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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
820L
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English
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The carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour of a chill Midwestern October eve. Ushering in Halloween a week before its time, a calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Young boyhood companions James Nightshade and Will Halloway are the first to heed its call. From a place of safety, they watch a midway come to spectral life, their emotions a riot of eagerness, trepidation, bravado,...
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It promises to be a busy week for Hanna Swensen. Not only is she whipping up treats for the chamber of commerce at the fair; she is also judging the banking contest, acting as a magician's assistant for her business partner's husband; trying to coach Moishe, her previously rapacious feline, to en his hunger strike, and performing her own private carnival act by juggling the demands of her mother and sisters.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
700L
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Blake and his younger brother, Quinn, are exact opposites. Blake is the responsible member of the family. He constantly has to keep an eye on the fearless Quinn, whose thrill-seeking sometimes goes too far. But the stakes get higher when Blake has to chase Quinn into a bizarre phantom carnival that traps its customers forever. In order to escape, Blake must survive seven deadly rides by dawn, each of which represents a deep, personal...
4) Fat Tuesday
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Former New Orleans policeman Burke Basile kidnaps a mobster's beautiful wife in revenge for the death of his partner. Unforeseen problems begin almost immediately as Basile, hiding with her in a secluded cabin, realizes he is falling in love. The lady is no gangster's moll, her marriage a sacrifice for her family. By the author of Exclusive.
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Mr. Lemoncello's library volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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"Everybody starts somewhere, and once upon a time Luigi Lemoncello was a thirteen-year-old boy in a large family who dreamed of being a showman; he gets his first chance working for a famous barker at a summer carnival where a mysterious puzzle leads him and his friends on a treasure hunt"--Title verso page.
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From visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes this noir-style psychological thriller starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett. When a manipulative carnival man (Cooper) teams with an equally deceptive psychiatrist (Blanchett) to grift the wealthy in 1940s New York society, he learns that his new partner in crime might be his most formidable opponent yet. NIGHTMARE ALLEY is directed by del Toro, who co-wrote the film with Kim Morgan, based on...
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Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 9
Cam Jansen adventure volume 09
Cam Jansen adventure volume 9
Cam Jansen adventure volume 09
Cam Jansen adventure volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
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English
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Cam and her friends are set to try their luck at the school carnival. Cam and Eric suspect some funny business is going on at the Dime Toss when the same boy and girl keep winning and no other kids have any luck.
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"She's destined to be a great Trinidadian Carnival costume designer like her renowned uncle, Russel Messina, and will one day inherit leadership of the family's masquerade band, Grandeur. Her classmate, the popular social media influencer, Brandon Richards, is the bane of her existence. Everything about him irks her, from his annoying nickname for Tess ("Boop") to his association with David, her awful ex. But when the future of Grandeur nears the...
11) Empty smiles
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Small spaces quartet volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
HL 500L
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English
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"When the carnival arrives in town Coco, Brian, and Phil must work together to save Ollie from the smiling man." --
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Carny Sullivan grew up in the zany world of a traveling carnival. Quaint and peaceful Serenity, Texas, has given her a home, a life, and a child. Logan Brisco is the smoothest, slickest, handsomest man Serenity, Texas has ever seen. But Carny Sullivan knows a con artist when she sees one---and she's seen plenty, starting with her father. As far as Carny Sullivan can tell, she's the only one in town who has his number. Because from his Italian shoes...
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The "Mark Twain of Indiana" captures the nostalgia of small-town life and recounts his coming-of-age in Danville, Indiana. Witness the uproarious story of Gulley's young life, including his infatuation with his comely sixth-grade teacher, his dalliance with sin--eating meat on Friday and inappropriate activities with a mannequin named Ginger--and his checkered start with organized religion.
14) Carnival quest
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Candy shop war volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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When the third White sibling brings a carnival to town, giving everyone who visited strange nightmares and weird dreams, the Blue Falcons, with a host of new candies, must tap into the power of their own dreams to battle their greatest adversary yet.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
590L
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English
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While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. Merlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Yet another...
16) Carnevil
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Monsterstreet volume 3
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English
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"In the third Monsterstreet book, a ticket to the scariest carnival in town comes with a price that might cost your life..."--Amazon.com.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
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English
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Every class has to come up with an idea for a booth at the school carnival. Too bad your class has chosen your idea: a dunking booth. And they want you to be the one who gets dunked! Boy are you sunk-because you can't even swim! And to top it all off, you heard there might be sharks in the dunking tank! Yikes!
18) The chef
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Caleb Rooney volume 01
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English
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In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty--as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a pair of unthinkable discoveries. His beloved city is under threat of attack. And these would-be...
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Magic ballerina volume 22
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English
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It's carnival time! But not everyone is enjoying the dancing - the poor toymaker has lost his favourite puppet, Peter. Is the evil Von Rotbart behind his disappearance? And can Jade outwit the owl magician and free Peter from the spell? Ages 5+.
20) The dead zone
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
790L
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English
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In his unequalled career, Stephen King has forged a place in publishing history as the most popular and recognized author of all time. Now, Signet is proud to reissue his most startling psychological thriller! After awakening from a four and a half year-long coma, a simple teacher finds himself irreparably altered -- both blessed ... and cursed -- with precognative visions of the future. Driven by his altruistic nature, he decides to use his newfound...
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