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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Rayleigh discovers he is part monster and that his dad, the Supreme Scarer, is missing, he journeys to a magical world below London where he must fight the most frightening, decide what sort of monster he is at heart, and find his father.
4) Dear killer
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Kit, a seventeen-year-old moral nihilist serial killer, chooses who to kill based on anonymous letters left in a secret mailbox, while simultaneously maintaining a close relationship with the young detective in charge of the murder cases"--
Author
Series
Children of the Red King volume 3
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Charlie and his friends unite to rescue Ollie, a boy who was turned invisible and made to live in the attics at Bloor's Academy more than a year ago, but they are hindered by a mysterious new student who lives with Charlie's aunts.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With one last hug, Windrush child says goodbye to his grandmother and the shores of his Caribbean home before embarking on an adventure across the ocean--under a sky full of promise--to an unknown horizon. With sensitivity and tender lyricism, world-renowned and multi-award-winning poet John Agard narrates the epic story of a child's voyage to England aboard Empire Windrush"--
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Boomi accidentally travels back in time to 1986 Thumpton-on-Soar, England, where she meets her late father as a child, changing her life forever.
9) Deephaven
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Hoping for a fresh start at Deephaven Academy, Guinevere "Nev" Tallow instead finds something strange stalking its corridors and teams up with another first-year student to unravel the secrets of this exclusive boarding school and its forbidden east wing.
Author
Series
Monsterious volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
While visiting their grandfather in a small New England town, twelve-year old twins Jade and Simon investigate a series of mysterious creature attacks.
Author
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel -- at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! All Catherine wants is to be like the heroines in the books she reads. On her first trip away from home, she finally gets her chance. A new friendship and a growing love lead her to the spooky Northanger Abbey. There Catherine will find that a little imagination can cause a lot of trouble.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved -- but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel's casebook, including the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and even their very first case of all: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. Packed with these brilliant new mini-mysteries and peppered with Daisy and Hazel's own detecting tips, tricks, and facts, this is the perfect...
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