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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A girls trip to a luxurious French chateau turns from dream vacation to nightmare"--
"A dream girls trip to a luxurious French chateau devolves into a deadly nightmare of secrets and murder in this stylish, twisty thriller for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Lisa Jewell. Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and three friends. Twenty years...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless...
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Language
English
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"A Studio Ghibli-esque work of Japanese translation “that lays bare the anxieties and desperation—and the small triumphs—of adolescence” (Locus), for fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven. Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and compassionate insight. Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro’s days blur together as she hides in her bedroom, unable to...
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Language
English
Description
In her fifty-second bestselling novel, Danielle Steel weaves a compelling story of the power of lies, the misuse of trust — and of one woman's triumph over a devastating betrayal.
Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of. Freedom, love, security in a beautiful old French château. But when Marie-Ange is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Orphaned and alone, she is sent to America,...
Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of. Freedom, love, security in a beautiful old French château. But when Marie-Ange is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Orphaned and alone, she is sent to America,...
6) Castle
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
CASTLE combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and portrays the lifestyle of the early inhabitants.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Sparks fly when an occult expert and a disgraced archeologist become rivals with benefits in this steamy opposites-attract romance from "go-to author" Rosie Danan (The New York Times Book Review). Riley Rhodes finally has the chance to turn her family'sknack for the supernatural into a legitimate business when she's hired to break the curse on an infamous Scottish castle. Used to working alone in her alienating occupation, she's pleasantly surprised...
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Language
English
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'From the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the Angelology series comes a bewitching gothic novel of suspense that plunges readers into a world of dark family secrets, the mysteries of human genetics, and the burden of family inheritance. It feels like a fairy tale when Alberta & Bert Monte receives a letter addressed to Countess Alberta Montebianco at her Hudson Valley, New York, home that claims she's inherited...
10) Castles & forts
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An illustrated exploration of a wide array of castles and fortifications throughout the world, from Norman mottes to Maori forts, including how and why they were built and their importance in history.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[1998], copyright 1948
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
A novel of an eccentric and impoverished English family whose home is a ruined 14th century castle. The story is presented in the form of a diary by the family's teen daughter
Author
Publisher
Centennial Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From Guinevere to Game of Thrones, from Dracula to Disney fairy tales, castles have captured the imagination of humankind for centuries. This exceptional bucket list travel guide takes the reader to the 100 most amazing castles across the globe, revealing their intriguing histories and must-see treasures."--provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie use the magic treehouse to travel back to the Middle Ages, where they explore a castle and are helped by a mysterious knight.
17) Titus Groan
Author
Series
Gormenghast trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
[1982-]
Language
English
Description
An undisputed classic of epic fantasy, Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels represent one of the most brilliantly sustained flights of Gothic imagination. Titus Groan, the first book in this timeless series, is the start of an unforgettable journey.
"As the novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born. He stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle. Inside, all events are predetermined by...
19) Pendragon
Author
Series
Bride series (Catherine Coulter) volume 7
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"This is a book about ten real castles. Each castle is illustrated by a fabulous cross-section that reveals its interior, and is described by a lively text on an important day in its history"--Front jkt. flap. Best-selling author, Stephen Biesty, famous for his "Incredible Cross-Sections" books, has now turned his attention to ten actual castles, as they were on ten historic dates (his 1994 book "Castle" focused on a single, imaginary castle). In...
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