James Preller
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Ahoy, mateys! It's the first day of first grade, and it's all hands on deck for a young pirate and his crew. How much trouble can they get into? What will they do at recess? and, most important, what treasure awaits them at school?
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Big Idea Gang volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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The Big Idea Gang is buzzing with excitement! They're going to show Clay Elementary just how important bees can be in this chapter book series about making a case—and making a difference—by the author of Jigsaw Jones.
After Kym and Lizzie get the awesome opportunity to visit a bee colony, they realize all the wonderful things bees do!
But how can it be that these amazing insects are disappearing? And what
...8) Upstander
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Mary O'Malley's only brother, Jonny is losing his battle to drugs and addiction and her mother is absent and distracted. It seems the only person who might understand is Griffen Connolly, whose older sister runs with Jonny in the wrong crowd. Mary thought Griff was too cool, too popular for her. But now he wants to hang out with her, and listen. When two girls Mary thought were her friends decide to slam another girl online, Mary tries to look the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet Carter, Esme, and Arnold, three students accidentally locked together inside an almost deserted school. They are not friends. They scarcely know each other. But In the basement, a mysterious night janitor waits. And outside, moving in the mist, dark shapes shuffle closer.
11) The fall
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
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In writing in his journal about middle school classmate Morgan Mallen's suicide from bullying, Sam explores whether he was a friend, or one of the bullies who ignored her at school and tormented her online.
13) The courage test
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
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Will has no choice. His father drags him along on a wilderness adventure in the footsteps of legendary explorers Lewis and Clark--whether he likes it or not. All the while, Will senses that something about this trip isn't quite right. Along the journey, Will meets fascinating strangers and experiences new thrills, including mountain cliffs, whitewater rapids, and a heart-hammering bear encounter. It is a journey into the soul of America's past, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
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Jude's house is kept dark, and no one talks much. It's been that way since his little sister drowned in a swimming pool seven years ago when Jude was supposed to be watching her. This summer he gets his first job, falls in love for the first time, and starts to break away from his parents. And then, life spins out of control. Again.
15) Six Innings
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A lively cast of characters-baseball loving boys between the ages of 11 and 13, are playing the biggest game of their lives. with acrobatic catches, clutch hits, dramatic whiffs, and costly errors, the game is full of action.
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Jigsaw Jones mystery super specials volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"What's bright and shiny and hard to find? Buried treasure! Jigsaw's class finds a hidden riddle that leads them on a treasure hunt..."
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Big Idea Gang volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Four friends put their heads together to convince their school to get a new mascot in The Big Idea Gang-an exciting new chapter book series about making a case... and making a difference!
Quick-thinking third-graders Lizzy, her twin, Connor, and their friends Kym and Deon have a big idea: their school desperately needs a new mascot, and they've got the perfect one in mind. Now they have to figure out a way to convince their principal and rally the...
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Can their friendship survive the fifth grade?
Spider Stevens and Trey Cooper have lived next door to each other their entire lives. Their houses are on the odd-numbered side of Maple Street, which seems just about right. Because, well, Trey Cooper is a little odd himself.It didn't matter when they were little kids -- you know, way back in second grade. And it doesn't matter so much when they're at home on Maple Street. That's just Trey being Trey....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Jigsaw Jones is back! In The Case from Outer Space, an original mystery from James Preller, Jigsaw and his crew-Mila, Joey, and Danika-find a clue that implies an alien may be about to visit their school! Can it be true? And what does the Little Free Library have that aliens from outer space might want?
(Hint: The school librarian has invited a special guest to talk about space exploration-an astronaut!)
Friendship, mystery, and school-day shenanigans...