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1) Melonhead
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Melonhead books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
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In the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Capitol Hill, Lucy Rose's friend Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a budding inventor with a knack for getting into trouble, enters a science contest that challenges students to recycle an older invention into a new invention.
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"The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are a little... competitive. Okay. They're a LOT competitive. The minute Principal Yee announces an epic competition for the golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows he has to win. But it won't be easy. The competition doesn't just include science, technology, engineering and math. It also has arts and sports. Not Doug's best subjects... With only a week to go, Doug launches a quest...
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Carter Lewis's Uncle Dan has invented a suit that creates a virtual reality world so that the person experiences and interacts with a book as if he were actually there--but when Carter and his cousin Isabelle put on the suits they discover that a hacker is playing games with them.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish--fins and all. This ... account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes"--Amazon.com.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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Twelve-year-old genius inventor and budding businessman Billy Sure hosts an online contest for fellow kid innovators to share their own inventions and the winning submission will be produced by his company, Sure Things, Inc., but with so many fascinating entries, Billy wonders how he will ever choose a winner while helping other kids achieve their dreams at the same time.
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Misadventures of Willie Plummet volume 1
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CPH
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
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Willie explores his Christian values when his remote control flying machine behaves unpredictably, generating local reports of UFOs and motivating the Air Force to begin planning a command center in Glenfield.
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Snazzy cat capers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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"Ophelia von Hairball V of Burglaria, international kitty of mystery, is always fishing for a new mission im-paws-ible. When a thief steals a dangerous artifact from its vault, the Furry Feline Burglary Institute (FFBI) puts Ophelia in charge of stealing it back. But when the cat's away, the dogs will play. The Central Canine Intelligence Agency (CCIA) is hot on her tail--and they want the artifact for themselves! Ophelia will need some dashing disguises,...
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Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Tom Swift and his friends at the Swift Institute work together to retrieve a drone that was taken by the custodian, Mr. Conway, who they believe is a notorious hacker.
18) The sonic breach
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Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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When someone steals an "app" that Amy wrote and profits from it, Tom and his friends use a robot to help catch the thief.
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Frank Einstein volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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"Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with intelligent robots Klink and Klank once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--
20) Mechanica
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Mechanica volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
920L
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Nicolette's awful stepsisters call her "Mechanica" to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother's knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have turned her into a servant in her own home. But on her sixteenth birthday, Nicolette discovers a secret workshop in the cellar and begins to dare to imagine a new life for herself. Could the mysterious books and tools hidden there -- and the mechanical menagerie,...
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