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• The King and Nothing

  Tallec, Olivier,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. A wonderfully whimsical and philosophical take of one person who searches high and low for nothing, only to encounter something at every turn. Just how far will the king go to find Nothing?

• Ozzie & Prince Zebedee

  Kalaitzidis, Gela,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. When Prince Zebedee accuses his best friend Ozzie the dragon of cheating, Ozzie swallows up Zebedee, who stubbornly awaits the dragon's apology from inside his tummy.

• Tiny Cedric

  Lloyd-Jones, Sally, 1960-

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Tiny Cedric, King ME the First, decides to banish anyone taller than him from his palace. The only ones left are the babies and now they’re in charge of the Royal Duties! How will Cedric cope—especially now that he must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Pig in the Palace

  Bahrampour, Ali, 1969-

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Bobo, a flea-infested wild boar, is surprised and intimidated to receive an invitation to dine with the new queen, but after making several disastrous mistakes, he finds a kindred spirit.

• The Legend of King Arthur-A-Tops

  O'Hara, Mo,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. It's the Festival of the Stone, and dinosaurs from across the land will try to pull the great horn Rex-calibur from the magical stone. The one who succeeds shall be crowned king or queen. Arthur-a-tops is probably the least…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prince Bertram the Bad

  Lobel, Arnold,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Prince Bertram was not a thoughtful boy. He broke all of his toys, put spiders in the soup, and pulled up all the roses in the royal garden. If that wasn't bad enough, he loved to shoot pebbles at townsfolk with his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once Upon a Goat

  Richards, Dan, 1966-

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. When a proper king and queen ask their fairy godmother for a child, they find themselves gifted instead with a baby goat.

• Prince & Knight

  Haack, Daniel,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. In this modern fairy tale, a noble prince and a brave knight come together to defeat a terrible monster and in the process find true love in a most unexpected place.

• The Paper Bag Princess

  Munsch, Robert N., 1945-

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth's castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. With her wits alone and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King Carl and the Wish

  Welsh, Clare Helen,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. King Carl goes to the fair, hurls a hoop, and wins one wish from a wizard! What will King Carl wish for?

• Three Tasks for a Dragon

  Colfer, Eoin,

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  For Readers. Fiction. After his father's death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous quest to rescue a maiden from a dragon. The studious young prince is no warrior, but he uses his brains to make himself indispensable to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Queen's Granddaughter

  Zahler, Diane

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Fiction. While on a perilous journey over the Pyrenees Mountains to marry the prince of France, twelve-year-old Blanca of Castile, granddaughter of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, must discover what it takes to follow in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Princess Protection Program

  London, Alex,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Fiction. Fleeing her prince, Rosamund discovers the Princess Protection Program, an academy where fairy tale princesses evade unwanted fates and unwanted kisses, and as she adapts to real-world life and forms close…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Plot to Kill a Queen

  a Royal Spy Story in Three Acts, Also Including the Princess Saves the Cakes, a One Act Play to Perform With a Company of Friends

  Hopkinson, Deborah,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Fiction. In 1582 thirteen-year-old Emilia Bassano is a lute player and aspiring playwright who stumbles on a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth and is recruited by Sir Francis Walsingham to go to the castle where Mary Queen of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Queen's Favorite Witch. #1, The Wheel of Fortune

  Dickson, Benjamin,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Fiction. When Daisy, a precocious young witch, learns of the death of the Queen's Royal Witch, she flies to London to audition as her replacement. The only way into the palace is to take a job as a cleaner. As Daisy cleans…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Queens & Kings and Other Royal Rotters

  Queens & Kings and Other Royal Rotters

  Murphy, Adam,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Fiction. Historical monarchs are interviewed from the grave in this hilarious graphic novel.

• The Book of Queens

  Legendary Leaders, Fierce Females, and Wonder Women Who Ruled the World

  Drimmer, Stephanie Warren,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Nonfiction. Offers brief profiles of over one hundred women leaders, legends, scientists, and artists who shaped history, including Empress Cixi, Marie Laveau, and Julia Child.

• The Book of Kings

  Magnificent Monarchs, Notorious Nobles, and Disntinguished Dudes Who Ruled the World

  Magyar, Caleb,

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  For Readers and Pre-Teens. Nonfiction. Offers brief profiles of over one hundred male leaders, legends, scientists, and artists who shaped history, including King Kamehameha, B.B. King, and Isaac Newton.

• The Shadow Prince

  Durham, David Anthony, 1969-

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  For Pre-Teens. Fiction. In this middle grade solarpunk novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash must compete and survive to become the shadow--and protector--of the prince.

• Cleopatra Rules!

  the Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen

  Shecter, Vicky

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  For Pre-Teens and Teens. Nonfiction. Presents the life of the last Egyptian queen, who survived internal politics to become the powerful ruler of her country and was linked to two famous Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.