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Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King series) by Jenny NimmoREAD – ALIKES10 year old Charlie Bone discovers that he wields the unusual ability to hear people inphotographs talking. When he learns that he is a descendant of the Red King, a mysterious rulerwho had passed his extraordinary powers to his 10 children, Charlie finds himself caught in themiddle of a battle of good and evil.JUVENILE FICTION:Dragon rider by Cornelia FunkeAfter learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, isjoined by a Brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rimof Heaven. Encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling toevade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.Call Number: J F FUNThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickAfter learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, isjoined by a Brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rimof Heaven. Encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling toevade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.Call Number: J F FUN

The Kane Chronicles: Book One: The Red Pyramid by Rick RiordanSince their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has livedwith her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliantEgyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the BritishMuseum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptiangod Set, who banishes him to oblivion; which forces the siblings to embark on a dangerousjourney across the globe.JF RIOThe Kane Chronicles: Book Two: Throne of Fire by Rick RiordanEver since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and hissister Sadie have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have somepowers at their command, but the devious gods haven't given them much time to master theirskills at Brooklyn House, which has become a training ground for young magicians.And now their most threatening enemy yet - the chaos snake Apophis - is rising. If they don'tprevent him from breaking free in a few days' time, the world will come to an end. In otherwords, it's a typical week for the Kane family.JF RIO

Matilda by Roald DahlMatilda is a genius. Unfortunately, her family treats her like a dolt. Her crooked car-salesmanfather and loud, bingo-obsessed mother think Matilda's only talent is as a scapegoat foreverything that goes wrong in their miserable lives. But it's not long before the sweet andsensitive child decides to fight back. Faced with practical jokes of sheer brilliance, her parentsdon't stand a chance.J F DAHPrincess Academy by Shannon HaleWhile attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountainvillage, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.J F HALSavvy by Ingrid LawFor generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a"savvy" — a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bombamoves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity... and now it's the eveof Mibs's big day.JF LAW

Children of the Lamp by P. B. KerrOne day, 12-year-old twins John and Phillipa Gaunt discover that they're descended from a longline of dijinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinaryplaces, and make people and objects disappear.J SER CHIChronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle PaverSix thousand years ago, evil stalks the land. Only 12-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companioncan defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, andinto dangers they never imagined.J SER CHRGregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles) by Suzanne CollinsWhen eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange undergroundworld, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on aquest foretold by ancient prophecy.J SER GRE

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTwelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon,god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his newfriends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.J SER PERPeter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarrySoon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends andassists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from agreedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.J SER PETSammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van DraanenAfter a dog she is watching disappears from a city parade and the owner receives a ransom note,thirteen-year-old Sammy must use her detective skills to solve the mystery.J SER SAM

YOUNG ADULT & YOUNG ADULT series:Fly by night by Frances HardingeTwelve-year-old Mosca can do something very few people in the almost- Medieval time periodin which she lives can do - she can read. However, her love of words leads her into trouble whenshe befriends Eponymous Clent, a trickster who adores the written word just as much as shedoes. The pair travel to the city of Mandelion, where they find themselves drawn into the middleof a war between two rival guilds vying for power.YA HARAirborn by Kenneth OppelMatt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with herchaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly livinghundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.YA SER AIRKeys to the Kingdom by Garth NixSeven days, seven keys, seven virtues. One mysterious house is the doorway to a verymysterious world where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets.YA SER KEY

Inkheart: The Ink Trilogy by Cornelia FunkeTwelve-year-old Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he hasnever read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until thenight a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo to reveal anextraordinary secret - a storytelling secret that will change their lives forever.YA SER INKSeptimus Heap by Angie SageAfter learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safetyby the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a youngguard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten yearsearlier.YA SER SEPVampirates by Justin SomperTwins Connor and Grace never dreamed that there was any truth to the Vampirate shanty theirlate father sang to them, but that was before the two were shipwrecked and separated from eachother. Connor, who is taken aboard a pirate ship, has the opportunity to learn how to swordfight,but for Grace, aboard a mysterious ship of vampire pirates, the danger is great.YA SER VAMCreated September 2011