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1) The mailbox
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Gabe tries to hide his uncle's death from the local authorities, he is not prepared for what happens when this secret is discovered.
Author
Series
Rose legacy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
"When orphaned Anthea Thornley receives a letter from her long-lost uncle, she dares to dream that she'll finally find a home where she is wanted. Upon her arrival, Anthea is shocked to learn that her uncle secretly breeds horses--animals that have been forbidden in her kingdom for centuries. More alarming is Anthea's strange ability to sense the horses' thoughts and feelings, an ancient gift called the Way. Confused and terrified, Anthea is desperate...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Primrose, who lives in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
Author
Series
Way of the warrior kid volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
"Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc's life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn't swim. But what was most awful thing about fifth grade? Kenny Williamson, the class bully, who calls himself the 'King of the Jungle.' When Marc's mother tells him that his Uncle Jake is coming to stay for the whole summer, Marc can't wait. Uncle Jake is a for real,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
GN 490L
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • Join Max's quest to become a knight in this laugh-filled, New York Times bestselling adventure from the author of the Big Nate series!
"Max is epic fun!" —JEFF KINNEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series
Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when...
"Max is epic fun!" —JEFF KINNEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series
Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
When the first apple falls from the tree, Faith and Peter know that it's applesauce weather, even though Peter is getting a little old for such things. It also means Uncle Arthur should be here to tell his stories, with a twinkle in his eye as he spins tales about how he came to have a missing finger. But this is the first year without Aunt Lucy, and when Uncle Arthur arrives, there's no twinkle to be found and no stories waiting to be told. Faith...
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Series
Howl's moving castle (Diana Wynne Jones) volume 3
World of Howl volume 03
Land of Ingary volume 3
Howl's castle volume 03
World of Howl volume 03
Land of Ingary volume 3
Howl's castle volume 03
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland an his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places - the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, to name but a few. By opening that door, Charmain is now also looking after an extremely magical stray dog, a...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
Author
Series
American girls collection. Kit, 1934 volume 6
American girls collection. Kit 1934 volume 6
American girl.Kit volume 06
American girl 1934 volume 06
American girls collection. Kit 1934 volume 6
American girl.Kit volume 06
American girl 1934 volume 06
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.
11) Marc's mission
Author
Series
Way of the warrior kid volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Marc hopes that his Uncle Jake can help him turn around his terrible summer, which he has to spend at camp with Nathan James, who is mean and annoying, while longing for a fancy new bike his parents will not buy him.
Author
Series
Poisons of Caux volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Ivy Manx sets out with her new friend, a young "taster," to find her missing uncle, an outlawed healer, in the dangerous kingdom of Caux where magic, herbs, and poisons rule.
Author
Series
Samantha Spinner volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"For Samantha Spinner, it just isn't fair. Her uncle Paul disappeared, and here's what he left: Samantha's sister got a check for
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Upon leaving an oppressive summer camp, twelve-year-old Margaret Rose Kane spearheads a campaign to preserve three unique towers her great-uncles have been building in their backyard for more than forty years.
Author
Series
Cryptid hunters series volume 1
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Twins, Grace and Marty, along with a mysterious uncle, are dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search of their missing photojournalist parents.
18) Chasing Redbird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Zinnia Taylor uncovers family secrets and self truths while clearing a mysterious settler trail that begins on her family's farm in Kentucky.
19) Shades of gray
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
At the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a "traitor" because he refused to take part in the war.
20) Ramona forever
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich Uncle Hobart, a change in her after-school situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job.
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