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Among the Free

• Author Margaret Haddix
• Reading Level 5.6
• Points 7
• Pages 208
• Location

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Among the Free (synopsis)

• The final episode of Margaret Peterson Haddix's
  futuristic Shadow Children sequence brings
  conclusions, but also surprises. Illegal
  third-born Luke Garner is working undercover in
  Population Police headquarters. Endangered by
  exposure at every turn, he is offered a dangerous
  mission that he cannot refuse He is assigned to
  travel around the region to issue new
  identification. At the very first stop, however,
  things go terribly wrong when Luke
  unintentionally sparks a local revolt. Before he
  can quell the disturbance, the uprising has blown
  into widespread revolution.-from
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Kira Kira

• Author Cynthia Kadohata
• Reading Level 4.7
• Points 7
• Pages 272
• Location

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Kira Kira (synopsis)

• Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister,
  Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira
  because its color is deep but see-through at the
  same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same
  reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and
  her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa
  to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who
  explains to her why people stop them on the
  street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her
  special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie
  to look beyond tomorrow. But when Lynn becomes
  desperately ill, and the whole family begins to
  fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to
  remind them all that there is always something
  glittering -- kira-kira -- in the future-from
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Poppy

• Author Avi
• Reading Level 4.5
• Points 4
• Pages 160
• Location

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Poppy (synopsis)

• At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old
  charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a
  great horned owl sat waiting. The owls name was
  Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With
  his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he
  called his own, watching for the creatures he
  considered his subjects. Not one of them ever
  dared to cross his path. . .until the terrible
  night when two little mice went dancing in the
  moonlight. . .-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Shadowland

• Author Meg Cabot
• Reading Level 4.9
• Points 9
• Pages 287
• Location

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Shadowland (synopsis)

• Mediator Series Book 1 (all 6 in series are AR
  books)
• Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the
  living and the dead. In other words, she sees
  dead people. And they won't leave her alone until
  she helps them resolve their unfinished business
  with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost
  haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her
  help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just
  moved to sunny California and plans to start
  fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the
  cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral
  visitations. But the very first day at her new
  school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's
  a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze
  happens to be in the way.-from
  www.barnesandnoble.com

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Where I Want to Be

• Author Adele Griffin
• Reading Level 4.8
• Points 5
• Pages 160
• Location

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Where I Want to Be (synopsis)

• Finalist for the 2005 National Book Award for
  Young People's Literature
• Once, Jane was the big sister, teaching Lily to
  play make believe and protecting her from
  thunderstorms. But then Lily grew up. She started
  making friends and dating boys, while Jane wanted
  to go on playing make believe forever. For Jane,
  the line between fantasy and reality had always
  blurred, whereas Lily lived for a future bright
  with expectation and change. Inevitably, the
  sisters found a gulf widening between them-Lily
  reveling in her newfound love, while Jane could
  only watch, frustrated, from the sidelines. How
  had her little sister managed to eclipse her?
  Then tragedy struck. But the story was not over.
  . . .-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Room One A Mystery or Two

• Author Andrew Clements
• Reading Level 5.2
• Points 5
• Pages 176
• Location

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Room One A Mystery or Two (synopsis)

• Ted Hammond loves a good mystery. How can his
  school in the little town of Plattsford stay open
  next year if there are going to be only five
  students? Out here on the Great Plains, in
  western Nebraska, everyone understands that if
  you lose the school, you lose the town. But the
  mystery that has Ted's full attention at the
  moment is about that face, the face he sees in
  the upper window of the Andersons' house as he
  rides past on his paper route. The Andersons
  moved away two years ago, and their old farmhouse
  is empty and boarded up tight. At least it's
  supposed to be. A shrinking school in a dying
  town. A face in the window of an empty house. At
  first these facts don't seem to be related. But
  Ted Hammond learns that in a very small town,
  there's no such thing as an isolated event. And
  the solution of one mystery is often the
  beginning of another.-from www.barnesandnoble.com
  

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The Artemis Fowl Files

• Author Eoin Colfer
• Reading Level 5.5
• Points 4
• Pages 208
• Location

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The Artemis Fowl Files (synopsis)

• Artemis Fowl's confidential files have been
  discovered in his safe at Fowl Manor. Now you too
  can share the secrets! The Artemis Fowl Files
  will delight Eoin Colfers legions of fans with
  its behind-the-scenes interviews with the
  much-loved characters including Holly Short,
  Mulch Diggums, and Artemis Fowl.
• Two brand-new Artemis Fowl short stories
  including "LEPrecon," the story of Fairy Police
  Captain Holly Short's move from Traffic to Recon
  following her initiation into the Fairy Police,
  and "The Seventh Dwarf," featuring the flatulent
  dwarf Mulch Diggums, Butler, and Artemis
  himself.-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Anastasia at this Address

• Author Lois Lowry
• Reading Level 4.6
• Points 4
• Pages 129
• Location

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Anastasia at This Address (synopsis)

• Ready for romance, thirteen-year-old Anastasia
  answers an ad in the personals with an
  exaggerated description of herself but soon runs
  into trouble when the unknown man turns up at a
  friend's wedding.-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Charlie Bone and the Hidden King

• Author Jenny Nimmo
• Reading Level 4.6
• Points 10
• Pages 441
• Location

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Charlie Bone and the Hidden King (synopsis)

