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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
2) Spymasters
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Cahill files volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"In 1814, redcoats burned the White House to the ground. In 1889, Harry Houdini discovered a trick that would save his life. In 1955, the U.S. launched the world's first nuclear submarine. And one family pulled the strings behind the scenes at each of these events: the Cahills--the most powerful family the world has ever known. Now the Cahills have opened their vault and dangerous secrets are pouring out. This book contains three of them--three stories...
3) Sky Raiders
Author
Series
Five kingdoms volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten.
5) Mulan
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this book, you will meet Mulan.
6) Aladdin
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this book, you will meet Princess Jasmine.
8) Night out
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Newly-arrived at boarding school, a boy finds an invitation and goes on an adventure that may lead to friendship.--Provided by Publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Gray Weathersby and a small team of rebels set off on a frozen, icy journey in search of allies to help them take down the cruel Franconian Order--but they quickly learn that no ally or enemy is truly what they seem.
Author
Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 8
Publisher
Disney*Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Teenage genius Artemis Fowl and his arch rival Opal battle to the last in this eighth and final book in series"--
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventures volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown, and her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley flees for her life and joins a group of children trying to take back what is rightfully theirs in this futuristic retelling of Robin Hood.
Author
Series
Wilderlore volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Barclay Thorne yearns for the quiet life of a mushroom farmer, but after unwittingly bonding with a beast in the forbidden Woods, he must seek Lore Keepers to break the bond and return home.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 8
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When his brother uses him as a boomerang on a beach near the Great Barrier Reef, the wind takes Flat Stanley halfway across Australia to the Outback.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 46
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uncle Samuel S. Stingysnout invites the whole Stilton family to creepy, faraway Penny Pincher Castle for a big surprise.
Author
Series
Society of Explorers and Adventurers volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
To free himself from an ancient curse, thirteen-year-old Shinji Takahashi must team up with a secret organization of explorers, find a magical font hidden in the jungles of Mexico, and replace a stolen idol.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
After twelve-year-old Addison Cooke's uncle unearths ancient Incan secrets in Peru, he is kidnapped by a shadowy organization intent on stealing the treasure unless Addison and his friends can decipher the clues first.
Author
Series
Floors volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Leo and Remi have gotten used to the strangeness of the Whippet Hotel, but when the entire top floor is hoisted into the sky and transported to the field of wacky inventions, they find that they must compete against a number of foes to solve a puzzle or lose their beloved hotel forever.
Author
Series
Gameknight999. Herobrine's revenge volume 3
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When more glitches appear in the Minecraft world, Gameknight and his friends must travel deep underground to face the remains of Herobrine's henchmen and stop the server from overloading.
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