Simon Jones
Author
Series
Bartimaeus trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 1
Language
English
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Fantastical Fiction - MID
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In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.
Author
Pub. Date
[2002, c2000]
Language
English
Description
Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious thirteen-year-old boy who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crime.--Container
Author
Series
Hitchhiker series volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The best advice ever given -- 'don't panic -- can be found within the pages of the Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy; however, the day aliens decide to demolish the Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass is the day when Arthur Dent realises the futility of such advice. The story begins when Arthur, not really your average man-in-the-street, finds that his planet is suddenly destroyed around him, and the great hitch-hike begins ...
Series
Hitchhiker series volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
And just when Arthur thinks he has found his true vocation on the backwater planet of Lamuella, the original Trillian turns up with more than a little spanner in the works.