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1) Scat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
2) Chomp
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it's because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.
Author
Series
Three rancheros volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.
7) Spineless
Author
Series
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
"Walking gthrough the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger--a real-life, very large tiger--pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things--like memories, and heartache, and tigers--can't...
Author
Series
Beyond the Spiderwick chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick, Julies, Laurie, and their friends try to prevent a hydra from destroying Florida.
10) The one and only
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Maryellen, 1954 volume 1
Maryellen classic volume 01
American girl BeForever. Maryellen 1954 volume 1
Maryellen classic volume 01
American girl BeForever. Maryellen 1954 volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"Growing up in the 1950s, nine-year-old Maryellen longs to stand out, but in a family with five brothers and sisters, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle!"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia, so when one showed up dead along the side of a Florida highway in 1979, scientists wondered where it came from. No one knew the snakes had launched a full-scale invasion. Pet pythons that escaped or were released by their owners started breeding in the wild, and these enormous predators began eating every animal in their path. Today a group of scientists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is tracking...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Ofelia, Aster, Cat, and Lane fail to persuade a local girls club to change an outdated tradition, they form an alternative group that shakes up their sleepy Florida town. Includes tips for beginning birders, characteristics of crystals, a cookie recipe, tips for aspiring journalists, directions for creating badges, and facts about the killing of birds for fashion.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old Miranium's summer is going down hill fast: her best friend, Thomas, has moved away, her know-it-all nemesis, Tamika, has moved too near for comfort, her parents are stressed since her father has lost his job, she has just blown up the microwave with an ill-advised experiment (destroying her own cellphone in the process), and worst of all her beloved cat, Sir Fig Newton, has developed diabetes; there is no money for his medical care,...
17) The bull shark
Author
Series
Dragged from under volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Barn Whimbril is a shark-obsessed sixth grader living in Florida. When a deadly shark attack happens in a canal near his home, he heads off to the scene. As he tries to figure out what has caused these bull sharks to become more aggressive, Barn will face several hazards both in and out of the water.
18) Taking off
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Maryellen, 1954 volume 2
Maryellen classic volume 02
American girl BeForever. Maryellen 1954 volume 2
Maryellen classic volume 02
American girl BeForever. Maryellen 1954 volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"In the 1950s, if fourth-grader Maryellen is going to invent a flying machine, become famous, and get her big sister Joan's wedding off the ground, she will need all the help and all the friends she can get!"--
19) The Daytona 500
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This exciting book provides an overview of the Daytona 500, from the event's beginnings up to the present day. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jasmine Yap plans to move in with her long-time boyfriend, Paul, before starting a nursing program at community college-- until she catches Paul cheating. To her giant, overprotective family, Paul's loss is their golden ticket to showing Jasmine that she deserves much more. When Jasmine refuses to meet anyone new, the family set us the Jasmine Project. Their plan: use Jasmine's graduation party as an opportunity for her to meet the most eligible...
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