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Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
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An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune. Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. "Treasure Island" has enthralled readers for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are pieces of folklore for as long as children read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. Illustrations.
Author
Lexile measure
NC 1100L
Language
English
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"Mowgli is not an ordinary boy; he can climb trees like a monkey and even outrun a tiger. He is a child of the jungle. Discovered at the edge of a cave in the Seeonee hills, Mowgli was taken under the care and protection of a family of wolves when he was no more than a baby. Now adopted by the wolf-pack, he slowly grows up away from the world of men. Along the way he makes life-long friends: Baloo the brown bear and Bagheera the wise panther who help...
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Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
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"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--
4) Stone Fox
Author
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
5) Gossamer
Author
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
6) Fuzzy mud
Author
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
If you go down to the woods today ... Well, every child knows NOT to, don't they? Tamaya is on a scholarship to the prestigious Woodridge Academy and every day she and seventh-grader Marshall walk to school together. They never go through the woods. And when they arrive at school they stop talking to each other - because Marshall can't be seen to be friends with a little kid like Tamaya. Especially not with Chad around. Chad-the-bully, who makes Marshall's...
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Series
Trials of Apollo volume 3
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
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Description
The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor--and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles--somewhere in the American Southwest. But the longer he stays mortal, the weaker he grows...and the less confident that he will be able to regain his place on Mount Olympus.
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Series
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
196 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's never easy when your magic goes wonky. For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time -- a dritten. For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure. For Andres, wonky magic means he's always floating in the air, bouncing off the walls, or sitting on the ceiling. For Bax, a bad moment of magic will turn him into...
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Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
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When the Hardys' wealthy neighbor is robbed, Joe and Frank are asked by their father to help solve the case.
10) Bad hair day
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
430L
Physical Desc
165 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On their fifth trip through the magic mirror, siblings Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of Rapunzel--and they set out to free her from her tower, reunite her with her parents, and give the story a completely happy ending.
11) Sink or swim
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
470L
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Once again Abby and her brother Jonah go through the magic mirror in their basement, and this time they find themselves interfering in the Little Mermaid story--and needing to set things right and make sure everyone has a happy ending.
12) Fairest of all
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
400L
Physical Desc
169 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale.
13) Dream on
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
440L
Physical Desc
157 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this third adventure, Abby, her brother Jonah, and her friend Robin get sucked into the magic mirror and end up in the story of Sleeping Beauty, but when Robin pricks her finger and uses up the sleeping spell, Abby has to come up with a clever solution and a new happily-ever-after.
14) The first
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Series
Endling volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
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"To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world--the endling--Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hidden dairne colony. But the threat of war across the lands continues to grow with each passing day. As the group confronts untold dangers at every turn, they will ultimately uncover a treacherous plot that involves the other powerful...
15) The last
Author
Series
Endling volume 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
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Description
Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted to near extinction in the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra. After her pack is hunted down and killed, Byx fears she may be the last of her species. The Endling. So Byx sets out to find safe haven and to see if the legends of other hidden dairnes are true. Along the way, she meets new allies--animals and humans alike--who...
16) A bug's life
Language
English
Description
Journey inside the miniature world of bugs where an ant named Flik hires warrior bugs to defend his colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers. Bonus title at end: Geri's game (Academy Award, Best Animated Short, 1997)
17) Cold as ice
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 6
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
410L
Language
English
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On their sixth trip through the magic mirror, Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of the Snow Queen, a troubled character who chose power over family and friendship, and Abby has to free the children the Queen has under her spell--with the help of her new friend, a talking reindeer called Ralph, and a strange girl named Sharon.
18) If the shoe fits
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
420L
Physical Desc
166 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
On their second adventure through the magic mirror Abby and Jonah find themselves in the Cinderella fairy tale--and that is when things start to go really wrong.
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Language
English
Description
Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh...
20) In the garden
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Series
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
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Description
Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot, having been shrunk by a shrinking machine, encounter many terrifying creatures, including Mrs. Scuttle, as they try to reach the Atom Sucker before it explodes.