Patricia Reilly Giff
1) Island war
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1942 13-year-olds Izzy and Matt become trapped on an Japanese-occupied Aleutian island when the rest of the American population is evacuated and must survive on their own for the duration of World War II"--
2) Sky high
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 7
Publisher
A Yearling Book
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Charlie has lots of ideas. Need something to go sky high? Ah-ha! The zinger-winger! Need to launch a cheese popper into soup? The amazing popper-upper! But the zinger-winger zings more than wings, and the popper-upper plops. Charlie isn't allowed to invent for a week. Meanwhile, the afterschool invention fair is coming up. He needs time to make something special. Good thing he has his friends and Mr. Redfern, another inventor, to help him out"--
3) Zigzag zoom
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 8
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Timpanzi Tigers challenge the Zigzag Zebras to a race, Gina worries because she knows she is not a fast runner, but the whole school seems to be counting on her to win.
5) Winter sky
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Almost twelve-year-old Siria, who chases firetrucks in the middle of the night to ensure her fire fighter dad's safety, learns about bravery one winter as she tries to mend a broken friendship.
8) Eleven
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.
11) Jubilee
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Judith stopped talking long ago when Mom left her in the care of beloved Aunt Cora. Going back into a regular fifth-grade classroom won't be easy, but she has her Dog and new friend who will help her through"--
12) Wild girl
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch.
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Arno Eliot is always causing trouble—and when he disappears at the zoo, Dawn Bosco will have to solve a mystery to set things right It’s almost the end of the summer, and Dawn Bosco is hoping for one last mystery before school starts. Then Noni, Dawn’s grandmother, has to babysit Arno Eliot, the worst six-year-old Dawn has ever met, for the whole week! Dawn doesn’t want to spend her last week of summer...
16) Animal at Large
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A missing animal at the zoo and strange noises coming from her backyard can mean only one thing for Tori: she's got a mystery to solve!
Tori loves living on Zoo Lane with her family. Who else gets to live at a zoo--and with her cousin Sumiko visiting from Tokyo soon, this is shaping up to be the best summer ever!
But when rumors of a missing animal start to spread, Tori wants to help . . . except she doesn't know which...
Tori loves living on Zoo Lane with her family. Who else gets to live at a zoo--and with her cousin Sumiko visiting from Tokyo soon, this is shaping up to be the best summer ever!
But when rumors of a missing animal start to spread, Tori wants to help . . . except she doesn't know which...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Dawn Bosco uses math, logic, and her detective skills to return a red purse to its rightful owner
When Dawn Bosco finds a red purse on the playground after school one day, she knows she’s also found a new mystery to solve. But after she puts up posters and makes an announcement on the loudspeaker, too many people are trying to claim the purse!
The only clues are a shopping list,