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1) Rescue
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Nearly two years ago, Meg Kenyon's father left their home in France to fight for the allies in World War II. Recently, Meg heard he had been taken prisoner by the Nazis. All Meg has left of him now are the codes he placed in a jar for her to decipher, an affectionate game the two of them once shared. But even those are running low. But the codes are running low, and soon there'll be nothing left of Papa for Meg to hold on to at all. Suddenly, an impossible...
2) Allies
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Now in Paris with her parents who are filming their TV show about the world's haunted cities, Cassidy Blake (who can see ghosts) and her friend Jacob (who is a ghost) are alert for trouble, especially when the filming takes them into the underground Catacombs, the empire of the dead, where Cassidy accidentally awakens a powerful poltergeist spirit--one whose mystery she must solve before his power is unleashed on the whole city.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a chase to retrieve her new dog, a longtime resident of Paris ascends the Eiffel Tower for the first time, discovering how much beauty she has been missing all these years and deciding to try something new each week.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its service during the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Maya, in Paris with her family for a year, lands in the middle of the mysterious La Societé's quest for immortality when the magical Cabinet of Earths chooses her as its next Keeper, promising to restore her mother's health. Includes historical notes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While in Paris, France on a class trip, Colette Iselin enlists the help of her charming French tour guide to help uncover a possible connection between Marie Antoinette, a series of gruesome murders, and perhaps her own family history, and he also gives her insights into herself.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... Eleven-year-old Paul's French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn't seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all, but the soldier needs Paul's help. This...
9) War stories
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Trevor Firestone loves playing war-based video games and he idolizes his great-grandfather Jacob who came home from World War II a celebrated hero; now ninety-three Jacob wants to retrace his journey in memory and reality and return to the small French village that his unit liberated, and Trevor is going with him--but not everyone in the town wants Jacob to come, and Trevor is going to learn an important lesson: real war is not a video...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 42
Lexile measure
HL 470L
Language
English
Description
"A swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, it is set in France during the 1620s and richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Dumas transforms major and minor historical figures into larger-than-life characters: the brave d'Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory; the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Rose Bliss and her siblings track down magical ingredients in Paris so Rose can compete in a baking challenge against her evil aunt and win back the family's magical cookbook"--
Author
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, Wonderstruck and The Marvels, which together with The Invention of Hugo Cabret, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy!
2008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick!Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks--like...
13) Double vision
Author
Series
Double vision volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a routine school field trip goes awry, Linc Baker is thrust into a world of intrigue and espionage, where a kid agent who looks exactly like him threatens to use powerful artifacts to control the world"--
14) Cinderella
Author
Lexile measure
AD 890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl named Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and two stepsisters and, with the encouragement and assistance of her fairy godmother, overcomes a series of obstacles in order to fulfill her destiny.
15) Rook
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Who needs a wedding ring when you can pick up a sword? A remarkable and utterly inventive novel from Sharon Cameron, author of THE DARK UNWINDING, which USA TODAY called "spellbindingly imaginative."
History has a way of repeating itself. In the Sunken City that was once Paris, all who oppose the new revolution are being put to the blade. Except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a red-tipped rook feather left in their place. Is the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
From Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee and Allies, comes an original novella — in ebook! In Allies, Alan Gratz's thrilling novel of D-Day, we met Samira, a young girl who is part of the underground French resistance during World War II. Samira cracks codes and trades secrets in order to sabotage the Nazis' plans.In Resist, we delve deeper into Samira's story. Here, we follow Samira as she journeys through...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
After being stranded in a desert after a crash, a pilot comes in contact with a captivating little prince who recounts his journey from planet to planet and his search for what is most important in life. For over sixty-five years Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic, The Little Prince, has captured readers' hearts. The whimsical story with a fairy tale feel has sold over 3 million copies in all formats. This exciting pop-up edition includes the complete...
Author
Series
Last musketeer volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
"Before they were legends, they were friends. All for one and one for all! On the first day of a family trip to Paris, Greg Rich's parents disappear. They're are not just missing from the city - they're missing from the century. So Greg does what any other fourteen-year-old would do: he travels through time to rescue them. Greg soon finds out that his family history is tied to the legendary Three Musketeers. But when he meets them, they're his age,...
19) Stone soup
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 310L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two hungry travelers use a stone as a soup starter and demonstrate the benefits of sharing. Includes a recipe for soup.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 830L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Pierre dreams of being a chef at his parents' restaurant, La Bonne Vache, in the south of France and is told he is too young, but when an important guest comes Pierre sees a chance to prove himself. Includes notes about dining in France and a glossary.
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