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The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...

2) The Count of Monte-Cristo

Author

Dumas, Alexandre

Series

Timeless Classics
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Bantam classic
Everyman's library volume 320
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Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 34

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Overview: Alexandre Dumas's novel of justice, retribution, and self-discovery - one of the most enduringly popular adventure tales ever written - appears here in a newly revised translation. "This novel tells the story of Edmond Dantes, wrongfully imprisoned for life in the supposedly impregnable sea fortress the Chateau d'If. After a daring escape, and after unearthing a hidden treasure revealed to him by a fellow prisoner, he devotes the rest...

3) A court of thorns and roses

Author

Series

A court of thorns and roses volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 21

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Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a firey passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose Tamlin forever"--‡cProvided by publisher.

4) Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter (Original series) volume 2
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14

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Lord of the rings
Hobbit
Middle-Earth Universe

"For Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls' bathroom. But then real trouble begins--someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects ... Harry Potter himself?"--Page...

5) The hobbit, or, There and back again

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16

Lexile measure

1000L

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The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish. Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo -- alone and unaided -- who had to...

6) Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter (Original series) volume 1
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 1
Thorndike large print young adult

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12

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NYT - Children’s Series

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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. "Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible...

7) A court of mist and fury

Author

Series

A court of thorns and roses volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 30

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Though Feyre now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, but as she navigates the feared Night Court's dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms--and she might be key to stopping it. Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court--but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save...

8) The fellowship of the ring: being the first part of the Lord of the Rings

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R

Series

Lord of the rings volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29

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The first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful power of the One Ring. It begins a magnificent tale of adventure that will plunge the members of the Fellowship of the Ring into a perilous quest and set the stage for the ultimate clash between the powers of good and evil.

9) Treasure Island

Author

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2

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Treasure Island is an adventure novel for young adults written by Robert Louis Stevenson, which was serialized in 1881 and 1882 and published in 1883. It is frequently dramatized in plays, television, and film, and has had an enormous influence on popular culture, particularly on public perceptions of pirate and sea-faring life. It is considered a coming-of-age tale and belongs to a genre of sea novels popular in the 19th century.

10) I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Author

Tarshis, Lauren

Series

I survived volume 3

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2

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Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?

11) A court of wings and ruin

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Series

A court of thorns and roses volume 3

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 31

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Scholastic classics
Timeless Classics
David Balfour

Feyre will bring vengeance. She has left the Night Court -- and her High Lord -- and is playing a deadly game of deceit. Her former lover Tamlin is making deals with Feyre's enemies and she is determined to uncover his plans. But can she make him believe she has come back to him when every fibre of her being yearns for Rhysand? As mighty armies clash, Feyre will discover she is not the only one hiding something. And as the web of secrets, lies and...

12) Kidnapped

Author

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14

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'Originally written as a boys' adventure novel, Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped has received praise from a range of writers, including Henry James and Jorge Luis Borges. Set around events in eighteenth century Scotland, such as the "Appin Murder" that happened in the wake of the Jacobite Rising, it skillfully and sympathetically portrays the political situation of the time. A sequel, titled Catriona, was published in 1893.'-From Amazon

13) The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Best Mark Twain Books
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Airmont classic volume Cl-4
Adapted Junior Classic
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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18

Lexile measure

990L

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Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.

14) The lightning thief

Author

Riordan, Rick

Series

Percy Jackson & the Olympians volume 1
Percy Jackson and the Olympians volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13

Lexile measure

740L

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After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

15) Harry Potter and the deathly hallows

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter (Original series) volume 7
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 7

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34

Lexile measure

880L

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In their last year at Hogwarts Harry and his friends join the Order of the Phoenix in it's battle against Voldemort and his forces. Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.

16) A court of silver flames

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Book, DVD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Series

A court of thorns and roses volume 5

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 33

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"Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior...

17) The lost hero

Author

Riordan, Rick

Series

Heroes of Olympus volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 19

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"Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anythign before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently, he has a girlfriend named Piper, and his best friend is a guy named Leo. They're all students at the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad kids," as Leo puts it. What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly? jason doesn't know anything - except that everything seems very wrong. Piper has a secret. Her father,...

18) I will find you

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"An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive, and must break out of prison to find out the truth"-- David and Cheryl Burroughs were living the dream life when tragedy struck. Now, five years after that terrible night, Cheryl is remarried. And David is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison for the brutal murder of their son. Then Cheryl's sister, Rachel, arrives unexpectedly...

19) Throne of glass

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Series

Throne of glass novels volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18

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In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of...

20) I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001

Author

Tarshis, Lauren

Series

I survived volume 6

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

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