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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds.Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported...
Author
Series
Harry Potter (Original series) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. 'The Wind in the Willows' is a true classic of Children's literature, penned by Kenneth Grahame and first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the English Thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mary Lennox is sent from India to the moors of England to live with her uncle after losing her parents, not only does she discover a secret garden, but she also discovers the true meaning of family, friendship, and perseverance. This magical, timeless classic, originally published in 1911, is by the author of A Little Princess and Little Lord Faunteleroy.
Author
Series
Harry Potter (Original series) volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The Daily Prophet looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet... As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers...
7) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements...
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Series
Molly Moon volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Unlucky and unloved, Molly Moon, living in a dreary orphanage in a small English town, discovers a hidden talent for hypnotism and hypnotizes her way to stardom in New York City.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Returning to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, Rafe joins the school's football team only to find himself alongside bully Miller the Killer, a situation that is complicated by Rafe's secret plans for a school art project.
11) The Unvisibles
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After twelve-year-old Oliver recites an ancient Indian magical spell and becomes invisible, he enlists the aid of his classmate, Nicky, and the two of them join forces to undo the damage as well as to help their families and themselves.
13) Ghost knight
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school. Includes historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Boowie reads the diary that his grandmother sends him, he learns of her childhood in World War II England when American and British soldiers practiced for D-Day's invasion in the area of her home, and about her beloved cat, Adolphus Tip, and the cat's namesake.
16) On the bright side, I'm now the girlfriend of a Sex God: further confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Author
Series
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Georgia continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to reclaim the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her friends, family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.Sequel to: Angus, thongs and full-frontal snoggingSequel: Knocked out by my nunga-nungas
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Jess' seventeenth year is a tumultuous one, due to a series of lies and unfortunate circumstances, including her break-up with Fred, her school detention, and her mother's new romance. It's never fun when a great summer comes to an end. Particularly when one argues with one's adorable, but grossly insensitive, boyfriend the night before school starts. It's such a terrible fight, Jess doesn't know--are they broken up? Should she apologize? Too bad...
Author
Series
Jess Jordan series volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Jess knows her summer plans are ruined but little could she imagine the huge surprise that awaits her when she visits her dad's home for the first time in years.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a modern version of the Snow White fairy tale, eighteen-year-old Bella is plagued by a series of mysterious accidents while singing with a small band in London and Paris during her summer break from school, and believes them to be caused by her jealous, malevolent stepmother.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Frank's life revolves around his autistic brother, five-year-old Max, but after many changes over the course of a year, he discovers that he loves Max and is proud of him.