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Series
Publisher
Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Scamander?s years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. Some of the beasts will be familiar to readers of the Harry Potter books - the Hippogriff, the Basilisk, the Hungarian Horntail...Others will surprise even the most ardent amateur Magizoologist. Narrated by Eddie Redmayne, this is the first audio book edition of Scamander's textbook ever to be released. Having starred as Newt Scamander himself in the movie Fantastic...
Author
Series
The Invisible Library volume 6
Publisher
Pan
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Here Irene, Librarian spy, becomes involved in a deadly art heist - all for the sake of a rare book with a hidden history . . .
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Series
Boy Who Grew Dragons volume 5
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower and protector of the dragonfruit tree. He has eyes in the back of his head for watching over those sneaky dragons, awesomely fast reflexes for putting out sparks and dodging the diving antics of whirling newly hatched dragons. He's got it all down pat - and managing his little lightning bolt dragon Zing, too. But he's not quite prepared for the adventure that awaits him when a huge secret is revealed about...
Author
Series
Boy Who Grew Dragons volume 4
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret friend like no other: Flicker, a dragon with glittering eyes and scales that flicker from fiery orange to ruby red. But Tomas is also having to get used to Flicker being away, now that his dragon's home is back in the frosty North. Adventure is never far away for Tomas, though - as he finds out when another dragon hatches on the dragonfruit tree at the bottom of the garden, a dragon who quite quickly decides he is...
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows the legends . . . but does anyone know the truth? Fiercetooth, a NightWing obsessed with what could have -- and should have -- been. Deathbringer, desperate to prove himself as the next great NightWing assassin. Six-Claws, a loyal SandWing, who will soon find that loyalty comes with a price. Foeslayer the NightWing, a dragon in love turned kidnapper, and Prince Arctic of the IceWings, a runaway turned captive. In these four short stories,...
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Series
Publisher
Hot Key Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Across the Wall brings together thirteen wide-ranging and gripping stories, each showcasing Garth's talent as a versatile writer and introduced by Garth himself. Whether your jaw drops as you read about Nicholas Sayre taking on a powerful blood-thirsty beast in the story set in the Old Kingdom, Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case, or you howl with laughter as you follow the instructions of the Choose Your Own Adventure parody, Down to the...
Author
Publisher
Lion Children's
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
This is a popular retelling of the traditional tale of the three billy goats gruff. This time the troll can be found under the climbing frame in the school playground of the Traditional Academy for Small Furry Animals and the Odd Mythical Creature.
11) Madame zero
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Sarah Hall is an exquisite chronicler of landscapes - rural, industrial, psychological - and these haunting stories reveal a writer at the peak of her powers. Rich in the mythic symbolism of wilderness and wasteland, these tales blur the natural and urban, mundane and surreal, human and animal. Written in Hall's lyrical prose, this uncannily disturbing collection glitters with poetic and erotic imagery. Marked by a fascination with the intimacy of...
12) Moana
Publisher
Walt Disney
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Disney animated adventure set in ancient Oceania. When a fiery ocean demon threatens her peaceful island home, teenage Princess Moana (voice of Auli'i Cravalho) vows to fulfil her heroic destiny and save her people. Putting her navigation skills to the test, Moana sets out on a daring sea voyage to find the once-mighty demi-God Maui (Dwayne Johnson), the legendary creator of the Pacific Islands and the only one who can help her with her quest. Together,...
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Publisher
HarperLegend
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The fates of two wise men from the same village living in different time periods are connected by one mythical creature-and forces they cannot control-in this compelling supernatural tale that imaginatively retells the historical legend of the Wolf of Allendale. In a Druid village in Northumberland, England, Bran, the village leader, must face two dangerous opponents: an otherworldly animal and formidable invaders from the south. Two thousand years...
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Series
Mice of the Round Table volume 3
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy series that Booklist called ?a charming blend of Arthurian legend and Brian Jacques? Redwall series.? Young mouse Calib Christopher is finally a squire to the Knights of the Round Table. But there is no time to celebrate. His best friend, Cecily, and Merlin?s magical treasure are in the clutches of the evil Saxons. Now Calib and his human companion Galahad must venture into enemy territory...
Publisher
DreamWorks Animation
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Animated comedy adventure sequel based on the children's novel by Cressida Cowell. Now ruling over Berk as village chief, Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) has allowed for dragons and humans to happily co-exist in the same land, but things take a strange turn when the enigmatic female white dragon Light Fury captures Toothless's attention. As he clumsily sets out to impress her with the hope of becoming her mate, their budding romance is soon quashed...
16) Maybe a fox
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, better than best friends. Jules' favourite thing is collecting rocks, and Sylvie's is running - fast. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the most dangerous part of the river one snowy morning to throw in a wish rock, she is so fast that no one sees what happens when she disappears. At that very moment, in another part of the woods, a shadow fox is born: half of the spirit world,...
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