LLC Recorded Books
Author
Series
Darkness rising volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Maya suspects there may be a relationship between her paw-print birthmark, her connection with wild animals, and strange events occurring in her tiny Vancouver Island community, where a medical research facility harbors big secrets.
2) Grave mercy
Author
Series
His fair assassin volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with dangerous gifts--and a violent destiny.
4) Torn
Author
Series
The missing volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested once again, and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy's life. Author's note includes facts about Henry Hudson's explorations.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself - because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm...
6) Underworld
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
John Hayden, a death deity, takes seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera back to the Underworld against her will to keep her safe from the Furies, but her family is still at risk and she, herself, may never escape his captivity.
7) Dark triumph
Author
Series
His fair assassin volume 02
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
The extremely damaged Lady Sybella serves Mortain, the god of Death, by killing those who have been "marqued" by His hand. When Sybella is ordered back to her childhood home (and personal hell) to spy on her wicked father, she waits hopefully for the order to kill him -- but Mortain has other plans and instead orders her to rescue her father's enemy, the Beast of Waroch. Set in 15th-century France, this story is packed with action, adventure, and...
8) Seconds away
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Mickey and new friends Ema and Spoon tracking down pieces of a mysterious puzzle and learning dangerous secrets about Mickey's father's death.
Author
Series
Heir chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Racing against time, Jonah and Emma, who possess unique magical gifts, work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, a peaceful commune that the Wizard Guild claims is a hotbed of underguild terrorists.
10) Awaken
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the Underworld. But now her happiness and safety are threatened because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules, and the only way to fix the balance is for someone to die"-- Provided by publisher.
11) Rot & Ruin
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
HL 780L
Language
English
Description
In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A haunting coming of age novel told in a series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the life of Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflower, shy and introspective, and very intelligent. It's a story of what it's like to grow up in high school, tracing a course through uncharted territory in the world of first dates, family dramas and new friends.
13) The exiled queen
Author
Series
Seven Realms novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers, one fleeing from a forced marriage and the other from a dangerous family of wizards, cross paths and fall in love.
14) Graduation day
Author
Series
The Testing trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"The United Commonwealth wants to eliminate the rebel alliance fighting to destroy The Testing for good. Cia is ready to lead the charge, but will her lethal classmates follow her into battle?"--
15) Out of my mind
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Appears on these lists
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
NYT - Children’s Paperback Books
NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
NYT - Children’s Paperback Books
NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
Description
A brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy, considered by many to be mentally retarded, discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
16) Fire & ash
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
"Benny Imura and his friends have found the jet and Sanctuary--but neither is what they expected. Instead of a refuge, Sanctuary is a hospice, and the soldiers who flew the plane seem to be little more than bureaucrats who have given up hope for humanity's future. With Chong hovering between life and death, clinging to his humanity by a thread, Benny makes a startling discovery: A scientist may have discovered a cure for the zombie plague. Desperate...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
For sixteen years, Nalia has been raised as the princess of Thorvaldor, but one day she learns that her real name is Sinda and that she is part of a complicated plot that would change the future of her country forever.
Author
Series
The Testing trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
A freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Cia Vale attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government's grueling and deadly Testing, putting her and her loved ones in great danger. The plot contains violence.
19) Don't look back
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Sam seems to have everything until she and her best friend, Cassie, disappear one night and now Sam has returned with amnesia, striving to be a much better person and aware that her not remembering may be the only thing keeping Cassie alive.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.