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Author
Series
Young elites volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous abilities"--
Author
Series
Strange the dreamer volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
"As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected"--
3) The thief
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
The cats of SkyClan are facing a darkness unlike any they have seen before{u2014}and their only hope is to seek out the kin of Firestar, the cat who once brought their Clan back from obscurity. But even if they find the other four warrior Clans, SkyClan{u2019}s time in the gorge territory may truly be at an end{u2026}.
Author
Series
Maximum Ride volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.
Author
Series
Mysterious Benedict Society volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Author
Series
Maximum Ride volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The time has come for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel to face their ultimate enemy and, despite many obstacles, try to save the world from a sinister plan to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race.
10) The tombs
Author
Series
Fargo adventures volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through...
11) Storm of dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Lucky and the dogs of the Wild Pack must fight tooth and claw to survive the storm of dogs--the terrifying battle that has been haunting Lucky's dreams"-- Provided by publisher.
12) The dark secret
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets. With his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
13) Sea of shadows
Author
Series
Age of legends volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Twin sisters Ashyn and Moria must embark on a a dangerous journey when the spirits they're charged with protecting turn vengeful"--
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen again: enter at your own risk. Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the...
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Hal and his fellow Herons have returned home to Skandia after defeating the pirate captain Zavac and reclaiming Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal. With their honor restored, the Herons turn to a new mission: tracking down an old rival turned bitter enemy. Tursgud?leader of the Shark Brotherband and Hal's constant opponent?has turned from a bullying youth into a pirate and slave trader. After Tursgud captures twelve Araluen villagers to sell...
Author
Series
Maximum Ride volume 7
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate.
18) The gunslinger
Author
Series
Dark Tower volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
The first book of Stephen King's series introduces the haunting figure, Roland of Gilead, the last gunslinger.
20) Rogue knight
Author
Series
Five kingdoms volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When the hunt for his lost friends leads Cole Randolph to the kingdom of Elloweer, he and new friends Mira, Twitch, and Jace team up with the resistance movement to search for Mira's sister, Honor, but enemies abound and Cole and Mira must use a new kind of magic to protect themselves.
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