Duran, Aaron
Summary: "From a young age, Althalia knew she would someday be the last of her kind--a bruja, tasked with keeping the power and stories of the ancient ways from fading fully into history. Never alone, Althalia works in a paranormal museum with her friends, a real-life Chupacabra and a were-coyote, while living with and caring for her beloved abuela. Through these powerful connections, her skills and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC 2022
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Summary: As Fletcher and his Vocans Academy classmates flee from Wyvern Riders and the albino orc Khan, they discover a traitor in their midst, while Ignatius is forced into a race against time to survive the poisonous environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2017
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Summary: "Jai lives as a royal hostage in the Sabine Court--ever since his father Rohan, leader of the Steppefolk, led a failed rebellion and was executed by the very emperor Jai now serves. When the emperor's son and heir is betrothed to Princess Erica of the neighboring Dansk Kingdom, she brings with her a dowry: dragons. Endemic to the northern nation, these powerful beasts come in several forms,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: Stable boy Arcturus accidentally becomes Hominum's first common summoner and is whisked away to Vocans Academy, but before he can settle in he must choose a side or watch the Empire crumble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: Fletcher is put on trial by the Inquisition where he discovers his tragic origins, then is sent by the king into the Orc jungles where he and loyal friends Othello and Sylva must battle their way to the heart of Orcdom and save Hominum from destruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2016
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Summary: "The prophecy of the nameless god-the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa-has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight. The power of the deathless waters flows through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SURCarman, Patrick.
Summary: When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2005
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Summary: "A nobleman's daughter with magic in her blood. An empire built on the dreams of enslaved gods. Empire of Sand is Tasha Suri's captivating, Mughal India-inspired debut fantasy. The Amrithi are outcasts; nomads descended of desert spirits, they are coveted and persecuted throughout the Empire for the power in their blood. Mehr is the illegitimate daughter of an imperial governor and an exiled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2018
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "Set in a world inspired by historical India, The Jasmine Throne begins a sweeping new epic fantasy trilogy in which a captive princess and a servant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies--and eventually, much more than allies--on a dark journey to save their empire. Imprisoned by her tyrannical brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2021
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Summary: Searching for the Goblet of Infinity to quench their thirst after unlimited snacks, Squash and Ginny meet a unibear who claims the Dragon Witch has stolen it, and they soon discover everything is not exactly what it seems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2019
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Summary: Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath -- but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2020
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Summary: Maddie loves spending summers at Havenfall, a Colorado inn where her uncle brokers peace between worlds, until a murder forces her to take on responsibilities for which she is unprepared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLDouglass, Sara.
Summary: Having raised the magic of Elcho Falling while forging new allies, Serpent Coil priestess Isabelle Brunell and Lord Maximillian assist the efforts of former god Axis SunSoar, who has revived the Strike Force after rediscovering the magical Star Dance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2010
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Summary: "Lila is trying to find her way in the world--to figure out her thing. Her talented sister, Parisa, and athletic best friend, Melanie, both seem to have found theirs... and Lila can't help feeling left behind. But just when she thinks she might have it in her school's new band program, the floor falls out from beneath Lila. The program may have its funding cut! Lila visits her local bank in an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: "Maddie must embark on a dangerous mission to put an end to the black-market trading of magical objects and open the Inn's doors to Solaria, the once feared land of shapeshifters."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLRaasch, Sara
Summary: "The final book in the Snow Like Ashes series, a high-fantasy adventure following Meira as she tries to defeat the evil king of Spring"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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Summary: When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria's lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity -- with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses -- the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RAABecker, Aaron
Summary: Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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Summary: "After crushing their very first quest, young adventurers Pan, Moxie, and Fart are hungry for their next challenge. Luckily, the Great and Powerful Kevin has cooked up something for the trio: Locate a bedazzler-a rare and monstrous creature of truly horrific power-and bring back . . . its barf"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2021
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Summary: After their masters are vaporized in a goblin battle gone badly, Fart, Pan, and Moxie, three lowly apprentices, decide to impersonate their mentors and pick up the mantle as heroes of the realm. But they need more than a fancy robe, magic staff, and book of magical beasts to be real heroes. They need a quest! So when The Great and Powerful Kevin puts out a call for help, seeking the coveted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC REYGailey, Sarah
Summary: "When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister--without losing herself" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2019