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1) Paddington
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
While waiting for their daughter to arrive at Paddington Station, Mr. and Mrs. Brown spot a small bear, recently arrived from darkest Peru, and take him home to join their family. This is a fully color illustrated reissue with artwork by R.W. Alley of the classic chapter-book story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Back in London, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman must determine whom they can and cannot trust as they search for both Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire, while Doctor Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Sara Crewe, young daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant, struggles to keep her dignity after her father loses his fortune and the other girls at Miss Minchin's school begin to treat her differently.
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In 1940, Jacob and his new friends escape from Miss Peregrine's island and travel to London where they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.
Author
Series
Simon Snow volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Simon, Baz, Penelope, and Agatha return to England, back to the Watford School of Magicks, and back to their families for a final adventure.
Simon must decide whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages-- and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but...
Author
Series
Last hours volume 3
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 39
Language
English
Description
Love, duty, and danger collide in Edwardian London, as the Shadowhunters face the greatest threat they have ever known.
8) Oliver Twist
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1981
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
Olvier Twist is a poor orphan boy cruelly treated in the public workhouse. Pennyless and hungry, he runs away to London, only to fall into the clutches of a gang of thieves and pickpockets led by the master crimminal, fagin. Befriended by a man robbed by the gang, Oliver ultimately learns his true identity and gains a home, a fortune, and a family!
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times ..." The year is 1789. In London, Lucie Darnay lives quietly with her father, who is a former prisoner, and her husband and child. In Paris, the bloody French Revolution is about to begin. How will the uprisings in faraway France affect Lucie and those she loves? What dreadful secrets from the distant past threaten their security, even their lives? When "the best of times" becomes "the worst of...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In the beautiful Cartier makeup compact she bought at a flea market, Phoebe finds a letter written during World War II in London, from one sister to another, which contains a "spell" for bringing people closer together, a kind of treasure hunt around London--and Phoebe could really use such a spell, because her older sister, Alice, will be leaving for university soon, and just now she seems to be cutting Phoebe out of her life.
12) Cruella
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, is a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic...