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Princess Ben

by Murdock, Catherine Gilbert

A girl is transformed, through instruction in life at court, determination, and magic, from sullen, pudgy, graceless Ben into Crown Princess Benevolence, a fit...

Who Was First?

Discovering the Americas

by Freedman, Russell

"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage...

The Bearskinner

A Tale of the Brothers Grimm

by Schlitz, Laura Amy

A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a despondent soldier makes a pact to do the devil's bidding for seven years in return for as much money and proper...

A Darkling Plain

by Reeve, Philip

While dealing with people from their past and treachery from unexpected sources, Tom, Hester, and Wren return to save the world.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Alexie, Sherman

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is t...

The Plain Janes

by Castellucci, Cecil

Noted young adult novelist Cecil Castellucci and artist Jim Rugg launch MINX with THE PLAIN JANES, a story about four girls named Jane who sit at the reject ta...

The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio

by Alexander, Lloyd

Naive and bumbling Carlo, his shady camel-puller Baksheesh, and Shira, a girl determined to return home, follow a treasure map through the deserts and cities o...

How It Happened in Peach Hill

by Jocelyn, Marthe

When fifteen-year-old Annie Grey and her "clairvoyant" mother arrive in Peach Hill, New York, in 1924, each finds a reason for wanting to finally settle down, ...

Larklight

A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space

by Reeve, Philip

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Day of the Scarab

Book Three of the Oracle Prophecies

by Fisher, Catherine

As she works to return peace to Two Lands, Mirany travels through the Gates of the Underworld.