• Children of the Red King Series 5
• When Charlie turns twelve on New Year's Eve, the
  Flame Cats give him a grave warning Something
  ancient has awoken, and Charlie must be watchful.
  Soon Charlie learns that the shadow from the Red
  King's portrait has been released, and that it
  will do anything to keep Charlie from finding his
  father. Meanwhile, pets are mysteriously
  vanishing from the city, and Olivia is in danger
  of revealing her newfound powers. from
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Born Too Short The Confessions of an Eighth
Grade Basket Case

• Author Dan Elish
• Reading Level 4.0
• Points 4
• Pages 160
• Location

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Born Too Short (synopsis)

• Thirteen-year-old Matt is so envious of his best
  friend Keith that he wishes things would go badly
  for him, and when Keith's fortune changes while
  at the same time Matt finds his first true
  girlfriend, Matt is overcome with guilt.-from
  www.barnesandnoble.com

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Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

• Author David Lubar
• Reading Level 3.8
• Points 9
• Pages 288
• Location

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Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie (synopsis)

• Starting high school is never easy. Seniors take
  your lunch money. Girls youve known forever are
  suddenly beautiful and unattainable. And you can
  never get enough sleep. Could there be a worse
  time for Scotts mother to announce shes
  pregnant? Scott decides high school would be a
  lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival
  manual, so he begins to write down tips for his
  new sibling. Meanwhile, hes trying his best to
  capture the attention of Julia, the freshman
  goddess. In the process, Scott manages to become
  involved in nearly everything the school has to
  offer. So while he tries to find his place in the
  confusing world of high school, win Julias
  heart, and keep his sanity, Scott will be
  recording all the details for his siblingsand
  yourenjoyment.-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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The Team That Couldnt Lose

• Author Matt Christopher
• Reading Level 4.1
• Points 2
• Pages 96
• Location

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The Team That Couldnt Lose (synopsis)

• A young, inexperienced football team discovers
  its beginner's luck is due to a series of
  mysterious but successful plays anonymously sent
  to the coach.-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Ravens Gate

• Author Anthony Horowitz
• Reading Level 4.4
• Points 10
• Pages 270
• Location

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Ravens Gate (synopsis)

• Matt is being punished for a crime he saw, but
  didn't commit. Instead of being locked up, he is
  being sent to the middle of nowhere to live with
  a new foster mom, as part of a government scheme
  called The Leaf Project. But Matt's new home
  provides anything but peace and quiet. His new
  guardian is involved in very sinister things . .
  . and the whole town seems to be on her side.
  Everybody who tries to help Matt winds up
  disappearing . . . or dead. The truth is much
  bigger than Matt or the town--but Matt is the
  only person who can stop the ultimate evil from
  being unleashed.-from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Criss Cross

• Author Lynne Perkins
• Reading Level 5.5
• Points 7
• Pages 337
• Location

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Criss Cross (synopsis)

• The author of the popular All Alone in the
  Universe (HarperCollins, 1999) returns with
  another character study involving those moments
  that occur in everyone's life-moments when a
  decision is made that sends a person along one
  path instead of another. Debbie, who wishes that
  something would happen so she'll be a different
  person, and Hector, who feels he is "unfinished,"
  narrate most of the novel. Both are 14 years old.
  Hector is a fabulous character with a wry humor
  and an appealing sense of self-awareness. The
  descriptive, measured writing includes poems,
  prose, haiku, and question-and-answer formats.
  There is a great deal of humor in this gentle
  story about a group of childhood friends facing
  the crossroads of life and how they wish to live
  it. from www.barnesandnoble.com

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The End

• Author Lemony Snicket
• Reading Level 7.3
• Points 9
• Pages 368
• Location

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The End (synopsis)

• Dear Reader,
• You are presumably looking at the back of this
  book, or the end of the end. The end of the end
  is the best place to begin the end, because if
  you read the end from the beginning of the
  beginning of the end to the end of the end of the
  end, you will arrive at the end of the end of
  your rope.
• This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate
  Events, and even if you braved the previous
  twelve volumes, you probably can't stand such
  unpleasantries as a fearsome storm, a suspicious
  beverage, a herd of wild sheep, an enormous bird
  cage, and a truly haunting secret about the
  Baudelaire parents.
• It has been my solemn occupation to complete the
  history of the Baudelaire orphans, and at last I
  am finished. You likely have some other
  occupation, so if I were you I would drop this
  book at once, so the end does not finish you.
• With all due respect,
• Lemony Snicket from www.barnesandnoble.com

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Center Court Sting
RL3.9 Pts 3 Pgs160
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Catch That Pass!
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
RL3.5 Pts 2 Pgs96
Little Lefty
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Long Stretch at First Base
No Arm in Left Field
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RL4.3 Pts 2 Pgs131
Too Hot to Handle
Ark Angel
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Attaboy, Sam!
Cruise Control
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RL5.1 Pts 4 Pgs160
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Friction
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RL4.0 Pts 6 Pgs208
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An Abundance of Katherines
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Life is Funny
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The Lost Colony
Life at These Speeds
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RL5.3 Pts 13 Pgs385
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Lucas
Out of Order
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RL4.7 Pts 14 Pgs384
The School Story
The Queen of Everything
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Shrimp
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See You Around, Sam!
My Sisters Keeper
Teen Idol
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RL5.3 Pts 18 Pgs448
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Ninth Key
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RL5.0 Pts 8 Pgs287
Reunion
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RL5.1 Pts 10 Pgs316
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Twilight
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Things Hoped For
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