Washoe County Library System

Two narratives interweave and intrigue, as the past and present collide beneath the heat of the glittering Egyptian sun.

When Arthur is drafted into the Glorious Army of the Architect by Sir Thursday, he must survive basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front, and figure out how to free Part Four of the Will, while Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppleganger on Earth.

When Rupert's friend Amelia is kidnapped by Mordo the warlock, Miss Switch the witch returns in the guise of a substitute teacher to help him rescue her.

Polly O'Keefe goes to spend a quiet visit with her grandparents. She meets several unusual people, who lead her on a trip back through time, where she discovers the importance of love in human relationships. Polly's visit to her grandparents in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience--encountering old friends and mysterious strangers and traveling back in time to play a crucial role in a prehistoric confrontation. The plot contains profanity....

When someone uses futuristic technology to play pranks on twelve-year-old Dorso Clayman, he and his best friend set off on a supposedly impossible journey through space and time trying to stop the gamesters who are endangering the universe.

While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city.

Dorrie and her brother Marcus accidently open a portal to Petrarch's Library, where they discover a secret society of warrior librarians who travel in time, protecting the world's greatest thinkers from torture and death for sharing knowledge and ideas.

Jake Ransom investigates after a letter leads him on the hunt for a mysterious artifact connected with his parents' disappearance. Accompanied by his sister, Kady, Jake soon finds himself battling the evil Skull King. Connecticut middle-schooler Jake and his older sister Kady are transported by a Mayan artifact to a strange world inhabited by a mix of people from long-lost civilizations who are threatened by prehistoric creatures and an evil alchemist,...

Ten-year-old Matt and six other children travel to 1776 Boston, living out American history as they meet Benjamin Franklin, learn about colonial medicine, and become part of a rebel spy ring.

When twelve-year-old Simon becomes the official Keeper of the Order of Physics, he and his friends Owen and Alysha face extreme danger as they try to protect the Universe from destruction by evil forces.