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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
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London, 1716. Lord William Nithsdale has been found guilty of treason after fighting alongside the other rebels against the British crown. For his crime, he is sent to the infamous Tower of London, where he awaits his punishment: the executioner's blade. Upon learning of the Lord's death sentence, his wife, Lady Winifred Maxwell, sets out to free him from the "Bloody Tower." She plots and plans to pull off a daring and dangerous breakout. If her idea...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29
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"The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The Daily Prophet looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet... As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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There is a legend that if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave then Britain will fall, so when somebody steals the birds, the Queen calls for Mac B. to find the thief and retrieve them--a mission that takes him to Iceland, where he encounters secret submarines, hungry polar bears, and his arch-nemesis from the KGB.
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Losing sight of their tour group while visiting London, Sue and Eddie find themselves locked in a gloomy prison tower with a strange dark figure who seems to want them dead.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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"No matter how dangerous his adventures have been, Art has always been able to count on his best friend, Camille. Now that Camille is meeting her estranged father, Art wants to be there for her--which means going to London. But Camille's history professor father, renowned for expertise in British legend, is missing. When they visit his apartment, Art and Camille find a long-missing object that suggests the professor could be in trouble and solving...
8) Scorpia
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Alex Rider adventures volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
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After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English school children.
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Dericott tale volume 1
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England, 1381. Delia's quiet life as the daughter of an earl is shattered when her seven brothers are betrayed by their father and falsely arrested for treason and murder. With the Peasants' Revolt threatening the peace of the kingdom, King Richard II is executing anyone who poses a threat to his throne. Delia infiltrates the palace as a seamstress for the new queen so she can be near her brothers. She discovers Sir Geoffrey, the guard captain who...
10) Sent
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The missing volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex suddenly find themselves in 1483 at the Tower of London, where they discover that Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by their uncle, King Richard III, but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to happen proves challenging. Author's note includes historical facts about the princes and king.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
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When his father is arrested as a debtor in 1849 London, fourteen-year-old John Huffman must take on unexpected responsibilities, from asking a distant relative for help to determining why people are spying on him and his family.
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Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
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In fifteenth-century England, commoner Nell and her best friend since infancy, Prince Ned, the future king, try to escape after being wrongfully imprisoned in the Tower of London. Includes historical notes and timeline.
13) The subtle knife
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His dark materials volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
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As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 12
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From the Publisher: The Imaginarium Geographica. "What is it?" John asked. The little man blinked and arched an eyebrow. "It is the world, my boy," he said. "All the world, in ink and blood, vellum and parchment, leather and hide . It is the world, and it is yours to save or lose." An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells...
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