Cassandra Morris
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"...Was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1964. She received an English degree from the University of Florida. At the age of thirty, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked for a book warehouse on the children's floor. After working there for four and a half years, she fell in love with children's books and began writing. DiCamillo wrote the 2001 Newbery-honor book, Because of Winn-Dixie, which was adapted into a film in 2005....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Language
English
Description
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back.
5) Ivy + Bean
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
Author
Language
English
Description
James Goodenough, whose family had originally settled in Connecticut from England brings his family to Ohio to carve out a new life for them in the Black Swamp in 1838. As swamp fever gradually picks off their children and they wrestle daily with survival. This course will see their family engulfed in tragedy and fifteen years later we pick up with their youngest son, Robert who has been running west since the trying to escape his memories of what...
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 5
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.
Author
Series
Forbidden Library volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Alice and five other apprentice Readers face the fight of their lives when they are sent into the magical library of a late rival Reader--a library that's still protected by a vicious guardian"--
11) Handle with care
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"Every expectant parent insists the same thing: they simply want a healthy baby. Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe wanted the same but instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, pity from other parents, and haunting what-ifs. Yet, in other ways, their daughter Willow is a perfect child. Smart as a whip, beautiful, brave, and kind, Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health. Everything changes, though, after a series of events...
14) The 12th candle
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Sage Sassafras's life is cursed. Since birth, Sage has been plagued by the Contrarium Curse that's set her at odds with classmate Priscilla Petty. Every time something goes right for Priscilla, it goes terribly, horribly wrong for Sage. So when Sage is given a magical candle on her twelfth birthday, she seizes the chance to turn her luck around, with a wish to reverse the curse. But when the consequences of her wish take a terrible turn, Sage has...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Possessing an ability to talk with magical creatures, including griffins, unicorns, and Fuzzles, Pip uses her talent to update a magic reference book and investigate a fuzzles invasion in spite of her friend Tomas' allergies.
16) Eggs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.
Author
Series
Goosebumps HorrorLand volume 10
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Description
Jilly and her twin brother, Jackson, are startled when they suddenly discover they can read each other's thoughts. But that's not all, they can read other people's thoughts, too! The strange new powers are exciting at first, but they discover that somebody else knows their secret, somebody who will stop at nothing to control their powers...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
Rock collecting has never been quite like this! When the class forgets to do its homework, a field trip through the Earth's crust, into the center of the Earth, and out through a volcano will teach them not forget their assignments again - and then some!
19) Dear Zoe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
20) The kiss
Author
Series
Witch and wizard novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
"For the first time in their lives, Wisty and Whit Allgood find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named Heath"--