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Book cover for "Island of legends"
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Series:
The Unwanteds volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
Divided by their society into Wanted and Unwanted at thirteen, estranged twin brothers Aaron and Alex have both run into trouble--as mage of Artime, Alex must defend the island from attack, while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether.
Book cover for "Lost in the sun"
Star rating for Lost in the sun
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"As Trent Zimmerman struggles to move past a traumatic event that took place several months earlier, he befriends class outcast Fallon Little, who helps him understand that he can move on"--
Book cover for "Island of fire"
Star rating for Island of fire
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Series:
The Unwanteds volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Notes:
In the third book of The Unwanteds, Alex is the leader in Artime now that former mage Mr. Today was murdered by Alex's twin brother Aaron. All the magic in Artime is gone and all they have left is a clue in poem form and a few buckets of water and a little broth. Two of Alex's friends, Lani and Samheed, are still missing on Warbler island and forced to work as slaves every day. The thorn necklaces embedded in their necks prevent them from speaking to each other. Sky and Crow, two of the silent kids from Warbler island, help decipher the clue and bring back Artime. Now that the magic is back Alex gathers all the living statues on the island and his friends and set out to rescue Lani and Samheed.
Description:
The magical world of Artimé is gone and the Unwanteds are looking to Alex Stowe for answers, but while his twin brother Aaron continues to build his army in Quill, a very dangerous common enemy is revealed.
Book cover for "Island of silence"
Star rating for Island of silence
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Series:
The Unwanteds volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
Book cover for "Among the Barons"
Star rating for Among the Barons
Series:
Shadow children volume 4.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.
Book cover for "The Unwanteds"
Star rating for The Unwanteds
Author:
Series:
The Unwanteds volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
I thought this book was a lot like Harry Potter in that there was a school for magic. Alex is an unwanted. That means that he is supposedly not needed in his own family or city. So when he and is twin brother turned thirteen, they were sent to become one of three kinds of people: a wanted, a necessary, or an unwanted. That was the day when Alex was separated from his wanted brother for being an unwanted. But when he was sent to be eliminated, (killed) he found himself in the magical land of Arteme where he is free to lean the arts and magic.
Description:
In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.