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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Across Five Aprils
Author Hunt, Irene
Across Frozen Seas
Wilson, John
Adam of the Road
Gray, Elizabeth Janet
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
Word
Number Lang IL 102 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.6 10.0 F
Count Book RP 61778 N N
RV -
LS N
VP Description N A moving story of the Civil War and one boy who grew up at home.
45006
EN
MG
6.0
5.0
F
30279
N
N
-
-
-
This book explores the vast territory of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, travelling aboard the ill-fated vessel H.M.S. Erebus from London en route to Canada's frozen and uncharted north.
1
EN
MG
6.5
9.0
F
57357
N
N
-
N
N
This book describes the adventures of eleven-year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of thirteenth-century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick.
Spratt, R.A.
138969
EN
MG
6.2
7.0
F
41859
N
N
-
-
-
A former circus pig cares for three human children, fights tyranny, and has an insatiable urge to consume chocolate.
The Alchemist's Dream
Wilson, John
119492
EN
MG
6.5 10.0
F
61235
N
N
-
-
-
The lost journal from Henry Hudson finds its way to the aged Robert Bylot and triggers memories of his life, a plague-ridden city, the mysterious alchemist John Dee, and mutiny in the frozen wastes of Hudson Bay.
An Algonquian Year: The Year According to the Full Moon
McCurdy, Michael
44097
EN
MG
6.0
0.5
F
2482
N
N
-
-
-
This book describes the life of the Algonquian Indians, month by month, as it would have been before the arrival of white settlers.
Anna of Byzantium
Barrett, Tracy
32221
EN
MG
6.4
8.0
F
51531
N
N
-
-
N
In the eleventh century the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright, the throne of the Byzantine Empire, which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother John.
Anson's Way
Schmidt, Gary D.
30835
EN
MG
6.2
8.0
F
49188
N
N
-
-
-
While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master places him in conflict with the law.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Arthur of Albion
Author Matthews, John
Asteroid Impact
Henderson, Douglas
Atherton: The House of Power
Word
Number Lang IL 131168 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.5 4.0 F
Count Book RP 21272 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - This book briefly recounts various legends about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, including how Arthur came to own the sword Excalibur, the magical creatures met by Arthur and his men, and the strange powers of Merlin.
44939
EN
MG
6.4
1.0
F
3411
N
N
-
-
-
This book explores the theory that the collision of an asteroid with Earth ended the Cretaceous Period and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Carman, Patrick
114826
EN
MG
6.1 12.0
F
75028
N
N
-
-
-
Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals secrets about Atherton, his strictly divided world, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others. Book #1
The Austere Academy
Snicket, Lemony
41280
EN
MG
6.7
6.0
F
33697
N
N
-
-
N
As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf. Book #5
Baboon
Jones, David
114113
EN
MG
6.1
7.0
F
44972
N
N
-
-
-
Fourteen-year-old Gerry Copeland regains consciousness after a plane crash in the African savanna only to discover that he has become one of the baboons his parents are studying.
The Baboon King
Quintana, Anton
34714
EN
MG
6.4
8.0
F
48029
N
N
-
-
-
Son of a Kikuyu mother and a Masai herdsman father, Morengáru the hunter lives on the edges of tribal society until an actual banishment forces him to make a life for himself among a troop of baboons.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title The Bad Beginning
Author Snicket, Lemony
Number Lang IL 41281 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 4.0 F
Count Book RP 24130 N N
The Barefoot Book of Knights
Matthews, John
58191
EN
Barry, Boyhound
Spearman, Andy
102197
Bella at Midnight
Stanley, Diane
Ben and Me
Lawson, Robert
RV -
LS -
MG
6.0
3.0
F
15707
N
EN
MG
6.2
4.0
F
27042
106196
EN
MG
6.0
9.0
F
208
EN
MG
6.9
3.0
Big Men, Big Country: A Collection Walker, Paul Robert of American Tall Tales
48068
EN
MG
6.0
The Big Tree of Bunlahy
Colum, Padraic
19007
EN
MG
The Birchbark House
Erdrich, Louise
36398
EN
MG
N
-
-
-
Young Tom of Warwick is sent to live in a castle so that he can learn about knighthood and chivalry. He is told stories about knights from all around the world, which illustrate to Tom what it takes to be a great knight.
N
N
-
-
-
To the confusion of his friends and family, Barry starts chasing squirrels, eating food off the floor, and otherwise acting like a canine after a flea bite turns his human brain into that of a dog.
56757
N
N
-
-
N
In this book, Bella, who is raised by peasants discovers that she is actually the daughter of a knight and finds herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her life and the kingdom forever.
F
14940
N
N
-
N
N
Amos the mouse observes and records the life of his great friend, Benjamin Franklin.
2.0
F
13812
N
N
-
-
-
This book is a collection of American tall tales featuring such legendary characters as Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill.
6.7
7.0
F
43755
N
N
-
-
-
A collection of fanciful tales from the small town of Bunlahy.
6.1
7.0
F
43840
N
N
-
N
N
Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.
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Word
Title Black Fox of Lorne
Author De Angeli, Marguerite
Number Lang IL 19008 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 8.0 F
Count Book RP 46474 N N
Black Jack
Garfield, Leon
42799
EN
The Black Stallion Returns
Farley, Walter
601
The Blue Sword
McKinley, Robin
Blue Willow
Gates, Doris
The Boggart
Cooper, Susan
The Bonemender
Bennett, Holly
RV -
LS N
MG
6.5
8.0
F
51170
N
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
51412
106
EN
MG
6.8 17.0
F
9
EN
MG
6.5
6.0
7042
EN
MG
6.1
102329
EN
MG
6.0
N
-
-
-
A young apprentice in eighteenthcentury London begins a strange adventure when he inadvertently becomes involved with a wanted criminal and a girl who is reputedly mad.
N
N
-
-
N
When his rightful owner repossesses the Black Stallion, eighteen-year-old Alec travels across the deserts of Arabia to find the great stallion and helps to solve a tribal feud. Book #2
101620
N
N
-
-
N
Harry, bored with her sheltered life on the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.
F
38350
N
N
-
N
N
Janey and her family settle in a real home after spending years as migratory workers.
8.0
F
46762
N
N
-
N
N
After visiting her family's castle in Scotland and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back with her a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.
9.0
F
54673
N
N
-
-
-
Gabrielle is a bonemender of extraordinary talent. Between her work as a healer and her duties as one of the royal family of Verdeau, her life is busy, comfortable, and predictable until the day a stranger seeking help arrives at her gate. Book #1
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
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Title The Borrowers Afield
Author Norton, Mary
The Borrowers Afloat
Norton, Mary
Boy With a Pack
Word
Number Lang IL 18758 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 7.0 F
Count Book RP 43865 N N
RV -
LS N
VP Description N These are the further adventures of the family of miniature people who, after losing their home under the kitchen floor of an old English house, are forced to move out to the fields.
5003
EN
MG
6.0
6.0
F
34816
N
N
-
N
N
Mary Norton's beloved family of miniature people set out on a voyage in a tea kettle in search of a new home.
