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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
1260L
Language
English
Description
This classic history, first published in 1921 and winner of the first Newbery Medal, was illustrated in pen and ink by the author. This version has incorporated recent events to make it an up-to-date world history.
3) Ginger Pye
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.
4) Shiloh
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
"When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Frisby's son, Timothy, falls ill with pneumonia just as the farmer begins preparation for spring plowing. Normally she would move her family but Timothy, weak already from being bitten by a spider as a baby, would not survive the cold trip to their summer home.Mrs. Frisby obtains medicine from her friend, the older white mouse, Mr. Ages. On the return journey, she saves the life of Jeremy, a young crow, from Dragon, the farmer's cat - the same...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Four students, each with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.
Author
Series
Prydain chronicles volume 5
Prydian volume 5
Chronicles of Prydain volume v5
Chronicles of Prydain volume 05
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Prydian volume 5
Chronicles of Prydain volume v5
Chronicles of Prydain volume 05
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
In this final part of the chronicle of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.
10) Missing May
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living. Twelve-year-old Summer, her classmate Cletus, and her grieving Uncle Ob set off across West Virginia in search of a "Small Medium at Large" in fond hopes of reaching Aunt May beyond the grave. Their journey is heartening, funny, and altogether unforgettable.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost. Fifteen-year-old Sara Godfrey is having the worst summer of her life. Her face is too flat, her feet are too big, her legs are too skinny, and her opinions about everything seem to change from one minute to the next. But when Sara's younger brother Charlie suddenly disappears, she has a real problem on her hands: Charlie is mentally retarded,...
12) Wringer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
Author
Series
Damar volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.
14) Up a road slowly
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Description
A seven-year-old orphan goes to live with her aunt, where she learns new values as she grows to young womanhood. There are many happy memories and sad times too; jealousy of her sister, death of a schoolmate, and disappointment of first love.
15) Dear Mr. Henshaw
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
"In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 850L
Language
English
Description
A picture book chronicle of the life of children's book pioneer John Newbery describes how he imagined books filled with stories, science and games before becoming a celebrated author and publisher, changing the literary world forever.
18) The slave dancer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.
19) A single shard
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Dave and his father argue constanly, often causing his mother to have asthma attacks. One day when he stormed out, he found Cat, and after that met interesting people, making friends. Then he began to see his family differently.
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