Matthew Lysiak
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"In the vein of Dave Cullen's Columbine, the first comprehensive account of the Sandy Hook tragedy--with exclusive new reporting that chronicles the horrific events of December 14, 2012, including new insight into the dark mind of gunman Adam Lanza. Twenty-six people dead; twenty of them schoolchildren between the ages of six and seven. The world mourned the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut in December...
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The internet blogger equipped with no more than a high school education has been credited for everything from the impeachment of President Bill Clinton to the death of print news and the election of President Donald Trump. Carl Bernstein went so far as to call Drudge an "influence unequaled" in American politics.
But nearly twenty years after first bursting into the mainstream of American consciousness with his groundbreaking role in the investigation...
3) Hero dog!
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Hilde cracks the case volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Nine-year-old Hilde Lysiak is an aspiring reporter with her own newspaper, the Orange Street News, and she is investigating break-ins and missing baked goods--and with the help of Zeus, a little dog with a big bark, she intends to track down the thief who is trying to steal a win in the Bake-Off Bonanza, one of Selinsgrove's biggest events.
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Hilde cracks the case volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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When she hears reports of bear roaming the backyards of Selinsgrove, Hilde and her sister/photographer Izzy are determined to get the story for their own newspaper, the Orange Street News--but when they find out the culprit is a black bear cub, their scoop turns into a rescue mission.
5) Fire! fire!
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Hilde cracks the case volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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When Nina's antique store burns down, nine-year old reporter Hilde and her sister/photographer, Izzy, are determined to investigate the cause for the Orange Street News--and their main clue is a bird's nest of baby Blue jays.
6) UFO spotted!
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Hilde cracks the case volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Selinsgrove is in the grip of alien fever because people saw a UFO, but nine-year-old reporter Hilde is skeptical about aliens--however when she and her photographer sister Izzy find evidence that something crashed near Grove Pond they are intrigued, (and nervous), and determined to investigate the story for Hilde's newspaper, the Orange Street News.
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Hilde cracks the case volume 5
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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After a small tornado hits Selinsgrove during a night time thunderstorm, Hilde and her sister/photographer Izzy wake up to find fish flopping all over Orange Street, and they set out to document the path of minor destruction for their newspaper--and solve the mystery of where the fish came from.
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Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Crime reporter Hilde Lysiak always gets the scoop! Special tomato plants were stolen from a local greenhouse! Hilde wants to catch the thief. So she and her sister Izzy start interviewing witnesses. But they soon discover that people all around town are getting sick! Can this real-life reporter get to the root of these two mysteries?"
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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
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In this acclaimed memoir, teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery.
When a dear family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack was inspired to create a better method of early detection. At the age of fifteen, he garnered international attention for his breakthrough: a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers four hundred times more effectively than...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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There's a bear on the loose in Selinsgrove! But don't worry -- real-life reporter and media sensation Hilde Lysiak is on the case!
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Nine-year-old...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Real-life crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series - inspired by real news stories she...
Author
Series
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Real-life crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series - inspired by real news stories she...
Author
Series
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Real-life crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series - inspired by real news stories she...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Nine-year-old crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series -- inspired by news stories Hilde...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Mrs. Brown thinks her candles started the fire. She's so upset she won't leave her house. But the town pet parade can't start without her! Hilde needs to find out what REALLY caused the fire. Can she crack this RED-HOT case in time to save the parade? Joanne Lew-Vriethoff's personality-filled illustrations appear on every page, bringing Hilde's adventures to life for young readers!