Gennifer Choldenko
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
River and Niko find their dad is missing, and they have no choice but to track him down. But when they discover the clues lead to a shady reptile dealer, they start to think they might have gotten in over their heads. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Ant, stuck in a family that she does not like, copes by pretending that her "real" parents are coming to rescue her, by loving her dog Pistachio, by volunteering at the zoo, and by bending the truth and telling lies.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Lizzie and her secret friend Noah, who is hiding in her house, plan to rescue Noah's father from the quarantined Chinatown, and save everyone they love from contracting the plague that is spreading in 1900 San Francisco.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kirsten and Walk, seventh-graders at an elite private school, alternate telling how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits stand up to a mean but influential classmate, even as they are uncovering a long-kept secret about themselves.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time.
Author
Series
Al Capone at Alcatraz volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, faces new challenges when his father is promoted to Associate Warden"--
Author
Series
Al Capone at Alcatraz volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, is frightened when he discovers that noted gangster Al Capone, a prisoner there, wants a favor in return for the help that he secretly gave Moose.
Author
Series
Al Capone at Alcatraz volume 4
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
226 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden's daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone.
10) One-third nerd
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Liam and his two younger sisters, precocious third-grader Dakota and second-grader Izzy, who has Down syndrome, face the possibility of losing their beloved dog, Cupcake, who keeps urinating on their apartment's carpet.
11) Louder, Lili
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnams Sons
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lili is so shy that her voice is never heard in class until the day a good friend needs her help.
12) A giant crush
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Too shy to approach the girl he likes, Jackson hides little gifts for her to discover before Valentine's Day.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A boy keeps a toy dinosaur in his pocket to help him be brave like his dad--but when the dinosaur goes missing, Dad knows just what to do"--
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Sam is happy to play with his monkeys until way past bedtime, but he gets tired before them and has to find a way to get them to sleep.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
The horse seriously doubts that the cow will ever be able to jump over the Moon but offers respect and admiration when the determined bovine accomplishes that feat.
16) Dogtown
Author
Series
Dogtown books volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metalhead, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes.
Author
Publisher
Santillana
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
229 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.