Janet Taylor Lisle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.
3) Black duck
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2007, 2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Years later, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1942, Robert and his cousin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in their grandparents' Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy.
5) Forest
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
War is coming, and it will take two very unusual friends to avert a showdown in the town of Forest
Upper Forest is the kingdom of an ancient clan of squirrels. For years they have lived and died in the trees, building an elaborate civilization high above the earth. Since man came to Forest, the trees have been thinned, but there are still enough thick groves where the squirrels can run from branch to branch, going days...
Upper Forest is the kingdom of an ancient clan of squirrels. For years they have lived and died in the trees, building an elaborate civilization high above the earth. Since man came to Forest, the trees have been thinned, but there are still enough thick groves where the squirrels can run from branch to branch, going days...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Two grieving sisters resolve to break a spell cast by evil fairies
After the death of their mother, Olivia and Nellie are shipped off to their great-aunt’s house for the summer. Nine-year-old Olivia is not excited about the trip—she has to keep one eye on kind but eccentric Aunt Minty and the other on her younger sister, Nellie, who’s been behaving oddly. But the summer takes an interesting turn when Olivia discovers an...
After the death of their mother, Olivia and Nellie are shipped off to their great-aunt’s house for the summer. Nine-year-old Olivia is not excited about the trip—she has to keep one eye on kind but eccentric Aunt Minty and the other on her younger sister, Nellie, who’s been behaving oddly. But the summer takes an interesting turn when Olivia discovers an...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
In a forgotten small town, one girl and a hundred cats are about to do something spectacular
Applesap is a small town smack dab in the middle of New York state, and beyond that geographical oddity, there isn’t much special about it. It has a dress shop, a run-down movie theater, and two old-fashioned drug stores: Jiggs’ and the Super Queen. But nobody goes to Jiggs’. The roof is leaky, the seats are
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
When their best friend changes drastically, the Investigators suspect extraterrestrial trouble
Georgina and Poco should not be climbing an apple tree in the dark. But Poco, who talks to animals, has recently developed a serious crush on a robin, and she gets worried when the bird doesn’t return to his nest one night. Poco convinces her friend to come with her to check on the nest, and while they’re peering
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
While searching for her fairy godmother, a young girl uncovers a world of magic
It starts with chocolates. Dreaming of a box of chocolates that never empties, Angela writes a letter to her fairy godmother asking for one. To her surprise, the fairy writes back! A letter appears on her mantelpiece from “Pilaria of the Kingdom of the Faeries,” written on ancient parchment with purple ink, and covered in a gold
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Poco is horrified when Angela’s cat disappears while under her watch. Is magic involved?
Together, Angela, Poco, and Georgina have investigated some peculiar happenings. They are just on the verge of a major magical breakthrough when Angela’s father moves to Mexico, taking Angela and breaking up the trio of friends. As consolation, Angela gives Poco her cat, Juliette, to care for and talk to while she’s