Watson, Jude.
Summary: A clue takes Amy and Dan Cahill to Egypt, where they investigate the origins of the rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of their family and try to figure out if they can trust a message from their dead grandmother Grace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THIWatson, Jude.
Summary: Amy and Dan continue their search for the clues and cross oceans amid ruthless enemies and dangerous truths while following the trail of a famous aviator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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Summary: After seven members of their family are kidnapped by an organization called the Vespers, Dan and Amy Cahill must race against time to track down an ancient map to pay as ransom to bring the hostages home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J FIC THILerangis, Peter.
Summary: When Amy and Dan Cahill trace the footsteps of a formidable military leader from the Cahill bloodline, they uncover a devastating secret about the family that changes everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THIBrosgol, Vera
Summary: "Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It's a good plan! Or it would've been, if he wasn't kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last shot at happiness lost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC BROChee, Traci
Summary: "Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC CHEOkupe, Roye
Summary: Iyanu, a teenage orphan with no recollection of her past, suddenly discovers that she has abilities that rival the ancient deities spoken of in the folklore of her people. It is these abilities that are the key to bringing back an "age of wonders," as Iyanu begins her journey to save a world on the brink of destruction! The Corrupt--cursed wildfire and strange, divine beasts--are determined to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 IYAFunaro, Gregory
Summary: With evil Prince Nightshade hot on their trail, Alastair Grim and his apprentice Grubb and the rest of the crew of the unique mechanical/magical apparatus known as the Odditorium embark on a perilous underwater adventure to the otherworldly realm of Avalon, to find the legendary sword Excalibur, the only weapon capable of penetrating the prince's magical suit of armor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FUNLittler, Jamie
Summary: "In a snow-covered land where monsters rule the icy tundra, only song weavers hold the power to control these vicious giants. But for centuries song weavers have been the subject of suspicion--how can those who hold so much power be trusted? Ever since his parents were lost on a pathfinding expedition, Ash has spent his life as an outcast. As a budding song weaver, his village marked him as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LITSonneborn, Scott
Summary: Searching in Los Angeles for the descendant of the man whose right eye was used to create his dad, J.D. discovers that the man, Sam Hammer, is a detective on the trail of a werewolf--and finds himself arrested at the request of Frankenstein's daughter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SONLarson, Kirby
Summary: In 1910, Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan living a monotonous life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls, and wondering why nothing exciting ever happens--but when the mysterious Commodore Crutchfield whisks her away to Washington D.C., she finds herself involved in a sinister and dangerous plot against the president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LARSonneborn, Scott
Summary: On the day the orphanage where he has grown up closes, J.D. discovers that he is the son of Frankenstein's monster, so he sets out to find the people that all the mismatched parts that he inherited came from--and do it before Frankenstein's creepy daughter, who wants to outdo her father, can find them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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Summary: Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli which reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVIDel Rio, Tania
Summary: "Twelve-year-old orphan Warren's pride and joy is his family's hotel, but he's been miserable ever since his evil Aunt Anaconda took over the management. Anaconda believes a mysterious treasure known as the All-Seeing-Eye is hidden somewhere on the grounds, and she'll do anything to find it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DELTaylor, Laini
Summary: In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle with their new boundaries as Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: YA PA FIC TAYYing, Victoria
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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Summary: Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Stewart 2012Foody, Amanda
Summary: Eleven-year-old Barclay Thorne yearns for the quiet life of a mushroom farmer, but after unwittingly bonding with a beast in the forbidden Woods, he must seek Lore Keepers to break the bond and return home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FOORoss, Joel N.
Summary: "Tthirteen-year-old tetherboy Chess and his crew may have escaped the slums, but they cannot escape the Fog. When they retreat to the mountaintop sanctuary of Port Oro, they discover that the deadly white mist will soon swallow the entire city. Will the slumkids be able to save Port Oro, or will they run out of time?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ROSMarsh, Katherine
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing 2018