Tamora Pierce
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.
Author
Series
Immortals volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
When she is sent as part of the delegation from Tortall to negotiate a peace treaty with Carthak, fifteen-year-old Daine must use her powers to communicate with animals for more than healing the Carthak emperor's dying birds.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal.
4) Wolf-speaker
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
With the help of her animal friends, Daine fights to save the kingdom of Tortall from ambitious mortals and dangerous immortals.
5) Wild magic
Author
Series
Immortals volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
The mage Numair, the knight Alanna, and Queen Thayet enlist thirteen-year-old Daine's help to battle the dreadful immortal creatures that have recently begun to attack the kingdom of Tortall.
6) Magic steps
Author
Series
Circle opens volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
When drawn into the investigation of murders perpetrated on a powerful family in Summersea, Sandry and her student Pasco undertake the dangerous mission of entrapping the invisible killers.
7) Cold fire
Author
Series
Circle opens volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
While studying with her teacher Frostpine in the northern land of Namorn, Daja helps the twin daughters of her host family discover their own magic and uses her powers to track a deadly arsonist.
Author
Series
Immortals volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
While in the mystical realms of the gods along with Numair, Daine learns the secrets of her past and the implications for her future as she and Numair are compelled to return to the mortal world of Tortall to help fight against the immortals.
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
On her first tour as a knight errant, Alanna assumes a position of influence with a fierce desert tribe, makes some changes in the role of women in the society, and continues her own emotional development.
10) Lioness rampant
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Alanna continues to create her own life as a female warrior when she and new companions journey to the Roof of the World seeking the powerful Dominion Jewel, perhaps the last hope of saving her country from dissension and hostile magic.
11) Sandry's book
Author
Series
Circle of magic volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.
12) Lady knight
Author
Series
Protector of the small volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
When she became a knight, eighteen-year-old Kel hoped to be given a combat post, but instead she finds herself named commander of an outpost of refugees, where she must face the unnatural forces of the evil Balyce.
13) Shatterglass
Author
Series
Circle opens volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Tris and her mage-student, a young man whose glassmaking magic has been amplified and mixed with lightning, team up to track a killer who may be nearer than they suspect.
14) Briar's book
Author
Series
Circle of magic volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Briar, a young mage-in-training, and his teacher Rosethorn must use their magic to fight a deadly plague that is ravaging Summersea.
15) Tris's book
Author
Series
Circle of magic volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
With the defenses of Winding Circle Temple seriously weakened by an earthquake, Tris and her fellow mages-in-training try to join their different magic powers to protect the Winding Circle community from a pirate attack.
Author
Series
Daughter of the lioness volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Aly fails to foresee the dangers that await as she uses her magic to safeguard Dova and her younger siblings, despite knowing that her thirteen-year-old charge might be queen of the Copper Isles when the colonial rulers are defeated.
18) Bloodhound
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
Having been promoted from "Puppy" to "Dog," Beka, now a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, and her former partner head to a neighboring port city to investigate a case of counterfeit coins.
Author
Series
Numair chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This must-read fantasy from an author who is legend herself—TAMORA PIERCE—is one Bustle calls "the perfect book for die-hard Pierce fans and newcomers alike."
"Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration."
—SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Tamora Pierce didn't...
"Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration."
—SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Tamora Pierce didn't...
20) Street magic
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Former "street rat" Briar Moss must face his past when he discovers a young mage in need of a mentor.