Margaret Peterson Haddix
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Not Supplied
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Trash and Treasure volume 1
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
Language
English
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"When Colin finds a shoebox full of letters hidden in a stranger's attic, he knows he's supposed to throw them away. That's his summer job, getting rid of junk. But Colin wants to rescue the letters--and find out what really happened to best friends Rosemary and Toby way back in the 1970s. Meanwhile, across town, Nevaeh also finds a mysterious letter. But this one reads like a confession to a crime. And Nevaeh knows her father, the 'Junk King,' expects...
Author
Series
Running out of Time volume companion
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Zola, who has a surprising connection to Jessie, discovers that she is stuck in a fake utopian future, and that those around her are counting on her to help them escape.
5) Remarkables
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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Eleven-year-old Marin and her neighbor Charley hope that by preventing a disaster that occurred twenty years ago, they can save Charley's dad from a future of guilt and self-destructive behavior.
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best--acting silly and being adored. They've been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom.But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they're shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids...
Author
Series
39 clues volume 10
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Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan Cahill have uncovered history's greatest mysteries and their family's deadliest secrets. But are they ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that's taken them across five continents, Amy and Dan face the most the difficult challenge yet -- a task no Cahill dared to imagine. When faced with a choice that could change the future of the world,...
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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
9) Found
Author
Series
The missing volume 1
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Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
10) The messengers
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 3
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, as evil forces from the parallel world invade their home, the Greystones, their doubles, and friends must return to the alternate dimension to save both worlds.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Aladdin pbk. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Many surprises await twelve-year-old Edwy Watanaboneset when the Freds return him to Cursed Town, including that he has siblings in Refuge City who he will join in boarding school.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Trash and Treasure volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things. After all, they found each other and became best friends--even though their parents are business rivals. They also found hidden boxes of secret letters, which led them to unravel mysteries about kids from the 1970s. But when they started Mystery Solvers Inc., they didn't expect to be asked to find a ghost. Ree recruits them to investigate a series of old, spooky photos left behind in her family's new...
14) Just Ella
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2001], c1999
Edition
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape.
15) The deceivers
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, as Finn, Emma, and Chess Greystone and Natalie Mayhew, ages eight to thirteen, continue their quest to rescue their mothers they must return to the alternate dimension where truth is illegal.
16) Under their skin
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn investigate why their mother and new stepfather are keeping secrets, why they are forbidden to meet their stepsiblings, and, most important, why their lives are in danger.
17) Among the Barons
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2004, c2003
Edition
Not Supplied
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In the future, false identities, government lies and death threats keep Luke from being safe with his new identify when the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken shows up at school.
18) Among the brave
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st Aladdin pbk. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save itself and others like them.
19) Redeemed
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Jonah was able to save all of time from collapsing but in doing so gained a twin brother, Jordan, who must learn what has happened and do his own part to save time--and his parents.
Author
Series
Children of Exile volume 1
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old girl raised in a foster village is returned to her biological parents, and discovers home is not what she expected it to be.