Kevin R. Free
Author
Series
Kane chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.
Author
Series
Kane chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event--a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives. Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different directions....
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Oil magnate J. Paul Getty, once the richest man in the world, is the patriarch of an extraordinary cast of sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. While some have been brought low by mental illness, drug addiction, and one of the most sensational kidnapping cases of the 20th century, many of Getty's heirs have achieved great success. In addition to Mark Getty, a cofounder of Getty Images, and Anne G. Earhart, an award-winning environmentalist,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. On board pages.
A restless firefly begins a search for other fireflies and is led to a lantern, a candle, the glowing eyes of a cat, dog, and owl, and a surprise celebration of light before he finds his friends and the real reason for his journey
8) Dream snow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! In his dream he imagines a snowstorm covering him and his animals--named One, Two, Three, Four and Five--in a snowy blanket. But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something! Putting on his red suit, he goes outside and places gifts under the tree for his animals, bringing...
9) Crickwing
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.
10) Ali: a life
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle. He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us over and over again). Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth century's greatest radicals and most compelling figures. At his funeral in 2016, eulogists said Ali had transcended race and united the country, but they...
11) The known world
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a plantation proprietor and former slave--now possessing slaves of his own--dies, his household falls apart in the wake of a slave rebellion and corrupt underpaid patrollers who enable free black people to be sold into slavery.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection
The Instant New York Times Bestseller
A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit.
"An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity."
—Archbishop Desmond Tutu
In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.
14) Ice cream face
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A little boy experiences a variety of different emotions while he waits in line for ice cream, his favorite food"--
15) Dizzy
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An acclaimed biographer for children, Jonah Winter brings historical figures to life for young listeners. Here he turns his talents to jazz legend John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. Born into poverty and the victim of vicious parental abuses, Dizzy received a trumpet one day and it changed his life forever. Dizzy follows Gillespie's journey from rural South Carolina to New York City-straight into the burgeoning jazz scene he soon immersed himself in.
16) Very good hats
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Some people think hats are fancy things you can buy at a dressy store, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. In this book, acorns and raspberries are snug hats for your fingers, and an empty pudding cup is a good hat for a stuffed bear. Pajama pants make dangly hats, books can be dramatic hats, and bubbles make very fine hats as well (if temporary)"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away"--
20) Lies like poison
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three years after one secretly backed out of a plot to kill Raven's abusive stepmother, former friends Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna are drawn back together when one of them is arrested for the stepmother's murder.
Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend, Raven. When they discovered he was suffering abuse at the hands of his stepmother, they came up with a lethal plan: petals of poppy, belladonna, and lily in her...