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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Children's Read Alikes: Series of Unfortunate Events
Children's Special Topics: Spooky Books for Middle Schoolers
Children's Special Topics: Spooky Books for Middle Schoolers
Description
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's...
Author
Series
DC Morgan volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tucked into the mountains of North Wales, the village of Cwm Coed is bordered by a shimmering lake on one side and an army of pine trees on the other. But the tranquility is shattered when homegrown celebrity Rhys Lloyd returns to develop a luxury resort on the shore opposite the village. Old resentments begin to rise to the surface, and new tensions emerge between the locals and the outsiders. Still, when the resort throws open its doors for a New...
4) Stolen magic
Author
Series
Guardian series (Mary Jo Putney) volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Assigned the task of ensuring that those of the Lineage do not misuse their powers, Simon Malmain, Earl of Falconer, confronts a rogue Guardian, Lord Drayton, who uses a spell to transform Malmain into a unicorn.
Publisher
Distributed by Hen's Tooth Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Filmed on location in a small Welsh village, this video celebrates the wonders of a childhood Christmas when on Christmas Eve, Old Geraint shares his heartwarming stories and memories with his beloved grandson, Thomas.
7) Wales
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Located on the western side of the island of Great Britain in Europe, Wales is part of the United Kingdom. But despite being a part of a larger country, Wales has its own unique history, culture, and language. Readers will take a trip through Welsh history, from its earliest beginnings to the present day, and find out what life is like for people who live there. They will also learn how Wales is governed, what kinds of plants and animals live there,...
Author
Series
Magician trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
To purge the anger from an ancient Welsh demonic god that he had helped release, and to soothe a moody, troubled soldier, Gwyn Griffiths draws on the strength of his namesake and ancestor in Welsh magic, Gwydion Gwyn.
9) Rogue nation
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Cathcart tells the epic story of how the colourful characters of early colonial Australia transformed a penal settlement into a land with rights and opportunity in a mere 40 years. This sweeping two-part dramatised documentary covers formative events in Australia's history, including the Rum Rebellion and early court cases, which established independence and civil rights for all settlers. Rogue Nation explores how a fledgling colony...
10) Emlyn's moon
Author
Series
Magician trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Nia, the middle girl in a large Welsh family, discovers her own special artistic talent as she uncovers the dark secret shared by the Llewelyn and Griffiths families.
11) Evan's gate
Author
Series
Constable Evans mysteries volume 8
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Frustrated in his efforts to build his fiancée their dream house, village constable Evan Evans discovers a decades-old skeleton of a young child with disturbing links to a present-day missing child case.
Author
Series
Constable Evans mysteries volume 6
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
"There aren't many opportunities for young people in Llanfair, so when an exciting and glamorous American woman breezes into town talking of dormant psychic powers and important social research, barmaid Betsy Edwards is quick to take her up on an offer of employment at the recently opened Sacred Grove New Age center not far away."--Jacket.
13) The winter witch
Author
Series
Shadow chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers.
14) Evanly bodies
Author
Series
Constable Evans mysteries volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Constable Evans investigates when a Pakistani girl vanishes at the same time that she is being forced into an arranged marriage, and a man is shot to death in his home, and Evans discovers an unlikely link between the crimes.
Author
Language
English
Description
Kate Middleton is universally acknowledged as the brightest jewel in the British royal family. From her decade-long courtship with Prince William, to their fairy-tale wedding and rejuvenation of the monarchy, Kate has enchanted the public and media alike. Now, as her dreams of being a mother have come true, she and William face the challenge of bringing up their son under the watchful eyes of the world. So how has this once shy, middle-class girl...
16) The grey king
Author
Series
Dark is rising sequence volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
With the final battle between the Light and the Dark soon approaching, Will sets out on a quest to call for aid. Hidden within the Welsh hills is a magical harp that he must use to wake the Sleepers--six noble riders who have slept for centuries.
17) Griffin's Castle
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After years of having moved around, eleven-year-old Dinah determines to make a huge, dilapidated old mansion into a home for her mother and herself, but the wild beasts she summons from a stone wall to protect her may also imprison her.
18) The secret river
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A story of Grenville's ancestors, who wrested a new life from the alien terrain of Australia and its native people. William Thornhill, a Thames bargeman, is deported to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia in 1806. In this new world of convicts and charlatans, Thornhill tries to pull his family into a position of power and comfort. When he rounds a bend in the Hawkesbury River and sees a gentle slope of land, he becomes determined...
19) Good people
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Language
English
Description
Detective Sergeant Glyn Capaldi, fallen from grace and exiled from Cardiff to the Welsh countryside, does his best to serve as the catchall detective in the big bit in the middle that God gave to the sheep. It's a place where nothing of any significance is meant to happen, a place where his superiors believe he can do little harm. But trouble has a way of catching up with Capaldi. Six men and a young woman disappear after a night of rugby and drink....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
They're schoolgirls - dreaming of the future, wanting to go out and have fun, trying to work out relationships with families, friends and boyfriends - and attempting to finish high school while raising their babies. Plumpton High, in Sydney's outer western suburbs, is one of the few schools in Australia with a program that supports schoolgirl mothers completing their education, integrating them into the general student population. Over 100 girls have...
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