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161) The initiation
Author
Series
Lock and key volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an inprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Before James grew up to be a ruthless, remorseless villain, he was a curious boy from Boston, with a penchant for trouble and an acid tongue. Thrown into a boarding school against his wishes, James winds up rooming with a most unlikely companion: a lanky British know-it-all named Sherlock Holmes ("Lock" to his friends). An heirloom Bible, donated by the Moriarty family more than a hundred years ago, has gone missing, and it doesn't take long for the...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Witches have been banned from Arrett for years. Which is why Milly has tried to ignore the tingling light that appears in her palm anytime she conjures up a wish. She has too many responsibilities as the oldest girl at St. George's Orphanage to get caught up in magicks. Sweet, quirky Cilla, though, has always longed for that power, even if it could be dangerous for her. Milly has always kept an eye out for her, but then, in a case of mistaken identity,...
Author
Series
Astronaut Academy volume 02
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"It's a new semester at Astronaut Academy, and everyone is excited for the Fireball Championship--especially Hakata's cranky roommate, Tak Offsky. But lurking in the shadows is a shapeshifting, heart-stealing monster, and it might just knock the Fireball team out of the competition! Can Hakata and Tak put aside their differences, lead the team to victory, and save the lives of their classmates?"--
164) Wishing for tomorrow
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
Shy Ermengarde, spoiled Lottie, and awful Lavinia are all left behind at the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, and without Sara, school is even more dreary than before. The new maid, Alice from Epping, is a bright girl from the country whose practicality and confidence are a refreshing change from stodgy Miss Minchin. Lottie learns to notice things and has adventures, Lavinia dreams of earning a place at Oxford, and Ermengarde realizes that friendship...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Henna loves living with her two papas and cultivating her beloved plants on the tiny island of Earth's End--until Papa Niall grows seriously ill. Now Henna is determined to find a legendary, long-extinct plant with miraculous healing powers, even though the search means journeying all the way to St. Basil's Conservatory, a botanical boarding school rumored to house seeds of every plant ever grown. At St. Basil's, Henna is surrounded...
Author
Series
Children of the red king volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Magically-gifted Charlie Bone, accompanied by his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, comes to the rescue when the enchanter Count Harken takes revenge on the Red King's heirs by kidnapping and imprisoning Charlie's ancestors in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock.
Author
Publisher
Harper Children's Audio
Pub. Date
p2005
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of two books in the Rotten School series. In the first book, Bernie Bridges, the egotistical planner and schemer for a group of fourth-graders at The Rotten School, is determined to outsmart his rival in a pie-eating contest. In the second book, in order to hide a bulldog in his no-pets-allowed dorm, scheming fourth-grader Bernie Bridges enrolls his pet as a transfer student.
168) The search for TK
Author
Series
Ride volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Kit's attempts to fit in at Covington go off course when her horse, TK, is sold. Can she find him and bring him home, or will she have to get back in the saddle - on a new horse? Life's been difficult enough since American teen Kit Bridges moved to England with her dad to start their new life at The Covington Academy, an elite equestrian boarding school. Her roommate, Anya, turned out to be an Indian princess - a secret Anya didn't bother to confide...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Beth Kramer is a "townie" who returns to her sophomore year after having endured a year of tension with her roommate, Sarah. But Sarah Brunson knows there's more to that story. Amanda Priya "Spence" Spencer is the privileged daughter of NYC elites, who is reeling from the realization that her family name shielded her from the same fate as Sarah. Ramin Golafshar arrives at Chandler as a transfer student to escape the dangers of being gay in Iran,...
170) The narrow
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone has heard the story of the Narrow. The river that runs behind the Atwood School is only a few feet across and seemingly placid, but beneath the surface, the waters are deep and vicious. It's said that no one who has fallen in has ever survived. Eden White knows that isn't true. Six years ago, she saw Delphine Fournier fall into the Narrow--and live. Delphine now lives in careful isolation, sealed off from the world. Even a single drop of...
Author
Series
Children of the red king volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In January 1916 Henry Yewbeam and his younger brother, James, have been sent to stay with their cousins at the Bloor's Academy. It is one of the coldest days of the year, and all Henry wants to do is hide from his mean cousins and play marbles. He finds a nice, long hall and begins to roll his marbles. Then he discovers a marble that doesn't look familiar to him. Suddenly a series of strange events takes place. Henry begins to disappear. He quickly...
172) The vanishing stair
Author
Series
Truly devious volume 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When Stevie Bell is finally able to return to Ellingham Academy after identifying the culprit in the murder of a classmate, she begins to wonder if the case was really resolved and attempts to uncover the truth about the school's founder.
173) Truly devious
Author
Series
Truly devious volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened.
Author
Series
Unicorn University volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A shy unicorn who magically becomes invisible when nervous tries to navigate her first day at boarding school.--
175) The double helix
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 3
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As Cruz and his friends continue to search for the third piece of the cipher, a mysterious message arrives suggesting that someone close to him is working for Nebula, leaving Cruz unsure of who he can trust.
176) Aisha and Silver
Author
Series
Unicorn Academy nature magic volume 4
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Aisha wants to concentrate on her music while her unicorn Silver wants to play, but the two must work together to expose the villain causing dangerous hailstorms and other extreme weather disasters at Unicorn Academy.
177) Biggest secret ever!
Author
Series
Middle school and other disasters volume 03
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In the third book in the series, Heidi Heckelbeck is settling in as a witch-in-training at Broomsfield Academy. She is making many new friends; in particular one popular girl named Isabelle. But it turns out Isabelle has a big secret, which Heidi discovers accidentally. Isabelle begs Heidi to keep her secret and Heidi agrees. But as time passes, it becomes more and more difficult. This secret is HUGE. Will Heidi be able to keep her promise?"--