Kathleen McInerney
1) 11 birthdays
Author
Series
Willow Falls series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.
2) Finally
Author
Series
Willow Falls series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Primrose, who lives in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
5) 13 gifts
Author
Series
Willow Falls series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Shortly before her thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown of Willow Falls, where she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of mysterious message.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
"Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average twelve-year-old: average height, average weight, average brown hair of average length, average brown skin and average hazel eyes. The only things about her that aren't average are her name (too long and princess themed), her ability to draw animals (useful for her future career as a wildlife illustrator), and the fact that she is a half-orphan who has never met her father and is forced...
Author
Series
Willow Falls series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Children's birthdays are always strange in Willow Falls, but when Connor's little sister Grace falls into a frozen state on her tenth birthday, Amanda and Leo must travel back in time to find out what force prevented Angelina from casting the blessing that would have protected her.
8) Fuzzy mud
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
If you go down to the woods today ... Well, every child knows NOT to, don't they? Tamaya is on a scholarship to the prestigious Woodridge Academy and every day she and seventh-grader Marshall walk to school together. They never go through the woods. And when they arrive at school they stop talking to each other - because Marshall can't be seen to be friends with a little kid like Tamaya. Especially not with Chad around. Chad-the-bully, who makes Marshall's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian--they have banned Lithuania books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous. When Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra's parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 380L
Language
English
Description
Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.
11) School rules!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Pinkalicious brings her imaginary unicorn, Goldie, to school and teaches him the rules, he helps her and the other students to become better friends.
Author
Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. Francine is never scared -- until she's faced with a screaming raccoon who may or may not be a ghost. But whether Francine is scared or not, there's a raccoon on the loose, and the folks on Deckawoo Drive need her.
13) Pumpkin soup
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck during an argument about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck's friendship when he decides to leave them.
14) Graceful
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Angelina D'Angelo has left town to see the world. It's now Grace's turn to use her magic to protect the people of Willow Falls, and she is up to the challenge. This is her destiny, after all. But destiny is a funny thing - it doesn't always behave the way you'd expect it to.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
aIt is June 1941 and after the brutal rule of the Soviets the people of Krystia's small Ukrainian village are inclined to look on the German invaders as liberators; but soon the Nazis start rounding up Jewish Ukrainians, and Krystia is faced with a terrible choice--risk everything by helping her Jewish friends and neighbors to hide, or save herself and her family by doing nothing.
16) Doggo and Pupper
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
400L
Language
English
Description
Doggo, an older dog, learns how to welcome and accept a young puppy into the household.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
Author
Series
Pain and the Great One volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
More adventures at school and at home with Jake, a first-grader, and his older sister Abigail, known to each other as the Pain and the Great One.
20) Splat the Cat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Description
A nervous Splat finds his first day at Cat School much better than he expected.