Here's a few more fun reads to get your kids excited about reading. Enjoy!!
Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial.
Not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail.
All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium, he is sure it can only mean bad things for him.
So he tries his best to do his worst - and fails at failing.
Now the Magisterium awaits him. It's a place that's both sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future.
The Iron Trial is just the beginning, for the biggest test is still to come . . .
From the remarkable imaginations of bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping, mind-blowing, pulse-pounding plunge into the magical unknown.
The book that kicked off the phenomenon is now reissued with brandnew jacket art in honor of its 20th anniversary. Readers will delight anew in the thrilling adventures of young Matthias as he discovers the hero within. Brian Jacques? classic tale of peaceful creatures forced to band together in battle has never felt more timely or full of life.
Akram is a nosy little boy. His friend Peeper is a Jinn, banished from his home among demons for his tendency to empathy and kindness. Both are shocked at the injustices of the world and wish to right wrongs. Together they spy upon neighbours in Akram's street and discover sadness and trouble behind the closed doors of the various houses. They use Peeper's special powers to help, but their efforts result in uproar, and they pray for things to be set right.
A charming story of concern for others and the world, Peeper and the Peeping Boy shows the dangers of being too nosy and the danger of making hasty judgments without knowing both sides of a situation. It teaches the wisdom of informed action and shows that even the worst of people can be led into a better path.
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PORTIA’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY addresses many timely issues that confront young people; such as bullying, peer pressure, parents’ divorce and the need to belong. On top of the aforementioned problems, eleven-year-old Portia Maddox has one more life-threatening issue- type 1 diabetes. This in itself was a major huddle. Portia’s journey through a year of crises makes her a compelling role model. Children can relate and identify with Portia and especially those experiencing similar challenges in today’s world.
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Orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their newly discovered grandmother, Relda Grimm, in the strange town of Ferryport Landing. The girls soon learn a family secret: that they are descendants of the famous Brothers Grimm, whose book of fairy tales is actually a history book. When a terrorizing giant goes on a rampage through the town, it’s up to the Sisters Grimm to stop him and to solve the mystery of who set the giant loose in the first place. Was it Mayor Charming, formerly Prince Charming, who desperately wants his kingdom back? The Three Not-So-Little Pigs, the shifty town cops? Or one of the many other fairy-tale characters who seem to have it out for the Grimms?
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The living and the dead coexist in a mirrored world. A fine line keeps them apart. So what happens if the mirror breaks?
Luhonono, a place people first stood up, first discovered fire, first spoke and first walked the earth. It’s a place of strange beliefs, peculiar powers, extraordinary demons, and the gateway to a spiritual mirror world. Fate brought three teenagers to Luhonono and together, Magdalene, Gimbo, and Peter must find the four legendary animal guardians of the mirror gate. If they fail, the place where life began will also be the place where it ends.
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Join Nathanial “Nate” McGray, a lanky fifteen-year-old boy on an unforgettable adventure to prove a peasant can become a wizard in the magical World of Zndaria.
After a mysterious elf saves Nate from the town bullies, they embark on a journey to the Halls of Magic. Together, they encounter Dread Vikings, vicious bounty hunters, and a deranged beast. A beautiful musician steals Nate’s heart, but they must part when a devilish army attacks his Kingdom.
Will Nate become a wizard? Can he save his Kingdom? The adventure unfolds in Scrolls of Zndaria: The Golden Wizard.
In the hidden dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost, Celebrant the Just, King of the Dragons, plots his revenge. He has long seen the sanctuaries as prisons, and he wants nothing more than to overthrow his captors and return the world to the Age of Dragons, when he and his kind ruled and reigned without borders. The time has come to break free and reclaim his power.
No one person is capable of stopping Celebrant and his dragon horde. It will take the ancient order of Dragonwatch to gather again if there is any chance of saving the world from destruction. In ancient times, Dragonwatch was a group of wizards, enchantresses, dragon slayers, and others who originally confined the majority of dragons into sanctuaries. But nearly all of the original Dragonwatch members are gone, and so the wizard Agad reaches out to Grandpa Sorenson for help.
As Kendra and Seth confront this new danger, they must draw upon all their skills, talents, and knowledge as only they have the ability to function together as a powerful dragon tamer. Together they must battle against forces with superior supernatural powers and breathtaking magical abilities.
How will the epic dragon showdown end? Will dragons overthrow humans and change the world as we know it?
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The first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39
Clues!
Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."
Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.
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