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Author
Series
A court of thorns and roses volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
NYT - Paperback Trade Fiction
Teen: 1989 (Taylor's Version) Read-Alikes
NYT - Paperback Trade Fiction
Teen: 1989 (Taylor's Version) Read-Alikes
Description
"Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a fiery passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse or she will lose Tamlin forever"--
Author
Series
Incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Cursed by an old carnival game, sixth-grader Rex Dexter uses his new ability to communicate with dead animals to investigate the mysterious deaths of endangered zoo animals
Author
Series
Cursebreaker series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each day until feisty Harper enters his life
Author
Series
Dreadful tale of Prosper Redding volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A modern New England boy must rid himself of the ancient demon inhabiting his body and break his family's curse
Author
Series
Pandava volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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If You Like ... Percy Jackson
Middle Grade Spotlight on eBooks & Audiobooks
Spotlight on eBooks and Audiobooks for All Ages
Youth: Fantasy for grades 4-8
Middle Grade Spotlight on eBooks & Audiobooks
Spotlight on eBooks and Audiobooks for All Ages
Youth: Fantasy for grades 4-8
Description
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon
Author
Series
Pinch of magic volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Three sisters--adventurous Betty, curious Charlie, and proper Fliss--go on a quest to break the curse that has haunted their family for generations
7) West
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a sudden storm destroys Charles' ship and he is presumed dead, Rose believes something sinister is at work and she sets off on a perilous journey, with the fate of the entire world at stake
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Living in fear of their father, six cursed sisters sneak out to visit Full Moon Fayre, but when Grace, the oldest sister, goes missing, they must battle inner doubts and the legends that have haunted their family to save her
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brigit, a girl with selkie heritage, embarks on a perilous journey with newcomer Peter to confront the Great Selkie in Sule Skerrie in order to prevent a curse that threatens her village's safety
11) Speculation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1962, ten-year-old Winna Cole discovers a pair of magical spectacles that reveal both the friendly ghosts of her African American ancestors and a dangerous family curse
Author
Series
Hamster princess volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Never a conventional princess, Harriet becomes an adventurer after learning she is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her twelfth birthday, but after two years of slaying ogres, cliff-diving, and more with her riding quail, Mumfrey, things go awry at home and she must seek a prince to set things right
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Cursed Princess Harbor Rose lives on a remote island as she waits for a hero to sweep her away, but when a foe rooted in dark magic threatens her beloved island, Harbor Rose must find a way to call the hero before time runs out
Author
Series
Nevermoor volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Middle Grade Spotlight on eBooks & Audiobooks
Spotlight on eBooks and Audiobooks for All Ages
TAB Picks: Grades 6-8
Spotlight on eBooks and Audiobooks for All Ages
TAB Picks: Grades 6-8
Description
"A cursed child destined to die on her eleventh birthday is rescued and whisked away to a secret realm called Nevermoor and given the chance to compete for a place in a prestigious organization called the Wundrous Society"--
Author
Series
Gingerbread witch volume 2
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Gingerbread witch Maud accidentally unleashes a 100-year-old, Class IV sleeping curse over the princess's castle and must find the sleeping princess's true love or the curse might end up being the least of her problems"--
18) Mad about plaid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After she finds a lonely little purse in the park and takes it home, a young girl finds her whole world turns plaid
19) Lightlark
Author
Series
Lightlark volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In order to break a curse on her kingdom, Isla Crown, the young ruler of Wilding, must compete in the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play, and to survive she must lie, cheat, and betray--even as love threatens to undo everything
Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears. Its purpose: to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The Centennial offers...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Scarlett, a sixteen-year-old private detective in the fictional city of Las Almas, finds herself at the center of a mysterious case--involving ancient curses, priceless artifacts, and jinn--as she discovers that her own family secrets may have more to do with the situation than she thinks"--
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