The Apothecary
Fourteen-year-old Janie Scott, newly arrived in London from Los Angeles in 1952, becomes friends with a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows, and is drawn into a dangerous adventure with Benjamin when his father is kidnapped and Russian spies try to steal his book of secrets.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: cold war, alchemy, adventure and adventurers, london (england) [X], great britain, adventure fiction, large type books, adventure stories
The Unseen Guest
After returning from London, the three Incorrigible children and their governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, resume their normal routine while Penelope continues to uncover information about her past.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: children's secrets, feral children, governesses, orphans, england, london (england) [X], secrecy, secrets, wild children, humorous fiction
The Traitor In The Tunnel
The Agency, the all-female detective unit, assigns quick-witted Mary Quinn to the case.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: sex role, orphans, murder, household employees, london (england) [X], great britain, historical fiction, murder investigation, detective and mystery fiction, quinn, mary (fictitious character), homicide, historical fiction, mystery fiction
Splendors And Glooms
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 82
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: puppets, orphans, kidnapping, witches, blessing and cursing, london (england) [X], great britain, audiobooks, magic, historical fiction, historical fiction, electronic books, puppets and puppet plays, juvenile fiction / toys, dolls, puppets, electronic books
Cordially Uninvited
When eleven-year-old Claire is invited to serve as a junior bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, a commoner, to the Prince of England, she learns that another, social-climbing junior bridesmaid is trying to keep the wedding from happening and it is up to Claire to stop her from spoiling the big day.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: weddings, bridesmaids, kings and rulers, social classes, secrecy, london (england) [X], england
Sapphire Blue
Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle demon, and Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems bound with hers.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: time travel, families, secret societies, family life, london (england) [X], england, great britain, family
The Fear
In London, after a worldwide sickness infects adults, turning them into zombie-like creatures, DogNut and his crew embark on a deadly mission to find missing friends, as hungry, bloodthirsty grownups lie in wait.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 54
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: zombies, survival, horror stories, london (england) [X], england, survival skills, horror fiction, horror fiction, missing persons, diseases, suspense fiction, ghost stories
Scrivener's Moon
When she returns home after two years, Fever finds that her Scriven mother's creation, New London--the city on wheels--is nearly complete and ready to fight the nomad tribes of Britain, and Fever must journey to the north to find the ancient birthplace of the Scriven mutants and solve the mystery of her own past.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 970
subjects: technology, mutation (biology), identity (psychology), dystopias, london (england) [X], england, variation (biology), individuality, dystopian fiction, science fiction
The Reluctant Assassin
In Victorian London, Albert Garrick, an assassin-for-hire, and his reluctant young apprentice, Riley, are transported via wormhole to modern London, where Riley teams up with a young FBI agent to stop Garrick from returning to his own time and using his newly acquired scientific knowledge and power to change the world forever.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 46
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: time travel, assassins, science fiction, london (england) [X], great britain, assassination
The Great Trouble
Eel, an orphan, and his best friend Florrie must help Dr. John Snow prove that cholera is spread through water, and not poisonous air, when an epidemic sweeps across their London neighborhood in 1854.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
The Clockwork Scarab
In 1889 London, young women are turning up dead, and Evaline Stoker, relative of Bram, and Mina Holmes, niece of Sherlock, are summoned to investigate the clue of the not-so-ancient Egyptian scarabs--but where does a time traveler fit in?.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
The Sacrifice
"Follows the dual storylines of Small Sam on his search for Ella and of Shadowman's discoveries about Saint George and the Disease itself"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 54
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: zombies, survival, horror stories, london (england) [X], england, dead, diseases, survival skills, suspense fiction, ghost stories, horror fiction
Emerald Green
Since learning she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, nothing has gone right for Gwen and she holds suspicions about both Count Saint-German and Gideon, but as she uncovers the Circle's secrets she finally learns her own destiny.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: time travel, families, secret societies, family life, london (england) [X], england, great britain
Earthfall
Sam survives an alien invasion and lives in an underground bunker for six months.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 990
The Interrupted Tale
Miss Penelope Lumley, governess to the three Incorrigible children who were raised by wolves, is invited to speak at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: orphans, london (england) [X], governesses, feral children, schools, wild children, school stories, england, humorous fiction