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Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Nineteenth-century private detective Cyrus Barker teams up with Thomas Llewelyn, a young man with a murky past, to investigate the killing of a young scholar bearing a startling resemblance to artists' renderings of Jesus Christ.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This dazzling new Victorian mystery from USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden introduces readers to Nell Hallam, a determined young pianist who stumbles upon the operations of a notorious - and deadly - crime ring while illicitly working as the piano player in a Soho music hall. Perfect for readers of Tasha Alexander, Anne Perry, and Deanna Raybourn.
Author
Series
Kingdom on fire volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Even though she is not the chosen one--the sorcerer destined to defeat all seven Ancient demons terrorizing humanity in Victorian England--Henrietta Howel battles alongside the sorcerers in the war against the demons, journeying to find mystical weapons, gather allies, and uncover secrets about herself and her enemies.
Author
Series
Inspector Cutter volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"London, 1893: high up in a house on a dark, snowy night, a lone seamstress stands by a window. So begins the swirling, serpentine world of Paraic O'Donnell's Victorian-inspired mystery, the story of a city cloaked in shadow, but burning with questions: why does the seamstress jump from the window? Why is a cryptic message stitched into her skin? And how is she connected to a rash of missing girls, all of whom seem to have disappeared under similar...
65) Manners & Mutiny
Author
Series
Finishing school volume 4
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
If one must flirt...flirt with danger.
Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia's sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their wicked intentions are ignored, and now she's not sure whom to trust. What does the brusque werewolf dewan know? On whose side is the ever-stylish vampire Lord...
Author
Series
Infernal devices volume 3
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old orphaned shapechanger Tessa Gray is kidnapped by the villainous Mortmain in his final bid for power, the London Institute rallies to save her, but is beset by danger and betrayal at every turn.
Author
Series
Sins for all seasons volume 6
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Althea Stanwick was a perfect lady destined to marry a wealthy lord, until betrayal left her family penniless. Though she's lost friends, fortune, and respectability, Althea has gained a scandalous plan. If she can learn to seduce, she can obtain power over men and return to Society on her terms. She even has the perfect teacher in mind, a man whose sense of honor and dark good looks belie his nickname: Beast. But desire like this can't be taught....
Author
Series
Publisher
Mira
Language
English
Description
"Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave." These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests....
69) Dodger
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"In an alternative version of Victorian London, a seventeen-year-old Dodger, a cunning and cheeky street urchin, unexpectedly rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeny Todd"--
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 6
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"In this reimagination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Mary Quinn has a lot on her mind. James Easton, her longtime love interest, wants to marry her; but despite her feelings, independent-minded Mary hesitates. Meanwhile, the Agency has asked Mary to take on a dangerous case: convicted fraudster Henry Thorold is dying in prison, and Mary must watch for the return of his estranged wife, an accomplished criminal herself who has a potentially deadly grudge against James. Finally, a Chinese prizefighter...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pitt investigates the murder of a maid at Buckingham Palace, narrowing his group of suspects down to several house guests who are meeting with the Prince of Wales to discuss the funding of a huge project: the Cape to Cairo railway. While the Prince might overlook the unfortunate loss of a maid, the Queen, who is due back soon, will likely veto any Royal support in the scheme if she finds out.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An incredibly handsome young man in Victorian England retains his youthful appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Taking a job as a Victorian lady's maid in the household of baroness Tansor, nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst hides the truth about her mission to uncover her mistress's secrets about a past injustice that has affected Esperanza's own life.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. Violet Wood is London’s premier medium, a woman of supreme ambition whose and unique abilities have earned her the admiration and trust of London’s elite. But times are changing. First, a nosey newspaperman has begun working to expose false mediums across London. Many of Mrs. Wood’s friends--and, yes, some of her foes--have fallen to his merciless accusations. Worse yet, though Mrs. Wood’s monthly séance tables are still packed, she’s...
Author
Series
The secret order volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
A orphaned sixteen-year-old servant in Victorian England finds love while unraveling the secrets of a mysterious society of inventors and their most dangerous creation.
77) Moonlocket
Author
Series
Cogheart adventures volume 2
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Follows Lily, Robert, and Malkin the mechanical fox as they race around steampunk, Victorian London trying to solve a mystery involving the criminal mastermind Jack of Diamonds and a family heirloom.
Author
Series
Finishing school volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In her alternate England of 1851, while taking her friend Sidheag by train to her werewolf pack in Scotland, sixteen-year-old Sophronia uncovers a plot that threatens to dissolve all of London into chaos and must decide where her loyalties lie once and for all.
Author
Series
Montmorency volume 1
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In Victorian London, after his life is saved by a young physician, a thief utilizes the knowledge he gains in prison and from the scientific lectures he attends as the physician's case study exhibit to create a new, highly successful, double life for himself.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Her Little Majesty is a fresh and fascinating portrait of the diminutive monarch who ruled the vast British empire for over 60 years. Award-winning biographer and historian, Carolly Erickson, transports you behind the walls of Buckingham Palace to introduce you to the quirky, loveable Queen Victoria-revealed only to her closest associates. Emotionally deprived, inadequately educated, and socially isolated for much of her life, young Victoria felt...