Paul Boehmer
Author
Series
Magisterium volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Things have been better for Callum Hunt since the evil Constantine Madden was "officially" destroyed, even his relations with his father have improved, so he is happy to get back to the Magisterium for his Bronze Year to continue his magical studies--but when one of the students is murdered, Call and his friends, Tamara and Aaron, must track down the killer, without revealing the fact that Call is Madden reborn.
Author
Language
English
Description
Peeling away the myth to bring the Bible's King David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage. The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes of David's life while also focusing on others that have been neglected. We see David through the...
3) The Perfect Horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis
Author
Language
English
Description
In the chaotic last days of World War II, a small troop of American soldiers captures a German spy and learns that on a secret farm behind enemy lines, Hitler has stockpiled the world's finest purebred horses in order to breed the perfect military machine--an equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in imminent danger of being slaughtered for food. With only hours to spare, one of the U.S. Army's last great...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Nicholas Flamel and teenaged twins Josh and Sophie Newman return to San Francisco where a weakened Flamel reunites with his wife, Perenelle, hoping to use his remaining power to prevent the monsters on Alcatraz Island from escaping. Meanwhile, Dr. John Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power and the twins desperately try to determine who they can trust as they search for Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire.
Author
Series
Underland chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.
Author
Series
Magisterium volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Continues the adventures of Call and his friends in the Magisterium.
Author
Series
Magisterium volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past.
Author
Series
Magisterium volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
As Callum begins his final year at the Magisterium, he is estranged from most of his friends and a furtive darkness haunts him.
Author
Series
Magisterium volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Callum Hunt's life has been difficult ever since he was admitted to the Magisterium, since his father suspects him of being evil, and his closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf--but when he discovers that his father may be trying to destroy both him and Havoc, he escapes back to the magical world and he and his friends Aaron and Tamara, become involved in the search for the stolen Alkahest, a copper gauntlet with dangerous powers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2013
Language
English
Description
It's summer in Krynn. Those who commune regularly with their gods are uneasy, for every day their deities become more distant and difficult to reach. As the tension builds, estranged cousins Palin and Steel are thrown together by a bizarre twist of fate. Each one fights a battle within himself, but when they meet a mysterious young woman who claims to be the daughter of infamous mage Raistlin Majere, everything changes. It soon becomes evident that...
12) The return
Author
Series
Titan volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they've given him have been violent and bloody--which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth. He's got to play protector which keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet. Josie has no idea what...
Author
Series
Farseer volume 1
Language
English
Description
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz...
Author
Series
Underland chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
15) The warlock
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid follow the Elders' plans to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco and trigger the end of the humani race.
16) The sorceress
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to seek Gilgamesh.
Author
Series
Underland chronicles volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Gregor finally learns the ancient prophecy, which foretells his death, he must gather his courage to defend Regalia from the army of rats, take his mother and sister home safely, and fight his own dark side.
18) The enchantress
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"The twins of prophecy have been split. Nicholas Flamel is near death. John Dee has the swords of power. And Danu Talis has yet to fall. The future of the human race lies in the balance--how will the legend end?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new generation of Republicans--led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn--far from moving on from Trump, have taken the politics of hysteria to even greater extremes, bringing American democracy to the very edge of reason. The violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021 was a terrible day for American democracy, but at least, many people dared...
20) Tanequil
Author
Series
High Druid of Shannara volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
With Grianne Ohmsford, the rightful High Druid of Shannara, imprisoned in the Forbidding by Dark Magic, her enemies seize control of the Druid Council and embark on a war against the Free-born.