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Series
Castle Glower volume 1
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ivy doesn't trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved ruler of Valor, but she knows he's hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago. Leaf doesn't trust dragons. They're the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is dead, and now he'll do whatever it takes to slay even one. Wren doesn't trust anyone. She swore off humans after her village tried to sacrifice her to the dragons. She only has one friend,...
3) Taj Mahal
Author
Publisher
Mikaya
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Castle Glower volume 2
Language
English
Description
After discovering a giant egg in the magical Castle Glower, Princess Celie agrees to care for the egg and what creature it hatches.
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 3
Language
English
Description
"The Dragonet Prophecy didn't call for a RainWing dragonet, but Glory knows she's far more powerful than she gets credit for. So it's devastating when she finally finds the rest of her tribe and discovers that RainWings do seem a little lazy. They nap every day, no one really wants to be queen, and worst of all, only a few have noticed that RainWings are disappearing--mysteriously vanishing from the safety of the rain forest without a trace. Glory...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared.
Author
Series
Ascendance novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When King Jaron returned to Carthya he brought with him a device that supposedly shows the way to a great treasure, but now everything is going wrong: Castor, the son of an old enemy, is conspiring against him and wants the throne for himself, his fiancée, Imogen, seems to have turned against him, and the Prozarian Monarch has invaded his kingdom and taken Jaron's castle--but Jaron has a lot of experience at hiding and escaping, and he is not willing...
Author
Series
Ascendance novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Young King Jaron has had nothing but trouble with his advisors and regents since he ascended the throne of Carthya, and now King Vargan of Avenia has invaded the land and captured Imogen--and Jaron must find some way to rescue her and save his kingdom.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapeel Hill
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people--rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers--who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century"--
11) The runaway king
Author
Series
Ascendance novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda--and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.
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Series
Language
English
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Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, harsh, and insecure king.
Author
Series
Enchanted forest chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Description
Now the wife of King Mendanbar and queen of the Enchanted Forest, Cimorene turns to Morwen, Telemain, and Kazul for help when troublesome wizards begin once again to invade the forest and soak up its special magic.
Author
Series
Ascendance novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ascendant King Jaron believes that his kingdom, Carthya, is at peace. Sailing home from a trade mission with his betrothed, Imogen, their ship is attacked by Prozarians. Along with several of his friends, Jaron is taken prisoner. The Prozarian captain seems to believe Jaron had something to do with his parents' deaths. They also know a great deal about Jaron's long-missing older brother, Darius, the rightful heir to Carthya-- who may be alive after...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
47 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Relates the life story of the Muslim leader Saladin, who led his armies against invading crudaders led by Richard the Lionhearted during medieval times.
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.
Author
Series
Enchanted forest chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
Princess Cimorene enlists the help of Mendanbar, King of the Enchanted Forest, to join her quest to save the kidnapped king of the dragons Kazul.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Which innovative ideas and inventions began in the Benin Kingdom in Africa? Find out how a collection of separate villages and communities grew into a strong, united kingdom and developed a network of successful trading relationships. Discover how their brilliant developments in town planning, language, art, and medicine still influence the way we live today."--
Author
Series
Dragonwatch volume Prequel
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
53 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the height of the Age of Dragons, it seems dragons will gain dominion over all the magical races, until Konrad, the cobbler's son, chooses to risk his life.
20) Exile
Author
Series
Guardians of Ga'Hoole volume 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Band is exiled, old friends, loyal family and allies devise a plan to free young king Coryn and the tree from the hold of Striga, a former dragon owl from the Middle Kingdom beyond the Unnamed Sea.
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