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1) The scourge
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When the lethal plague known as the Scourge returns to Keldan the victims are sent to Attic Island, and Ani Mells of the River People is among them--but Ani does not feel sick, and with the help of her best friend, Weevil, she sets out to uncover the truth of what is happening, and expose the lies the people of Keldan have been told.
3) Outbreak
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
CALLING ALL CAHILLS! Announcing a 39 Clues Superspecial adventure -- the gang is back, and called to investigate one of their own: Sinead Starling.
Author
Series
NERDS volume 4
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When a virus infects Arlington, Virginia, home of NERDS headquarters, transforming victims into criminal masterminds, it is up to Flinch to stop its spread by miniaturizing himself and entering the head of the Villain Virus's creator, Heathcliff Hodges.
5) The Saints
Author
Series
Quarantine volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The world inside an infected Colorado high school quarantined by the government takes a startling turn for the worse when a new gang enters the school and starts gaining power.
Author
Series
The Conjureverse volume Book 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In her second year at Arcanum Training Institute, Ella grapples with fame, unearths a perilous school secret, and faces a mysterious magical illness outbreak, prompting her, alongside Brigit and Jason, to clear her name, while working tirelessly to safeguard the Marvellian realm from impending chaos.
8) Paradox
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"When Ava finds herself on a desolate alien planet with no memory of her past, she must survive and discover her mission to save the Earth from a fearsome virus"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Mumpley Middle School mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious illness sweeps through school, causing students to change color, sixth-grader scientist Wilmer Dooley tries to find the cause and cure.
10) Sparkers
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Marah, an underclass 'sparker' in a society ruled by magicians, works with her friend Azariah to find a cure for a mysterious disease that turns its victims' eyes black"--
11) The glitter bug
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bo Tinseltail and friends meet a kitsune who helps them find a cure after they all catch the Glitter Bug"--
12) Inhuman
Author
Series
Fetch volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Beyond the Titan wall lies the Feral Zone, and the only people who break quarantine and venture there are the "fetches", who are paid exorbitant sums to bring back items that were left behind when the wall went up--but Delaney McEvoy's father is there and she is being forced to find him and bring him back.
13) Silver
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the students at Mortingham Boarding Academy find a group of strange, silvery beetles on school grounds they are excited, but when the beetles attack them and a mysterious virus starts spreading, a group of mismatched students must work together to survive.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Amidst the anticipation of Mr. B and Aunt Penny's wedding, the Vanderbeekers' lives take an unexpected turn as Laney receives a dire diagnosis, leading them to the hospital where, despite their own challenges, they form a bond with a critically ill new friend in need of their support.
15) Zhara
Author
Series
Guardians of dawn volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Forbidden from practicing magic and burdened by her responsibilities, Jin Zhara's life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes involved with the Guardians of Dawn, a group dedicated to fighting a demonic plague that is corrupting magicians.
16) Serena says
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"After her best friend, JC, has a kidney transplant, Serena feels that they are falling out of touch, especially as JC makes a new best friend in the hospital"--
17) Wilder girls
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"Friends Hetty, Byatt, and Reece go to extremes trying to uncover the dark truth about the mysterious disease that has had them quarantined at their boarding school on a Maine island"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Fantastical Fiction - MID
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McKinney March Madness
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan in this adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology"--
19) Bubble
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Orphaned eleven-year-old Joe lives in a hospital due to his autoimmune disease, interacting only with his sister, an American boy with the same illness, and medical staff while dreaming of being a superhero.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A viral disease called 'the wickedness' plagues the world, and sixteen-year-olds Astrid and Natalie are two of the only people immune. The girls live in separate, isolated communities, but recent encounters with wicked people link their stories in unexpected ways.
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