack a case that just might be out of this world.
The Chief: Mistahimaskwa (Tales from Big Spirit #7)
by David A. RobertsonOn her way to school one day, Sarah is relieved to find the book she&’d dropped the day before—shortly after an encounter with a bear. But when she opens it, the story within, about the Cree chief Mistahimaskwa, comes alive. It takes Sarah back to the Saskatchewan Plains of 1832, where the young boy who would become the great chief first learns the ways of his people, to the final days of his life.
The Chief: Mistahimaskwa (Tales from Big Spirit #7)
by David A. RobertsonOn her way to school one day, Sarah is relieved to find the book she&’d dropped the day before—shortly after an encounter with a bear. But when she opens it, the story within, about the Cree chief Mistahimaskwa, comes alive. It takes Sarah back to the Saskatchewan Plains of 1832, where the young boy who would become the great chief first learns the ways of his people, to the final days of his life.
The Chief: Mistahimaskwa (Tales from Big Spirit)
by David A. RobertsonOn her way to school one day, Sarah is relieved to find the book she’d dropped the day before—shortly after an encounter with a bear. But when she opens it, the story within, about the Cree chief Mistahimaskwa, comes alive. It takes Sarah back to the Saskatchewan Plains of 1832, where the young boy who would become the great chief first learns the ways of his people, to the final days of his life.
The Chikorita Challenge (Pokémon Chapter Books)
by Tracey WestCatch this action-packed adventure about Ash, Pikachu, and their friends! This chapter book features classic characters featured on Netflix and in Pokémon Go.Ash thinks it's cool that Chikorita has joined his Pokémon team. But the newest member of his Pokémon squad is jealous of Pikachu! So Chikorita takes off -- on a journey way beyond the Poké Ball. And that could be very dangerous! Will Pikachu and Ash find Chikorita before Team Rocket gets their paws on the Grass-type Pokémon? This chapter book is based on a thrilling storyline from the top-rated animated series now on Netflix. Black-and-white illustrations throughout.
The Child King of Uxmal (Legendarios #3)
by Karla Arenas ValentiTwins Emma and Martín help a potential king earn his throne in this third book in the Legendarios chapter book series that&’s Magic Tree House meets Heroes in Training! Emma and Martín swap the cool Chicago fall for the hot jungles of the Puuc Hills when they dive into the myth of the Child King of Uxmal. There, they meet Nicte the healer. Nicte is determined to save her village from constant droughts and the burden of their ruthless king. She&’s following rumors of a prophecy, which leads her to three strange items: a giant egg and a drum and rattle that will only play for the rightful king of Uxmal. Emma and Martín are eager to help Nicte follow the prophecy when they are yanked out of the jungle—and discover that there&’s a page missing from their book! Can the twins find a way back into the legend to save Nicte&’s village, or is this the end of the story?
The Child Labor Reform Movement: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History)
by Steven Otfinoski Timothy J. GriffinIt’s the 1800s, and you are a child from a poor family. You have to go to work to keep from starving. Will you: Work as a pauper apprentice in an English factory? Emigrate from Ireland in order to work in the New England cloth mills? Make your living on the streets of New York City selling newspapers? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to poverty, or even to death.