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Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
By Chance or Providence collects Becky Cloonan's award-winning trilogy: Wolves, The Mire and Demeter, with lush colors by Lee Loughridge and a sketchbook/illustration section. These stories cast a spell of hypnotic melancholy, weaving their way through medieval landscapes of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you've set them down.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 610L
Language
English
Description
"Centuries after the Egyptian princess was buried in an elaborate tomb, explorers discovered the coffin lid of Amen-Ra. But they may have uncovered more than an amazing ancient artifact. A string of mysterious accidents and sudden deaths plagued those who handled the lid. Could the mummified owner of this artifact have cursed all who have taken it from her final resting place?"--
Author
Series
Pandava graphic novels volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
4) Salt magic
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Vonceil cannot wait for her older brother Elber to come home to the family farm in Oklahoma after serving on the front lines of World War I. But the young man who greets her at the train station is serious and responsible, not the fun-loving brother she remembers, and he doesn't have time for her anymore -- especially not after he marries his plain, boring childhood sweetheart. Soon after the wedding, glamorous, mysterious Greda arrives...
5) Ghost island
Author
Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 410L
Language
English
Description
"Fresh off the excitement of the Night Hunt, Ruskin, Cinder, Groth, and Roke set out for a camping trip on Ghost Island, which, according to Groth, is definitely not haunted despite its name"--
Author
Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 550L
Language
English
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Description
A scarlet dragon and an ancient curse. An evil has been unleashed in Crestwood that threatens to destroy Wrenly. Will Ruskin risk it all to try to save his kingdom? -- Page [4] of cover.
"Ruskin, the pet dragon of the royal family of Wrenly, forms new friendships with the dragons of Crestwood and goes on exciting adventures"-- Provided by publisher.
7) Shadow hills
Author
Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 540L
Language
English
Description
"Forgotten dragons, cursed to live in the shadows. When Ruskin and his friends discover the lost world of Shadow Hills, they risk it all to help save the forgotten dragons living there. But can they save Shadow Hills without destroying Wrenly?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"King Aja Ọba and Queen Lewa are revered across Africa for their political and military skills. Yet the future of their kingdom is in jeopardy, for the royal couple do not have an heir of their own. When the King kidnaps his son born to a concubine, Obinrin, she curses Ọba with the "gift" of immortality. After enjoying long, wonderful lives, both Queen Lewa and the crown prince die naturally, leaving the ageless King Ọba heartbroken and alone....
Author
Series
Witch boy volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 340L
Language
English
Description
When Aster's non-magical friend Charlie finds herself the target of a curse, Aster and his unconventional talent for witchery must find the source of the curse before more people get hurt.
Author
Series
Witch boy volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
Description
"Aster always looks forward to the Midwinter Festival, a reunion of the entire Vanissen family that includes competitions in witchery and shapeshifting. This year, he's especially excited to compete in the annual Jolrun tournament--as a witch. He's determined to show everyone that he's proud of who he is and what he's learned, but he knows it won't be easy to defy tradition. Ariel has darker things on her mind than the Festival--like the mysterious...
11) Sleeping beauty
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 480L
Language
English
Description
"Revisit the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Cursed by a bad fairy, the princess sleeps for a hundred years. Will she wake up, or stay in a deep sleep until the end of time?"--
Author
Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ruskin, Cinder, Groth, and Roke travel to the Shattered Shore to honor Villinelle, and while there, the four dragons make discoveries that will help in the upcoming battle.
13) Cinder's flame
Author
Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cinder has always been a little envious of Ruskin, the legendary scarlet dragon, after all it can be hard to be friends with a legend, but when the Witch-Dragon, Villinelle, casts a Soul Blazer spell on Cinder her envy blossoms into an uncontrollable wildfire, and Ruskin must save his friend from Villinelle's curse.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"I want to be beautiful. I want to be interesting. I want to be enough." That was Ferra Brickminder's prayer to win back the love of her life. And the gods answer--just not in the way she expected. After hoping for a miracle, Ferra instead watches her skin turn into delicate and dangerously breakable porcelain. Elsewhere, Brigantine de la Girona, a disgraced orc pirate captain, has her own problems. Penniless and banished from her home, Brig struggles...
15) Witch for hire
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Faye Faulker isn't popular, and that's just fine by her. She spends her lunches at the Loser Table with the other social rejects, aka her best friends, and brushes off the uninspired taunts from the cool kids. But when lonely freshman Cody finds her way to Faye's corner of the cafeteria, it sets off a peculiar chain of events . . . To Cody's surprise, these kids aren't so bad; an overdramatic theater nerd, a handicapable girl in a wheelchair, an...
16) Hollow
Author
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by--and obsessed with--Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman. But city slicker-skeptic Izzy has no time for superstition as she navigates life at a new address, a new school, and, with any luck, with new friends. Ghost stories aren't real, after all... Then Izzy is pulled into the orbit of the town's teen royalty, Vicky Van Tassel (yes, that...
17) The well
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Known to friends and family as Lizzy, she takes care of her grandfather and their goats, she flirts with the woman who helps row the ferry, and she stays away from the fog that comes in the night -- and the monsters hiding within it. But Lizzy's life comes apart when she steals a handful of coins from a sacred well to cover a debt. The well requires repayment, but it doesn't deal in coins. It needs wishes, and its minions will drown Lizzy in its...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 530L
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of the classic Poe tale in which the narrator visits Roderick Usher, who is dying under the spell of a family curse, and witnesses the final destruction of the Usher family.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Uriel Driscoll and his family all have superb singing voices, but they are cursed to lose their gifts at the height of their success, so when he is invited to the exclusive Aisling Academy, Uriel finds the curse is the least of his problems.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An elder member of the occult-battling pack of Wise Dogs recalls a harrowing mission in U.S-occupied Japan after World War II, a mysterious curse creates an army of crawling, disembodied heads which threatens to overwhelm the region"--
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