Meader, Stephen W.
19040
EN
MG
6.3
8.0
F
51244
N
N
-
N
N
Seventeen-year-old Bill Crawford enjoys adventure and faces danger as he journeys on foot from New Hampshire to the Ohio country during the pioneer days of 1837.
Bright Island
Robinson, Mabel L.
19009
EN
MG
6.1 10.0
F
63131
N
N
-
-
-
The story of Thankful, a young girl growing up on an island in Maine just after the Revolutionary War.
The Bronze Cauldron
McCaughrean, Geraldine
82577
EN
MG
6.0
5.0
F
30536
N
N
-
-
-
This book contains retellings of twentyseven myths and legends from around the world, including the story of the Indian boy who became the Buddha, and the German tale of Dr. Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil.
The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse
Lewis, J. Patrick
119275
EN
MG
6.5
0.5
F
2754
N
N
-
-
-
This book presents poems that adopt the voices of soldiers, commanders, slaves, and civilians during the Civil War, pairing each poem with a period photo. It also includes facts about the conflict.
Caddie Woodlawn
Brink, Carol Ryrie
14
EN
MG
6.0
8.0
F
51659
N
N
-
N
N
A spirited pioneer girl relates her adventures on the Wisconsin frontier.
Calico Bush
Field, Rachel
5004
EN
MG
6.2
9.0
F
55559
N
N
-
N
N
Orphaned shortly after her French family arrives in the New World, twelve-yearold Marguerite is bound by contract to live with a family of English settlers who are attempting to make their home on an island frequented by Indians.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Calico Captive
Author Speare, Elizabeth George
Call It Courage
Sperry, Armstrong
Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth
Hart, James V.
The Carved Box
Chan, Gillian
Word
Number Lang IL 5062 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 9.0 F
Count Book RP 57137 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description N In 1754, an Indian raid on her small New Hampshire town leaves Miriam Willard a prisoner of the Indians, forced to take part in a harrowing march north.
15
EN
MG
6.2
3.0
F
19326
N
N
N
N
N
An inspiring youth overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.
102334
EN
MG
6.8 13.0
F
79207
N
N
-
-
-
This book describes the youthful adventures of J.M. Barrie's classic character, Captain Hook, from his days at Eton to his voyages on the high sea.
53357
EN
MG
6.1
9.0
F
54057
N
N
-
-
-
Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labor of farm work. His only source of comfort is Dog. She seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. With Dog by his side, Callum gains the courage to face life in the New World.
The Case of the Missing Marquess: Springer, Nancy An Enola Holmes Mystery
104964
EN
MG
6.6
6.0
F
37924
N
N
-
-
N
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother. Book #1
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Williams, Marcia
112185
EN
MG
6.3
1.0
F
4900
N
N
-
-
-
Geoffrey Chaucer's famous work, in which a group of pilgrims in fourteenthcentury England tell each other stories as they travel on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Canterbury, is retold in comic strip form.
Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam
Garland, Sherry
49775
EN
MG
6.1
2.0
F
13606
N
N
-
-
-
This book is a collection of Vietnamese folktales.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Fleming, Ian
74980
EN
MG
6.6
4.0
F
23385
N
N
-
-
N
An inventor and his family save an old car from the scrap heap and when it is restored, they find it has magical powers.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Author Code Talker: A Novel About the Bruchac, Joseph Navajo Marines of World War Two
Word
Number Lang IL 85819 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 9.0 F
Count Book RP 56150 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description N After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
A Conspiracy of Kings
Turner, Megan Whalen
137746
EN
MG
6.6 13.0
F
76812
N
N
-
-
-
Kidnapped and sold into slavery, Sophos, an unwilling prince, tries to save his country from being destroyed by rebellion and exploited by the conniving Mede empire. Book #4
Coram Boy
Gavin, Jamila
54841
EN
MG
6.3 14.0
F
83673
N
N
-
-
-
In the mid-eighteenth century, an unsavory character and his simpleton son become involved in the lives of a wealthy English family when that family's eldest son is disinherited because of his love of music.
The Court of the Stone Children
Cameron, Eleanor
6662
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
51228
N
N
-
-
N
Aided by the journal of a young woman who lived in nineteenth-century France, Nina solves a murder mystery dormant since the time of Napoleon.
Cousins in the Castle
Wallace, Barbara Brooks
17765
EN
MG
6.0
7.0
F
45530
N
N
-
-
N
A new friend comes to Amelia's rescue when she finds herself the victim of a dastardly villian's fiendish plans.
Crisis at Crystal Reef
Anderson, Kevin J.
54608
EN
MG
6.5
6.0
F
39303
N
N
-
-
-
Anja planned to destroy the Solo family. Now she fights an inner battle against her growing spice addiction, and her growing friendship with Jacen and Jaina. In desperation for spice, she steals a ship and flees the Jedi academy.
Crows & Cards
Helgerson, Joseph
129993
EN
MG
6.2 10.0
F
62185
N
N
-
-
-
Zebulon Crabtree, who was sent by his parents to apprentice with a tanner in 1849, eventually follows his own instincts and hangs out with a riverboat gambler and a slave who becomes his friend and eventually gets caught up with the Brotherhood.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
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Word
Title Author Number Lang IL Cut from the Same Cloth: San Souci, Robert D. 11106 EN MG American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale
BL Pts F/NF 6.2 5.0 F
Count Book RP 28119 N N
The Dark Dreamweaver
Ruth, Nick
The Dark Is Rising
RV -
LS -
VP Description - Stories about the women of the United States who typify the strength, bravery, and humor of many regions and cultures in these folk pieces.
102236
EN
MG
6.3 11.0
F
67900
N
N
-
-
-
Accompanied by a Monarch caterpillar wizard, a boy travels to the land of dreams where he must use his imagination to save two worlds.
Cooper, Susan
109
EN
MG
6.2 13.0
F
82143
N
N
-
N
N
On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. Book #2
Daughter of the Mountains
Rankin, Louise
88648
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
48770
N
N
-
-
N
Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta in search of her stolen dog, Pempa.
Dawn of Fear
Cooper, Susan
101203
EN
MG
6.0
6.0
F
35209
N
N
-
-
-
Three English children, fascinated by the war air raids, gradually become aware of true fear and horror when they seek vengeance on an opposing gang that destroyed their hideaway.
Death in the Air
Peacock, Shane
123263
EN
MG
6.2 10.0
F
60377
N
N
-
-
-
While visiting his father at the magnificent Crystal Palace, Sherlock witnesses the death of a trapeze artist and knows that foul play is afoot. Case #2
Diversity Alliance
Anderson, Kevin J.
16663
EN
MG
6.8
6.0
F
34126
N
N
-
-
-
The young Jedi knights race across the galaxy in search of Bornan Thul. But it may be too late, for their true enemy is about to show its treacherous face, and it will be shockingly familiar. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
Dogs of Myth: Tales from Around the World
Hausman, Gerald
46305
EN
MG
6.0
2.0
F
13779
N
N
-
-
-
This is a collection of traditional tales about dogs from around the world. The coauthor is Loretta Hausman.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Dolphin Song
Author St. John, Lauren
The Door in the Wall
De Angeli, Marguerite
Dorp Dead
Cunningham, Julia
The Dragon Prince
Blum, Vicki
The Dragon's Egg
Word
Number Lang IL 123802 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.6 10.0 F
Count Book RP 58884 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
25
EN
MG
6.2
4.0
F
27565
N
N
-
N
N
A crippled boy in fourteenth-century England proves his courage and earns recognition from the king.
