Kathryn Lasky
1) Lone wolf
Author
Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by his pack, a baby wolf with a mysterious mark on his deformed paw survives and embarks on a journey that will change the world of the wolves of the Beyond.
2) Shadow wolf
Author
Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
After earning the right to return to the wolf pack that abandoned him, the exiled Faolan joins the clan as a lowly "gnaw wolf," but his goal of rising in the pack order is threatened when a jealous rival frames him for an unspeakable crime.
3) Watch wolf
Author
Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Faolan, poised to take his place as a member of the revered Wolves of the Watch, may be the only one who can stop Dunbar MacHeath and his clan from provoking a war between the Watch and the bears.
4) Frost wolf
Author
Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When a terrible danger threatens the wolves of the Beyond, outsider Faolan must take a leadership role and inspire the pack to stand together.
5) Spirit wolf
Author
Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When earthquakes and erupting volcanoes strike the Beyond, Faolan and the other surviving wolves must head for the Distant Blue, where they hope to find a new home.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
In twelfth-century England, Matty grows up to be a master falconer, able to communicate with the devoted birds who later help her and Fynn, also known as Robin Hood, to foil Prince John's plot to steal the crown.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Cubs Stellan and Jytte set out to find their warrior father Svern, who has been exiled to the legendary den of forever frost, in order to save their mother from the Grand Patek, whose dangerous influence is spreading throughout the bear kingdom.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
It is a time of trouble in the Northern Kingdoms because a group of power-hungry polar bears called Roguers has been snatching cubs from their mothers and killing those who resist; but Svenna is not about to relinquish her two cubs to that fate, so she agrees to go with the Roguers and serve Mystress of the Hands if her cubs, who have special powers, are allowed to stay with her cousin--but nobody is truly safe when a way of life is collapsing around...
9) Ashes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1932 Berlin, thirteen-year-old Gaby Schramm witnesses the beginning of Hitler's rise to power, as soldiers become ubiquitous, her beloved literature teacher starts wearing a jewelled swastika pin, and the family's dear friend, Albert Einstein, leaves the country while Gaby's parents secretly bury his books and papers in their small yard.
10) The escape
Author
Series
Horses of the dawn volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
15) The haunting
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
Deep in the wilds of Scotland, land of ancient warrior kings and myths, there is a deep secret. The secret is a colony of beavers, a species that is craved for their fur pelts, but vilified for what humans consider to be the destruction of their land. No beaver has been spotted in Scotland or England for over five hundred years, until the young beaver, Dunwattle, is sighted! Dunwattle's flight is driven by the presence of a ghostly figure, a figure...
16) The searchers
Author
Series
Secret of Glendunny volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
When swan Elsinore, the beavers' beloved mother figure, is kidnapped by dark forces, Dunwattle and Locksley set out to find her, but little do they know, they have a much larger expedition in store when they discover other persecuted animals being held against their will for nefarious purposes.
18) Wild blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The filly Estrella, her human friend, Tio, and her small herd of horses have temporarily escaped from the evil human El Miedo, but he has not given up, and as the dawn horses keep searching for the sweet grasses that will give them strength, new friends--and enemies--both human and animal, will emerge from the shadows.
19) More than magic
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Ryder always thought something special would happen when she turned eleven, and this year she misses her mom, who died several years ago, more than ever. Ryder's parents created a cartoon show featuring an eleven year old hero named Rory. Then on Ryder' seventh birthday, Rory steps out of the screen--Rory needs help!"-- Provided by publisher.
20) Tumble bunnies
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Feeling untalented in the team sports scheduled for his school's Sports Spectacular, Clyde the rabbit develops his own event, a freestyle tumbling routine with a dazzling move called the "twirly burly."