Marie Antoinette / Kathryn Lasky.
In 1769, thirteen-year-old Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, begins a journal chronicling her life at the Austrian court and her preparations for her future role as queen of France. Includes information about the history of the period, a family tree, and contemporary portraits. (Syndetics summary)
Dream of Night / Heather Henson.
Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.(Syndetics summary)
The key to Rondo / Emily Rodda.When his wild cousin Mimi comes to stay Leo finds himself disobeying the rules about his heirloom music box which results in them being transported to Rondo, the magical kingdom depicted on the box, where they meet up with a succession of storybook characters – both good and evil.
The bad beginning / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist.
“After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. Illustrations.” (Syndetics summary)
In a dying faery realm, only the brave and rebellious faery Knife persists in trying to discover how her people’s magic was lost and what is needed to restore their powers and ensure their survival, but her quest is endangered by her secret friendship with a human.(Syndetics summary)
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