Kate Messner
2) Breakout
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel playfully chronicle the process of becoming a writer in this fun follow-up to How to Read a Story, guiding young storytellers through the joys and challenges of the writing process. From choosing an idea, to creating a problem for their character to resolve, to coming to The End, this empowering picture book breaks down the writing process in a dynamic and accessible way, encouraging kids to...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a concussion that effects her balance, memory, and other abilities, twelve-year-old Kat goes to I-Can, the "Miracle Clinic in the Swamp," where she joins forces with other patients to expose plot that endangers them all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about Christopher Columbus, and learn all about the Taino people. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America.
The...
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America.
The...
Author
Series
Marty McGuire books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
With help from her Grandma Barb, Marty builds a habitat for worms in her school cafeteria as part of the Save the Earth Project.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue-dog except for the squirrels--but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850 where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This time Ranger, the time-traveling Golden retriever, finds himself in San Francisco in the middle of the great 1906 earthquake, and his mission is obviously to get a young Chinese immigrant, Lily Chen, to safety, but as they make their way through the ruined and burning city Ranger finds that he must also accomplish something else--finding Lily, who was sold as a servant by her parents, a new family who will care for her.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Once again the mysterious box takes the golden retriever Ranger back in time, and he finds himself on Robert Falcon Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, headed for Antarctica, where his mission is to save Jack Nin, a Chinese-Maori stowaway from New Zealand, from the blizzards, unstable ice, and the other hazards that lie ahead for the doomed expedition.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The mysterious box that Ranger the golden retriever found in the garden transports him back to first century Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, a young servant boy, and Quintus, a volunteer gladiator, from the brutal world of the Colosseum.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the underground railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.
12) All the answers
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life of the coral restoration pioneer Ken Nedimyer, from his early fascination with the ocean to his ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs.
All it takes is one: One coral gamete to start a colony, One person to make a difference, One idea to change the world. The ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs - with hammer and glue, and grafts of newly grown coral - are the living legacy of Ken Nedimyer....
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Discover the magical depths of the kelp forest, and all the fascinating creatures living just a paddle's length away-both over and under the waves"--
A girl and her parents paddle into the bay. Over the water pelicans fly; under the water all kinds of sealife go through their daily life. Discover the magical depths of the kelp forest and all the fascinating creatures living just over and under the waves. - adapted from jacket and perusal of book...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A tough day, a bad dream, a scary noise … these are just a few of the things that can keep kids wide awake and frightened after dark. But Mama Sloth knows the secrets for calming worried minds and getting to sleep―and as she shares them with her daughter, young readers will learn valuable relaxation skills that last a lifetime.
16) Pearl Harbor
Author
Series
History smashers volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A highly-designed and illustrated (including graphic novel panels) overview the truths and lies about the attack on Pearl Harbor"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the canyon, and all the secret life hidden in its arms"--
Author
Series
History smashers volume 7
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. Right? Wrong! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a...
Author
Series
History smashers volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"A book that explores the hidden truth about the American Revolution featuring sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Under the canopy of the rainforest, hundreds of animals make their homes--from the slender parrot snake to the colorful poison dart frog. But up in the trees hides a whole other world, where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call, capuchin monkeys swing from the vines, and sleek-furred jaguars rule the night. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers ... and under...