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1) Guard dog
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2008, c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ryan would rather play video games than help his dad sell artwork at the flea market, however, when the artwork is stolen, Ryan and his friend take on the case, and the two boys quickly learn that a detective's work is no game.
2) The batboy
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Even though his mother feels baseball ruined her marriage to his father, she allows fourteen-year-old Brian to become a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers, who have just drafted his favorite player back onto the team.
3) Milkweed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
A street child, known to himself only as Stopthief, finds community when he is taken in by a band of orphans in Warsaw ghetto which helps him weather the horrors of the Nazi regime.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Tamara Ann Simpson thinks she has finally found a chance to prove Muscle Man McGinty is a liar when he brags he can beat anyone in the neighborhood at kickball, but as she awaits McGinty's downfall, she begins to understand his motives for lying.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A graphic-novel retelling of the Mark Twain story, in which young Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, who think they are clever characters, witness a murder and are flung into a series of dangerous--and very frightening--situations.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Imagine a vault so cavernous that it could contain all the world's greatest treasures and relics, from mummified remains of ancient monarchs to glistening swords brandished by legendary warriors. Who could be in charge of such a vault and how did he come into possession of such a unique collection? Who is Professor Brownstone?
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1805, twelve-year-old Jack Hoyton joins the Royal Navy and is posted aboard the HMS Defender, which is on blockade duty keeping Napoleon Bonaparte's ships from invading Great Britain. When the ship's crew is betrayed by a spy, it is up to Jack to rescue some of his crewmates and warn the Defender before it sails into a deadly trap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare. At home, he's stuck between Ellen, his incredibly annoying older sister, and Dad, perhaps the most clueless parent of all time. And don't get him started on Gina, the ultimate teacher's pet, or Artur, the unassuming exchange student who bests him at every turn. It's enough to make even a can-do kid like Nate scream: 'I CAN'T TAKE IT!'
11) The Fourth Stall
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The humor of Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets a Godfather-like tale of crime and betrayal in this first book in Chris Rylander's The Fourth Stall Saga.
Do you need something? Mac can get it for you. He and his best friend and business manager, Vince. Their methods might sometimes run afoul of the law, or at least the school code of conduct, but if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can pay him, Mac is on your side. His office is located...
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
When the Plucker, a malevolent spirit, is set loose upon the world of make-believe, Jack, and abandoned toy, finds himself thrust into the role of defending Thomas, the very child who abandoned him.
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