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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Summary: The extraordinary story of a boy called Wart - ignored by everyone except his tutor, Merlyn - who goes on to become King Arthur.Collins Modern Classics are re-launched with gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation."Come, sword," said the Wart. He took hold of the handles with both hands, and strained against the stone... but nothing moved...When the wizard Merlyn comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons, Kay and the Wart,...
2) Karen
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
The mother of a cerebral palsy child Karen, has written her story and tells of Karen's fights to overcome her handicaps.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann -- a Boy and His Two Dogs ... A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains -- and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found ... An exciting tale of love and adventure...
6) Deathwatch
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Needing money for school, a college boy accepts a job as guide on a desert hunting trip and nearly loses his life.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Retellings of the ancient Greek myths, arranged in four sections: the Gods, Nature Myths, Demigods, and Fables. Includes a brief section on words from the Greek myths which are part of the English language.
10) Rumble fish
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Rusty-James wants to be as tough a teen as his older brother, Motorcycle Boy, who has always helped him out of tough spots. But one day, when Rusty-James faces danger, Motorcycle Boy is not around.
11) Snow bound
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
[1975]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers caught in a snowstorm face a fight for survival in a desolate area for 11 days and learn to understand themselves and each other.
12) Summer of fear
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Soon after the arrival of cousin Julia, insidious occurrences begin that convince Rachel she is a witch and must be stopped before her total monstrous plan can be effected.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Events of the hijacking of a bus of children by terrorists seeking the return of their homeland are described from the perspectives of a hostage, a terrorist, an Army general involved in the rescue operation, and his son, chosen as the go-between.
16) The last mission
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"In 1944, as World War II rages across Europe, fifteen-year-old Jack Raab dreams of being a hero. Leaving behind New York City, his family, and his boyhood, Jack lies his way into the U.S. Air Corps. From their base in England, he and his crew fly twenty-four perilous bombing missions over occupied Europe. The war is almost over and HItler near defeat when they fly their last mission -- a mission destined for disaster. Shot down far behind enemy lines,...
17) Tiger eyes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When Davey Wexler's father is killed in a holdup in Atlantic City, her mother moves Davey and her brother to Los Alamos to get away from the memories--but Davey is a girl frozen in fear and anger, until she meets an older boy called Wolf who can read her tiger eyes.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Barney has only fleeting memories about his past but, as a voluntary patient at the institute for experimental medicine, he knows he is different from the terminally ill patients surrounding him. His involvement with the bitter, slowly dying, Mazzo brings Barney hope, pain, and a moment of heroic glory.
20) Hoops
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake.