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: 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.
4) Rescued
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When John was ten years old his father brought back a baby orangutan from Indonesia, and Raja quickly becomes John's "brother" and responsibility--so years later, after his parents divorce, and his father has sold Raja to a roadside zoo, John sets out to rescue him and bring him to a sanctuary in Indonesia.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy (2008), and Nic Sheff, author of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines (2008), comes the ultimate resource for learning about the realities of drugs and alcohol for middle grade readers. This book tells it as it is, with testimonials from peers who have been there and families who have lived through the addiction of a loved one, along with the cold, hard facts about what drugs and alcohol do to our bodies....
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
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Hoping to return home after a winter in the Sudden Mountains so he can join his parents in the fight against the evil Chancellor, Raffa must use his apothecary skills while enlisting the help of human and animal friends to survive the journey.
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.
9) 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.