Thursday, May 12, 2016

3 CHEERS FOR TRILOGIES

Find yourself wishing a story would go on and on?  Some stories can’t be told in just one book.   And just when you really get into the characters, the book ends! Trilogies take care of those frustrations and are  a popular form for middle and upper grade chapter books, especially in fantasy lit.  With summer vacation ahead, settle in for some seriously fun reading.  Compiled below are trilogies for a variety of ages and interests.  Best of all, they are completed!  You don’t have to wait a year to find out what happens to your favorite character(s), such as:  Will Jacob leave Miss Peregrine’s children?  Want to spend more time in Aurora County?  Are Janie and Benjamin destined for each other and who will become the next Apothecary?  Delve into these and other titles we’ve compiled into a bookmark.

 AURORA COUNTY TRILOGY by Deborah Wiles
Aurora County, Mississippi is the setting for 3 coming-of-ages stories of endearing, humorous youngsters.  Ruby Lavender writes her grandmother letters detailing her surprisingly unboring summer,  Comfort Snowberger helps run the family funeral parlor, and House Jackson needs to lead his team to a win (while solving some old mysteries).  

The Apothecary, The Apprentices, The After-room
Set at the beginning of the Cold War, a fourteen-year-old American girl’s life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952 and gets swept up in a race to save the world from nuclear war using ancient spells and preparations.  Further adventures take Janie and her friend Benjamin to the unfolding war in Viet Nam as the nuclear arms race takes shape.  

The Book Of Lost Things, The Book of Secrets, The Book of Kings
When Max's theatrical parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business.  He discovers his parents have been kidnapped and he must rescue them using his innate detective and acting skills.  
Missing on Superstition Mountain, Treasure on Superstition Mountain, Revenge of Superstition Mountain
When brothers Simon, Henry, and Jack move with their parents to Arizona, they are irresistibly drawn to explore the aptly named Superstition Mountain, in spite of warnings that it is not safe.   

Kat, Incorrigible, Renegade Magic, Stolen Magic
In Regency England, when twelve-year-old Kat discovers she has magical powers, she tries to use them to rescue her sister from marrying a man she does not love.  

Tesla’s Attic, Edison’s Alley, Hawking’s Hallway.
With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla.  
Leviathan, Behemoth, Goliath
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.  Great intro to the world of steampunk.  
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Hollow City, The Library of Souls
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to his grandfather and children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.  

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