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English
Description
Once paganism was seen as an antiquated belief system that modern frameworks had made redundant. Now it is claimed paganism is one of the fastest growing religions in the UK and US. Have the pagan gods of nature given us a new haven for spirituality? Or is it a superficial entertainment for lost westerners? The Panel Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics Eileen Barker, philosopher at the University of London Stephen Law, science...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
We assume all events are caused by something. Yet we happily refer to random chance be it a freak accident, or the state of quantum particles. Might causality be a fiction and inexplicable events written into the character of the universe, or with greater understanding could we find an explanation for everything? Sponsored by BBC Focus Magazine. The Panel Templeton prize winning cosmologist George Ellis, Imperial College string theorist Michael Duff...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In a magical story that blurs the lines between reality and the fantastic, Persephone Clark has a talent for making things grow, but in the wake of her brother's accident, the only things growing are the lies and secrets she's been keeping.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Reading with your kids has a profound impact on their development, and now it's easier than ever! In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 20 Minutes a Day, the unabridged text of the beloved story of the yellow brick road, the shoes, and the wizard is broken down into easy, twenty-minute chunks-perfect for daily read-alouds. Thoughtful questions after each passage boost comprehension and facilitate meaningful discussion, while definitions in the margins...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Autumn, the beastkeeper at Inglenook School for Magicians, befriends Cai Morrigan the young magician prophesied to destroy the dragon suspected of devouring Autumn's twin brother, and together they uncover the dark truth that lies at the heart of Inglenook School.
8) Briar heart
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Miriam's younger sister, Princess Aurora, is born, she must learn to harness her new magical powers to protect her sister and the kingdom"--
9) Dormia
Author
Series
Dormia series volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
After learning of his ancestral ties to Dormia, a hidden kingdom in the Ural Mountains whose inhabitants possess the ancient power of "wakeful sleeping," twelve-year-old Alfonso sets out on a mission to save the kingdom from destruction, discovering secrets that lurk in his own sleep.
Author
Series
Mirror (Disney Hyperion) volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
In 1920s New Orleans, eighteen-year-old Zora, banished after an incident in Harlem, struggles with her overbearing family, magical powers, love of jazz, and forbidden romance with a white man.
12) Spelling trouble
Author
Series
Misadventures of Salem Hyde volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
To help her stay out of trouble, her parents find young witch Salem Hyde an animal companion, Percival J. Whamsford III. They do not much like each other, but when Salem enters the school spelling bee and tries to "spell" her way to victory, she needs Whammy's help.
13) Aspects
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
At last, the final work of John M. Ford-one of the greatest SF and fantasy authors of his time. Enter the halls of Parliament with Varic, Coron of the Corvaric Coast. Visit Strange House with the Archmage Birch. Explore the mountains of Lady Longlight alongside the Palion Silvern, Sorcerer. In the years before his unexpected death, John M. Ford wrote a novel of fantasy and magic unlike any other. Politics and abdicated kings, swords and sorcerous...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The country’s 100 favorite novels are announced in this celebration of reading, hosted by Meredith Vieira. With titles on the list spanning four centuries, authors from 15 countries, and every genre imaginable, it is clear that America’s taste in novels is as diverse as the people who make up our nation.
16) Thorn
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
To escape her cruel family and contemptuous court, fifteen-year-old Princess Alyrra is willing to marry Prince Kestrin but when she magically swaps lives her nemesis, she may find happiness as a commoner.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 4
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.
19) Everblaze
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sophie's talents are getting stronger and, with the elusive Black Swan group ignoring her calls for help, she's determined to find her kidnappers. But a daring mistake pushes her world to the edge of war, and soon she's exposed a major conspiracy that could threaten all she loves.
20) Snow & poison
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Nicknamed Snow White, sixteen-year-old Lady Sophie, daughter of Duke Franz of Bavaria, debuts into high society and falls for the prince of Spain, whose betrothal to a higher-ranking girl and mercurial father prove dangerous for the duchy"--
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