Alan Brown
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
"Twelve-year-old Minerva Keen forms a detective club to uncover who is poisoning residents of her storied Chicago apartment building, knowing that any one of her neighbors could be the poisoner--or the next victim"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Avani Patel loves to skateboard, but there is no skate park in her town so she does not get to practice tricks often--but now that the idea is under consideration in the city council Avani and her friends set out to convince the skeptical politicians the town really needs one.
3) Size Me Up
Author
Series
Back of the Net volume 5
Language
English
Description
"After a dangerous encounter with some bullies over his height, Ben dedicates himself to applying for college programs in an attempt to get away from the violence and to feel safe at home again"--
4) Get On Up
Author
Series
Back of the Net volume 4
Language
English
Description
"After passing out during a game, Manny discovers that he has lupus and the diagnosis causes him to question everything in his life, from playing soccer to his faith"--
5) Perfect: #2
Author
Series
Back of the Net volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When Enzo misses a penalty kick and runs away from home, he faces the dangers of street life and has to find his way back home and to his team, despite his less than perfect life"--
Author
Series
Back of the Net volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Aiden struggles in school and has to get his grades up or he'll be kicked off the team"--
Author
Series
Back of the Net volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Jackson is thrown out of a game after getting into a fight and has to learn how to control his anger if he wants to avoid getting in trouble with the police and finding his way back to defending his team"--
8) Home Boy
Author
Series
Back of the Net volume 6
Language
English
Description
As team captain, Kai is always in control on the field. He's like the glue that keeps the team together, and the team relies on him to be a solid, talented player. But at home, as hard as he tries, Kai can't keep his parents together. Their fighting intensifies so much that Kai's frustrations spill over into school and soccer. Will he be able to provide what the team needs without the home support that he used to take for granted?
10) Puck Panic
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to freeze up on the ice and worry he will be benched.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The mission is simple: Four kids must save what's left of humanity by crossing a husk-infested landscape to a secret (supposedly safe) location. Then, they must launch a satellite into space before a gigantic maelstrom smashes them to bloody splinters, all the while fighting off an endless array of monsters as well as a murderous enemy wearing a teddy bear costume! If it were easy, it wouldn't be Fortnite. When 98% of the world's population disappears...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She piloted many record-breaking flights, became an author, advised engineers, taught college students, and defended women's rights. And then, somewhere in the South Pacific, she disappeared on an attempted flight around the world.
Language
English
Description
Set in a small nineteenth-century American town, the story deals with the simple joys and sorrows in a young girl's life. Thirteen-year-old Katy was the sort of girl who might do anything next, so long as it was something exciting! Katie is a handful for her widowed father, Dr. Car and her stern aunt, Izzie, who share responsibility of raising Katy and her siblings. The arrival of her worldly, invalid cousin, Helen, exposes Katy to a world she never...