It’s been a year now since the members of the Mysterious Benedict Society prevented the assimilation of the world to Ledroptha Curtain, the evil twin of Nicholas Benedict. The members-Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance- have all gone their separate ways. They are now though, called back to the house in Stonetown for a special...
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Gertruda’s Oath
“Now it’s my turn to watch over you,” young Michael Stolowitzky, aged beyond his years, vows to his adoptive mother, Gertruda Bablinska, the only family he has left. It is a time of desolation, desperation, and death in Europe, 1939. It is the beginning of World War II; it is the time of the...
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Shiver
Grace Brisbane had good grades and was towards the top of her class, like any other ordinary junior. Or so you think? She had a secret that no one else really new about. But what was it? Grace had spent many years watching the wolves behind her house. There’s that one yellow-eyed wolf, her...
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Tailchaser’s Song
Fritti Tailchaser is a young, feral ginger tom cat of the Meeting Wall Clan. He has many friends in the forest, including Hushpad, whom he likes. They spend long hours together, until one day, she vanishes. After investigation, Fritti discovers that Hushpad’s owners have left, and, distraught, he goes to the Meeting Wall Clan...
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James and the Giant Peach
At age 4 James is a happy 4 year old living with his parents. But when they are eaten viciously by rhinos, he is an orphan and is forced in to the “care” of his two aunts. Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge, who look like their names, are very cruel and force him to...
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The Sight
Set in a Transylvanian forest in the dead of winter, beneath a menacing castle called the Stone Den, two wolf pups are born. Their mother and father, Huttser and Palla, name the black male pup Fell, and the white she-wolf Larka, the wolf word for snow. The pack is hunted by a fellow wolf,...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
This story begins when the 15-year-old wizard, Harry Potter, gets many strange nightmares. He soon gets greeted by some of his old wizarding friends and some he does not know. Together they travel to Grimauld Place the home of his godfather Sirius Black and traveling companion Buckbeak as well as the headquarters of The...
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Enthusiasm
“Ashleigh’s planning to crash a dance at the Forefield Academy, and she wants me to come with her.” Julie is stunned after hearing this from her best friend Ashleigh, but what can she expect? Ashleigh has just begun acting like a person straight from the time of Jane Austen, the author of Pride and...
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City of Bones
Clary Fay is enjoying a night out with her best friend Simon when she see something she shouldn’t. She witnesses the murder of a teen boy, but the weirdest part is that only she can see the murderers, and right after the boy is killed the body disappears. Soon, her mother goes missing, leaving...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter, a 15-year-old wizard attends his annual wizarding school and their headmaster announces they will be hosting a special event. This event extends to 2 other wizarding schools. The tournament is called the “Triwizard Tournament”. The tournament allows any wizard attending any of these schools and over the age of 17 to put...
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