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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1864, this Jules Verne classic has wowed generations of readers with its portrayal of an imaginary odyssey into a subterranean wonderland. When Axel deciphers an old parchment describing a secret passage through a volcano to the center of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. With silent Hans as guide, the two men encounter natural hazards, prehistoric beasts, and other curiosities...
3) The giver
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
7) Dark waters
Author
Series
Last dogs volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Canine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo meet a friendly new community of dogs--and these new dogs have seen humans, who Max, Rocky, and Gizmo thought had disappeared without a trace"--
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a cosmic storm hits, stranding the Nelsons on their new home planet, Nebulon, Zack's hopes of a white Christmas in Vermont are dashed, but Nebulon provides a surprising alternative.
10) Journey to Juno
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
121 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the planet Nebulon in 2120, Zack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a planet made of crystals, but he is less than thrilled when he is partnered with the class bully.
11) Messenger
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zack is happy to test a new android his father helped develop for Nebulonics before she goes into production, but her ability to learn causes problems when she develops a crush on Zack after watching a romantic movie.
13) Among the brave
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
229 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save themselves and others like them.
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zack and Drake venture to Gluco, the candy planet, for some Easter fun but while competing in such activities as an egg toss and a three-legged race, Zack is so determined to come in first that he considers cheating to win.
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When summer arrives on Nebulon, Zack discovers that his best friend, Drake, is afraid to learn to swim and decides to teach him before they go on a trip to water-covered planet Araxie.
16) Son
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
393 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
Author
Series
Mysterious Benedict Society volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.
18) Hello, Nebulon!
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120, eight-year-old Zack is nervous about starting school and meeting people.
19) Among the Barons
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
182 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.