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1) The Iliad
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Series
Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
Description
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Includes a novel and two short stories.
Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are...
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Series
Lexile measure
310L
Language
English
Description
Five little monkeys bake a birthday cake : Five little monkeys wake up with the sun. Today is their mama's birthday and they are going to bake a cake. They'll have to measure the flour and mix in the right number of eggs, and get it all into the oven in time for the birthday surprise without waking up Mama!
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed : As soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. But trouble...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle. Morgan le Fay will make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if only they can solve four riddles -- which will take four books, of course! Dolphins at Daybreak begins the third set of four books in this magical (and increasingly popular) series! Jack and Annie are off in the Magic...
6) Speak
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
"'Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say.' From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is a friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother, Relda Grimm, who lives in a town in rural New York State that experiences an extraordinary number of unexplained and unusual crimes. In this book, the girls are pitted against a giant who has been rampaging through town. But who set the giant loose?
9) Eulalia!
Author
Series
Redwall volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Lord Asheye, the Badger Lord of Salamandastron envisions his own demise, prompting him to send a clever haremaid from the Long Patrol on a quest to find his successor. Meanwhile, Gorath, an orphaned warrior badger, has a vision of his own: a sword-wielding mouse tells him to follow a thief to Redwall. Complicating matters are Vizka Longtooth and his scurrilous Sea Raiders who want to capture Redwall for themselves.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive. This is the story of the author, the fire team leader, and sole survivor of Operation...
12) Bossypants
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Series
Language
English
Description
From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
13) Chime
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Language
English
Description
In the early twentieth century in Swampsea, seventeen-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about.
14) Above World
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
In a future of high technology and genetic modification the Coral Kampii, like legendary mermaids, live isolated from the Above World, but when the devices that allows them to breathe underwater start to fail, thirteen-year-old Aluna and her friend Hoku go to that forbidden place to find help.
15) Game changers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
When the coach's son, shawn o'brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old ben mcbain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
16) The spymasters
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Series
Language
English
Description
Tapped by FDR to assist the Allies' threatened efforts to secure France and build an atomic bomb, OSS spy chief Wild Bill Donovan and top agent Dick Canidy coordinate a sabotage mission targeting Germany's aerial torpedo munitions while countering a mole who is leaking Manhattan Project secrets to the Soviets.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"World War II is raging across Europe and the Axis and Allied powers are in a stalemate. Dak, Sera, and Riq can tip the scales in the Allies' favor if they can pull off the most daring spy mission of all time. But even if they succeed, are they playing into the SQ's hands?" --Back cover.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
From the publishers of "Spirit Animals" and "The 39 Clues" and the mind of James Dashner, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Maze Runner." Action, humor, and real history collide in the "Infinity Ring" series! Sera has a secret. She's seen the future, and it is a terrifying place. Unfortunately, she can't do anything to prevent the Cataclysm while stranded with Dak and Riq thousands of years in the past. Their only hope lies with the...
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