79495
EN
MG
6.0
3.0
F
17238
N
N
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-
-
When a lonely boy leaves an orphanage to be apprenticed to a laddermaker only to find out that he is a virtual prisoner, he seeks escape with the one affectionate creature in his life, the dog Mash.
110526
EN
MG
6.4
4.0
F
26794
N
N
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-
-
Pursued by their own herd and by human enemies, two young dragons embark on a dangerous journey. Ember and Brand must fly over mountains, desert, and sea to save the life of a young boy and the future of the Dragon Lords.
Baird, Alison
35775
EN
MG
6.0
4.0
F
26469
N
N
-
-
-
On Ai Lien's birthday, her father gives her a stone from China. In the middle of the night, the stone cracks and opens, and a magic, baby dragon is born.
The Dragon's Tapestry
Bates, Martine
42280
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
50743
N
N
-
-
-
Marwen's destiny has been woven, and it will lead her far from her village to lost lands, to a powerful magic she can scarcely control, and to a mystery no one should have to face alone.
The Dragonfly Pool
Ibbotson, Eva
125286
EN
MG
6.5 16.0
F
95124
N
N
-
-
-
Tally and her friends at Dalderton Boarding School form a dance troupe and travel to Bergania, where she befriends Karil, the crown prince, and helps him flee the Nazis after his father is assassinated.
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Title Dragonhaven
Author McKinley, Robin
Earth Tales from Around the World Caduto, Michael J.
Word
Number Lang IL 117626 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP 6.6 21.0 F 126795 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - When Jake Mendoza, who lives in the Smokehill National Park where his father runs the Makepeace Institute of Integrated Dragon Studies, goes on his first solo overnight in the park, he finds an infant dragon whose mother has been killed by a poacher.
44284
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
48764
N
N
-
-
-
This book is arranged into ten sections of legends that explore nature and humankind's relationship to it.
217
EN
MG
6.4
7.0
F
43004
N
N
-
N
N
It is only a game for six children, until an oracle tells the truth and a murderer appears.
The Egypt Game
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
The Empty Kingdom: The Mark of Solomon: Book Two
Wein, Elizabeth E.
121921
EN
MG
6.2
8.0
F
51166
N
N
-
-
-
Telemakos, imprisoned on the upper levels of Abreha's twelve-story palace and lacking any way to communicate his predicament to his family in faraway Aksum, tries to find a subtle and effective way to regain his freedom.
Endymion Spring
Skelton, Matthew
108710
EN
MG
6.3 13.0
F
82202
N
N
-
-
-
Having reluctantly accompanied his academic mother and pesky younger sister to Oxford, twelve-year-old Blake is at loose ends until he stumbles across an ancient and magical book secretly brought to England in 1453 by Gutenberg's mute apprentice.
The Eye of the Heron
Le Guin, Ursula K.
73562
EN
MG
6.0
8.0
F
48401
N
N
-
-
-
On an alien planet inhabited by two communities exiled from the Earth, a courageous young woman flees her prison-like existence among the vicious denizens of the City to lead the freespirited Shanty Towners in building a new colony.
Fair Is Fair: World Folktales of Justice
Creeden, Sharon
89839
EN
MG
6.9
8.0
F
48761
N
N
-
-
-
This book contains thirty folktales adapted from different times and places related to law and justice.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
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Title The Familiars
Author Epstein, Adam Jay
Fighter Escort
Patterson, Don
The Fire Opal
Word
Number Lang IL 140349 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.3 10.0 F
Count Book RP 58512 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - Three wizards-in-training are kidnapped by an evil queen. Their familiars, Aldwyn the alley cat, Skylar, a know-it-all blue jay, and Gilbert, a tree frog who can see the future, begin a quest to rescue the boys. The coauthor is Andrew Jacobson. Book #1
55729
EN
MG
6.5
2.0
F
11917
N
N
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-
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The 14th Squadron's mission is to provide fighter escort for a formation of American bombers flying into enemy territory. But what will it take to get the brave American crew back to England? Book #2
McBride, Regina
137058
EN
MG
6.7 11.0
F
67648
N
N
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-
-
While invading English soldiers do battle in sixteenth-century Ireland, Maeve grows up with a mystical connection to a queen who, centuries before, faced enemies of her own.
The Flint Heart
Paterson, John
146506
EN
MG
6.4
5.0
F
33261
N
N
-
-
-
A magical amulet brings power and despair to those who touch it, and Charles and his sister Unity must find a way to rescue the humans, fairies, and animals from the mysterious object. The coauthor is Katherine Paterson.
Floating Island
Parrish, Anne
19014
EN
MG
6.0
6.0
F
39379
N
N
-
-
-
The exciting adventures of six dolls who become shipwrecked on a desert island.
Fog Magic
Sauer, Julia L.
468
EN
MG
6.1
4.0
F
24868
N
N
-
-
N
Story of a Nova Scotia girl for whom the fog blowing in from the sea had the power to transport her to her own secret world.
Forbidden Forest: The Story of Little John and Robin Hood
Cadnum, Michael
62181
EN
MG
6.8
8.0
F
50492
N
N
-
-
N
This story profiles Little John, from his quiet life before joining Robin Hood through his adventures protecting a beautiful lady when she is wrongfully accused of murdering her husband.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title Foundling
Author Cornish, D.M.
Number Lang IL 106978 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.6 12.0 F
Count Book RP 70650 N N
Four Steps to Death
Wilson, John
100062
EN
The Freedom of Jenny
Burtinshaw, Julie
103023
Frenchtown Summer
Cormier, Robert
A Gathering of Days
Blos, Joan W.
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
Mukerji, Dhan Gopal
Ghosts in the Gallery
Wallace, Barbara Brooks
RV -
LS -
MG
6.1
7.0
F
41669
N
EN
MG
6.0
5.0
F
31321
32206
EN
MG
6.4
1.0
F
221
EN
MG
6.7
5.0
30
EN
MG
6.5
41784
EN
MG
6.2
N
-
-
-
It is 1942. The Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest in history, is underway. Three participants, two fighters and a boy, are caught in its horrors. Their story is told over seven days of fierce and deadly street-by-street fighting.
N
N
-
-
-
Based on a true story, this tale is an account of Jenny and her family as they face a formidable journey to freedom--a grueling passage from Missouri to Salt Spring Island, Canada.
8031
N
N
-
-
N
A series of vignettes in free verse in which the writer reminisces about his life as a twelve-year-old boy living in a small town during the hot summer of 1938.
F
28763
N
N
-
N
N
When Catherine's mother dies in childbirth and her father decides to remarry, Catherine must face painful changes.
