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The false prince / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Impersonation; Princes; Orphans; Courts and courtiers; Secrecy;
© [2013], c2012., Scholastic,
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The runaway king / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda, and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Kings and rulers; Attempted assassination; Princesses; Courts and courtiers; Conspiracies;
© [2014], 2013., Scholastic,
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Uprising / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Jews; Nazis;
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Lines of courage / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict--each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1914-1918; Courage; Resilience (Personality trait); Youth;
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Iceberg / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
Twelve-year-old Hazel Rothbury stows away aboard the Titanic and, with the help of a porter named Charlie and a first-class passenger named Sylvia, she sets out to explore the great ship, uncovering a haunting mystery--until the ship hits an iceberg and she must fight to save herself and her friends.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Titanic (Steamship); Shipwrecks; Survival at sea; Stowaways; Shipwrecks; Survival; Adventure and adventurers;
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The scourge / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
When the lethal plague known as the Scourge returns to Keldan the victims are sent to Attic Island, and Ani Mells of the River People is among them--but Ani does not feel sick, and with the help of her best friend, Weevil, she sets out to uncover the truth of what is happening, and expose the lies the people of Keldan have been told.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Epidemics; Communicable diseases; Conspiracies; Government, Resistance to; Best friends; Adventure and adventurers;
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The captive kingdom / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
Ascendant King Jaron believes that his kingdom, Carthya, is at peace, so he and his bethrothed, Imogen, are sailing home from a trade mission when their ship is attacked by Prozarians, and Jaron and several of his friends are taken prisoner; the Prozarian captain seems to believe he had something to do with his parents' deaths and they also know a great deal about Jaron's long-missing older brother, Darius, the rightful heir to Carthya--who may be alive after all.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Kings and rulers; Pirates; Inheritance and succession; Princes; Brothers;
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The shattered castle / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
When King Jaron returned to Carthya he brought with him a device that supposedly shows the way to a great treasure, but now everything is going wrong: Castor, the son of an old enemy, is conspiring against him and wants the throne for himself, his fiancée, Imogen, seems to have turned against him, and the Prozarian Monarch has invaded his kingdom and taken Jaron's castle--but Jaron has a lot of experience at hiding and escaping, and he is not willing to leave Carthya or Imogen in the hands of his enemies.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Kings and rulers; Rescues; Betrayal; Conspiracies; Secrecy;
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Words on fire / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Smuggling; Books and reading; Government, Resistance to; Interpersonal relations;
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Rescue / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
657 days ago Meg's British father left their home in France to fight the Nazis, leaving some codes in a jar for her to decipher, and Meg and her French mother moved to the Perche, a region in France near Normandy known for its forests; now Meg watches the German soldiers in town, and sometimes carries messages for the French resistance--but suddenly things have gotten much more dangerous: there is a wounded British officer hiding in her grandmother's barn, a family of German refugees who are trying to get to Spain, and the Nazis have arrived on the doorstop searching for the fugitives.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Code and cipher stories.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Families;
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