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Author
Series
Secret of the ravens volume 1
Language
English
Description
Twin homeless orphans Elliot and Liza take part in the Raven Quests--magical tasks that when completed promise the victors untold riches--but when a quest goes terribly wrong and Liza is poisoned, Elliot sacrifices everything to find the cure
2) NewsPrints
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Blue is an orphan who disguises herself as a newsboy at the only paper in town that tells the truth during the war, but she struggles with her secret and befriends Crow, a boy who is also not what he seems
Author
Series
Teen Titans (Garcia) volume 1
Publisher
DC Comics
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When a tragic accident takes the life of the only family she's ever known, 16-year-old Raven is sent to New Orleans to start over. She soon discovers that she can hear the thoughts of others around her ... and another, more disturbing, voice in her head."--
Author
Series
Cat's cradle volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Dreaming of one day taming monsters, orphan street urchin Suri finds her self-confidence, cleverness, and ambition serving her well when a mysterious new wagon holding something monstrous joins her merchant camp
5) Endgames
Author
Series
NewsPrints volume 2
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Blue arrives in the capital city of Altalus, where she is determined to find her friend Crow, the boy who was created to be a flying war machine, and Jack, the engineer who built him. But soon she is inadvertently kidnapped by Snow and Red, twins from the enemy side of their ten-year war. They set off on a dangerous adventure that brings them to the front lines of the war, and eventually realize that they must work together to help end it. But with...
Author
Series
City of secrets volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
After saving their beloved mechanized city of Oskars, Hannah and Ever team up with new friends to try to save both Oskars and the nearby city of Alexios from the evil assassin Vash
Author
Series
Red's planet volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After crash landing on a distant planet, a ten-year-old redheaded orphan finds herself in a new home surrounded by a host of odd and intriguing friends who must band together when Uskog space pirates return, searching for a mysterious stolen treasure
Author
Series
City of secrets volume 1
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Since his father's death, Ever Barnes has secretly been in charge of an amazing mechanical building but now, ruffians are after him and his new friend Hannah, the building owner's spunky daughter
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The very first Alex Rider adventure, featuring manga-like illustrations, follows a fourteen-year-old boy, who, after the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, is coerced into continuing his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6
Author
Series
Alex Rider graphic novel volume 6
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Alex Rider must use all of his skills to foil a plot to destroy the Pentagon with the space hotel Ark Angel as the terrorists' weapon of choice
Author
Series
Punch up! (Sterling) volume 1
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Young orphan Pitch has big dreams of traveling to the city and competing in the Wide Plains Fighting Tournament. He also harbors a secret wish--to be trained by aging competitor Sonny Chan. Can Pitch make it in a big city filled with unsavory types that want to do him harm? And is Emperor Jayson, host of the fighting tournament, one of those people? Will Sonny decide to act decent . . . for once?"--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In this modern retelling, Anne is fostered into the West Philly home of siblings Marilla and Matthew, and while she initially has a hard time at school, she ends up joining the robotics team and competes for a spot in an elite STEM program
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From the creators of The Promised Neverland comes a collection of their best short stories, including a special one-shot with the key elements that would later go into their biggest hit and an epilogue that shows what the main characters are up to after the end of the manga series
Author
Series
Montague twins volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Orphaned teens Pete and Al Montague and their adopted sister, Charlie, already known for solving mysteries in their small New England town, begin studying magic as they investigate a disappearance connected to a seventeenth-century witch."--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"Back at Grace Field House, Emma faces Peter with the future of the demon world hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, something unexpected is happening in the demon capital. Can the children finally escape to the human world? And what fate awaits Emma at the end of her long journey?"--Back cover
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"While attempting to locate the Seven Walls, Emma and Ray find themselves trapped in a mysterious world. Can they escape this labyrinth and make the promise that will finally bring about peace? Meanwhile, Norman has his own plans..." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics, Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables - instead,they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Their war with the Guild may be over--and the truce with the Port Mafia still stands--but the Armed Detective Agency remains as busy as ever, with both Atushi and Kunikida forced to confront their dangerous pasts. Soon, the agency is making contact with an ex-member to investigate the mysterious group that hacked into the Moby-Dick, but one can predict where this rabbit hole will lead ..."--Page 4 of cover
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Locked doors. Unseen magic. The most contrary of friends. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at her uncle's secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. But as she begins to explore her new home alongside ragtag companions--a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals--Mary uncovers long-buried family secrets and learns that even the loneliest of hearts can grow roots in rocky...
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