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Ascendance novels volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When King Jaron returned to Carthya he brought with him a device that supposedly shows the way to a great treasure, but now everything is going wrong: Castor, the son of an old enemy, is conspiring against him and wants the throne for himself, his fiancée, Imogen, seems to have turned against him, and the Prozarian Monarch has invaded his kingdom and taken Jaron's castle--but Jaron has a lot of experience at hiding and escaping, and he is not willing...
83) Tea for Ruby
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
As Ruby tells everyone about her invitation to tea with the Queen, family and friends remind her about how she should conduct herself
84) Hamlet
Author
Series
Manga classics volume 4
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
85) Cymbeline
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Performed as early as 1611 and published in the "First Folio" in 1623, Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" weaves an elaborate tale of palatial envy and power in Ancient Britain. Cymbeline, King of Britain, commands that his lovely young daughter Imogen marry Cloten, the violent and callous son of the current Queen by her former husband. With her heart already promised to the poor yet heroic Posthumus, Imogen refuses. Disgusted at the prospect of his daughter...
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Series
Upon a Marigold volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father
Author
Series
Adrian X Isolde volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Isolde, newly coronated queen, has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian. But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland. With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires against one another, Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka. Now -- as politics in the Red Palace grow more underhanded, inexplicable monster attacks plague the villages, and a deadly crimson...
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Language
English
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Description
"Since the day Charles Philip Arthur George was born, he has been groomed to be King. After more than seventy years of waiting, he finally ascends the throne. The King examines the private life of this historically important and controversial figure, set against the grand, thousand-year sweep of the British monarchy. This richly detailed biography covers it all, from his military training to his marriage to Lady Diana, through their separation and...
90) The amber crown
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1904
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Accused of murdering the king, Valdas, Captain of the High Guard, goes on the run, while Mirza, a healer-witch, is given a task by Valdas' dead king, and Lind, the clever assassin responsible for the king's death, faces a traumatic past to have a future
91) Dragon castle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Young prince Rashko, aided by wise old Georgi, must channel the power of his ancestor, Pavol the great, and harness a magical dragon to face the evil Baron Temny after the foolish King and Queen go missing
92) Wicked lovely
Author
Series
Wicked lovely volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Aislinn, who has the rare ability to see faeries, is drawn against her will into a centuries-old battle between the Summer King and the Winter Queen, and the survival of her life, her love, and summer all hang in the balance
Author
Series
Once and future king volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
A retelling of the Arthurian Legend
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the twelfth century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. A ruthless defender of his faith and brilliant leader, he also possessed qualities that won admiration from his Christian foes. But Saladin is far more than a historical hero. Builder, literary patron, and theologian, he is a man for all times, and a...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more
99) Jade fire gold
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities. But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined" --
100) The tiny king
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Feeling lonely in a well-guarded, oversized castle where he eats sumptuous meals he cannot finish alone, rides on a horse that throws him, and sleeps poorly at night, a tiny king marries a big princess
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