Kenneth Oppel
1) Airborn
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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning aerial adventure that started it all Winner of the Governor General's Award, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and recipient of many other national and international honours, Airborn fired the imaginations of readers around the world when it was first published in 2004 and its popularity has never waned. Airborn was followed by the acclaimed sequels Skybreaker, winner of the Red Maple Award and the...
2) Starclimber
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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning aerial adventure that started it all Winner of the Governor General's Award, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and recipient of many other national and international honours, Airborn fired the imaginations of readers around the world when it was first published in 2004 and its popularity has never waned. Airborn was followed by the acclaimed sequels Skybreaker, winner of the Red Maple Award and the...
3) Skybreaker
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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning aerial adventure that started it all Winner of the Governor General's Award, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and recipient of many other national and international honours, Airborn fired the imaginations of readers around the world when it was first published in 2004 and its popularity has never waned. Airborn was followed by the acclaimed sequels Skybreaker, winner of the Red Maple Award and the...
4) Silverwing
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Silverwing saga volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
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When Shade, a young Silverwing bat, gets separated from his colony, he must set out on a dangerous journey to find his way back to them.
5) Bloom
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
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After a downpour of rain, odd black plants begin to shoot up. Suddenly, they are everywhere. They take over fields and twine around houses. They bloom and throw off toxic pollen - and feed. Strangely, three Salt Spring Island teens seem immune. Anaya, Petra and Seth. What's their connection? What's their secret?
6) Firewing
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Silverwing saga volume 3
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Shade's son Griffin is sucked into an underworld, and Shade must save him before a deadly foe finds him first.
7) Sunwing
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Silverwing saga volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
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Shade travels to the far southern jungle, where he will do all he can to find his father--and save the world from an eternal night.
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Silverwing saga volume 1
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Kenneth Oppel's compelling prose and Chris Steininger's dynamic illustrations work seamlessly together to reintroduce Shade to readers young and old. Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. This new...
10) Hatch
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Overthrow volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
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A sequel to Bloom finds Seth, Anaya and Petra locked away in a government lab with other immune kids while the outside world is overrun by an alien infestation of giant insects that spread disease, undermine building foundations and carry off human victims.
11) Thrive
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The alien invasion of Earth is imminent. But maybe not all the aliens are united. A rebel faction has reached out to Anaya, saying there's a way to stop the larger invasion. Can they be trusted? Or is this a trap?
12) Darkwing
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Silverwing saga volume Prequel
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
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While Dusk fights his urge to flap, Carnassial gives in to his instincts to become a vicious predator. The battle for survival has begun...
13) The Boundless
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Aboard "The Boundless, " the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villians.
14) Inkling
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
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When an inkblot, who can write, listen, learn, and draw, jumps out of Mr. Rylance's sketchbook, Ethan believes he may be the answer to their problems and names him Inkling.
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In Silverwing, Shade, a young Silverwing bat, gets separated from his colony and must set out on a dangerous journey to find his way back to them.
Shade's story continues in Sunwing, as he travels to the far southern jungle, where he will do all he can to find his father-and save the world from eternal night.
In Firewing, Shade's son Griffin is sucked into the Underworld, and Shade must save him before a deadly foe finds him first.
Silverwing,...
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Tragedy has forced sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein to swear off alchemy forever. He burns the Dark Library and vows he will never dabble in the dark sciences again-just as he vows he will no longer covet Elizabeth, his brother's betrothed. If only these things were not so tempting. When he and Elizabeth discover a portal into the spirit world, they cannot resist. Together with Victor's twin, Konrad, and their friend Henry, they venture into a...
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Victor Frankenstein leads a charmed life. He and his twin brother, Konrad, and their beautiful cousin Elizabeth take lessons at home and spend their spare time fencing and horseback riding. Along with their friend Henry, they have explored all the hidden passageways and secret rooms of the palatial Frankenstein chateau. Except one.
The Dark Library contains ancient tomes written in strange languages, and filled with forbidden knowledge. Their father...
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Victor Frankenstein leads a charmed life. He and his twin brother, Konrad, and their beautiful cousin Elizabeth take lessons at home and spend their spare time fencing and horseback riding. Along with their friend Henry, they have explored all the hidden passageways and secret rooms of the palatial Frankenstein château. Except one. The Dark Library contains ancient tomes written in strange languages and filled with forbidden knowledge. Their father...
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A train gets waylaid in the middle of nowhere, and Luke and his dad find themselves with four hours to kill before it's fixed. Just enough time for a trip to the mysterious, decrepit old museum on the edge of town. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka.