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1) 13 hangmen
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Some people won't believe any of this story. You might be one of them. But every single word is true. Tony DiMarco does catch a murderer, solve a mystery, and find a treasure--all in the first few days after he moves, unexpectedly, to 13 Hangmen's Court in Boston. The fact that he also turns thirteen at the same time is not a coincidence." So begins the story of Tony and his friends--five 13-year-old boys, all of whom are living in the same house...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Taking her overprotected young charge to the public park to broaden his horizons, fourteen-year-old baby sitter Enid enjoys unexpected friendships with a black saxophonist and a bag lady until she is charged with kidnapping.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1908, eleven-year-old Innie joins the library club at a settlement house that serves immigrant families of Boston's North End, but when items and money disappear from the settlement house, Innie's past as a troublemaker puts her under suspicion.
4) Last man out
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tommy Gallagher, the bravest and toughest football player on the field, faces his biggest battle ever when his father, a Boston firefighter, is fatally injured while rescuing a child.
5) Gold dust
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napolean, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napolean will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the racially polarized Boston school.
Author
Series
Anastasia Krupnik volume 7
Pub. Date
1987.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Anastasia acquires poise and self-confidence, a new friend, and advice on becoming a bookstore owner when she commutes to Boston to take a modeling course.
Author
Series
Baseball Geeks adventures volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Baseball Geeks are on their way to Fenway Park to appear on a reality TV show. Joey, Kevin, and Omar are being tested on all of their baseball knowledge, but will they be able to beat the competition and win the Fenway Challenge?"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the events that occur at the end of seventh grade, when a group of friends plan to trick Carlos, an annoying "problem" student who says he is visited by aliens, while they are on a field trip in the mountains of New Hampshire.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a diamond goes missing from the Louvre, it is up to nine-year-old Julieta to identify the thief, exonerate her father, and return home to Boston before her baby brother is born. Includes glossary of French and Spanish words and notes about the Regent Diamond, Athena, and works of art mentioned in the book"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Penhallow Fitch, a gargoyle assigned to protect a Boston apartment building, must fight against evil spirits called Netherkin and the Boneless King to keep the residents of the building and the city safe.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the fall of 2004, twelve-year-old Oscar Egg is sent to live with his father in a strange netherworld under Boston's Fenway Park, where he joins the fairies, pooka, banshee, and other beings that are trapped there, waiting for someone to break the eighty-six-year-old curse that has prevented the Boston Red Sox from winning a World Series.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
1290L
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Polly Milton goes to stay with her friend Fanny for the summer, she finds that the Shaw family's wealthy city life couldn't be more different from her country upbringing. With her plain clothes and more practical interests, Polly is out of place among a crowd focused on following the latest trends and presenting the right image. One of the few people who doesn't pressure her to fit in is Fanny's brother, Tom, but he's also one...
Author
Series
Lock and key (Ridley Pearson) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moira Moriarty calls upon the clever Sherlock Holmes, her brother James's roommate at school, to help solve the mystery of her father's death, leading them to a secret sect, a rare jewel, and a friendship torn asunder.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
In 1968 Massachusetts, after her brother Patrick goes to fight in Vietnam, fifteen-year-old Molly records in her diary how she misses her brother, volunteers at a Veterans' Administration Hospital, and tries to make sense of the war in Vietnam and the tumultuous events in the United States. Includes historical notes.
16) Muffled
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When fifth-grader Amelia learns to cope with her noise sensitivity, she steps outside of her comfort zone and makes new friends. Includes information about noise sensitivity.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the story of five-year-old Charlotte Tucker, who would grow up to become the grandmother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, as she feels the effects of the War of 1812 while living with her family near Boston.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Moving to inner-city Boston after his parents' divorce, eleven-year-old Nicky struggles to cope with the changes in his life, including acquiring a former guide dog that leads to a mystery for Nicky to solve.
Author
Series
Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he is tracked down by a man he's never met -- a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls,...
20) Ragtag
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A young swallow leads a band of birds against an empire of raptors that has invaded Boston.
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