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Show park city parent fall 2011 Ten years a/ifer being abandoned by "mistake" forces her to think and feel on subterranean society. Will teams up with Target Age Group: 12 to 17 their parents, siblings Kate, Michael and her own and fight for the right to do so. other kids in an effort to later save all AR Level: 6.2 to 7.1 Emma discover their quest to reunite Author Ally Condie Hues outside of Salt "Topsoilers" and the earth itself. their family involves danger, magic and Lake City. completing adventures The series follows its two young heroes, Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series together and alone. (Unique to these books is that LA-based author Stephens uses the Park The Books of Elsewhere series City Library as one of his hideouts to write the series.) Matched trilogy Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they cross between parallel universes and are pitted against a series of epic adven' by Michael Scott: by Jacqueline West: "The Alchemist," "The Magician," "The "The Shadows," "Spellbound" Sorceress," "The Necromancer," "The Target age group: 9 to 12 Warlock," and "The Enchantress" Reading Level: 5.1 Target Age Group: 11 to 15 tures. AR Level: 6.1 to 6.4 by AllyCondie: "Matched," "Crossed" (out November Eleven-year-old Olive Dunwoody soon realizes her family has moved into a Six hundred and seoenty-year old Nicho- mysterious and unwelcoming house, but las Flamel believes Josh and Sophie are putting on a pair of the previous owner's the prophesied twins who can help him glasses lets her talk to the house's cats, protect the world from dark forces and climb into paintings and save her family ancient evils, as well as allow Nicholas from the sinister world of Elsewhere. and his wife to continue to live. Potter fans may recognize the name of Nicholas The 39 dues series Flamel an actual historical figure who is reputed to have worked on a recipe for by various YA authors, including Rick eternal life. Riordan: The Hunger Games trilogy Warriors series Target age group: 9 to 12 AR Level: 4.0 to 5.3 By Suzanne Collins: ' "" by Erin Hunter: "The Hunger Games," "Catch- I Ing Fire," and "Moddngjay" Target Age Group: 12 to 17 '-'^ : / " l AR Level: 5 3 In a near-future dystopia, teen' age Katniss Everdeen finds herself continually one of the objects of The Capitol's dangerous and cruel manipulations, or the PSS After their grandmother's death, Dan and "Warriors series, Warriors: Omen of the Amy Cahill race to uncover their family's Stars series," "Warriors: Crookedslar's power by soluing 39 clues before other Promise series," "Warriors: The New family members and other Prophesies series," "Warriors: The Pow- competitors and enemies. The 10-book series is al- er of Three" series ready on book U, with a strong multi- Target Age Group: 10 to 13 media component that allows readers to AR Level: 4.0 to 6.1 and through collector's cards as well. •-•'-? by CS Lewis: \ Tunnels Books series by Roderick Gordon and Brian Wil- "The Magician's Nephew" | f r h e Lion, The Witch & The 1 Wardrobe." "The Horse & His Boy," "Prince Caspian," "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," Four clans of wild cats battle for survival against natural and mystical threats to mettle in challenge after deathdefying challenge. ; The Chronicles of Narnla series participate In the adventure story online rebellion against it. Katniss Is an action hero who proves her ?0% 1 "The Silver Chair," "The Last their way of life. All of Hunter's sub-se- Battle" ries focus adventure through the eyes of Target Age Group: 9 to 12 AR Level: 5.4 to 5,9 intelligent, brave and mythical felines. . liams: "Tunnels," "Deeper," "Freefall" and 2011) "Closer" Target age group: 12 to 17 Target Age Group: 10 to 13 AR Level: 4.8 AR Level: 6.5 to 7.0 Cassia's world is comfortable, m Great before Hany Potter, still great now: : Over the seuen-book fantasy I series, llon'leader Asian part' ners with children from the Dark Materials trilogy uncompli- Will Burrows discovers he needs to em- by Philip Pullman: cated and unencumbered by free will, ploy his passion for archeology to first "The Golden Compass," "The 5ubtle which the teen happily accepts until a save his father from "The Colony," a Knife," "The Amber Spyglass" The Park Record • 11 "real world" to protect and unfold the history ofNamla, a land where animals talk and magic reigns. |