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Series
Diary of an awesome friendly kid volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
2) Coyote tales
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two tales, set in a time when animals and human beings still talked to each other, display Thomas King's cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and re-issued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and money making schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds.
4) Mystery club
Author
Series
Mr. Wolf's class volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three classmates decide to form a mystery club and vow to find missing playground balls, learn what happened to a beloved teacher, and determine whether a bathroom is haunted.
5) Comeback kid
Author
Series
King of the bench volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Steve and his friends Joey and Carlos, along with the super athletic Becky, join the Mighty Plumbers basketball team, Steve doesn't get to play and is stuck on the bench during the league championship game until he decides to perform his secret ritual move that could win the game.
6) The first
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Byx and her friends continue their quest to uncover the truth of the legends of hidden dairnes, and soon find themselves unlikely leaders of the simmering rebellion.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Charlie's dad just died, the share crops are dry, the most fearsome man in South Carolina has come to collect a debt. To pay him back, Charlie agrees to help him catch thieves. But then Charlie discovers he's chasing escaped slaves.
Author
Series
Weenies short story collections volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Thirty-one creepy stories about vampires, transmutations, dreadful fairylands, and other terrifying things. Includes author's notes on how he got his ideas for these stories.
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Series
Land of stories (Chapter books) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Against the will of their grandmother, twins Alex and Conner must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from the greatest threat it has ever faced--the return of the Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty.
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Series
Last apprentice volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Apprentice Tom and the Spook for whom he works flee to Ireland, where a powerful witch has joined forces with the dark mages trying to call forth ancient powers to destroy Tom.
13) Battlesong
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
While Gwin, a Fetcher, and her family defy the Devouts by sharing song and story, the Oyster's crew and the Sunkers continue fighting to bring light back to the dark world.
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.
15) Mega Bat
Author
Series
Megabat volume 1
Publisher
Tundra
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Daniel Misumi moves into a new home, far away from his old friends, he discovers a tiny talking bat in his room who also finds himself far from the home that he knew.
16) Kristy's big day
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Kristy Thomas' mother decides to get married again, Kristy and her friends in the Baby-sitters Club have to cope with all the small children that her family and friends are bringing to the wedding.
17) The ghost road
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
On her summer vacation, Ruth and her cousin Ruby begin exploring their family history, discovering that a twin from the previous generation was rumored to have The Sight and could see the Ghost Road leading to the lost settlement of Slippers Cove.
Author
Series
Juana and Lucas volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Juana's mother starts spending lots of time with her new friend Luis, Juana worries that these new developments will mean lots of change for her and her dog Lucas.
20) Thundercluck!
Author
Series
Thundercluck volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thundercluck is a powerful chicken favored by the gods and, with the help of the goddess Brunhilde, undertakes a dangerous mission to defeat the evil Cook and other villains who are threatening the kingdom of Asgard.
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