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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, the author recreates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra as seen through the fictional eyes of the Romanovs' young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovs' brutal murders and sets down the dark secrets of his past with the imperial family.
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Princess Cassandra of Araluen has already survived one assassination attempt, but when a second attempt proves that the deadly Scorpion Cult is involved, Hal, his Heron Brotherband crew, and the Ranger Gilan are dispatched to ensure her safety by launching a preemptive strike against Scorpion Mountain and its cult of assassins.
Author
Series
Royal blood volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"American girl turned monarchy nightmare, Evan Bright, has gotten used to the press about her but the media attention has only seemed to get worse. From desperate clickbait articles about her and the President's son to Royal Record headlines pitting her against Princess Maisie, it seems everyone is dying for Evan to return back to America for good. Meanwhile Evan is receiving mysterious threats about her real story being reveiled in a tell-all biography....
Author
Series
First cat in space volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a world of villainous cowboys, high-speed chases, and falling pianos, can our iconic trio find their way back to one another and save the Moon Queen before it's too late? And who would want to poison her? With few she can trust in her own royal court, Moon Queen and First Cat will have to journey alone to find the antidote. If only LOZ 4000 were still with them... but our once-heroic toenail clipping robot is on the run, looking for a new purpose...
Author
Series
Evermore chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Everley Donovan, the sole survivor of her family's assassination, is saved by a replacement clockwork heart, and goes on a quest to expose Killian Markham, the navy admiral who left her for dead.
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.
Author
Series
Dividing Eden volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances -- and rivals -- can be deceiving. When Eden's king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option -- to take...
8) The kindred
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life--apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility's most infamous playboy brings. Duke Felix Hamdi has a plan. He will exasperate his noble family to the point that they agree to let him choose his own future and finally meet his Kindred face-to-face. Then the royal family is assassinated, putting Felix next in line for the throne...and accused of...
Author
Series
Dividing Eden volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Trials of Virtuous Succession have ended. Prince Andreus is king, and Princess Carys is dead. But even as he's haunted by what he did to win the throne, Andreus discovers that his dream of ruling only brings new problems. The people love his twin even more in death than they did when she was alive. The Elders treat him as a figurehead. And worst of all, the winds of Eden are faltering. But despite what everyone believes, Carys is alive: exiled...
Author
Series
Spy school volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is assigned to protect the president from an assassination attempt in his first solo mission, but he may be in over his head.
11) Cage of dreams
Author
Series
City of nightmares duology volume 2
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this thrilling sequel and conclusion to the City of Nightmares duology, Ness is forced to make a twisted deal with the Nightmare Phantom--only to find herself embroiled in the explosive fallout of the agreement when a botched assassination attempt unleashes chaos into the City of Newham. City of nightmares duology series."--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Embassy Row novels volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Desperate to protect her younger brother Jamie, Grace Blakely, her brother, and her friend Alexei are on the run from the forces in Adria who threaten them because Jamie is the true heir to the throne--but it is hard to hide from Prime Minister Alexandra Petrovic and the secret society that is part of Grace's family heritage, and even harder to know who to trust.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In 1582 thirteen-year-old Emilia Bassano is a lute player and aspiring playwright who stumbles on a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth, and is recruited by Sir Francis Walsingham to go to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots is being held and discover who is responsible for the plot.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Intertwining the stories of two Black students decades apart, this compelling and honest novel follows Kevin and Gibran as they navigate similar forms of insidious racism while discovering who they want to be instead of what society tells them they are.
520 In April 1968, in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Kevin joins a protest that shuts down his Ivy League campus. In September 1995, amidst controversy over the Million Man...
Author
Series
Of fire and stars volume 1
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile kingdoms. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire--a dangerous gift for the future queen of a land where magic is forbidden. Now Denna has to learn the ways of her new kingdom while trying to hide her growing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral. But Tsunami's triumphant return doesn't go quite the way she'd imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen's heirs...
17) Diamond & dawn
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Mirage has returned to Coeur d'Or, triumphant in battle, and ready to claim her rightful place as the Amber Empress, and resume her tentative romance with Sunder; but the city's people are afraid and not welcoming, somebody is trying to assassinate her, the previous empress, Severine, is in a coma and not as dead as Mirage would wish, and a distant cousin Gavin d'Ars has turned up with a rival claim to the throne--and in the turmoil all her alliances...
18) See how they run
Author
Series
Embassy Row novels volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Grace Blakely believed that finding the truth about her mother's murder would finally give her peace, but now she knows that it is only the beginning of the secrets that will dominate her life--and make her a target on Embassy Row in Adria.
Author
Series
Wings of fire graphic novel volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral. But Tsunami's triumphant return doesn't go quite the way she'd imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen's heirs...
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