By Carolyn Keene
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 1.0
Nancy and the Clue Crew build a snowman during their winter break, but strange things begin to happen when one of their friends from school begins to tell fortunes and they begin to come true. The Clue Crew needs to solve how all of the fortunes are coming true before everything snowballs out of control. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
In these simple short stories, Horrid Henry tries to trick the tooth fairy, gets to be a ring bearer for his cousin's wedding, has Moody Margaret as a house guest for two weeks, and gets a new teacher at school. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
In this collection of stories, Horrid Henry tries to win a snowman building contest so he can win ice cream for a year. He also gets grounded from watching television and is sent to his room where he writes his will. Henry likes Margaret’s idea of doing makeovers and decides to make some money doing his own. And the last story is about when Horrid Henry gets to meet his favorite author. Continue reading
By Carolyn Keene
Grades 2-4; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 590L; AR pts: 1.0
Nancy and her friends win royal treatments at Prissy’s Princess Parlor. They go in for their makeovers and come out with blue hair that smells like rotten eggs. Nancy and the Clue Crew are on the move trying to find out who sabotaged the Princess Parlor and their makeovers. Continue reading
By Mark Twain
Grades 8-12; Genre - Fiction; GRL Z; AR pts: 12.0
Tom Sawyer is a thirteen year old boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River. Under the care of his Aunt Polly he tests her patience with his quick wit and adventuresome spirit. Tom often goes looking for adventure with his friend Huck Finn and they find themselves witnessing a murder and finding some real treasure. Continue reading
By Jerry Spinelli
Grades 6-8; Genre - Fiction; GRL V; AR pts: 6.0
There's a new girl in tenth grade and says her name is Stargirl. The entire school's not sure what to think of her and the kind things she does. Leo realizes that he's in love with her, but has a difficult time accepting that she's not like everybody else. Continue reading
By Marilyn Helmer
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0
It’s Ali’s birthday and she wants a cat more than anything, but can’t have one. A lost cat finds its way to Ali’s clubhouse and she takes it in. After a few days of caring for the cat, Ali sees a LOST CAT poster and knows she must give it back to its rightful owner. Continue reading
By Esther Forbes
Grades 5-8; Genre - Fiction; GRL Z; AR pts: 13.0
Johnny is a fourteen year old apprentice as a silversmith living in Boston before the Revolutionary War. He burns his hand and is not able to be a silversmith any more. So he starts delivering the newspaper and gets caught up in taking sides with the rebels and the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Continue reading
By Andrew Clements
Grades 4-7; Genre - Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 2.0
Nick is in the fifth grade and comes up with a new word. This begins a battle with his language arts teacher as he tries to get everyone in his school to say it. Continue reading
By Judy Blume
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 3.0
Peter Hatcher is nine years old and is in the fourth grade. He's forced to deal with his three year old brother, Fudge, and all of his quirks and bad manners. It seems to Peter that Fudge gets all the attention and that he amounts to a fourth grade nothing. Continue reading