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"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...
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Cece Rios volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
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Privately questioning her remote community's superstitions about dangerous powerful spirits in their Devil's Alley home, Cecelia Rios experiments with the forbidden art of brujer�ia to rescue her kidnapped sister.
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King Arthur series (Howard Pyle) volume 1
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King Arthur, the legendary ruler of Britain, has fascinated generations of readers who enjoy the romance of his idylls in the ideal kingdom of Camelot, and his adventures with the Knights of the Round Table. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights brings together two volumes of Howard Pyles retellings of classic Arthurian legends, originally published in 1903 and 1905 and featuring more than 100 of his classic illustrations. In The Story of King...
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From the author of The Jungle Book comes a magical fantasy story, rich in historical detail and filled with intrigue and excitementUna and Dan, reciting Shakespeare on a summer's evening in rural Sussex, unwittingly summon the elf Puck. They are taken on a fantastic journey through Britain's past, their magical companion plucking from history an array of fascinating characters for them to meet: Parnesius, a Roman centurion who manned Hadrian's wall;...
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Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
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Magnus and his friends set sail for the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat, Loki's demonic ship full of zombies.
6) Sacrifice
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Alon, a local teenager, watches a production crew of an American documentary-style reality show set up on Kisapmata (called the Godseye by the Americans), an island off the coast of the Philippines rumored to be cursed. Two producers offer to pay them to be the crew's tour guide since other locals have refused to set foot on the island. Within minutes of their arrival, a sinkhole appears, revealing a mummified corpse entwined within a balete tree...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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Ten-year-old Kepi, a young girl in ancient Egypt, embarks on a journey to save her family when she is unexpectedly taken captive, along with the baby baboon she has rescued from a crocodile. An origin tale about fairies.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
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Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro. Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will have a book of their own! As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing...
10) La sirenita
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En el fondo del mar de agua azul como el aciano, en un castillo con muros de coral, altas vidrieras de ámbar y techos de conchas de colores, vivía el Rey del mar. Había perdido a su esposa desde hacía muchos años, y vivía con la madre, una anciana sirena...
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea....
11) Aesop's fables
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Includes thirteen timeless tales brought to life through illustrations with new exhilarating perspectives.
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Había una vez un molinero que, cuando estaba a punto de morir, llamó a sus tres hijos. A ti, que eres el mayor, te dejo el molino, dijo. A ti, que eres el mediano, te dejo el burro. Y a ti, que eres el pequeño, te dejo el gato.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea. La redacción de los textos...
13) Stone soup
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Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
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Readers will be enchanted by this gorgeously illustrated collection of myths and legends from around the world! Each tale is illustrated in a unique style that brings each story to life. Stories include: The Golden Staff, Finn MacCool, Persephone and the Seasons, The Salmon of Knowledge, The Feathered Serpent God, and more. This short, 32-page anthology will appeal to both avid and reluctant readers who enjoy imaginative collections of short stories...
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Había una vez un rey y una reina que, tras mucho tiempo intentando tener hijos, tuvieron una niña. Estaban tan contentos que dieron una fiesta magnífica a la que invitaron a siete hadas. Cada una de ellas le dio a la pequeña un don: una le dio belleza, otra buen carácter, otra...
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de...
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When Scheherazade marries a ruthless king known for taking a new bride each night only to have his wife killed the next morning, she comes up with a clever plan to survive. Each night, she tells the king a story. And each morning, the king postpones her execution so he can hear how it ends. Scheherazade's stories continued for one thousand and one nights. The text was first translated from Arabic into English in the early eighteenth century. In the...
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It is a mysterious world that this selection of stories from the treasure house of Irish myths and legends describes. Here the line between the fantastical and the real is blurred: mortals and immortals live strange entwined lives, nature and high magic exist side by side. It is Ireland under its old name, Erin, a country of ancient gods with fading powers, who dwell invisible in fairy mound palaces, waiting for a chance to meddle in the affairs of...
18) The Lost Colony
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Artemis Fowl (Graphic novels) volume 1
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Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilization underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the 8th family, the demons. The demons planned to lift their small island out of time until they had regrouped and were ready to wage war on...
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Phileas Fogg era un rico caballero inglés metódico y sedentario, y precisamente por eso le caía tan bien a Passepartout, su nuevo mayordomo. Tras una vida agitada, en la que había sido músico ambulante, domador en un circo, equilibrista y hasta bombero, lo único que quería Passepartout era un trabajo tranquilo. Pero Phileas Fogg tenía un defecto: le gustaban las apuestas.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda...
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Boxcar children volume 142
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IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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"The Aldens visit Ireland and stay in a beautiful castle that's now a hotel! But the caretaker seems very superstitious, and at night they see a mysterious figure who walks the halls carrying a lantern. Could it be one of the banshees of ancient legend? The Boxcar Children must discover the secret that Duncarraig castle is hiding!"--
"The Aldens visit Ireland and stay in a beautiful castle that's now a hotel. But at night they see a mysterious figure...
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