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22) Famous Bears
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the significance of bears in our culture and their appearance in religion, symbolism, stories, and astrology.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 112
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens investigate the rumors of ghosts, disappearing props and a haunted seat in the Trap-Door Theater.
24) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Readers will learn why earthquakes happen, where they occur, and how they change land and affect communities. Simple, labeled diagrams illustrate elevated concepts, such as seismic waves. A Case Study chapter discusses the Haiti earthquake of 2010, while a map aids comprehension. The 2011 Japan earthquake is shown as well. Damage, safety methods, rescue missions, and measurement are also covered.
25) Fangirl
Author
Series
Fangirl (Manga) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life--and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to. Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
"As the newest member of the BSC, Dawn is eager to prove herself. So when a big job comes along, she jumps at the chance to show everyone what she's made of. The Barretts are even more challenging than Dawn expected. The house is a mess. Mrs. Barrett is unreliable, and the kids are out of control. Dawn knows she's a great baby-sitter, but this is impossible! She only knows one thing for sure--a member of the BSC never gives up!"--Page 4 of cover.
27) The fear zone
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"When five kids are invited to a cemetery at midnight, they think it's just a prank. When they find a gravestone that instructs them to dig up a grave, they think it's just a joke. It's no joke. An evil force is unleashed - a force that takes the shape of their worst fears. Once these fears are released, they won't go away. Not without a fight--"--back cover.
28) Hurricanes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explores how hurricanes form, what the eye of a hurricane is, the different ways hurricanes cause destruction, and how the Coast Guard and other national services conduct rescue operations and keep watch against hurricanes.
29) Insect world
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents, in question and answer format, information about the behavior, food-gathering, defenses, anatomy, and surprising habits of all kinds of insects.
30) The collector
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Josie always liked visiting her grandmother in the countryside. But when her mother loses her job in the city and they're forced to relocate along with Josie's sister, Annie, she realizes she doesn't like the country that much. Especially because Grandma Jeannie has some strange rules. Soon though, Josie manages to make friends with the most popular girl in the sixth grade, Vanessa. When Vanessa eventually invites Josie back to her house to hang...
31) Homesick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When his parents separate, Benny's father begins hoarding, cluttering the house, and growing more distant.
32) How we roll
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Quinn is a teen who loves her family, skateboarding, basketball, and her friends, but after she's diagnosed with a condition called alopecia which causes her to lose all of her hair, her friends abandon her. Jake was once a star football player, but because of a freak accident - caused by his brother - he loses both of his legs. Quinn and Jake meet and find the confidence to believe in themselves again, and maybe even love.
33) Toucans
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Call out from the treetops of the Amazon rain forest with the toucan! Engaging text and oversized, striking photos invite readers to travel to South America and learn about the toucan's body structure, diet, life cycle, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. Simple, labeled maps highlight the animal's home territory. Background information about South America is also given, as well as threats to the toucan's survival. The book closes...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Hop through the Amazon rain forest with the poison dart frog! Engaging text and oversized, striking photos invite readers to travel to South America and learn about the poison dart frog's body structure, diet, life cycle, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. Readers will also learn about the frog's extremely toxic skin. Simple, labeled maps highlight the animal's home territory. Background information about South America is also...
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In this fourth book of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to take his investigation into stolen charity funds on the road when his mother forces him to help her boyfriend move to Chicago. They are on the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and criminal mastermind Molly Moskins. It's a world gone mad, where good becomes bad, and Timmy Failure is a condemned man.
Author
Series
Graveyard book (Graphic novels) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that his entire family has been murdered and he is now being raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
Author
Series
Jedi Academy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. He's been busier than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake Country on Naboo, studying for the Jedi obstacle course exam, and tracking down dozens of vorpak clones--don't ask. But now, someone is setting him up to get in trouble with everyone at school, including Yoda. If he doesn't find out who it is, and fast, he may get kicked out of school! Why can't middle...