Adam Gidwitz
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend--brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux--Elliot gets caught up in a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 2
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their next assignment with Professor Fauna sends Elliot, Uchenna, and Jersey across the Atlantic to Basque Country, their efforts to rescue a fire-breathing dragon are complicated by the Schmoke brothers.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna as they travel to the Pacific Northwest and help keep a sasquatch family safe from a pack of journalists and a logging company" --
Author
Series
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo--plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel--can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Reimagines the second Star Wars film in which Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda to become a Jedi after a rebel defeat on the ice planet Hoth and battles Darth Vader, who reveals a startling secret to Luke during their duel. You are Luke Skywalker, taking your first steps toward becoming the greatest Jedi in the galaxy. But the way will not be easy, and the power of the dark side is strong ...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Lexile measure
660L
Description
"A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo--plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel--can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A legendary sea serpent is missing. Can the Unicorn Rescue Society find it...and end Cuba's terrible drought?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Operation kinderspion volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (4 hr., 45 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Creature of the Pines: Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend--brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux--Elliot gets caught up in a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
1 book club set, in a cloth bag (177 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.); 38 x 46 cm.
Language
English
Description
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend--brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux--Elliot gets caught up in a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Professor Fauna spots a unicorn horn mounted on the wall of the Schmoke Brothers' living room, the Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the Himalayan mountains of Northern Pakistan to finally see a unicorn themselves.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
363 pages, 16 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where...
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
195 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and best-selling authors show that hope can live anywhere, even during the darkest of times.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A broad and varied collection of creative pieces resulting from a collaborative experiment: forty-four creators responded to a creative prompt provided by a co-contributor"--
"Book advocate Colby Sharp presents more than forty beloved, award-winning, diverse and bestselling authors and illustrators in a creative challenge! Colby Sharp invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems,...
Series
Guys read volume 6
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
257 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off" -- Dust jacket.