Garth Nix
1) Blood ties
Author
Series
Spirit animals. Main series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin -- fed up with waiting and ready to fight -- sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind ... but they're not the only ones.
2) Sabriel
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
3) Abhorsen
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Description
Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Description
From renowned fantasy author of the Old Kingdom series, Garth Nix, comes an entertaining collection of stories, including one Old Kingdom novella.
Across the Wall brings together an electic mix of Garth Nix's writing spanning several years, beginning with the novella set in the Old Kingdom, "Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case," winner of two Aurealis Awards.
The collection also includes two tales inspired by
...Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Arthur's life is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock, but bizarre creatures from another realm are determined to take the key even if it means killing him.
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur's.
7) Sir Thursday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When Arthur is drafted into the Glorious Army of the Architect by Sir Thursday, he must survive basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front, and figure out how to free Part Four of the Will, while Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppleganger on Earth.
8) Grim Tuesday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005, ©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from his enemy Grim Tuesday in order to save the world. Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the Newington Emerald is stolen at the height of a conjured storm, eighteen-year-old Lady Truthful Newington goes to London, disguised as a man, to search for the magical heirloom of her house, and is soon caught up in a dangerous adventure where she must risk her life, her reputation, and her heart.
Author
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix's exciting adult debut: a new collection including all eight stories-plus a never-before-published story-featuring Sir Hereward and his sorcerous puppet companion Mister Fitz, gathered in one magical volume for the first time ever!
Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.
Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster....
Author
Language
English
Description
An entertaining short-story collection from bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix, including an Old Kingdom novella, a short story set in the same world as Shade's Children, and another story set in the world of A Confusion of Princes. Garth Nix is renowned for his legendary fantasy works, but To Hold the Bridge showcases his versatility as the collection offers nineteen short stories from every genre of literature including science fiction, paranormal,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more.
The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of joy around the world-yet the long nights also conjure a darker tradition of ghouls, hauntings, and visitations....
13) Lady Friday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Young Arthur Penhaligon must weigh an offer from Lady Friday that is either a cunning trap for the Rightful Heir or a golden opportunity that he must seize.
Author
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A collection of four fantasy tales in which a boy joins a strange navy in pursuit of video pirates, a neglected princess seeks adventure, an orphaned inventor seeks the perfect parents, and a genius girl faces a sea serpent.
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Even as he grows stronger and closer to discovering the secret of his identity, Arthur must face further dangers and conflicts as he struggles to attain the Sixth Key from the powerful Saturday.
16) Lord Sunday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As Arthur Penhaligon seeks to find the seventh key, complete his quest to save the Kingdom to which he is heir, and learn his true identity, he discovers that he has a greater purpose than he could have imagined.
17) Troubletwisters
Author
Series
Troubletwisters volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
When their house mysteriously explodes and they are sent to live with an unknown relative named Grandma X, twelve-year-old twins Jaide and Jack Shield learn that they are troubletwisters, young Wardens just coming into their powers, who must protect humanity from The Evil trying to break into earth's dimension.
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 5
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Lirael is no longer a shy Second Assistant Librarian. She is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, with dead creatures to battle and Free Magic entities to bind. She's also a Remembrancer, wielder of the Dark Mirror. Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. When Lirael finds Nicholas Sayre lying unconscious after being attacked by a hideous Free Magic creature, she uses her powers...
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies"--
20) Frogkisser!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Princess Anya has a big problem: Duke Rikard, her step-stepfather is an evil wizard who wants to rule the kingdom and has a habit of changing people into frogs, and her older sister Morven, the heir, is a wimp--so with the help of the librarian Gotfried (who turns into an owl when he is upset), and the Royal Dogs, she must find away to defeat Rikard, save her sister, and maybe even turn Prince Denholm back into a human being.