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A Mutiny in Time

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Torn

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 352 pages

Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine’s knowledge of history is tested once again, and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy’s life. Author’s notes includes facts about Henry Hudson’s explorations.

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The Storm Begins

Damian Dibben · 400 pages

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Timebound

Rysa Walker · 374 pages

When Kate Pierce-Keller's grandmother gives her a strange blue medallion and speaks of time travel, sixteen-year-old Kate assumes the old woman is delusional. But it all becomes horrifyingly real when a murder in the past destroys the foundation of Kate's present-day life. Suddenly, that medallion is the only thing protecting Kate from blinking out of existence. Kate learns that the 1893 killin

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The Named

Marianne Curley · 336 pages

Ethan lives a secret life as a Guardian of the Named. Under the guidance of Arkarian, his mentor, and with the help of Isabel, his unlikely but highly capable apprentice, Ethan has become a valued member of this other-worldly corps. As the only defense against the evil Order of Chaos, the Named travel through time to prevent the Order from altering history and thereby gaining power in the present

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Marvel 1602

Neil Gaiman · 248 pages

Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers. The eight-part series takes place in a timeline where Marvel superheroes have been transplanted to the Elizabethan era; faced with

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Wayfarer

Alexandra Bracken · 538 pages

Etta Spencer didn't know she was a traveler until the day she emerged both miles and years from her home. Now, robbed of the powerful object that was her only hope of saving her mother, Etta finds herself stranded once more, cut off from Nicholas-the eighteenth century privateer she loves-and her natural time.

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Blood Captain

Justin Somper · 569 pages

As fans of the Vampirates series know, nothing is quite as it seems when Vampirates and pirates are involved, so twins Connor and Grace have to keep up their guards. But with every new challenge pulling them farther apart, it seems that the time has finally come for the twins to explore their separate fates. Grace, unable to forget the blindness she caused her Vampirate friend Lorcan, chooses to

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Leviathan

Scott Westerfeld · 444 pages

**Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker** Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air Service. She must fight for her cause--and protect her secret--at all costs. Alek and Deryn are thrown together aboard the mighty airship *Levithan*. Though fighting side

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Nick of Time

Ted Bell · 419 pages

This fiery novel is about a boy who possesses a time machine; and with this treasure his heart is set on saving England from the grim fate of the past, and saving his kidnapped sister.

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The Ice Limit

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child · 491 pages

The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new museum. Stocking a cargo ship with the finest scientists and engineers, he builds a flawless

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Stranded

Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts · 176 pages

Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.

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Peter and the Starcatchers

Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson · 451 pages

Le jeune Peter et quatre de ses amis quittent la maison de redressement pour embarquer de force sur le Never Land. A bord, Molly montre à Peter une malle remplie de poussière d'étoiles qui permet de voler. Ils unissent leurs forces pour la protéger du pirate Black Stache. Premier épisode d'une série sur la rencontre de Peter et Stache, les futurs Peter Pan et capitaine Crochet.

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Knights of the Kitchen Table

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 55 pages

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

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Designated Targets

John Birmingham · 448 pages

It's World War II and the A-bomb is here to stay.The only question: Who's going to drop it first?The Battle of Midway takes on a whole new dimension with the sudden appearance of a U.S.-led naval task force from the twenty-first century, the result of a botched military experiment. State-of-the-art warships are scattered across the Pacific, armed to the teeth with the latest instruments of mass de

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The Time Paradox

Eoin Colfer · 448 pages

Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.

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Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned

Stephen Cole · 256 pages

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The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud · 462 pages

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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Ruby Red

Kerstin Gier · 352 pages

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--

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Rip Tide

Kat Falls · 320 pages

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Extracted

R.R. Haywood

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The Fragile Threads of Power

V.E. Schwab · 648 pages

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The Revenge of the Shadow King

Derek Benz, J.S. Lewis

Max Sumner and his three best friends, Harley, Ernie, and Natalia-who form the secret club The Grey Griffins-seem to be the only people in their very normal Minnesota town to notice that strange things have started to happen. When creatures like goblins and fairies and unicorns, all characters from a card game the Grey Griffins play, begin to make appearances in Max's backyard, Max and his friends

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The Never War

D.J. MacHale

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The Grim Grotto

Lemony Snicket · 323 pages

Warning: Your day will become very dark – and possibly damp – if you read this book. Plan to spend this spring in hiding. Lemony Snicket is back with the eleventh book in his New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to provoke suspicion and despair in readers the world over. In

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