6.0
F
38724
N
N
-
N
N
Gay-Neck, a carrier pigeon, is trained by his owner and has many courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayas, and finally on the French battlefield of World War I.
7.0
F
42973
N
N
-
-
N
When eleven-year-old Jenny arrives at her grandfather's house but is not recognized as one of the family because of a servant's intrigue, the young orphan endures a difficult fate.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Gib and the Gray Ghost
Author Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
Gib Rides Home
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator
Word
Number Lang IL 36697 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 9.0 F
Count Book RP 54791 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description N In 1909, after spending several months back at the Lovell House Home for Orphaned and Abandoned Boys, eleven -year-old Gib returns to live on the Thornton ranch, where his natural way with horses helps to make him feel at home.
25056
EN
MG
6.3
9.0
F
57380
N
N
-
N
N
Despite the harsh treatment he has endured at the Lovell House orphanage, ten-year-old Gib Whittaker manages to maintain his hopeful outlook when he is "farmed out" to help with the horses of a wealthy banker in 1908.
Allison, Jennifer
100077
EN
MG
6.5 10.0
F
62384
N
N
-
-
N
During the summer before 9th grade, intrepid Gilda invites herself to the San Francisco mansion of cousin Lester Splinter and his daughter, where she uses her psychic abilities and detective skills to solve the mystery of the mansion's tower. Book #1
Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake
Allison, Jennifer
107136
EN
MG
6.3 12.0
F
71583
N
N
-
-
-
Having earned a scholarship to a private girls' high school, self-proclaimed psychic investigator Gilda Joyce investigates the circumstances surrounding the drowning death of a student whose ghost supposedly haunts the campus. Book #2
Ginger Pye
Estes, Eleanor
31
EN
MG
6.0
9.0
F
56876
N
N
-
N
N
The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.
The Girl Who Could Fly
Forester, Victoria
122797
EN
MG
6.0 11.0
F
70576
N
N
-
-
N
Piper McCloud's ability to fly sets her apart from the other kids, so her mother sends her to an exclusive school for children with exceptional abilities, but even there she does not fit in with the other students.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title The Golden Basket
Author Bemelmans, Ludwig
The Golden Goblet
McGraw, Eloise Jarvis
The Grey King
Cooper, Susan
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Word
Number Lang IL 19017 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 2.0 F
Count Book RP 14696 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - The story of two girls, Melisande and Celeste, who live in a Belgian Hotel with their father and a variety of other interesting people. They also meet Madeleine.
20316
EN
MG
6.3 11.0
F
67994
N
N
-
-
N
A young Egyptian boy struggles to reveal a hideous crime and reshape his own destiny.
33
EN
MG
6.2
9.0
F
55841
N
N
-
N
N
Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers. Book #4
Rowling, J.K.
32081
EN
MG
6.7 14.0
F
84799
N
N
-
N
N
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school. Book #2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J.K.
40670
EN
MG
6.8 32.0
F
190858
N
N
-
N
N
In this fourth novel of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age, Harry wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately, he is not normal--even by wizardry standards. In his case, different can be deadly. Book #4
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Rowling, J.K. Stone
18534
EN
MG
6.0 12.0
F
77325
N
N
-
N
N
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is the British version of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
32082
EN
MG
6.7 18.0
F
106821
N
N
-
N
N
When Harry and his best friends go back for their third year at Hogwarts, an escaped mass murderer is on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school. Book #3
Rowling, J.K.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Heirs of the Force
Author Anderson, Kevin J.
The High King
Alexander, Lloyd
Hippie Chick
Word
Number Lang IL 16670 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.7 7.0 F
Count Book RP 40577 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - While exploring the jungle outside the academy, the twins make a startling discovery, the remains of a TIE fighter that had crashed years ago.
37
EN
MG
6.1 11.0
F
65470
N
N
-
N
N
When the sword of Dyrnwyn falls into the hands of Arawn Death-Lord, Taran and his friends raise an army to march against him.
Monninger, Joseph
124729
EN
MG
6.2
6.0
F
36912
N
N
-
-
-
After her sailboat capsizes, 15-year-old Lolly Emmerson is rescued by manatees and taken to a mangrove key in the Everglades. She forms a bond with her aquatic companions while struggling to survive. The plot contains sexually suggestive language.
Homer Price
McCloskey, Robert
39
EN
MG
6.6
4.0
F
21328
N
N
-
N
N
Ingenious young Homer Price captures thieves, solves mysteries, and helps people in trouble.
Horrendo's Curse
Fienberg, Anna
64068
EN
MG
6.0
5.0
F
29873
N
N
-
-
-
Horrendo, who has never said a rude thing in his life, and the other boys in his village dread the day the pirates come to get them. Through teamwork, Horrendo and the other boys take away the threat of the pirates and Horrendo's curse is lifted.
The Horse of the War God and Other Selections by Newbery Authors
Greenberg, Martin H.
44591
EN
MG
6.0
7.0
F
44822
N
N
-
-
-
This book offers selections of outstanding children's literature drawn from the lifework of Newbery winners and honorees, such as Elizabeth Coatsworth and Isaac Bashevis Singer. The coeditor is Charles Waugh.
The House on the Hill
Dunlop, Eileen
5070
EN
MG
6.2
8.0
F
48930
N
N
-
-
N
Cousins visiting proud, unfriendly GreatAunt Jane in her spooky Victorian house come upon a fifty-year-old mystery, which is frightening in its investigation and which reveals a tragic story in Jane's past.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title How We Are Smart
Author Nikola-Lisa, W.
BL Pts F/NF 6.5 1.0 F
Count Book RP 3453 N N
Hugo Pepper
Stewart, Paul
113015
EN
MG
6.9
5.0
F
28104
N
I Am Apache
Landman, Tanya
125015
EN
MG
6.2 11.0
F
68917
I, Juan de Pareja
de Treviño, Elizabeth Borton
44
EN
MG
6.5
7.0
F
Images of God
Paterson, John
45049
EN
MG
6.6
2.0
Incredible Jumbo
Smucker, Barbara
47875
EN
MG
6.2
Into the Woods
Gardner, Lyn
115807
EN
101862
EN
Is This Forever, or What? Poems & Nye, Naomi Shihab Paintings from Texas
Number Lang IL 120276 EN MG
RV -
LS -
N
-
-
-
A boy, orphaned and raised by reindeer herders in the Frozen North, boards his birth parents' sled and sets its special compass to "Home" where he uncovers a plot that threatens friends of his family. The coauthor is Chris Riddell. Book #3
N
N
-
-
-
Fourteen-year-old Siki vows revenge on the Mexican raiders who brutally murdered her little brother and turns away from the traditional roles women in her tribe fill to become an Apache warrior.
44454
N
N
-
N
N
After the slave Juan de Pareja is willed to the great Spanish painter Velázquez, their relationship changes from one of master and slave to one friendship.
F
14651
N
N
-
-
-
This book explores some of the images which biblical writers use to teach about God. The coauthor is Katherine Paterson.
5.0
F
32600
N
N
-
-
-
Tod decides to stow away on the ship that is bringing Jumbo, the elephant, from England to the circus in New York.
