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1) Crenshaw
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. -- adapted from back cover.
3) Odder
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her." --
4) The Last
Author
Series
Endling volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted to near extinction in the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra. After her pack is hunted down and killed, Byx fears she may be the last of her species. The Endling. So Byx sets out to find safe haven, and to see if the legends of other hidden dairnes are true. Along the way, she meets new allies--animals and humans alike--who...
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 3
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob"--
7) Wishtree
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important than ever.
8) Dogtown
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations from Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers' hearts. Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped...
9) The message
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Cassie didn't pay much attention to the dreams. She and her friends have been having nightmares ever since they acquired the power to morph. But when Cassie discovers that Tobias has been having the exact same dreams about the ocean, and a voice that's calling to them for help, she decides it's time to start listening.
10) The illusion
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 33
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tobias and the other Animorphs discover that the Yeerks, a parasitic alien race bent on enslaving Earth, plan to test a device that could put an end to the Animorphs' fight against the Yeerks.
11) The arrival
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 38
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The Animorphs and Ax have allies willing to fight against the Yeerk invasion now that Andalites have finally arrived on earth. But there are only four of them and they don't want to fight alongside humans. Ax must choose a side. His friends? His people?
12) The unknown
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 14
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Cassie, one of a group of kids who have been given the power to transform into animals in order to fight an invasion of the alien Yeerks, leads her friends into yet another mission when she discovers the Yeerks are trying to access Zone 91, the most secret place on Earth.
13) The First
Author
Series
Endling volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Endling: The First is the second book in an epic middle grade animal fantasy series by Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, and Crenshaw! To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world--the endling--Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hidden dairne...
14) The Conspiracy
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 31
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The Yeerk that controls Jake's brother Tom is desperate to keep Tom from going with the family to his great-grandfather's funeral, even if he has to kill Jake's father.
15) The change
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tobias, trapped in animal form after morphing into a hawk, agrees to help save two Hork-Bajir from the evil Yeerks in exchange for his humanity.
16) Willodeen
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
17) The reaction
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Rachel, one of a group of young people who have been given the power to change into an animal in order to fight an invasion by the alien Yeerks, worries that her secret power will be revealed when she loses control of her morphing abilities.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Begins on the Hork-Bajir home world before the invasion. Dak-Hamee is a seer the people believe will be the one to show them the truth. Aldrea, daughter of Prince Seerow will ultimately be responsible for the rise of the Yeerk Empire.
19) The visitor
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco share an adventure in which their unusual abilities to transform into animals help them to solve a strange otherworldly mystery.
20) The solution
Author
Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 22
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
David's attempts to control the other Animorphs threatens to break up the group.