Hannah Edwards: Secrets of Riverway
by Ashley Hards (Goodreads Author)
Hannah’s father has disappeared and the police don’t seem to be doing much to solve the mystery. Hannah and her friend Sam are determined to find out what happened and find Hannah’s father. Although Sam claims that he has seen a ghost that looks like Hannah’s father, Hannah is not ready to admit that her father could be dead. They begin exploring the occult, using a Ouija board to try to contact the ghost.
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Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7)
by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
Percy needs three recommendation letters from three gods in order to get into college with Annabeth next year. So he teams up with Annabeth and Grover for a few last quests to earn those godly recommendation letters. Their second task is to pet-sit a polecat and hellhound for the scary triple goddess, Hecate. These pets are terrifying and wild, and Hecate’s home is a creepy mansion full of secrets and weird bathrooms. The pets do not look friendly, but Percy is determined to follow Hecate’s instructions and keep the pets alive and well for the entire week. All while trying to pass his regular school classes and graduate senior year.
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Record of Lodoss War: The Crown of the Covenant Volume 1
by Atsushi Suzumi
Prince Lyle is on a quest to find the legendary high elf, Deedlit, hoping that she can stop a war from starting among the island nations. The ruler of each nation is magically bound to a covenant of peace when they are crowned with a special magic crown. However, their lords and nobles are not bound by any promise of peace, nor are their royal descendants who refuse the crown. War is looming on the island, and armies are mobilizing. Prince Lyle will do anything to stop the bloodshed, and his siblings have some plans of their own.
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Ava Lin: Best Friend
by Vicky Fang (Goodreads Author)
4 out of 5 stars
Ava Lin is determined to find a best friend when she starts first grade. She thinks that maybe one girl in her class might be a possible friend, but then they have a misunderstanding about a sparkly plastic jewel. Ava Lin just wants someone to hang out with and make beautiful notebooks, but somehow everything seems to go wrong. She gets a special pebble stuck in her ear. She finds some little treasures but leaves them in her pockets when her clothes go in the wash. She gets in trouble at lunch. Ava Lin thinks school is a big mess, but maybe she could still find a best friend.
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The Other Shepards
by Adele Griffin (Goodreads Author)
2.5 out of 5 stars
Sisters Geneva and Holland are constantly living in the shadow of their deceased siblings, who died before they were born. Everyone they meet has a story about the siblings, and the girls can’t seem to grow up in their own way without everyone comparing them to their deceased older siblings. Annie is a painter who comes to their home to help them paint a mural in the kitchen. Geneva and Holland find a freedom in her company, and she encourages them to express themselves and begin to heal.
Missionary Stories From Around the World (Biography)
by Betty Swinford
I love stories about missionaries around the world, because I grew up as a missionary kid on the mission field. These stories really hit home for me, because I have had similar things happen in my own life. Just like these stories, I’ve also seen God’s hand at work to protect and provide for my family. Just like these missionaries, I’ve also known the exquisite joy of seeing souls reborn in Christ and the absolute transformation of their lives in a new Christian community.
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Family Time
by Lily Windom, Robert Windom, Asiah Fulmore (Artist), Crank! (Letterer), Simon Bowland (Letterer)
The O’Connell family accidentally go back in time while they are vacationing in Ireland, and they have to defeat a local tyrant. The children, Lily and Tyler, are excited to explore the past, but their parents just think it’s all a historical reenactment. They befriend a timid young man named Rory who helps them to break out of a dungeon. Lily develops magical powers from being splashed with a magic potion, but she doesn’t know how to use her powers.
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Queenie’s father is in jail, and the kids at school tease her about it. Queenie pretends not to care, but she always end up in trouble for fighting, throwing rocks, and skipping school. On a field trip in the woods, Queenie sets up a log to be a trap for the boy who teases her the most. He falls and breaks his leg, and Queenie is forced to pay the doctor’s bill. Queenie starts to wonder if being bad is really all that good. It might be better for her to behave herself, but she has all this anger inside that needs a way to get out.
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Ellie in First Position: A Graphic Novel
by Brian Freschi
4 out of 5 stars
This graphic novel follows Ellie, who is very awkward and clumsy when it comes to sports. Her mother encourages her to try a lot of different sports so that she can make friends with her teammates. However, Ellie only wants to draw and dance. She takes after her artistic father who is a musician. Ellie makes friends with some kids who take ballet classes, and secretly learns a few dance moves, but her mother refuses to pay for ballet lessons, saying all that frou-frou stuff is a waste of time. But Ellie knows that she could be good at dance if only she was given a chance!
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Anne of Green Gables
by Katherine Woodfine (adapter),Isabelle Follath (illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars
I loved this edited version of Anne of Green Gables! It is simplified for younger readers, but still captures all the charm of the original. It’s still all the same dialogue and basic story, but it has just been shortened and condensed.
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