| Author | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Harry Potter, now in second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is suspected as being the Heir of Slytherin, but through the efforts of Ron, Hermione and him the truth is revealed.
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| J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban it from Amazon | The third Harry Potter book. Third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
brings the privilege of day trips to Hogsmead, the nearest village. Unfortunately, as
Harry is under threat from Sirius Black, recently escaped from the prison at Azkaban,
he is not allowed out of the school grounds. Of course, that doesn't stop Harry from
having another eventful year at school.
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| Ferdinand Mount | Jem (and Sam) |
I really enjoyed this book about Jeremy Mount, who lived in England in the 17th century. He had contact with Samuel Pepys, the more well-known diarist from the time. Jem's life offers another view of the events surrounding Cromwell, Restoration and the fire of London. |
| Anne McCaffrey | The Renegades of Pern |
This is one of many in a series about the planet Pern. Society on Pern was based around Holds and Weyrs. The Holds had protected the people from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky and ravaged the land every few generations. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the Weyrs, whose dragons were Pern's greatest wea pon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was part of that system of mutual care and protection, particularly those who had been thrown out of their holds for wrongdoing. There were some, such as Jayge's trader clan, who preferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold, trading work for safety only when necessary. Others, like Aramina's family, had lost their holds through injustice and cruelty. For all the holdless, life was a constant struggle for survival. Then, from the ranks of the criminals and the disaffected, rose a band of renegades, led by the Lady Thella. No one was safe from Thella's viciousness, and now her quarry was Aramina, reputed to have a telepathic link with dragons. But when Thella mistakenly vented her rage on Jayge's family, she made a dangerous mistake. For Jayge was bent on revenge . . . and he would never let her have the girl who heard dragons. While Thella struggled to establish herself and her followers in an abandoned Hold in the north, the Southern land was being explored, with evidence of the original settlers of Pern exciting all those involved. |
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