Graham Halstead
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family. His mother named him and his sisters after her favorite constellations, and his father makes funky-flavored jellybeans for a living. One sister acts as if she's always on stage, and the other is a walking dictionary. But no one in the family is more odd than Rion's grandfather, Papa Kwirk. He's the kind of guy who shows up on his motorcycle only on holidays handing out crossbows and stuffed squirrels as...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Fractured fairy tales meet modern day middle school when Zarf's unpopular troll social status becomes the least of his problems as a gang of wolves seeking revenge for the constant disgrace they have suffered over the years kidnaps Kevin, one of Zarf's best friends.
4) The Riverman
Author
Series
Riverman trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"The first book in a trilogy about a girl who claims she is visiting a parallel universe where a nerarious being called The Riverman is stealing the souls of children and the boy she asks to write her biography because she fears her soul may be next"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
In England in 1346 Adrian has three problems: he is small for his twelve years, he is an albino, so people are suspicious of him, and his father wants him to be a scribe, while he wants to be an archer--but when he runs away to join his friend in the fight against the invading Scots, he learns that war can be a lot more complicated then he imagined.
Author
Series
Life of Zarf volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a troll, Zarf Belford is at the bottom of the social ladder at Cotswin Middle School, but when the king goes missing and his insufferable son takes control, Zarf leads his friends Kevin and Chester on a rescue mission.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1792, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, a squirrel, eager for adventure, stows away in the canoe of a group of voyageurs, unaware of what they are traveling so far to trade. Includes pronunciation guide, historical notes, and a recipe.
Author
Series
Lost Books (Sarah Prineas) volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A page-turner of a fantasy with elements of humor as well as intrigue, swordplay, and librarian-versus-hostile-book combat." —Booklist
"A fast-paced, engaging adventure." —Publishers Weekly
"One for the books." —Kirkus Reviews
From Sarah Prineas, author of the acclaimed Magic Thief series, comes a stunning new tween fantasy where books literally come to life!
The
...9) The whisper
Author
Series
Riverman trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Alistair continues his quest to find his missing friend, Fiona, in Aquavania, a world where wishes can nearly come true, but he learns that the Whisper, once a boy named Charlie from his own world, has plans for Alistair and has used Fiona to try to get to him.
10) Beast of stone
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Raffa Santana is a healer, not a fighter. As a gifted apothecary, he has amazing instincts for unleashing the potential of magical-seeming plants. But his skills have failed to free the animals that the heartless Chancellor captured and turned against the people of Obsidia directly threatening Raffa's friends and family.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Pierrot is quickly taken under Hitler's wing and thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets, and betrayal...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Against the wishes of his mortician mother, Hadorah, twelve-year-old Walter and classmate Cordelia take a hearse on a road trip to meet legendary inventor Flasterborn, who once mentored Walter's long-dead father.
14) Restart
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In the second installment of the spellbinding Wing & Claw series, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park takes a young apothecary hero to new heights of danger, exciting adventure, and intriguing botanical magic. Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the harsh wilderness of the Sudden Mountains, and now it's time to return home. Home, where his parents will help him fight back against the vile Chancellor who has captured and altered the...
Author
Series
Alisa Knows What to Do! volume 8
Language
English
Description
Alisa Salazar's father and Professor Schroedinger have been invited to the opening ceremony of the Galactic Museum on Pluto. Along with the galaxy's other renowned scientists, they are going to leave their handprints in stars on the Walk of Scientific Fame. Alisa is going with her father of course - someone has to take photographs of this amazing event, after all! But at that exact moment in time, an eclipse begins on Pluto, threatening to destroy...
Author
Series
Alisa Knows What to Do! volume 9
Language
English
Description
It looks as if Alex Taylor has really fallen for Alisa Salazar. He dreams that she will feel the same way about him. But Alisa has no time for this nonsense - the intergalactic zoom racing tournament is just around the corner. She needs to get ready, and most of all, win! Alex has just one chance to get Alisa to notice him - he has to take part in the competition and beat her, whatever the cost. But what will happen if that cost turns out to be too...
Author
Series
Alisa Knows What to Do! volume 23
Language
English
Description
Erik Schroedinger just cannot learn to tell jokes. However hard he tries, his friends never laugh. Even the book by Ridik, humor professor extraordinaire, doesn't help. But what wouldn't you do to make your friends happy? Erik decides to sign up for lessons with Ridik, but he has no idea how difficult the path to real humor can be.
Author
Series
Alisa Knows What to Do! volume 24
Language
English
Description
Alisa and her friends have decided to get through all the levels in the new interactive game Planetarium, but Alisa is sure she could finish it quicker on her own. Suddenly, the game's artificial intelligence system proposes new rules to the group: only one of them can win, so only one of them can be crowned the true King of the Game. Will it be everyone for themselves, or all for one and one for all? The friends have a difficult choice to make......
Author
Series
Alisa Knows What to Do! volume 1
Language
English
Description
From the far-off planet Verum, Alisa's father, Professor Salazar, brings back a truenox - a mysterious creature that is able to predict the future. Without warning, Professor Salazar's colleague Doctor Gilliam kidnaps the truenox, who Alisa and her friends have grown very fond of. Alisa rushes to the aid of her new friend.