Julia Iredale
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Summer Reads - 7th & 8th Grade
Folk & Fairy Tales (WPL-Youth)
McClure Battle of the Books 2025-2026
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Folk & Fairy Tales (WPL-Youth)
McClure Battle of the Books 2025-2026
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Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh...
2) Amber & clay
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Ode to Novels in Verse
Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Middle School Books (teens) -- Full List
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Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
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"In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, "ringed by a restless sea," live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto...
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Her story begins many, many years ago when her brother was torn away from her as a child. Raised alone by a witch of the woods, Kristtōrn's powers of magic grew, as did her temper. Determined to find her long lost twin, she set out on a perilous journey across oceans to find him. But what she found instead was a deep-seated fear of her powers and a confrontation that would leave the fate of Christmas hanging in the balance.
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"By now you've heard the legend, all but forgotten, of Santa Claus's twin sister. Many years ago, this shadowy figure followed in Santa's footsteps, searching for him while leaving odd gifts of her own. One fateful night, they finally came face-to-face, and she hasn't been heard from since. Until now ... The Christmas witch has returned ... In the highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling The Legend of the The Christmas Witch, award-winning...
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Doce cuentos, doce relatos peligrosos de misterio, magia y corazones rebeldes. Cada uno se retuerce como un huso para revelar verdades llenas de advertencias y triunfos, verdades que los corazones libres han dominado durante mucho tiempo, verdades que exploran la vida y la muerte.