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1) Wild magic
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The mage Numair, the knight Alanna, and Queen Thayet enlist thirteen-year-old Daine's help to battle the dreadful immortal creatures that have recently begun to attack the kingdom of Tortall.
2) Wolf-speaker
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With the help of her animal friends, Daine fights to save the kingdom of Tortall from ambitious mortals and dangerous immortals.
3) Graceling
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In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
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Love is not easy for Paul. He's a sophomore at a high school like no other, and his friends include Darlene, the homecoming queen and star quarterback, Joni, his best friend who may not be his best friend anymore, Tony, his other best friend, Kyle, the ex-boyfriend who won't go away, Rip, the school bookie, and Noah, the boy who changes everything.
5) Briar's book
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Briar, a young mage-in-training, and his teacher Rosethorn must use their magic to fight a deadly plague that is ravaging Summersea.
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Circle of magic (Tamora Pierce) volume 1
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English
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Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.
7) Fourth wing
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Empyrean volume 1
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DAML Staff Picks 2023
NYT - Audio Fiction
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
NYT - Hardcover Fiction
NYT - Audio Fiction
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
NYT - Hardcover Fiction
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"Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away ... because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans....
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"...not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle'
- Leo Tolstoy
Striking a balance between philosophical discussion and compelling story-telling, War and Peace transcends the restrictions that Tolstoy perceived in the conventional novel.
Set in Russia during the Napoleonic era, this epic novel follows the fortunes of five aristocratic Russian families over the course of the French invasion. Tolstoy's timeless portrayal...