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1) Inkheart
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 23
Description
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
650L
Description
Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now age eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a caf�e and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.
4) Grumpy bird
Author
Series
Bird (Jeremy Tankard) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Feeling too grumpy to fly, Bird begins to walk and finds that his mood changes as other animals join him.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"One day a young couple wakes to find a boy asleep on their porch. Unable to speak, the boy cannot explain his history. What kind of people would leave their child with strangers? All John and Marta know is that they have been chosen to care for this boy. As their connection to him grows, they embrace his exuberant spirit and talents. The three of them blossom into an unlikely family, but how long can their happiness last?"-- From dust jacket flap....
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Series
The Penderwicks volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Description
When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles dreams of life outside the small town of Burr Oak Michigan, but when she stumbles on the opportunity to learn ostrich-riding with the infamous Madame Marantette her obligations to her family on the farm threaten to derail her dreams of a bigger life. Includes photographs and information on Madame Marantette.
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Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
910L
Description
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.-"Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley about his summer vacation. As Greg enters the new school year, he's eager to put the events of the past three months behind him ... and one event in particular. Greg knows...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
When thirteen-year-old Logan and his family move into a run-down old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer.
11) Half a chance
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
Formats
Description
Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see.
13) Too many toys
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Although he finally agrees that he has too many toys and needs to give them away, there is one toy that Spencer absolutely cannot part with.
15) Project Mulberry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
17) Mockingbird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.
18) Scat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
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