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Author
Series
Babar (Brunhoff) volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1960]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with an old lady who gives him everything he wants, but eventually returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants.
Author
Series
Publisher
History Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Early promoters of Colorado's Western Slope would have had settlers believe the area was one of proper behavior and upstanding morality. But this was not the case. Hot tempers led to quick trigger fingers and Main Street shootouts. Drinking, gambling and thieving were popular pursuits, and law breaking of all kinds thrived in this wild land.
43) Robin Hood
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Series
Lord of the rings volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.
47) Stuart Little
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life.
48) Rip Van Winkle
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Language
English
Description
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
50) Maniac Magee
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might havelived a normal life if a trolley accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run-- and not just run away, but run. And this is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.
53) Splintered
Author
Series
Splintered series volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A descendant of the inspiration for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," sixteen-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from their curse.
54) Stardust
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Young Tristran Thorn, having lost his heart to the lovely but cold Victoria Forester, leaves the safe English town of Wall and sets out into a strange world on a quest to retrieve a fallen star he has promised to his beloved.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A flier has [a] forced landing in the Sahara. He is met by the little Prince of Asteroid B612. The Prince tells the flier of his experiences on many planets with men, flowers, and animals--all very quaint and strange--and the conclusion of it all is: 'What is essential is invisible to the eye.'" Library Journal.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Paul and Maureen Beebe's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the elusive Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.
59) The Hazel Wood
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother.
60) Paul Bunyan
Author
Series
Publisher
Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the fictional folk hero, Paul Bunyan, who is said to have created the logging industry in America.