Katherine Arden
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, Pytor hides the gift away and Vasya grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of...
Author
Language
English
Description
"During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this historical novel with a speculative twist"--
January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, she receives word of Freddie's death in combat, along with his personal...
3) Small spaces
Author
Series
Small spaces quartet volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think--she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man," a sinister specter...
Author
Series
Winternight trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home--but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege"--
Vasilisa's gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention of Morozko-- Frost, the winter demon. But Frost's aid comes at a cost, and her people have condemned...
5) Dead voices
Author
Series
Small spaces quartet volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Trapped at a haunted ski resort, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must rely on their friendship and sharp minds if they want to escape"--
6) Dark waters
Author
Series
Small spaces quartet volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea"--
7) Empty smiles
Author
Series
Small spaces quartet volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When the carnival arrives in town Coco, Brian, and Phil must work together to save Ollie from the smiling man"--
Author
Series
Winternight trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen. Reviewers called Katherine Arden's novels The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower"lyrical,""emotionally stirring," and"utterly bewitching." The Winternight Trilogy introduced...
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Series
Language
Español
Description
Segunda parte de "El oso y el ruiseñor": magia, monstruos y enormes palacios en la Rusia medieval
En la gélida estepa rusa, los cuentos de hadas han demostrado ser mucho más que meras historias. Y allí, acusada de cometer brujería por recibir el apoyo del rey del invierno, Vasia se enfrenta a una elección imposible: contraer matrimonio o ingresar en un convento.
Para evitar ambos destinos, la joven se viste de hombre y huye a lomos de su fiel...
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Series
Language
Español
Description
En la estepa rusa, el invierno dura casi todo el año y los montículos de nieve son más altos que las casas. A Vasia el hielo le recuerda a los cuentos sobre Morozko, el misterioso rey del invierno, que trae las heladas y engaña cruelmente a las jóvenes para quedarse con sus almas. En cuanto su padre regresa de Moscú con una nueva esposa muy devota, las cosas cambian. La mujer ve demonios invisibles a ojos de todos, excepto de Vasia... Aunque...