Tag Archives: Mythology

Ranger’s Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 4)

Rating: (28 reviews)
Author: John Flanagan
Publisher: Philomel

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Still far from their homeland after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, Will and Evanlyn’s plans to return to Araluen are spoiled when Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior. Though still weakened by the warmweed’s toxic effects, Will employs his [...]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set, The (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH

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Humans and half-bloods alike agree–Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a series fit for heroes! Re-live the adventure from the beginning with this boxed set of the first three books. The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson is a good kid, [...]

The Sorceress (Secrets Imrtl Nicholas Flamel)

Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Night World No. 2: Dark Angel; The Chosen; Soulmate (Night World)

Author: L.J. Smith
Publisher: Simon Pulse

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Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters — they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.In Dark Angel, Gillian is saved from drowning by her guardian angel. [...]

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Book 5: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books for Children

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The prophecy surrounding Percy’s 16th birthday will be revealed in this final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series…

The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)

Rating: (91 reviews)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH

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When Percy Jackson receives an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he’ll need his powerful demigod allies, Annabeth and Thalia, at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide; and . . . a ride from [...]

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Rating: (70 reviews)
Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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He holds the secret that can end the world.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the [...]

A Giant Problem (Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles)

Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

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Talk about out of the frying pan, into the fire! I was pretty sure that my freaky stepsister and that freaky field guide of hers would ruin my life. But now it looks like they’re going to ruin all of Florida, too! Okay, maybe that’s [...]

Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to askfor help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head [...]

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths

Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Bernard Evslin
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

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The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror — the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom.
Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty — mortal or divine, and his jealous and vengeful wife, [...]

The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2)

Rating: (64 reviews)
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

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In the Spiderwick Chronicles’ second book, things get even more exciting–and kind of scary–for the Grace kids, as the strange faerie world hinted at in The Field Guide blooms to full life around them.
After making tentative peace with Thimbletack (a [...]

Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness—secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such [...]

The Giving Tree (Slipcased Mini Edition)

Rating: (581 reviews)
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: HarperCollins

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To say that this particular apple tree is a “giving tree” is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein’s popular tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the [...]

Swimmy (Knopf Children’s Paperbacks)

Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Dragonfly Books

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Illus. in color. “An exquisite picture book. A little fish, the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devises a plan to camouflage himself and his new companions.”–(starred) School Library Journal.  

Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You: Movie Tie-in Edition (The Spiderwick Chronicles)

Rating: (49 reviews)
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

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Spiderwick fans will adore this gorgeous guidebook to the fantastical creatures featured in Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi’s spectacular series. The superdeluxe, lavishly illustrated “field guide” features 142 information-packed pages, 41 full-color plates, 6 spectacular gatefolds, 6 watercolor landscapes, scores of [...]

The Spiderwick Chronicles Deluxe Collector’s Trunk (The Spiderwick Chronicles)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Book Description
For lovers of the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series, this Deluxe collectors set includes all five original bestselling titles, a special paperback edition of the Notebook for Fantastical Observations, six exclusive full color mini-plates and the keepsake box. A must have for [...]

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (Ologies)

Rating: (129 reviews)
Author: Ernest Drake, Dugald Steer
Publisher: Candlewick

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Dragonology is presented as a faux-scholarly book with everything you ever wanted to know about dragons. Purporting to be the actual writings of English Dragonologist, Dr. Ernest Drake, this book is filled with exquisite illustrations, fascinating faux-facts, a dragon alphabet, runes to decipher, [...]

Raven Rise (Pendragon)

Author: D. J. MacHale
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Dark Day in the Deep Sea (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness–secrets they need if they’re going to save Merlin. But when the magic tree house leads them to a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean, they’re not sure who needs [...]

Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Rating: (11 reviews)
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Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

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Every year, trolls knock down Kyri’s door and gobble up her Christmas feast. But this year, the trolls are in for a surprise: a boy and his pet ice bear on their way to Oslo have come in from the cold. And once the ice [...]

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Boxed Set): The Field Guide; The Seeing Stone; Lucinda’s Secret; The Ironwood Tree; The Wrath of Mulgrath

Rating: (84 reviews)
Author: Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

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It all started with a mysterious letter left at a tiny bookstore for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Its closing lines: “We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could [...]

Christmas in Camelot (Magic Tree House #29)

Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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A cup, a compass, a key: the magic tree house has brought siblings Annie and Jack to Camelot, where they embark on a mysterious mission to find these enigmatic gifts. In this special hardcover addition to the bestselling [...]

Battle of the Labyrinth, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion

The Water Horse

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Dick King-Smith
Publisher: Yearling

Book Description
Now in paperback! From the award-winning author of Babe: The Gallant Pig comes the story of how the Loch Ness monster finds his home, thanks to the human family that raises him.

Rover Saves Christmas

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Roddy Doyle
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

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Although most grownups know Roddy Doyle better from his Barrytown comic novels (including The Commitments), he’s thankfully returned for a children’s book follow-up to his ridiculously ridiculous The Giggler Treatment. What’s the cast of kids from that nimble-witted book leaving on the mantel for [...]

A Scratch & Sniff Night Before Christmas (Scratch & Sniff)

Author: Clement C. Moore
Publisher: Sterling

Book Description
Peppermints, popcorn, and hot apple cider: with a scratch and a sniff, Clement C. Moore’s perennial holiday favorite comes deliciously alive as never before. Populated by animal characters (including a bear-y merry St. Nick), every brightly illustrated spread features a different delectable Christmas smell for kids to uncover: [...]

Merry Fairy Holidays: Three Enchanted Christmas Stories (Flower Fairies Friends)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Cicely Mary Barker
Publisher: Warne

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This wonderful holiday collection features three Flower Fairies Friends chapter book stories about the most popular winter Flower Fairies, The Christmas Tree Fairy, Snowdrop Fairy and the Holly Fairy as they each celebrate the festive season. Discover how the Christmas Tree Fairy uses her [...]

Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
JACK AND ANNIE are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period known as the [...]