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The starless crown / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
"An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins. A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he's forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home. A drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother's shadow and claims a purpose of his own. An imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact - one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe. On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation. But with each passing moment, doom draws closer. WHO WILL CLAIM THE STARLESS CROWN?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Alliances; Antiquities; End of the world; Outcasts; Quests (Expeditions); Thieves; Veterans;

The serpent's secret / by DasGupta, Sayantani.; To, Vivienne.;
Includes bibliographical references.Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Missing persons; East Indian Americans; Princesses; Magic; Quests (Expeditions);

Momo Arashima duels the Queen of Death / by Sugiura, Misa.;
"Momo Arashima is half goddess and half human--torn between two worlds. But with her friends Danny, Ryleigh, Jin and Niko by her side, she's finally starting to find a place where she belongs. Too bad none of that matters when Izanami, the treacherous goddess of death, threatens the life of someone Momo loves and forces her into a terrible bargain. Izanami is after the Jewel of the Heart, an artifact that will help her finally escape the land of the dead...and she wants Momo to get it for her. Along with her friends, Momo must face fire demons, fanged mermaids, and spiders as big as horses. But even if they succeed, what will Momo do? Sacrifice the person most precious to her, or hand over the Jewel and unleash Izanami on the world?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Mythology, Japanese; Gods, Shinto; Quests (Expeditions); Japanese Americans; Ability;

The sword of summer / by Riordan, Rick.;
Magnus Chase, a homeless boy living in Boston, finds out he is the son of a Norse god.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Homeless boys; Mythology, Norse; Gods, Norse; Quests (Expeditions);

The last fallen star / by Kim, Graci.;
Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps, she's a saram -- a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and often feels like the odd one out in her family and the gifted community. Then Hattie gets an idea: what if the two of them could use an incantation that would allow Riley to share Hattie's magic? They decide to perform it at Hattie's initiation ceremony. But when the sisters attempt to violate the laws of the Godrealm, Hattie's life ends up hanging in the balance, and to save her Riley has to find the last fallen star. But what even is the star, and how can she find it? As Riley embarks on her search, she finds herself meeting fantastic creatures and collaborating with her worst enemies. And when she uncovers secrets that challenge everything she has been taught to believe, Riley must decide what it means to be a witch, what it means to be family, and what it really means to belong.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Witchcraft; Sisters; Quests (Expeditions); Goddesses, Korean; Korean Americans; Adoption;

The daredevils / by Buyea, Rob.;
Loretta and her twin brother, Waylon, are headed to middle school. Loretta has always been quick with her fists and her wits. She worries Waylon won't survive without her by his side. When they unearth a mysterious box, the past collides with the present. LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Best friends; Friendship; Quests (Expeditions); Middle schools; Twins; Grief;

Lark and the wild hunt / by Adam, Jennifer(Jennifer Frances);
When her brother disappears into the Fae realm, twelve-year-old Lark must try to save him by solving riddles, fixing an ancient clock, and trusting her new Fae friend, Rook.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Magic; Witches; Apprentices; Adventure and adventurers; Riddles; Quests (Expeditions);

A river of golden bones / by Mulford, A. K.,author.;
Twins Calla and Briar have spent their entire lives hiding from the powerful sorceress who destroyed their kingdom ... and from the humans who don't know they are Wolves. Each twin has their own purpose in life: Briar's is to marry the prince of an ally pack and save the Golden Court. Calla's purpose is to remain a secret, her twin's shadow ... the backup plan. No one knows who Calla truly is except for her childhood friend -- and sister's betrothed -- the distractingly handsome Prince Grae. But when Calla and Briar journey out of hiding for Briar's wedding, all of their well-made plans go awry. The evil sorceress is back with another sleeping curse for the last heir to the Golden Court. Calla must step out of the shadows to save their sister, their kingdom, and their own legacy. Continuing to hide as a human and denying who she truly is, Calla embarks on a quest across the realm, discovering a whole world she never knew existed. Outside the confines of rigid Wolf society, Calla begins to wonder: who could she be if she dared to try?
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Gender-nonconforming people; Magic; Magicians; Quests (Expeditions); Royal houses; Twins; Werewolves;

Dragonkeeper [videorecording] / by Bailey, Bill,voice actor.; Castrillo, Pablo,screenwriter.; Cos, Aurora de,film producer.; Howell, Anthony,1971-voice actor.; Li, Jianping,film director.; Nighy, Bill,1949-voice actor.; Simó, Salvador,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Wilkinson, Carole.Dragonkeeper (Novel); Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.;
Bill Nighy, Anthony Howell, Bill Bailey, Mayalinee Griffiths.Dragons, the mystical creatures once revered and loved across the land, are now being hunted to extinction in ancient China. But high on the mountaintops, one young girl's fiery spirit yearns for rebellion. After she frees the last living dragon from captivity, the unlikely duo sets off on a dangerous mission: to recover the last dragon egg. Tracked at every turn by the armies of the emperor, the pair learn to trust each other and work together. Along the way, they each discover new powers beyond their wildest dreams, unlocking the centuries-old secrets of the Dragonkeeper.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG; for violence, thematic elements and scary images.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Dragons; Enslaved children; Secrecy; Eggs; Quests (Expeditions); Human-animal relationships;
For private home use only.

Descendants 2 : the novelization / by Geron, Eric.; McGibbon, Josann.; Parriott, Sara.;
Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay may be the children of terrible villains, but they're fitting in amazingly well on Auradon. Well, at least most of them are. For Mal, the pressure to be royally perfect is too intense, so she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost. But Mal soon finds that her archenemy, Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed Princess of Evil. Even worse, Uma has a plan to destroy Auradon, and a gnarly gang of pirates to back her up. LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Radio and television novels.; Children of criminals; Penal colonies; Quests (Expeditions); Disney characters; Magic;

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