Jonathan Stroud
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
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When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood and Co. step in ... For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
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"A terrible crime forces Lockwood to turn to Lucy for help, setting them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control. . . "--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 17
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"With the help of some unexpected, and rather ghostly, allies, Lockwood & Co. must battle their greatest enemy yet, as they move ever closer to the moment when the earth-shattering secret of 'the problem' will finally be revealed"--
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Bartimaeus trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 24
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In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London.
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Bartimaeus trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
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Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
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Bartimaeus trilogy volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
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Wise-cracking djinni Bartimaeus finds himself at the court of King Solomon with an unpleasant master, a sinister servant, and King Solomon's magic ring.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
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When young Halli Sveinsson plays a trick on Ragnor of the House of Hakonsson, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever alter his destiny, forcing him to leave home and go on a hero's quest where he encounters highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and a girl who may finally be his match.
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Scarlett and Browne volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
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"Albert and Scarlett are a formidable pair. With his ability to read minds and her way with a weapon, no bank can keep them out and no jail can keep them in. But their notoriety may have spread a bit too far. Now old enemies from Scarlett's past and a sinister new threat from Albert's world are boxing them in--and holding their friends hostage"--
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A thrilling new case for London's most talented psychic detection agency. In London, a mysterious and potentially deadly ghost is stalking the halls of St. Simeon's Academy for Talented Youngsters. It lurks in the shadows, spreading fear and icy cold-and it carries a sharp and very solid dagger…The headmaster wastes no time in enlisting the help of ghost-hunters Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle, and George Cubbins. Can Lockwood & Co. survive the night...
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Bartimaeus trilogy volume Prequel
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Fans rejoice-everyone's favorite wise-cracking djinni is back!
Thousands of years before his fateful service to the magician Nathaniel in London, wily Bartimaeus served as djinni to hundreds of masters, from Babylon and Ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East. In this brilliant new installment in the best-selling series, history is revealed as readers travel alongside Bartimaeus to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon for his most exciting adventure...
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Bartimaeus graphic novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
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The author of The Bartimaeus Trilogy discusses his new novel with Matthew Cody (author of the upcoming book Powerless) that follows a young shepherd on a hero's quest. Along the way, he encounters highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and the truth about the legends he grew up listening to. Co-presented with Bank Street Bookstore.
15) The last siege
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A chance encounter on the snowy slopes of a castle moat throws together three lonely teenagers: Emily, Simon, and the highly imaginative and enigmatic Marcus. Despite the freezing conditions, they spend the night in the castle, to experience the power of occupation. But when the reenactment gets out of control a very real siege ensues, and their playful dare soon turns into a frenzy of nightmarish action.
16) Ptolemy's gate
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Bartimaeus trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 20
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Dangerous adventures continue for the djinni Bartimaeus and his master, seventeen-year-old Nathaniel, a powerful magician who is serving as England's minister of information.
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Scarlett and Browne volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
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"Scarlett McCain is a shoot-first ask-questions-later kind of outlaw. She scrapes by on bank heists, her wits - and never looking back. She’s on the run from her latest crime when she comes across Albert Browne. He is the sole survivor of a horrific accident, and against her better judgement, Scarlett agrees to guide him to safety. This is a mistake. Soon there are men with dogs and guns and explosives hot on their heels. Scarlett’s used to...