Jessica George
1) Maame
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"It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing), Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. At work, her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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What will Wednesday bring in the second book in this charming New York Times bestselling middle-grade fantasy series from Jessica Day George?
When her brother Rolf dares her to catch magical Castle Glower creating a new room, Princess Celie takes the challenge! No one knows the Castle better than she does. But as usual, the Castle has ideas of its own . . .
Celie finds the new room, and inside it is hidden a giant egg. It looks...
When her brother Rolf dares her to catch magical Castle Glower creating a new room, Princess Celie takes the challenge! No one knows the Castle better than she does. But as usual, the Castle has ideas of its own . . .
Celie finds the new room, and inside it is hidden a giant egg. It looks...
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Dragon slippers volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
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Orphaned after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly inherits an object that can either save or destroy her kingdom
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Dragon slippers volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
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Young seamstress Creel finds herself strategizing with the dragon king Shardas once again when a renegade dragon in a distant country launches a war against their country, bringing an entire army of dragons into the mix
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When Petunia, youngest of the dancing princesses, is ambushed by bandits in wolf masks on her way to visit an elderly neighbor, the line between enemies and friends becomes blurred as she and her sisters get a chance to end their family's curse once and for all.
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George re-imagines the classic fairy-tale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, in this start to an enchanting YA fantasy series.
Rose is one of twelve princesses—sisters condemned to dance every night in the palace of the King Under Stone. Galen is a young soldier returning from war. Together they will search for a way to break the curse that forces the princesses to attend the...
Rose is one of twelve princesses—sisters condemned to dance every night in the palace of the King Under Stone. Galen is a young soldier returning from war. Together they will search for a way to break the curse that forces the princesses to attend the...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Thursday brings even more adventure in the third book of this delightful New York Times bestselling series from Jessica Day George.
Castle Glower has been acting weird, so it's no surprise when two towers transport Celie and her siblings to an unknown land. When they realize that no one from home is coming to get them, the kids—along with Celie's pet griffin Rufus—set out through the forest to figure out where they are...
Castle Glower has been acting weird, so it's no surprise when two towers transport Celie and her siblings to an unknown land. When they realize that no one from home is coming to get them, the kids—along with Celie's pet griffin Rufus—set out through the forest to figure out where they are...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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The enchanting second book in New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George's Twelve Dancing Princesses series is a Cinderella retelling that will sweep you off your feet!
Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, where young princes and princesses travel to each other's countries in the name of better political alliances—and potential marriages....
Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, where young princes and princesses travel to each other's countries in the name of better political alliances—and potential marriages....
9) Dragon Spear
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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The third and final installment in New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George's dragon fantasy series races to a dramatic finale.
As far as Creel is concerned, all is finally right with the world. For the first time in centuries it seems dragons and humans might be able to live together in peace. So what better time for Creel and Luka to plan their wedding.
But then the dragon queen, Velika, is kidnapped by a band...
As far as Creel is concerned, all is finally right with the world. For the first time in centuries it seems dragons and humans might be able to live together in peace. So what better time for Creel and Luka to plan their wedding.
But then the dragon queen, Velika, is kidnapped by a band...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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From bestselling author Jessica Day George comes a rich new fantasy, based on a Norwegian fairy tale, set in a land of eternal winter.
Blessed—or cursed—with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as she's known to her family) has always been seen as strange. And when an isbjorn (polar bear) seeks her out, and promises that her family will become rich if only the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesn't...
Blessed—or cursed—with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as she's known to her family) has always been seen as strange. And when an isbjorn (polar bear) seeks her out, and promises that her family will become rich if only the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesn't...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Two girls struggle with their dark family heritage in this lush historical fantasy perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Kendare Blake.
As debutantes in 1890s New York City, cousins Dacia and Lou knew little about their mysterious Romanian relatives, the Florescus. Now, upon turning seventeen, the girls must journey to Romania—a journey that seems to be both reward and punishment—to meet their cousins and their tyrant of a...
As debutantes in 1890s New York City, cousins Dacia and Lou knew little about their mysterious Romanian relatives, the Florescus. Now, upon turning seventeen, the girls must journey to Romania—a journey that seems to be both reward and punishment—to meet their cousins and their tyrant of a...
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Castle Glower volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
13) The Rose legacy
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Rose legacy volume 1
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2018.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Orphaned Anthea Cross hopes to finally find a home with her long-lost uncle, but she soon learns not only that he secretly breeds forbidden horses, but that she can communicate with them.--Provided by Publisher.
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Silver in the blood volume 1
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New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George begins a new series of historical thrillers with Silver in the Blood. Spoiled society sisters Dacia and Lou return to their native Romania to do the bidding of the royal Dracula family. But when its devilish heir takes a fancy to Dacia, the sisters must team with a monster-fighting duo to break free from this horrific family legacy.
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La princesse Pétunia a été enlevée! Sauf... que ça ressemble plutt à un accident. Oliver, le chef d'une bande de voleurs connus sous le nom de Loups des bois de Westfalin, n'avait pas l'intention d'en arriver là. À présent, il doit arranger les choses. Il va tout avouer au roi et escorter la princesse au manoir de la grande-duchesse.
Mais la sécurité de Pétunia est loin d'être assurée. Enfants, ses onze soeurs et elle ont été vouées...
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Une bonne MALÉDICTION en amène UNE AUTRE...
Ayant une fois été soumise à danser toutes les nuits, la princesse Pavot avait juré de ne plus jamais revêtir une paire de chaussons de danse. Alors, ce fut à contrecoeur qu'elle participa au programme d'échange royal que son père et certains rois des environs avaient mis en oeuvre.
Au début, vivre au loin en Breton n'était pas si mal, surtout quand un beau prince était sur le point de devenir...
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Le mercredi au château Malicieux est une journée très ordinaire, plutt banale. Pas de nouveaux couloirs, pas d'autres tourelles, pas de changements soudains. C'est du moins l'avis de la princesse Celie, qui connaît le château mieux que quiconque. Elle est donc surprise de découvrir par hasard, un mercredi, la présence d'une nouvelle tour renfermant une nouvelle pièce à l'intérieur de laquelle se trouve caché un oeuf énorme, de couleur...
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La Princesse Rose est l'aînée de douze soeurs condamnées à danser chaque soir pour le cruel roi Under Stone dans son palais enfoui profondément dans la terre. C'est une malédiction qui hante les jeunes filles depuis leur naissance... et seule la mort pourra les en libérer.
C'est alors que Rose rencontre Galen, un jeune soldat devenu jardinier qui a le même sens de l'aventure et la même détermination qu'elle. Soudain, la liberté commence...
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Le mardi au château Malicieux est la journée préférée de la princesse Celie. C'est ce jour-là que le château fait apparaître par magie une nouvelle pièce, une tourelle ou parfois même une aile entière. Personne ne sait comment le château s'y prend, personne ne connaît ses raisons, et personne, à l'exception de la princesse Celie, n'a jamais essayé de faire le plan de ses enchevêtrements de pièces, de couloirs et d'escaliers. Cependant,...
20) Saturdays at sea
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Castle Glower volume 5
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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
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"After traveling to the seaside kingdom of Lilah's betrothed prince, Lulath, Celie and her companions are busy training griffins, enjoying wedding festivities, and finishing construction of a grand ship built from parts of the Castle. But on their maiden voyage, the Ship steers them far off course into uncharted waters"-- Provided by publisher.