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The Lord of the Rings volume 2
Language
English
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Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were...
2) Dragon rider
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Publisher
Chicken House
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
But close behind is a heartless monster who aches to destroy the very last dragons on earth...
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English
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'The Buried Giant' begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.
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Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from the language. First, it vanishes from her parents? conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside. Soon the local dentist and the neighbour?s Dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off. Though she doesn?t know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where...
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A one-eyed cat weaves its way through Hannah?s dreams, beckoning her up high mountains where she must walk the dark road. Her pilgrimage will take her through desert dunes, and deep into the strange recesses of long-hidden memories. Guided only by an old letter and her psychic intuition, Hannah?s journey will test her ageing limbs, as she carries the weight of her mother?s prophecy to her salvation, or peril ?.
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Series
Wings of Fire volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The New York Times and USA Today best-selling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny! Daring mission or deadly mistake? Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things...
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Series
Wings of Fire volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The New York Times and USA Today best-selling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny! The war is over. The false prophecy has been fulfilled. But the dragonets still have enemies. A dark evil, buried for centuries, is stirring. And a young NightWing may have had the first true prophecy in generations. Something is coming to shake the earth. Something is coming to scorch the ground....
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Series
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard volume 1
Publisher
Puffin
Language
English
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Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met - a man his mother claimed was dangerous. His uncle tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war....
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Wings of Fire volume 3
Language
English
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The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues! Something deadly is stalking the peaceful RainWing kingdom. RainWings have been disappearing from the forest. When the RainWing queen won't do anything to find her missing tribe members, Glory and her friends set off on their own rescue mission - which leads them right back into enemy territory. . . .
10) Titans of war
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Series
Ancient Egyptian volume 8
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos, who continue to advance, crushing armies in their wake. Times are desperate, but throughout the conflict, a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risen far beyond his rank. Piay, entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of five, has been trained to become a great spy. Determined to prove his worth, he embarks on...
11) Brightstorm
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Series
Sky-Ship Adventure volume 1
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm receive word in Lontown that their famous explorer father has died in a failed attempt to reach the southern-most point in the world. Not only that, but he has been accused of stealing fuel before he died! The twins don't believe the news, and they answer an ad to join a new attempt to reach South Polaris. It's their only hope of learning the truth ... and salvaging their family's reputation. As the winged ship...
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English
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The whales of Bathsheba?s pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. So it has been, so it shall always be. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself ? With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.
13) Escaping peril
Author
Series
Wings of Fire volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Now, Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop her, and save the day, no matter what it takes. There's just one problem: a strangely persistent SeaWing, Turtle, insists on coming along, too. Turtle is worried about his friends, who left to search for Scarlet and haven't returned. Peril is worried that she might accidentally...
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The Jane Doe Chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
When a fierce quake strikes the remote island of Bluehaven, and her father disappears, Jane Doe is thrown headfirst into an epic quest to bring him home. But this ain?t no ordinary rescue mission. Her father is lost in a place between worlds; a dangerous labyrinth of shifting rooms, infernal booby traps and secret gateways. And Jane has to find him fast, because someone else is searching for him, too. A man who knows her father?s secrets. A man who...
15) Jungledrop
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Series
The Unmapped Chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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?Nothing, and I mean nothing, is more powerful than a child in possession of a plan.? Eleven-year-old twins, Fox and Fibber, have been rivals for as long as they can remember. Only one of them will inherit the family fortune and so a race is afoot to save the dwindling Petty-Squabble empire and win the love of their parents. But when the twins are whisked off to Jungledrop, a magical Unmapped Kingdom in charge of conjuring our world?s...
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