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1) Breakout
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Author
Series
Ravenspire volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thrown into prison by the man who has stolen his identity, Javan is forced to fight his way out during the prison's twice-yearly tournament in the hope of gaining an audience with the king, an effort that is assisted by a slave girl who keeps a dangerous secret.
4) Sapphique
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
After his escape from the sentient prison, Incarceron, Finn finds that the Realm is not at all what he expected, and he does not know whether he is to be its king, how to free his imprisoned friends, or how to stop Incarceron's quest to be free of its own nature.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Tori, Marvin, and Noah would rather be anywhere else than on the seventh grade class field trip to Raven Island prison ... But when the three of them stumble upon a dead body in the woods, miss the last ferry back home, and then have to spend the night on Raven Island, they find that they need each other now more than ever"--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Cuphead Show! follows the adventures of two lovable brothers--Cuphead and Mugman--through their unique misadventures! And this time, they'll need each other more than ever, when Cuphead's misbehaving ways land them in jail, and they have concocted an outrageous escape plan! There's only one problem-Mugman likes being in jail!!!"--
10) The power of one
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
Author
Series
Little bad book volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With tricky puzzles, funny riddles, and eerily funny stories, this interactive middle grade book allows the reader to become a part of the plot! This is all about YOU-yes, I am talking to YOU. Your help is needed. Act NOW! Pick up and start this book no matter what else you are doing. Don't be a goody-goody and wait for the right time-the right time is this minute! Come on, do it! Make a decision! Who cares what the adults or others say? You can start...
Author
Series
Rymworld Arcana volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"First in the middle-grade mind-bending Rymworld Arcana adventure series from award-winning author Ryan Calejo, The Shape of Time is destined to be an instant classic. Fourteen-year-old Antares De La Vega is a natural born adventurer. He dreams of journeying across burning deserts, trekking through wild and uncharted jungles, sailing the farthest reaches of the seas—and yet, he’s never even stepped foot outside of South Florida. But that all...
Series
Beasts of Abigaile volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As punishment for disrupting class, Nina and Roy find themselves working at the secret parties held by the school's human instructors. But Nina's duties quickly become far more sinister than just waiting tables. The highlight of every party is a fight-- wolf vs. luga-- and it's not long before she finds herself thrust into the ring. But that's not the only trouble Nina's sticking her nose into. Between picking forbidden roses and standing up for...
Author
Publisher
Puffin Canada
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It's the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages."--
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