Theme: prophecy

The Six Crowns: Trundle’s Quest

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Trundle doesn’t think he’s an adventurer. He’s a lamplighter. He likes everything safe and cozy, and that’s the way things are in his peaceful part of the Sundered Lands. Until Esmeralda barrels through his door. Esmeralda, a princess with a knack for magic and for finding trouble, is convinced that Trundle is the only one [...]

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The Undrowned Child

By Book Importer | Published: September 19, 2011

In 1899, eleven-year-old Teodora goes with her scientist parents from Naples to Venice, Italy, which is falling victim to a series of violent natural disasters, and once there she is drawn into a web of mysterious adventures involving mermaids, an ancient prophecy, and the possible destruction of the city itself.

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Vermonia #1: Quest for the Silver Tiger

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

On a distant Blue Star, Mel, Jim, Naomi, and Doug — friends obsessed with their garage band — don’t seem that different from any of the other twelve-year-old skateboarders at Union Middle School. But everything changes when Mel is kidnapped and imprisoned in a world called the Turtle Realm. As her friends rush to save [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Eulalia!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Lord Asheye of Salamandastron has a prophecy: A new Badger Lord must take his place and reign over the legendary badger fortress. But who is this young warrior who shuns both armor and sword? And how is he to be found? Mad Maudie, a feisty haremaid of the Long Patrol, is just the one to [...]

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Dolphin Song

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Just as Martine is settling into life at Sawubona, the wildlife game reserve, with her grandmother and Jemmy, her white giraffe, she must leave for two weeks on a school trip off the coast of South Africa. What begins as an exciting sea adventure quickly turns perilous when Martine and five of her classmates are [...]

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