MG
6.0 13.0
F
78538
N
N
-
-
-
Pursued by the sinister Dr. DeWilde and his ravenous wolves, three sisters, Storm, the inheritor of a special musical pipe, Aurora, the elder, and Any, the baby, flee into the woods and begin a treacherous journey filled with dangers.
MG
6.2
F
17924
N
N
-
-
-
In this book is a collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Texas.
3.0
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title It's Raining Pigs & Noodles
Author Prelutsky, Jack
Number Lang IL 87152 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 2.0 F
Count Book RP 9418 N N
Jedi Bounty
Anderson, Kevin J.
54612
EN
Jedi Under Siege
Anderson, Kevin J.
16672
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
Lasky, Kathryn
Just So Stories (Unabridged)
RV -
LS -
MG
6.8
7.0
F
43106
N
EN
MG
6.7
5.0
F
29239
17627
EN
MG
6.0
4.0
F
Kipling, Rudyard
20231
EN
MG
6.4
5.0
Kalifax
Thornton, Duncan
41694
EN
MG
6.4
A Kick in the Head
Janeczko, Paul B.
86581
EN
MG
King of Shadows
Cooper, Susan
34721
EN
MG
N
-
-
-
On Yavin 4, Jacen, Jaina, and the other young Jedi Knights have already discovered one truth about the Alliance-once you go to Ryloth, you either join, or you die. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
N
N
-
-
-
The young Jedi knights must fight to protect the Jedi academy from the dark side; if they are defeated, a final cloak of darkness will fall over the entire galaxy. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
26370
N
N
-
N
N
Twelve-year-old Mem presents a diary account of the trip she and her family made on the "Mayflower" in 1620 and their first year in the New World.
F
33373
N
N
-
-
-
This book creates the magical enchantment of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people.
6.0
F
36938
N
N
-
-
-
Come with Tom, the brave captain, and the fearless crew of the Volantix as they sail for the roof of the world, fighting snow-goblins and ice trolls.
6.0
1.0
F
3213
N
N
-
-
-
This illustrated collection of poetry in a variety of forms demonstrates the rules of poetry.
6.2
8.0
F
48002
N
N
-
-
N
While in London as part of an all-boy acting company preparing to perform in a replica of the famous Globe Theatre, Nat Field suddenly finds himself transported back to 1599 and performing in the original theater under the tutelage of Shakespeare himself.
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Word
Title The King's Daughter
Author Martel, Suzanne
Number Lang IL 77389 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 9.0 F
Count Book RP 55407 N N
The Kite Rider
McCaughrean, Geraldine
60012
EN
The Landry News
Clements, Andrew
31641
Langston Hughes
Hughes, Langston
Last Days in Africville
The Last Dragon
RV -
LS -
MG
6.5 10.0
F
62607
N
EN
MG
6.0
4.0
F
26433
104894
EN
MG
6.5
1.0
F
Perkyns, Dorothy
82159
EN
MG
6.2
5.0
De Mari, Silvana
109784
EN
MG
6.5 14.0
N
-
-
N
In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelveyear-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider.
N
N
-
N
N
A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.
5319
N
N
-
-
-
This book contains a selection of poems by Langston Hughes accompanied by the art of Benny Andrews. The book was edited by David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad.
F
27860
N
N
-
-
-
In the 1960s, twelve-year-old Selina is growing up in Africville, which has been home to a tightly knit group of African Canadians for a hundred years. But the fate of Africville is uncertain when city authorities appear and families begin moving away.
F
84481
N
N
-
-
N
Yorsh discovers he is part of a powerful prophecy: When the last dragon and the last elf break the circle, the past & the future will meet, and the sun of a new summer will shine in the sky. Now Yorsh must decipher the prophecy and find the last dragon.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Leaving the Bellweathers
Author Venuti, Kristin Clark
The Legend of the Wandering King Gallego García, Laura
The Letters
Yumoto, Kazumi
Libby on Wednesday
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
Lighthouse Island and Other Selections by Newbery Authors
Greenberg, Martin H.
The Lightning Key
Berkeley, Jon
Word
Number Lang IL 134410 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.9 6.0 F
Count Book RP 37560 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - In Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay, butler Tristan Benway writes a memoir of his years spent working for the chaotic and eccentric Bellweather family in their lighthouse as he prepares for his longawaited departure from indentured servitude. Book #1
100302
EN
MG
6.4
7.0
F
44592
N
N
-
-
-
Motivated by jealousy and the desire to receive acclaim as a great poet, Walid ibn Hujr, a prince of ancient Arabia, commits acts which completely change the course of his life.
58217
EN
MG
6.1
6.0
F
36086
N
N
-
-
-
In Japan, the death of her former landlady triggers a young woman's memories about her father's death when she was six years old, and the special way the old lady helped her to cope with the loss.
5026
EN
MG
6.3
8.0
F
49840
N
N
-
-
N
Having been put ahead in an accelerated eighth-grade program by her bizarre and creative family, precocious eleven-year-old Libby hates her "socialization" process until she makes some highly original friends in a writing workshop.
44587
EN
MG
6.1
6.0
F
39496
N
N
-
-
-
This book offers selections of outstanding children's literature drawn from the lifework of Newbery winners and honorees, such as Elizabeth Coatsworth and Lois Lenski. The coeditor is Charles Waugh.
129228
EN
MG
6.5 13.0
F
77144
N
N
-
-
-
Orphaned twelve-year-old Miles Wednesday discovers some surprising things about his past when he sets out with his angel companion Little and blind explorer Baltinglass on a quest to recover the powerful Tiger's Egg stolen by the evil Cortado. Book #3
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Title Author Little Folk: Stories from Around the Walker, Paul Robert World
Word
Number Lang IL 14476 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 2.0 F
Count Book RP 13567 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - Stories include: Rumpelstiltskin, OneInch Boy, My Friend, the Nisse, The Capture of Summer, People of the Rock, The Golden Ball, Laka and the Menehune, and The Red-Ribbon Leprechaun.
The Little Grey Men: A Story for the BB Young in Heart
82931
EN
MG
6.4 11.0
F
65669
N
N
-
-
-
In Warwickshire, England, three gnomes set out on a dangerous journey to find their long-lost brother, who left years ago seeking the source of the Folly brook, on whose shores they make their home.
Littlejim's Dreams
Houston, Gloria
34706
EN
MG
6.0
8.0
F
48039
N
N
-
-
-
In 1920 in the mountains of western North Carolina, fourteen-year-old Jim Houston sees his hopes of continuing his education fade when his mother becomes seriously ill and his logger father must deal with the underhanded dealings of outside businessmen.
The Long Patrol
Jacques, Brian
20083
EN
MG
6.0 15.0
F
93572
N
N
-
N
N
Tammo, a daring young hare hungry for adventure, is sent to join the Long Patrol and defend Salamandastron against the Rapscallion hordes.
The Lost Conspiracy
Hardinge, Frances
132137
EN
MG
6.8 22.0
F
130604
N
N
-
-
-
After all the Lost except Arilou mysteriously die, and her Lace village is attacked in retribution, Hathin, Arilou's sister and caretaker, must go on a quest to save her people and uncover a dangerous truth.
Lucky Breaks
Patron, Susan
128274
EN
MG
6.0
F
37983
N
N
-
-
-
Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy. Book #2
6.0
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Word
Title Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance
Author Jocelyn, Marthe
Number Lang IL 75121 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.1 8.0 F
Count Book RP 50534 N N
Magic Can Be Murder
Vande Velde, Vivian
43408
EN
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian
Alexander, Lloyd
63444
Mary Poppins
Travers, P.L.
The Mermaid Summer
Hunter, Mollie
The Midwife's Apprentice
Mikayla's Victory
RV -
LS -
MG
6.1
7.0
F
45090
N
EN
MG
6.5
8.0
F
48297
54
EN
MG
6.1
6.0
F
571
EN
MG
6.1
5.0
Cushman, Karen
11553
EN
MG
6.0
Bates, Cynthia
31165
EN
MG
6.3
N
-
-
-
Nola and her mother have unusual abilities that have always set them apart from others, but when Nola sees a murder using her power to call up images using water and a person's hair, she finds herself in the worst danger ever.
N
N
-
-
-
When fourth fiddler Sebastian loses his place in the Baron's orchestra, he takes to the highway and soon finds himself dealing with disaster after disaster.
38085
N
N
-
N
N
A young boy and girl embark on a wonderful adventure with their nanny.
F
29855
N
N
-
-
N
With the help of her brother, Jon, nineyear-old Anna daringly seeks to discover the secret means to undo a mermaid's curse upon their grandfather.
3.0
F
21603
N
N
-
N
N
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharptempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
4.0
F
26398
N
N
-
-
-
Mikayla is thrilled when she is asked to try out for the position of school pentathlete, but she is worried that she isn't talented enough.
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Word
Title The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Author Number Lang IL Stewart, Trenton Lee 122839 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP 6.1 19.0 F 115066 N N
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Night Mission
RV -
LS -
VP Description - Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all graduates of the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and members of the Benedict Society, embark on a scavenger hunt that turns into a desperate search for the missing Mr. Benedict. Book #2
133674
EN
MG
6.3 15.0
F
94153
N
N
-
-
N
Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance investigate when an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown. Book #3
Patterson, Don
55734
EN
MG
6.3
2.0
F
13199
N
N
-
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In order to protect London from night raids, the pilots of the 14th Squadron fly a night patrol. After battling enemy planes, the most dangerous part of flying in the dark could be landing. Book #5
Nino
Angelo, Valenti
19028
EN
MG
6.3
8.0
F
50150
N
N
-
-
-
The story of a little boy as he waits for his father to send for the family left behind in Italy. It is the story of their journey to America, reuniting with their father, and the beginning of a new life.
O Jerusalem
Yolen, Jane
74045
EN
MG
6.0
0.5
F
2824
N
N
-
-
-
This is a poetic tribute to Jerusalem, in honor of the 3000th anniversary of its founding, celebrating its history as a holy city for three major religions.
Obasan
Kogawa, Joy
8084
EN
MG
6.6 12.0
F
73950
N
N
-
-
-
The story of what happened to a Japanese family in Canada during World War II.
Once Upon a Time in the North
Pullman, Philip
122193
EN
MG
6.3
F
22190
N
N
-
-
-
In the time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armored bear, Iorek Byrnison, meet when Lee and his hare-daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto an island in the far Arctic North.
4.0
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title Ortega
Author Fergus, Maureen
Number Lang IL 138463 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.8 11.0 F
Count Book RP 64437 N N
Orwell's Luck
Jennings, Richard
43742
EN
The Other Side of Silence
Mahy, Margaret
23775
Our Secret, Siri Aang
Kessler, Cristina
Outcast of Redwall
RV -
LS -
MG
6.0
5.0
F
31155
N
EN
MG
6.0
8.0
F
47766
83037
EN
MG
6.2
8.0
F
Jacques, Brian
15097
EN
MG
6.3 15.0
Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight
Paterson, Katherine
18784
EN
MG
6.0
Path of the Pale Horse
Fleischman, Paul
35972
EN
MG
6.3
N
-
-
-
While caring for an injured rabbit which becomes her confidant, horoscope writer, and source of good luck, a thoughtful seventh grade girl learns to see things in more ways than one.
N
N
-
-
-
Befriended by Miss Credence after falling from a tree in the garden of the sinister Squintum's House, Hero finds herself being drawn into a world where the line between fantasy and reality becomes more and more blurred.
51651
N
N
-
-
-
Namelok, a Masai girl, tries to persuade her traditionalist father to delay her initiation and marriage because they will restrict her freedom and keep her from the black rhino mother and baby she is protecting from poachers.
F
93717
N
N
-
-
N
The destinies of the badger lord dubbed Sunflash and his mortal enemy, the ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw, are entwined with those of many creatures, particularly the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey.
3.0
F
19564
N
N
-
-
N
A retelling of the Arthurian legend in which Parzival, unaware of his noble birth, comes of age through his quest for the Holy Grail.
5.0
F
29238
N
N
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-
-
Lep, an apprentice to a doctor, helps his master take care of yellow fever victims in Philadelphia during the epidemic of 1783.
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VP Description - Raised in a lab, Ortega seems nearly human to his scientist-caregivers, but to the children at his new school, a talking gorilla is nothing but a freak. Unless he wants to spend the rest of his life locked in a cage, he needs to change people's minds.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title Pearls of Lutra
Author Jacques, Brian
Number Lang IL 15829 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP 6.1 18.0 F 108908 N N
RV -
LS -
Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time
Bowman, James Cloyd
19042
EN
MG
6.6 10.0
F
61552
N
The Perilous Gard
Pope, Elizabeth Marie
54691
EN
MG
6.3 14.0
F
82967
Perilous Passage
Bayle, B.J.
141449
EN
MG
6.4
7.0
F
The Pig Who Saved the World
Shipton, Paul
119113
EN
MG
6.0 10.0
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
Platt, Richard
56740
EN
MG
6.4
Princess Academy
Hale, Shannon
104732
EN
MG
N
-
-
-
A collection of humorous tall tales about Pecos Bill the cowboy who helped tame the west.
N
N
-
-
N
In 1558, while imprisoned in a remote castle, a young girl becomes involved in a series of events that lead to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic.
44984
N
N
-
-
-
With his faithful dog by his side, Peter experiences Native encounters, treacherous wilderness, and despicable companions as the youngest member of explorer David Thompson's crew seeking an overland passage to the Pacific Ocean.
F
65129
N
N
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-
-
Gryllus, a talking pig, and his friends, ex -priestess Sibyl and poet Homer, set off on the high seas in search of Circe, who can return Gryllus to his human state, but first they must free some captive gods and, perhaps, save the world again.
2.0
F
13848
N
N
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-
-
This story is the fictional diary of a nineyear-old boy who, in 1716, sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.
