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1) Tangerine
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly beings to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight. [YOUNG ADULT READING]
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the mafia.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old identical twins Jay and Ray have long resented that everyone treats them as one person, and so they hatch a plot to take advantage of the clerical error at their new school and pretend they are just one.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
In Korea in 1473, eleven-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, who as the first-born son receives special treatment from their father, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt to win the New Year kite-fighting competition.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year -old Michael, confined to a wheelchair after an accident, uses mental telepathy to communicate football plays to his quarterback twin brother, Tom, then suddenly finds himself on the field in his brother's place.
7) The swap
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grader Ellie, who is having best-friend problems, and eighth-grader Jack, who is under tremendous pressure from his father, switch bodies and lives, they learn a great deal about themselves and the opposite sex.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"Edgar and Allan, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe, discover that they are entrapped in a nefarious plot that has been going on since their birth"--
9) Monkey
Author
Series
Five ancestors. Original series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alone in the woods, eleven-year-old Malao the "monkey" walks into a battle between a band of bandits, including one Malao finds familiar, and a monkey army, whose leader seems to know Malao.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem. Living with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter feel like a fourth grade nothing. Fudge is never far from trouble. He's a two-year-old terror who gets away with everything-and Peter's had enough. When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter's pet turtle, it's the last straw.
11) The Unwanteds
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.
12) 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
Series
Joey Pigza books volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Dog days
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
During summer vacation, rising dog food prices and falling scrapyard payouts leave Larry wondering how he will feed his three dogs until his little brother alerts him to an intriguing mystery involving a hostile dog in an alley.
Author
Series
Family Fletcher novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.
16) Stowaway
Author
Series
Icarus chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"When scientists discover a rare and mysterious mineral buried in the Earth's crust, they have no idea that it just happens to be the most valuable substance in the entire universe. It's not long before aliens show up . . . offering a promise of protection, some fabulous new technology, and entry into their intergalactic coalition--all in exchange for this precious resource. A material so precious that other alien forces are willing to start a war...
17) Losers, Inc
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Although he knows that his efforts to impress a beautiful student teacher and outdo his perfect older brother jeopardize his status in the losers' club that he and his best friend have started, twelve-year-old Ethan realizes that he no longer wants to be a loser.
18) Never say die
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
19) After ever after
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Although Jeff and Tad, encouraged by a new friend, Lindsey, make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa.
Author
Series
Ascendance novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"In a peaceful Carthya, Jaron leads as the Ascendant King with Imogen beside him -- but the peace he fought so long for is not destined to last. On a routine sea voyage, Jaron's ship is brutally attacked, and he is taken hostage. The mysterious captors and their leader, Jane Strick, accuse Jaron of unthinkable acts. They are also in possession of some shocking items -- including the crown and sword that belonged to Jaron's older brother, Darius --...
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