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House of furies volume 3
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Fleeing the nightmares of Coldthistle House, Louisa and her friends have taken up in a posh new London residence. But religious zealots from the shepherd|s army are flocking to the city in droves, and ominous warnings are being left on Louisa|s very doorstep. With the evil influence of her father|s spirit growing stronger, Louisa knows she|ll have to pick a side in the coming war between the old gods, whether she|d like to or not. Louisa will do...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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In 1934 Kit finds that she has hard lessons to learn about the Depression both at home, where she is helping her mother run a boarding house while her father looks for a new job, and at school, where a fight spoils the preparations for the Thanksgiving pageant.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Theo leaves everything behind to live with his Uncle Chester, a Vietnam War veteran and loner, in Destiny, Florida, but he is drawn to play the piano in Miss Sister's dance school and soon makes friends with the feisty Anabel, a baseball fanatic who invites Theo to help solve a mystery.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Junior sleuth Maisie Hitchins, who lives in her grandmother's boarding house in Victorian London, uncovers an intriguing plot involving stolen sausages, pilfered halfpennies, and a fast-paced bicycle chase.
9) Nightingale
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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After twelve-year-old Lark, determined to escape her squalid life, steals a magical sword from the Royal Museum, she reluctantly becomes the next Nightingale, destined to vanquish an ancient evil.
10) House of furies
Author
Series
House of furies volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Escaping from her harsh school before finding work as a maid in an English boarding house, Louisa realizes that her mysterious employer and his staff execute cruel judgments on the guests.
11) Fire star
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 3
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
David Rain is faced with the most perilous task yet when Gwilanna returns, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar, unless David and her friends can stop her.
12) Icefire
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
While researching the existence of dragons for an essay that could win him a trip to the Arctic, David opens himself to the possibility that a great, ancient treasure exists there, guarded by bears, and that he has some role in its protection.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Kit, 1934 volume 2
Kit classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 2
Kit classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Turning Things Around, the second volume of Kit's classic stories, tells how Kit uses her talents to tackle the challenges brought by the Great Depression"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
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In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.
16) Nancy and Plum
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Two orphaned sisters are sent to live at a boarding home run by the cruel and greedy Mrs. Monday, where they dream about someday having enough to eat and being able to experience a real Christmas.
17) Court of shadows
Author
Series
House of furies volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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After the frightful events of last autumn, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton has settled into her role as a maid at Coldthistle House, but she has not settled into what that means for her humanity. As Louisa struggles to figure out whether she is worthy of redemption, the devilish Mr. Morningside plans a fete- one that will bring new guests to Coldthistle House. From wicked humans to Upworlders, angelic beings who look down upon Mr. Morningside's monstrous...
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