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Fire and Ice

Shannon Hale · 185 pages

Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan, supported by their spirit animals, follow a lead in the cold North only to arrive in a deceptively beautiful village where everything is not as it seems.

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The Evertree

Marie Lu · 188 pages

Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have journeyed across Erdas, racing to stop a merciless foe. Now that journey is about to end. They must reach a place forgotten by time and face off against an ancient enemy breaking free from his prison. They have just one chance to stop him -- or the whole world will shatter. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan must reach a place forgotten by time and face off a

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Hunted

Maggie Stiefvater · 192 pages

In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access more-than-human abilities. But what if there was another way to create a spirit animal--to force the bond, giving the human partner total control? And what if someone with selfish intentions

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Wild Born

Brandon Mull · 208 pages

Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Four flashes of light erupt, and from them emerge the unmistakable shapes of incredible beasts -- a wolf, a leopard, a panda, a falcon. Suddenly the paths of these children -- and the world -- have been changed forever. Enter the world of Erdas, where every child who comes of age must discover i

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The Return

Varian Johnson · 192 pages

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Circle of Heroes

Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson · 336 pages

Human magic in Vastia is still gone, and as the familiars begin their journey to find the seven animals needed to summon the Shifting Fortress, an army of the Dead besieges the city of Bridgetower, destroying the first of three glyph stones, the only places where the Shifting Fortress can be called from. They escape, but are forced to leave the bounty hunter, Grimslade, behind. The familiars retai

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The Blood of Olympus

Rick Riordan · 536 pages

Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold. Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little.

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Broken Ground

Victoria Schwab · 192 pages

A new threat faces the world of Erdas in this continuation of the New York Times bestselling series. Something ancient and evil has awoken from beneath the world of Erdas. Shrouded in shadow and older than memory, just a sliver of its power can destroy with a touch. Even the spirit animal bond, the sacred link between humans and animals that keeps Erdas in balance, is under threat. Four young her

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Wolf Brother

Michelle Paver · 320 pages

This exciting fast-paced novel is an engaging depiction of a young boy's life during Neolithic times. This fictional account includes details based on archeological evidence of tool use, clothing, and other details of everyday life during the Stone Age. The main character loses his father in a 'demonic' animal attack, so is left alone to face the harsh realities of survival without the benefit o

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Dragon Rider

Cornelia Funke · 532 pages

After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.

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Ferno The Fire Dragon

Adam Blade · 103 pages

Battle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up. An evil wizard has enchanted the magical Beasts of Avantia - only a true hero can free the Beasts and stop them from destroying the land. Is Tom the hero Avantia has been waiting for? Join Tom as he braves Ferno the Fire Dragon in the first of this bestselling series ...

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Into the Wild

Erin Hunter · 304 pages

A fantastic book about a house cat named Rusty who joins a Clan of wild cat's and fights through taunting, terrible events, and a suspicious warrior named Tigerclaw. But a prophecy given to the leader Bluestar garentees *Fire alone will save our Clan* Jenseits der Menschen, tief verborgen im Wald, leben die ungezähmten Katzen in Clans zusammen. Der Hauskater Sammy hat seine Zweibeiner verlassen

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Rise and Fall

Eliot Schrefer · 187 pages

Deep in the desert there sits a beautiful oasis, ruled by a monarch unlike any other in Erdas. His name is Cabaro, the Great Lion, and he reigns over a kingdom of animals, jealously guarding his golden talisman. No human has ever set foot in the Great Beast’s territory. The journey to his oasis is impossible. As a team, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have achieved the impossible before. But n

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Wild Magic

Tamora Pierce · 348 pages

Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall. Soon it becomes clear that Daine's talent, as much as she struggles to hide it, is downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey, but listen to her words. Daine, though, will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers, her past, and herself.

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The Cloud Searchers

Kazu Kibuishi · 208 pages

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Flyte

Angie Sage · 544 pages

When Princess Jenna is pursued by a dark wizard, it is the apprentice, Septimus Heap, who must save her while enduring such terrors as a night in the Forest with hungry wolverines and carnivorous trees.

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Gregor the Overlander

Suzanne Collins · 311 pages

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The Maze of the Beast

Emily Rodda · 129 pages

"The evil Shadow Lord has become aware that Lief, Barda, and Jasmaine are searching for the seven lost gems of the magic Belt of Deltora. He knows that the Belt's power will threaten his terrifying rule if the gems can be returned to it"--Cover.

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The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman · 399 pages

In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College is shattered by the arrival of two powerful visitors. First, her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, appears with evidence of mys

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Eragon & Eldest

Christopher Paolini · 1,197 pages

The first two titles of the Inheritance Cycle in one fantastic book!ERAGONWhen Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is a lucky discovery - perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone becomes a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered and he is thrus

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City of the Beasts

Isabel Allende · 406 pages

With his mother in hospital, fifteen-year-old Alex Cold is sent to his fierce, wonderful grandmother, Kate - a pipe-smoking, vodka-drinking old reporter with blue eyes "as sharp as daggers' points". Kate is about to embark on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon rainforest, but rather than change her plans, she simply takes Alex along with her. They set off with their team -

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Lost in Babylon

Peter Lerangis · 373 pages

Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past. When Bhegad tracks down Marco deep in the desert, Jack and the other Selects are off on the next leg of their quest to the ancient city of Babylon. Book #2

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Vespers Rising

Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson

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