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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there's a problem with his programming. Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant...
2) Honor bound
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Honors volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
Description
Zara Cole was a thief back on Earth, but she's been recently upgraded to intergalactic fugitive. On the run after a bloody battle in a covert war that she never expected to be fighting, Zara, her co-pilot Beatriz, and their Leviathan ship Nadim barely escaped the carnage with their lives. Now Zara and her crew of Honors need a safe haven, far from the creatures who want to annihilate them. But they'll have to settle for the Sliver: a wild, dangerous...
3) Starclimber
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries journey into outer space on the Starclimber and face a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on board.
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Series
Teen astronauts volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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"In this novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old Houston Williams is offered an opportunity to attend a prestigious NASA space camp"--
5) Honor lost
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Series
Honors volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Quick-thinking Leviathan pilot Zara Cole must stop a planet-eating monster or lose everyone she loves in the finale of this acclaimed trilogy from New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre. Perfect for fans of Illuminae and The Fifth Wave. Space renegade Zara Cole may have finally met her match. Lifekiller-a creature that can devour entire planets-is spreading terror throughout the universe, and it seems nothing can stand in...
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Flip it! It's 2-books-in-1! Start with a factual fiction story about a friendly rocket named Phoenix who becomes best friends with Pyxi, a space rover. Then, flip the book over for a nonfiction exploration of real-life rockets! Photographs and infographics illuminate fun rocket facts. The Rocket and Rover characters make special appearances throughout the nonfiction side to tie the two books together.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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Fifth-graders Zoe, Jaden, and Caleb and the rest of the Hubble Middle School S.M.A.R.T.S. club are participating in a Mars colony simulation sponsored by a private company, but when their equipment starts malfunctioning the kids suspect sabotage--and their chief suspect is Barrett and the rival Mad Scientists from the Edison Middle School.
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It is 1629, and there is mutiny in the air aboard the Dutch ship Batavia as she plies her way towards Java with her precious cargo. Jan, a cabin boy, and Wouter, a young soldier, find themselves caught up in the tragic wrecking and bloody revolt that follow. But worse is to come...
Based on the diaries of the ship's Commander, Rosemary Hayes recaptures some of sea history's most dramatic moments, linking the fates of of Jan and Wouter with discoveries...
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English
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Trying to fit in is not always easy! Although things may seem tough, it's never a good reason to give up. Mucus is a young alien, that's struggling to fit in after traveling from his Planet to Earth. Mucus's world as he knows it is about to change forever! He is forced to deal with many challenges and overcome obstacles that he never imagined he'd have to face and without his help, his family is doomed.
This story is, based on events that my friends...
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The journey continues... Marcus still struggles to fit in on Earth but now he has even bigger problems. After disaster struck on Zortrax, he is forced to help his little brother Germ adjust to Earth while trying to find his parents, who are lost in space. He is confused and scared; not wanting to give up, he keeps pushing through, wondering if his parents will ever return...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When the plans for the prototype of a failed flying machine go missing from the Air and Space Museum's archives, Amal's father, the assistant archivist, is blamed. No one suspects a crime has been committed - except Amal and her friends. With her father's job on the line, it's up to them to track down the missing plans and get to the bottom of the museum mystery.
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What happens when a meteor hits Antarctica, releasing gasses and causing a chemical reaction that somehow brings a dinosaur back to life? A Dinosaur in Antarctica: Min Finds Paradise is a book about a dinosaur trying to find a way home back to his 'people'. The answer to Min's hopes and dreams lies under the Antarctic ice and the only people who can help him are a group of scientists. This book celebrates making new friends and belonging. Join Min...
13) Moving to Mars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
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"Mars likes peace and quiet and is not happy when unexpected visitors start showing up. But when they leave, Mars realizes being alone isn't all that great"--Back cover.
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Thirteen-year-old Houston Williams is smart. Very smart. So, no one is surprised, when he earns a scholarship to attend a prestigious NASA space camp. At the training facility, he immediately bonds with his new team, including a girl named Teal. He also clashes with a girl on a rival team named Ashley, who matches or beats him in every exercise. The three of them impress the directors so much they are, invited to join a top-secret research project...
15) Boldly Go
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Series
Teen astronauts volume 2
Language
English
Description
Teen astronaut Houston Williams is finally headed into outer space.
Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn't realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a cutting-edge research project aimed at studying how space travel affects people of different ages. Now, after months of intense training, Houston is blasting off into space!
He and his new friend and former rival, Ashley,...
16) Mission to Mars
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Series
Teen astronauts volume 3
Language
English
Description
Teen astronaut Houston Williams is now the pilot on a mission to Mars.
Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn't realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a top-secret research project aimed at studying how space travel affects people of different ages. After months spent on the International Space Station conducting a variety of experiments, Houston is surprised to learn that...
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Laika is an orphaned stray dog who lives in the streets of Moscow in the then Soviet Union. Although she is loved by her pack, Laika longs one day to learn the names of the stars, since she knows that all dogs become stars when they die-including her parents. One day, a Russian scientist named Vlad offers Laika the chance to travel to the stars by helping him with an important experiment, an event that will change the entire world. Part fable, part...
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Français
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Un roman pour les enfants à partir de 12 ans !
Séville 1528. À la mort de leur tuteur, Valerio et Miguel, des jumeaux, apprennent qu'ils sont en réalité nés sur le Nouveau Continent. Ils décident alors de tout faire pour gagner le Nouveau Monde et retrouver leurs parents. Grâce à un concours de circonstances, ils embarquent sur un navire marchand en qualité de mousses.
Parviendront-ils à atteindre leur terre promise ? Quelles aventures...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Amos Abernathy lives for history. Literally. He's been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there's something missing from history: someone like the two of them. Amos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. His search turns up Albert D. J. Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Author and illustrator Simon Schwartz weaves biography and fiction together to explore the life of Arctic adventurer Matthew Henson. Moving between different time periods and incorporating Inuit mythology, Schwartz offers fresh perspectives on the many challenges Henson confronted during his life. As a member of early missions to reach the North Pole, Henson braved subzero temperatures and shifting sea ice. As an African American at the turn of the...
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