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381) Message in the sky
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ten-year-old Corey Birdsong, a former slave, becomes a conductor on the Underground Railroad by helping to bring a mother and daughter, runaway slaves, to his family's Amherstburg, Ontario, farm in 1859.
382) Being Jack
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The fourth and concluding book about Jack - an ordinary boy who does extraordinary things. Jack is in Year 6 now and still loves his photography, surfing, and crazy family. Things are going well for him, particularly at school, where he isn't bullied any more. But he notices that his best friend Christopher is being taunted and is starting to miss school and hiding out and avoiding everyone. And when a football match turns ugly and Jack and Christopher...
383) Lion of the Sky
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
An evocative historical novel in verse about a boy and his family who are forced to flee their home and become refugees after the British Partition of India. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home. Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend, Iqbal. As their kites soar, Raj feels free, like his beloved India soon will be, and he can’t wait to celebrate their independence. But when a British lawyer draws a line across a map,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Buried alive in a coffin, Cal's chances of survival are running out as fast as the air around him. Thanks to his unknown attackers, he's lost the Jewel and the Riddle, and now his life hangs in the balance. Six feet under. Boges and Winter are frantically trying to find him before it's too late. Meanwhile, Gabbi--Cal's comatose little sister--has been kidnapped, and he is the prime suspect! Some seriously daring and dangerous tactics are need to...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right? If only. It turns out that finding a friend is harder than Alex...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Visit the doctor with the characters from Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol in an all-new storybook that includes stickers!A trip to the doctor's office can be scary. Luckily, Marshall and the rest of Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol are here to explain what happens during a checkup and why there's nothing to worry about. Girls and boys ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color storybook, which includes more than 30 stickers." --
387) The apple tree
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
A little boy plants an apple seed, and as soon as it sprouts the boy can see the apple tree it is meant to be. But the little apple tree isn't so sure. Young and impatient, the tree begins to doubt its calling, especially after apples fail to appear that first October. How can the little boy encourage the tree to give the seasons and years the time to work their magic?
Author
Series
Archibald Finch volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Exploring his Grandma's manor, an adventure is not what [Archibald Finch] was looking for--only his Christmas present. Instead, it's a family secret he stumbles upon. Key to that mystery: an ancient terrestrial globe, populated by the most fantastic beasts. When he unlocks the storm trapped inside, Archibald is thrust into the unknown--a dark land where a battle started in the Middle Ages is still unfolding"--Publisher marketing.
389) No known address
Author
Series
Description
This isn't a home--it's a house with four wall and no heart. From the outside, Tyler's life seems pretty good. His dad is a doctor and his parents are well-respected members of the community. They live in a nice house and Tyler has enough spending money. But behind closed doors his dad's drinking problem and verbal abuse towards Tyler have gotten worse as his mom's mental health has decline. Soon, Tyler starts going home only for meals and to sleep,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Appears on list
Description
A mass-market paperback edition of The Horse and His Boy, book three in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring cover art by Cliff Nielsen and black-and-white interior artwork by the original illustrator of Narnia, Pauline Baynes.On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a...
Author
Series
Streetball crew volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
392) Call the Shots
Author
Series
Swim the fly series volume 3
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Coop is cooking up another sure-misfire scheme (big surprise), and this time the comedy plays out from Sean's point of view. What's the new master plan? Making a cheapo horror movie guaranteed to make Coop, Sean, and Matt filthy rich! It's a terrible idea, and Sean knows it. But he actually is desperate for cash -- and for a way to wipe that big fat L off his girlfriend-less forehead. But when he agrees to write a script about the attack of zombie-vampire...
Author
Series
Galactic hot dogs volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
Cosmoe the Earth-boy and his space-adventuring partners, Big Humphree and Princess Dagger, return--just in time to save the galaxy...Crostini's Cosmic Carnival is a strange, monster-filled space train that travels the galaxy. When Cosmoe catches the attention of the carnival's ringmaster, the Neon Wiener, hot-dog-selling spaceship, becomes part of the show. Cosmoe is now known as Cosmoe the Monster-Tamer--and he's a hit across the galaxy! Just one...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
El Chavo y sus amigos compiten en un torneo de f��tbol con don Ram��n como entrenador. Don Ram��n est�� tan seguro de que van a ganar que hace una alocada apuesta. Si el equipo pierde, ��se tendr�� que ir de la vecindad! ��Podr�� el equipo del Chavo ganar para que don Ram��n no se quede sin casa?
Chavo and his friends enter a soccer tournament with Don Ram��n as their coach. Don Ram��n is so sure that they...
395) Moonshine
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
To keep food on the table during the Great Depression, thirteen-year-old Cub helps his widower father illegally distill and sell moonshine, despite Prohibition. However, their relaxed business is interrupted when a gangster named Salvatore arrives and offers a once-in-a-lifetime distribution deal to Cub's father. Eager for a safer lifestyle, Cub decides to interfere with the gangster's negotiations and end the deal. However, this broken arrangement...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In book four of the Klawde series, our favorite warlord cat turns his malevolent gaze to the one target he never thought he'd consider: Earth. But conquering a world is a challenge, even for Klawde, and he'll need two things for his plan to succeed: an army of zombie squirrels, and, of course, money. Lots of money. And he has a plan to get it.
397) Cow boyhood
Author
Series
Adventures of Wilder Good volume 7
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Thirteen-year-old Wilder has spent his boyhood watching men like his grandpa Papa Milam . . . and wanting to be like them. Now he is leaving on a two day cattle drive through river and canyon country with his aging Papa and another older man, Red Guffey. In big ranch country full of livestock and wild animals, Wilder is forced to recognize that his own instincts and abilities may have become greater than those of his heroes.
398) The starting eleven
Author
Series
Cody trilogy (David Skuy) volume 3
Pub. Date
2017
Description
"Cody is no longer the kid with cancer, or the soccer player always sitting on the bench as a substitute. But just when he is getting used to being the striker on the Lions soccer team, as well as being friends with his teammates and a girl named Mandy, everything changes. Stafa, a skilled younger player, is added to the team and brings the chance for some of the Lions to get called up to an elite team."--OCLC.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"James struggles with reading and misses recess to practice. To cheer himself up, he visits the cat rescue shelter and befriends Ghost, the cat in the box. But Ghost isn't quite ready to make friends! As his reading improves, James learns that kindness and perseverance can have unexpected rewards and that having a furry friend is the best gift of all."--
400) The beautiful game
Author
Series
Cody trilogy (David Skuy) volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
Description
"Cody and the Lions are playing great soccer, but the arrival of an international company to build a factory on a nearby lake splits the team in two: Cody and his teammates who worry the factory will pollute the lake vs. the players whose families will benefit from the opportunities the company will bring. Cody and his friends organize a marathon soccer game to bring attention to the environmental impact of the factory. The game tests Cody to the...