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Shannon Pearce
Book Name Genre Lexile author Summary Book Cover
Boy: Tales of
Childhood
Autobiography 1090L Roald Dahl
In Boy, Roald Dahl tells tales from his
childhood. The tales are facinating and fully.
The stories range from his early years as a
prankster at boarding school to his position
as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's. Many of
ideas for his stories came from his life.
Happy, Happy,
Happy: My Life and
Legacy as the Duck
Commander
Autobiography n/a Phil Robertson
An autobiography that tells the story of Phil
Robertson, the original Duck Commander
and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood
through the founding of a family business. It
talks about the values of the family and their
struggles.
The Spark: A
Mother's Story of
Nurturing Genius
Autobiography/
memoir
N/A Kristine Barnett
Kristine Barnetts son Jacob has an IQ higher
than Einsteins, a photographic memory, and
he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At
nine he started working on an original
theory in astrophysics that experts believe
may someday put him in line for a Nobel
Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid
researcher in quantum physics. But the story
of Kristines journey with Jake is all the more
remarkable because his extraordinary mind
was almost lost to autism. At age two, when
Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was told he
might never be able to tie his own shoes.
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Lightning Thief Fantasy 740L Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of
boarding school... again. And that's the least of
his troubles... Zeus' master lightning bolt has
been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to
find and return Zeus' stolen property and bring
peace to a warring Mount Olympus.
Inkheart (Inkheart
Trilogy #1)
Fantasy 780L Cornelia Funke
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her
father, who repairs and binds books for a
living, can "read" fictional characters to life
when one of those characters abducts them
and tries to force him into service.
Host Fantasy 640L Stephenie Meyer
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The
earth has been invaded by a species that
take over the minds of human hosts while
leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the
invading "soul" who has been given
Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its
former tenant refusing to relinquish
possession of her mind. As Melanie fills
Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a
human who lives in hiding, Wanderer begins
to yearn for a man she's never met. Soon
Wanderer and Melanie-reluctant allies-set
off to search for the man they both love.
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The Help Historic fiction 730L Kathryn Stockett
Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson,
Mississippi, who's always taken orders
quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her
bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never
held her tongue but now must somehow
keep secrets about her employer that leave
her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just
graduated college. She's full of ambition, but
without a husband, she's considered a
failure. Together, these seemingly different
women join together to write a tell-all book
about work as a black maid in the South
which could forever alter their destinies and
the life of a small town.
The Brooklyn Nine Historical fiction 840L Alan Gratz
In nine innings, this novel tells the stories of
nine successive Schneider kids and their
connection to Brooklyn and baseball. As in
all family histories and all baseball games,
there is glory and heartache, triumph and
sacrifice. And it ain't over till it's over.
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Navigating Early
Historical fiction/
Realistic fiction
790L Clare Vanderpool
At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a
landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly uprooted
after his mothers death and placed in a
boys boarding school in Maine. There, Jack
encounters Early Auden, the strangest of
boys, who reads the number pi as a story
and collects clippings about the sightings of
a great black bear in the nearby mountains.
When the boys find themselves
unexpectedly alone at school, they embark
on a quest on the Appalachian Trail in search
of the great black bear.
Taken (Taken #1) Mystery
13 years (no
lexile)
Erin Bowman
There are no men in Claysoot. There are
boysbut every one of them vanishes at
midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The
ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding
light descendsand hes gone. They call it
the Heist. Gray Weathersbys eighteenth
birthday is mere months away, and hes
prepared to meet his fateuntil he finds a
strange note from his mother and starts to
question everything hes been raised to
accept: the Council leaders and their obvious
secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies
beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoota
structure that no one can cross and survive.
Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes
after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit
back and wait to be takenor risk everything
on the hope of the other side?
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And Then There
Were None
Mystery 570L Agatha Christie
First, there were ten - a curious assortment
of strangers summoned as weekend guests
to a private island off the coast of Devon.
Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown
to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All
that the guests have in common is a wicked
past they're unwilling to reveal - and a secret
that will seal their fate. For each has been
marked for murder. One by one they fall
prey. Before the weekend is out, there will
be none. And only the dead are above
suspicion
Unraveling
(Unraveling #1)
Mystery
Age 14 (no
lexile)
Elizabeth Norris
Sixteen-year-old Janelle Tenner is used to
having a lot of responsibility. She balances
working as a lifeguard in San Diego with an
intense academic schedule. Janelle's mother
is bipolar, and her dad is a workaholic FBI
agent, which means Janelle also has to look
out for her younger brother, Jared. And that
was before she died...and is brought back to
life by Ben Michaels, a mysterious, alluring
loner from her high school. When she
discovers a strange clock that seems to be
counting down to the earth's destruction,
Janelle learns she has twenty-four days to
figure out how to stop the clock and save
the planet.
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Where the
Sidewalk Ends
poetry
4-8 years (no
lexile)
Shel Silverstein
This is an all time favorite. It is a collection
of Shel Silversteins poems and drawings.
The stories are hilarious and very popular
with kids. The drawings are funny and
sometimes gross but play along with the
poems so well. Just excellent poems that
kids and adults love.
The New Kid on
the Block
poetry
6-10 years
(no lexile)
Jack Prelutsky
Numerous funny poems about strange
creatures and people. Such as jellyfish stew
or a bouncing mouse, and a boneless
chicken. Humorous poems about such
strange creatures and people as Baloney
Belly Billy and the Gloopy Gloopers. Some
are rather short and some are longer but all
that I read seem to be very funny.
Poetry for Young
People: Edgar Allan
Poe
poetry
8-12 Years
(no lexile)
Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poems or
sections from his stories. The book has
wonderful color drawings and notes to help
make his writings easier to understand.
Included The Raven, AnnaBel Lee, The Lake,
The Tell-Tale Heart, and many others.
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Wonder Realistic Fiction 790L R. J. Palacio
August Pullman was born with a facial
deformity that has prevented him from
going to school. Until starting 5th grade at
Beecher Prep. He wants nothing more than
to be treated as an ordinary kidbut his
new classmates cant get past Auggies
extraordinary face. It begins from Auggies
point of view, but soon switches to include
his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and
others. These perspectives converge in a
portrait of one communitys struggle with
empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
Hold Fast Realistic Fiction 780L Blue Balliett
The story of a girl who falls into Chicago's
shelter system, and from there must solve
the mystery of her father's strange
disappearance. Where is Early's father? He's
not the kind of father who would disappear.
But he's gone . . . and he's left a whole lot of
trouble behind. As danger closes in, Early,
her mom, and her brother have to flee their
apartment. With nowhere else to go, they
are forced to move into a city shelter. And
Early Early might be the only one who can
track him down.
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Madman's
Daughter
Realistic Fiction
HL640L
(HL: young
adult books
written at
low levels as
"high-low"
books.)
Megan Shepherd
Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a
life for herself in Londonworking as a
maid, attending church on Sundays, and
trying not to think about the scandal that
ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved
the rumors about her father's gruesome
experiments. But when she learns he is alive
and continuing his work on a remote tropical
island, she is determined to find out if the
accusations are true
American Indian
Myths and Legends
Traditional
literature
580L
Richard Erdoes,
Alfonso Ortiz
Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups to
offer a rich and lively panarama of the
Native American mythic heritage. It is a
collection of the oral myths and legends of
the Native American people. Book includes a
100 drawings.
The true Story of
the Three Little
Pigs
Traditional
literature
AD570L
(AD: Picture
books often
get an AD or
"Adult
Directed"
code.)
Jon Scieszka-
author, Lane
Smith-illustrator
A spoof on the three little pigs story, this
time told from the wolf's point of view. The
pictures are wonderful and the story is very
funny. An all time favorite.
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Ella Enchanted
Traditional
literature
670L
Gail Carson
Levine
How can a fairy's blessing be such a curse? At
her birth, Ella of Frell was given a foolish fairy's
giftthe "gift" of obedience. Ella must obey
any order given to her, whether it's hopping on
one foot for a day or chopping off her own
head! But strong-willed Ella does not tamely
accept her fate. She goes on a quest,
encountering ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters,
fairy godmothers, and handsome princes,
determined to break the curseand live
happily ever after. In this novel based on the
story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the
childhood curse that forces her to obey any
order given to her.