Catalog Search Results
Author
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find...
Author
Series
Lord of the Rings volume part 2
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume pt. 1
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume 2
More Series...
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume pt. 1
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume 2
More Series...
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey...
Author
Series
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume pt. 3
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume 3
Lord of the Rings volume part 3
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume 3
Lord of the Rings volume part 3
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated...
4) Cat's cradle
Author
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fate of the Earth, in the form of a new chemical substance, Ice-9, is in a thermos that in the possession of the three children of the famous scientist, Dr. Hoenikker.
In the year 2000, a young man discovers ice-nine, which can set off a chain reaction more deadly than a nuclear bomb, and discovers a new prophet whose teachings sweep the world.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Snow White is a beautiful girl who takes refuge in the forest at the home of the seven dwarfs. She is hiding from the wicked Queen, her stepmother. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as 'the fairest in the land, ' but Snow White's beauty surpasses her own. The dwarfs grow to love their unexpected visitor. But one day while the dwarfs are at their diamond mine, the Queen arrives at the cottage disguised as an old peddler woman and persuades...
Author
Series
Spiderwick chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
2004
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
After Mallory is kidnapped at her fencing meet, Jared and Simon search for her near an old quarry and find themselves amidst dwarves and goblins.
8) Going bovine
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.
Author
Series
Legends of the First Empire volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Language
English
Description
"Continues the epic story of the war between humankind and the elves--and of ordinary people becoming legendary heroes. It introduces a set of new characters: the dwarves, whose magical weaponcraft could decide the war. It's up to our heroes to win over the dwarves to the side of humankind or else lose the war forever" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This entry in Terry Pratchett's uproarious Discworld saga (Going Postal, Monstrous Regiment, et al.) examines the feud between dwarves and trolls. With the anniversary of Koom Valley quickly approaching -- a historic bloodbath where either trolls ambushed dwarves or dwarves attacked trolls, no one remembers or really cares -- Sam Vimes, Commander of the City Watch, must solve a murder of a fanatical dwarf leader while also trying to prevent an all-out...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mid-nineteenth-century little person Mercy Levinia Warren Bump comes of age in the antebellum south before being invited to join the P. T. Barnum circus, through which she meets her future husband, General Tom Thumb, and pursues limitless international opportunities.
Author
Series
Twisted tale volume 6
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale poses the question, what if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince? Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White's stepmother, commonly referred to as 'the Evil Queen' by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation. But when new information about her parents resurfaces and a plot to kill her goes haywire, everything changes for...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed Grump) has dreamed of visiting The Surface, so when opportunity knocks, he leaves his cavern home behind. At first, life aboveground is a dream come true. Queen Elfrieda Veronika Ingrid Lenore (E.V.I.L.) is the best friend Grump always wanted, feeding him all the rubies he can eat and allowing him to rule at her side. But as time goes on, Grump starts to suspect that Queen E.V.I.L. may not be as nice...
16) The eighth dwarf
Author
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
319 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A novel of intrigue and espionage in which an ex-OSS operative and a dwarf team up after the Second World War to locate an assassin whose targets are ex-Nazi leaders.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st North American ed.
Physical Desc
769 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Tungdil and the dwarves' victory over the Nod'onn is interrupted by an invading army of Orcs that has been reinforced by near-supernatural powers, a situation that is further compounded by the dark lord Tion's plotting descendants.
18) Neverwinter
Author
Series
Neverwinter volume 2
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Free for the first time in almost one hundred years, Drizzt feels not only relief, but guilt, and this makes him vulnerable to the wiles of the elf Dahlia, his newest companion.
19) Gauntlgrym
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Drizzt joins Bruenor on his quest for the fabled dwarven kingdom of Gauntlgrym, but before they even get close, another drow and dwarf pair -- Jarlaxle and Athrogate -- stumbles across it first -- and set into motion a catastrophe that could spell disaster for the unsuspecting people of the city of Neverwinter.
20) Mirror mirror
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An exiled princess is assisted by seven rebels in order to reinstate her stolen birthright.