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81) Mapmaker
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Walt's magical ability to bring maps to life puts him, his twin sister Van, and new friend Dylan in danger when an enchanted heirloom strands them in the fantastical world of Djaruba and they discover a malevolent rival to the kingdom, a fellow mapmaker, has nefarious plans for Walt.
Author
Series
Greetings from somewhere volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2014].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Second graders Ethan and Ella are sad about moving away from their hometown to travel the world with their mom, a journalist, and dad, who will home school them, but before they go they have a mystery to solve.
Author
Series
Unmapped chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Twins Fox and Fibber find themselves in one of the Unmapped Kingdoms and set off on a quest to find the Forever Fern hidden deep in the glow-in-the-dark rainforests of Jungledrop"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old identical twins Peter and Kai accidentally raise an ancient sea god, they must delve into a world of hidden magic and dangerous puzzles to uncover the secrets of lost Atlantis and save their family and home.
Author
Series
Sinister summer series volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Aunt Saffronia drops the Sinister-Winterbottoms off at the Sanguine Spa, which is possibly owned by vampires, and where they must continue to complete the tasks they have been set if they are to see their parents again.
Author
Series
Greetings from somewhere volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While in Machu Picchu, Peru, with their parents, eight-year-old twins Ethan and Ella cross a secret bridge and discover a mysterious stone sculpture.
89) Haunted holiday
Author
Series
Sinister summer series volume 5
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Following the clues left behind, Theo and Alexander find themselves at Siren's Song Seaside Amusement Park, where they must work together to escape, stop their newfound nemesis Essa, save Wil and their friends, and find their parents.
90) August acrobat
Author
Series
Calendar mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy try to help out the Flying Fortunatos, an acrobatic troupe with a very shabby traveling circus, by identifying the marvelous, hooded trapeze artist they spied rehearsing.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it hard to communicate with words, but who, in most ways, is just like any other boy. Includes authors' note about autism.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks For Children
Pub. Date
2005, c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Brother and sister twins, Dawn and Dusk, love hockey. Unfortunately, their dad hates the game, and their grandmother thinks they ought to be doing their homework. But, when their dad gets free tickets to a Canadiens game, he takes the whole family. The lucky fan who will get a chance to take a shot on goal for one million dollars will be chosen at the end of the game. Will Dawn or Dusk be the lucky one?
94) Wishing season
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A moving middle grade story...about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn't quite gone--and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him"--
Author
Series
Garbage Pail Kids volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The Garbage Pail Kids are desperate to win the Smellville Pet Contest. They'll be competing against Good Boy, the chihuahua of the Perfect twins. Good Boy can stand on his head and do algebra problems blindfolded.
96) The worst pet
Author
Series
Ella and Owen volume 8
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dragon twins Ella and Owen ask their unicorn friends to help control the mischievous gremlins their parents bought them as pets--and the many gremlins that arrive soon after.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Everyone in his family assumes Percy is the Septimum Genus their ancestor Merlyn prophesized, but when he attempts a forbidden spell with his twin Merlynda and vanishes through a portal, it is Merlynda who sets off to rescue her brother and discovers her true powers.
99) Avalanche!
Author
Series
Survivor diaries volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are tested to the extreme when faced with a powerful avalanche while skiing in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains. Includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service.
Author
Series
Fowl twins volume 3
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Twins Myles and Beckett face off against Lord Teddy Bleedham-Drye, the Duke of Scilly, who has been plotting revenge against them since they humiliated him"--
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