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Author
Series
Miss Peregrine volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off teh coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They...
3) Your island
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, an island and all its items-a tent, a fire,a boat, a bird-are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down. This is an island for a young child to have whenever they wantto go there. One in a trio of board books focusing on safe spaces, comfort, and imagination, Your Island signals both a departure for Jon Klassen and a story whose peculiar touches of...
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
On an island where one child is delivered each year while the eldest is taken away, nine children live under the leadership of new elder Jinny, who trains the latest newcomer and wonders what will happen when her own departure occurs.
5) The fog
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When the fog arrives on his island, a bird with a passion for people watching sets out to discover if anyone else has noticed it taking over the island.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 18
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Geronimo goes to a desert island in search of haunted pirate treasure.
Author
Series
Hardy Boys adventures volume 22
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A cooking competition goes wrong when a storm traps both the Hardy brothers and a criminal on the small Rubble Island"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Sophia Lee and her best friend, Kat, live on Adoption Island, a paradise filled with pets, customizable homes, and endless adventures. But their world is turned upside down when they discover that the entire island's beloved pets are starting to go missing. As panic spreads across the island, Sophia, Kat, Pinky, Jumper, Finn, and a legendary Queen Bee named Matilda must embark on a quest to uncover the truth. Their journey leads them to encounter...
11) Notorious
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Keenan has lived all over the world but nowhere quite as strange as Centerlight Island, which is split between the United States and Canada. The only thing weirder than Centerlight itself is his neighbor Zarabeth, aka ZeeBee. ZeeBee is obsessed with the island's history as a Prohibition-era smuggling route. She's also convinced that her beloved dog, Barney, was murdered--something Keenan finds pretty hard to believe. Just about everyone on Centerlight...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In a collection of eight short stories, children on islands around the world make connections to nature while facing life-changing events. Each child experiences a significant emotional turning point at the same time they encounter a turtle--real or imagined. A prologue tells of a sea turtle that was tracked making an extraordinarily long journey, while an epilogue is written from that turtle's point of view. Back matter shares information about...
Author
Series
Storm keeper's island volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"In the third book in the series, Fionn and his friends must use their wits to save Arranmore Island from the evil sorceress Morrigan "--
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Polar Bear Island. NO OTHERS ALLOWED!" Parker is the mayor of this peaceful, predictable island, and he wants to keep it just the way it is. But Kirby, a penguin, thinks the place is paradise, and she wants to stay. Parker says no, but the other polar bears love Kirby --and soon they're begging Parker to let Kirby (and her family) move in. Will Parker agree . . . and make the island fun for EVERYONE? With its gentle message of inclusivity,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos make a plan to use their upcoming visit to the Isle of the Lost to help other villain kids attend Auradon Prep, while Uma teams up with Hades to bring down the barrier and get her revenge on Mal.
Author
Series
Descendants novels (Melissa de la Cruz) volume Prequel
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
For Red, growing up in Wonderland has been no piece of cake (literally--dessert is outlawed). Her mom, the Queen of Hearts, rules the kingdom with an iron scepter, while Red longs for a life of her own. She's heard rumors about an island that once housed all the villains of folklore. A place with no rules? It sounds perfect.
20) Moana 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced."--
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