Lloyd Alexander
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Juvenile fiction
Adolescence
This is the second of five chronicles of Prydain in which Taran, the assistant-pig-keeper, longs to enter the world of men, but when he achieves his desire, he finds there is treachery as well as friendship
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Naive and bumbling Carlo, his shady camel-puller Baksheesh, and Shira, a girl determined to return home, follow a treasure map through the deserts and cities of the infamous Golden Road, as mysterious strangers try in vain to point them toward real treasures.
Author
Series
Prydain chronicles volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Eight short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper and key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.
10) The beggar queen
Author
Series
Westmark trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[1984]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Chaos reigns in Marienstat as Duke Conrad of Regia, the king's uncle, plots to overthrow the new government of Westmark and bring an end to the reforms instituted by Mickle, now Queen Augusta, Theo, and their companions.
11) The Arkadians
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Lucian is on the run from a pair of murderous soothsayers. Joy-in-the-Dance knows magic and marvels, and is on a quest. Fronto is a poet-turned-donkey who wants to break the spell that turned him into an animal. the three of them join forces and set out through Arkadia--on an amazing trip that will change their lives.
13) Gypsy Rizka
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Living alone in her wagon on the outskirts of a small town while waiting for her father's return, Rizka, a Gypsy and a trickster, exposes the ridiculous foibles of some of the townspeople.
Author
Series
Vesper Holly volume 1
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
On a visit to a remote European kingdom in 1872, a fearless sixteen-year-old orphan, Vesper Holly, and her guardian research an ancient legend and become enmeshed in a dangerous rebellion.
15) Westmark
Author
Series
Westmark trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[1981]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
A boy fleeing from criminal charges falls in with a charlatan, his dwarf attendant, and an urchin girl, travels with them about the kingdom of Westmark, and ultimately arrives at the palace where the king is grieving over the loss of his daughter.
16) The iron ring
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Driven by his sense of "dharma," or honor, young King Tamar sets off on a perilous journey, with a significance greater than he can imagine, during which he meets talking animals, villainous and noble kings, demons, and the love of his life.
Author
Series
Prydain chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
[1967]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Description
The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.
20) The rope trick
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Motivated by her quest to learn a legendary rope trick, the magician Princess Lidi and her troupe embark on a journey through Renaissance Italy that intertwines adventure, love, and mystery.