6.0 10.0
F
63201
N
N
-
-
N
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year -old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
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VP Description N Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls, while at the same time the evil marten Mad Eyes desires them for himself.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Puddlejumpers
Author Jean, Mark
Pure Dead Wicked
Gliori, Debi
The Pushcart War
Merrill, Jean
The Quarter-Pie Window
Brandis, Marianne
Rabbit Hill
Lawson, Robert
Raven's Cry
Harris, Christie
The Real Thief
Steig, William
The Reptile Room
Snicket, Lemony
Word
Number Lang IL 123552 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 11.0 F
Count Book RP 67074 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - Kidnapped as a baby by Puddlejumpers, little people who live in a world below puddles, twelve-year-old Ernie must find courage to save them by leading a battle against their mortal enemies, the Troggs. The coauthor is Christopher C. Carlson.
64510
EN
MG
6.8
8.0
F
48139
N
N
-
-
N
The Strega-Borgia children accidentally create 500 clones of themselves at the same time that the roof on their Scottish castle falls in, attracting evil contractors who want their home. Book #2
635
EN
MG
6.5
6.0
F
36840
N
N
-
N
N
This is the laugh-out-loud saga of the fierce war waged by pushcart peddlers and the city's children against the menacing bully trucks.
46712
EN
MG
6.1 10.0
F
59493
N
N
-
-
-
This sequel to "The Tinderbox" finds Emma Anderson has moved to the city of York where she struggles for herself and her younger brother while under the stern guardianship of Mrs. McPhail. The window in her room provides her only solace.
71
EN
MG
6.4
3.0
F
20482
N
N
-
N
N
The Animals of the Hill prepare for the "new Folk" moving into the Big House.
47879
EN
MG
6.6
8.0
F
49841
N
N
-
-
-
This book is a Northwest Coast classic, a moving and powerful work that is a fictionalized retelling of the destruction of the Haida nation.
286
EN
MG
6.1
1.0
F
8944
N
N
-
-
N
When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience.
41286
EN
MG
6.3
5.0
F
29139
N
N
-
-
N
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time. Book #2
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Return to Ord Mantell
Author Anderson, Kevin J.
Rifles for Watie
Keith, Harold
Rip Van Winkle
Moses, Will
Roller Skates
Sawyer, Ruth
Runemarks
Word
Number Lang IL 54616 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 7.0 F
Count Book RP 42598 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - When Han Solo and the twins take the Millennium Falcon to Ord Mantell for a race, they meet a young woman wielding a lightsaber. Her name is Anja and she knows more about Han's history than he likes. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
75
EN
MG
6.1 14.0
F
86265
N
N
-
N
N
Sixteen-year-old Jeff cannot wait to join the Union army and fight against Stand Watie, leader of the Cherokee Indian rebels.
32736
EN
MG
6.6
1.0
F
4940
N
N
-
-
N
This book presents a retelling of the classic Washington Irving tale in which a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a muchchanged world.
76
EN
MG
6.3
8.0
F
46235
N
N
-
N
N
Ten-year-old Lucinda makes friends of all social classes in New York City while her wealthy parents spend the year in Europe.
Harris, Joanne
120144
EN
MG
6.5 21.0
F
129627
N
N
-
-
-
Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world.
The Sacred Seal
Mills, Judith C.
56609
EN
MG
6.1 13.0
F
79204
N
N
-
-
-
Join Sam and his wonderfully strange companion, Mr. Goodfellow, as they embark on a marvelous journey to find a missing Professor and a legendary scroll.
Savvy
Law, Ingrid
122451
EN
MG
6.0
F
57148
N
N
-
-
N
Mibs Beaumont's thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy," a magical power unique to each member of her family, just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
9.0
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark
Author Karwoski, Gail Langer
The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories
Aiken, Joan
Shadow Academy
Word
Number Lang IL 29425 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 9.0 F
Count Book RP 54159 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description N Seaman, a Newfoundland, proves his value as a hunter, navigator, and protector while serving with Corps of Discovery when it explores the West under the leadership of Lewis and Clark.
126271
EN
MG
6.2 17.0
F
107630
N
N
-
-
-
These twenty-four stories follow the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Armitage and their children, Harriet, Mark, and little Milo, as they try to find innovative ways to cope with a variety of extraordinary events.
Anderson, Kevin J.
16690
EN
MG
6.5
7.0
F
43725
N
N
-
-
-
Brakiss has been given a great task to undertake, he must kidnap the heirs to the skywalker bloodline, and turn them to the dark side of the force. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
Shards of Alderaan
Anderson, Kevin J.
16692
EN
MG
6.5
5.0
F
31879
N
N
-
-
-
Jacen and Jaina set off for the Alderaan system to salvage a piece of the shattered planet for their mother, but the twins are in for a deadly surprise. Some ghosts still live. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
A Single Shard
Park, Linda Sue
49768
EN
MG
6.6
6.0
F
33726
N
N
-
-
N
Tree-ear, an orphan in Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the celadon ceramics himself.
The Slave Dancer
Fox, Paula
82
EN
MG
6.0
6.0
F
40176
N
N
-
N
N
In this spellbinding novel of suspense and survival, young Jessie, a musician, is hired to play for the slaves aboard a ship bound for America.
Smith
Garfield, Leon
42812
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
49625
N
N
-
-
-
Moments after he steals a document from a man's pocket, an illiterate young pickpocket in eighteenth-century London witnesses the man's murder by two men who want the document.
Smoky the Cow Horse
James, Will
83
EN
MG
6.5 13.0
F
78567
N
N
-
N
N
This is the story of the cow horse Smoky, and Clint, the man who trained and loved him.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title Solomon and the Ant: And Other Jewish Folktales
Author Oberman, Sheldon
Number Lang IL 113339 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 8.0 F
Count Book RP 50098 N N
The Star of Kazan
Ibbotson, Eva
80746
EN
The Starplace
Grove, Vicki
31192
Stay! Keeper's Story
Lowry, Lois
Stick and Whittle
RV -
LS -
MG
6.1 16.0
F
96516
N
EN
MG
6.0
7.0
F
45358
27526
EN
MG
6.4
5.0
F
Hite, Sid
46292
EN
MG
6.1
7.0
Stop the Train
McCaughrean, Geraldine
70163
EN
MG
Stowaway
Hesse, Karen
44830
EN
MG
N
-
-
N
After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in Germany.
N
N
-
N
N
Thirteen-year-old Frannie learns hard lessons about prejudice and segregation when she becomes friends with a young black girl who moves into her small Oklahoma town in 1961.
28793
N
N
-
-
N
Separated early in life from his mother and siblings Keeper tells of his adventures with various human masters and his continual search for his little sister.
F
43190
N
N
-
-
N
Stick is a Civil War veteran. Whittle is an orphan on the lam. When they meet up out west, they become partners in a gamboling adventure that includes a high-stakes kidnapping and a dramatic rescue mission.
6.4 11.0
F
69373
N
N
-
-
N
Despite the opposition of the owner of the Red Rock Runner railroad in 1893, the new settlers of Florence, Oklahoma, are determined to build a real town.
6.1 11.0
F
66887
N
N
-
-
N
This book relates in journal form, the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768 to 1771, aboard the "Endeavour," which sailed around the world under Captain James Cook.
