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1) Blackout
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
330L
Language
English
Description
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young working-class teen fights to save his family's diner after his father is lost in a fishing-boat accident. When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake's future, and now his family's diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn't easy, but with the help
...3) Blizzard
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Language
English
Description
"After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experience"--
4) Moonpowder
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Even though Eli is the "fixer of all things fixable, " one thing he cannot fix is his bad dreams, until one night when Mr. Moon appears and asks him to come fix the Moonpowder factory, where sweet dreams are created
5) Wolf! Wolf!
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy tending goats on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
"This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--
8) Hurricane
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After a devastating hurricane, a young boy asks for help rebuilding the neighborhood dock, his favorite place in the world, but finds that his neighbors need help first.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
GN 680L
Language
English
Description
"Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school ... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and...
12) Camp tiger
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Every year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. Usually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks that come to steal food while the family sits by the campfire. But this year is different. This year, the boy is going into first grade, and his mother is encouraging him to do things on his own, just like his older brother. And the most different thing of all... this year,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 640L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the children's book author and illustrator, conveying her life at Folly Cove, her love of dance, and how she was able to create images of machinery, including those used in her book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Press, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After battling deadly space piranhas in Sector 7 of theCosmos, Rocket and Groot crash-land on a planet made entirely of strip malls!There are dry cleaners, nail salons, 99 cent stores, 98 cent stores, chain restaurants,and maniacal robots bent on customer service. Sounds like paradise, right?Wrong. It doesn't take long for Rocket to discover that the place is infestedwith raccoon-eating toilets! That's right. KILLER toilets! Badly injured fromthe...
16) Alice
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Alice and her two friends (one of whom is an invisible rabbit) have an adventure-filled trip to 4444 44th Street to collect a prize she hopes will bring her wealth, fame, and lots of friends.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Provides an examination of the solar system and the scientific theories that have changed throughout history as new discoveries have disproved old theories, including Earth being the center of the universe and Pluto being referred to as a planet.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A whimsical guide to training a "pet truck" instructs young enthusiasts on how to identify the most compatible truck for one's personality and how to use orange cone lures to secure a loyal vehicle.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Description
A whimsical guide to training a "pet train" instructs young enthusiasts about important issues including where trains live, what they like to eat, and how to get them to perform the best train tricks.
