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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
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"Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they've found something special--and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome...
2) Overboard!
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Survivor diaries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips.
3) Wildoak
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Scholastic Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort - but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
4) Firefighter
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Scout (Jennifer Li Shotz) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
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"It's official: Scout is now a K-9 in the National Guard. But being a certified hero means Scout has his job cut out for him. He needs to work even harder to protect his country and his human best friend, Matt. When Matt's classmates get trapped in a raging wildfire, Matt knows that only Scout can track them down and bring them back safely. But when Matt's dad, a First Sergeant home on leave, gets wind of their plan, he insists on joining the rescue...
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I survived volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible. But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally...
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I survived volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone -- they're marching with the army. But then orders...
9) Deep water
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.
10) The Arctic code
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Dark gravity sequence volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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The Earth is in the grip of a new Ice Age, and when twelve-year-old Eleanor's scientist mother disappears in the Arctic, Eleanor sets off on a dangerous journey to find her--and uncovers a mystery, a crime, and evidence that Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials.
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Survivor diaries volume 2
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are tested to the extreme when faced with a powerful avalanche while skiing in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains. Includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service.
12) Lost!
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Survivor diaries volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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In an interview with a reporter, eleven-year-old Carter recounts his tale of survival with twelve-year-old Anna in the perilous jungles of Costa Rica. Includes a list of suvival kit items.
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