Will McIntosh
Author
Lexile measure
HL 670L
Language
English
Description
No one knows where the brilliant-colored spheres came from. One day they were just there, hidden all over the earth like huge gemstones. Burn a pair and they make you a little better: an inch taller, skilled at math, better-looking. The rarer the sphere, the greater the improvement and the more expensive.
2) Hitchers
Author
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two years ago, on the same day but miles apart, Finn Darby lost two of the most important people in his life: his wife Lorena, struck by lightning on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, and his abusive, alcoholic grandfather, Tom Darby, creator of the long-running newspaper comic strip Toy Shop. Against his grandfather's dying wish, Finn has resurrected Toy Shop, adding new characters, and the strip is more popular than ever, bringing in fan letters,...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Physical Desc
334 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Sam and his friends find themselves on the run after exposing their corrupt government using a highly-effective lie-detector they invented.
4) Watchdog
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
185 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Orphaned and homeless, fourteen-year-old twins Vick and Tara, who is autistic, go up against a crime lord and her four-legged robotic army, with help from their robotic dog, Daisy.--Provided by Publisher.