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VP Description - This book is a retelling of a chronologically arranged collection of more than forty Jewish folktales with commentary, including "The Seven Questions of Alexander the Great," "Tales of Chelm," and "A Special Way of Thinking."
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title A Stranger at Green Knowe
Author Boston, L.M.
Number Lang IL 389 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.4 7.0 F
Count Book RP 41850 N N
Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
Hartnett, Sonya
85480
EN
Summer of the Mad Monk
Taylor, Cora
42277
Summerland
Chabon, Michael
Superior Saturday
RV -
LS -
MG
6.6
8.0
F
45789
N
EN
MG
6.2
7.0
F
40264
64512
EN
MG
6.3 22.0
F
Nix, Garth
123439
EN
MG
6.1
9.0
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Engle, Margarita
121475
EN
MG
6.4
Susanna's Quill
Johnston, Julie
83349
EN
MG
N
-
-
-
Satchel O'Rye, devoted son of an impoverished couple in a dying rural town, must weigh in balance the life of his most cherished dog and the freedom of a rare striped tiger.
N
N
-
-
-
Pip discovers for himself the true meaning of loyalty and truth as a reallife drama takes over and he has a role to play in saving the lives of his new friends.
132493
N
N
-
-
N
Summerland is a magical place, where the local Little League gathers to play. It is being threatened by an ancient enemy and it is up to Ethan Feld and his motley crew to save Summerland and the world.
F
56428
N
N
-
-
-
Even as he grows stronger and closer to discovering the secret of his identity, Arthur must face further dangers and conflicts as he struggles to attain the Sixth Key from the powerful Saturday. Book #6
2.0
F
12053
N
N
-
-
-
Rosa knows how to heal sickness with medicines made from wild plants, but with a price on her head for helping the rebels, she dare not go out in the open. Instead, she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her.
6.5 14.0
F
82471
N
N
-
-
-
This book is a fictionalized account of the life of nineteenth-century author Susanna Moodie, following her travels in Canada and her struggles to become an author.
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VP Description N Story of Ping, a Chinese boy, and his friendship with a gorilla who escapes from the London Zoo.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title Taking Wing
Author Graff, Nancy Price
Number Lang IL 87990 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 9.0 F
Count Book RP 55701 N N
Tales from Silver Lands
Finger, Charles J.
74674
EN
Tess
Reekie, Jocelyn
62928
Tikta'liktak
Houston, James
Tom's Midnight Garden
Pearce, Philippa
Tooga: The Story of a Polar Bear
The Trap
RV -
LS -
MG
6.2 10.0
F
59793
N
EN
MG
6.3 12.0
F
71610
8096
EN
MG
6.0
1.0
F
89
EN
MG
6.1
9.0
Woods, Shirley
83027
EN
MG
6.3
Smelcer, John
109094
EN
MG
6.2
N
-
-
-
This book is a collection of nineteen folk tales collected and retold by the author from his travels throughout Central and South America.
N
N
-
-
-
On Vancouver Island, Tess and her father struggle to make a new home in a strange, sometimes forbidding, sometimes exotic world.
7648
N
N
-
-
-
A young Eskimo hunter fights for survival while stranded on an isolated and desolate island.
F
56032
N
N
-
N
N
While staying with his aunt and uncle, Tom discovers a magical garden and meets a girl from the Victorian era with whom he travels back in time.
2.0
F
13861
N
N
-
-
-
On the coast of northern Labrador, a polar bear mother teaches her young how to hunt and survive. Just when the young male is ready to hunt for himself, he becomes trapped on an ice floe that drifts hundreds of miles south into unfamiliar territory.
5.0
F
31092
N
N
-
-
N
In alternating chapters, seventeen-yearold Johnny Least-Weasel, who is better known for brains than brawn, worries about his missing grandfather, and the grandfather, Albert, struggles to survive, caught in his own steel trap in the Alaskan winter.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title Author The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Shulevitz, Uri Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century
Tree of Freedom
Caudill, Rebecca
Trouble on Cloud City
Anderson, Kevin J.
Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall
Bearn, Emily
The Twenty-One Balloons
du Bois, William Péne
The Twisted Window
Duncan, Lois
Word
Number Lang IL 105999 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 1.0 F
Count Book RP 7823 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description - This book is a fictionalized account of the travels of Benjamin, a Jewish man from Tudela, Spain, who, in 1159, set out on a fourteen-year-long journey that took him to Italy, Greece, Jerusalem, Persia, Egypt, and Sicily.
5092
EN
MG
6.1 10.0
F
60306
N
N
-
-
N
Thirteen-year-old Stephanie and her family move from Carolina to Kentucky in 1780, full of promise and full of hardships.
54624
EN
MG
6.5
7.0
F
39825
N
N
-
-
-
Lando offers the Jedi Knights a vacation on Cloud City. They jump at the chance, bringing their new friend Anja along, and all become involved in Black Sun's sinister plots when they look into Lando's partner's death. The coauthor is Rebecca Moesta.
129606
EN
MG
6.1 11.0
F
69413
N
N
-
-
-
Wealthy, married mice Tumtum and Nutmeg find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings who live in a tumbledown cottage with their absent-minded inventor father.
91
EN
MG
6.8
6.0
F
33649
N
N
-
N
N
This tale relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman, who in 1883 journeys in a balloon across the Pacific Ocean, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually rescued in the Atlantic Ocean.
594
EN
MG
6.2
8.0
F
51966
N
N
-
-
N
Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy who asks her assistance in "snatching" his half-sister from her father, who has allegedly kidnapped her.
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Word
Title The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool
Author Gray, Margaret
Number Lang IL 65244 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.0 4.0 F
Count Book RP 22348 N N
The Undertaker's Gone Bananas
Zindel, Paul
80142
EN
The Unseen
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
78204
Up a Road Slowly
Hunt, Irene
Voices of the Trojan War
Hovey, Kate
The Voyage of the Frog
Paulsen, Gary
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady
White, Ellen Emerson
The Warrior's Daughter
Bennett, Holly
RV -
LS -
MG
6.5
8.0
F
51112
N
EN
MG
6.1
8.0
F
51332
249
EN
MG
6.6
8.0
F
80307
EN
MG
6.1
1.0
5094
EN
MG
6.0
25892
EN
MG
6.5
118705
EN
MG
N
-
-
-
Two teenagers think a neighbor, an undertaker, has murdered his wife, but can't convince anyone else.
N
N
-
-
N
Feeling angry and misplaced in her large family, twelve-year-old Xandra discovers a magical key to a ghostly world of sometimes frightening phantoms that help her see herself and her siblings more clearly.
50588
N
N
-
N
N
Julie lives with Aunt Cordelia and forms an attachment with both her aunt and her new home.
F
9224
N
N
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-
-
This collection of poems gives voice to the ancient Greeks and Trojans who fought the Trojan war, a ten-year battle that ended when Greek warriors gained entrance to the city in a large wooden horse.
5.0
F
29874
N
N
-
N
N
When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his recently deceased uncle's ashes to the wind, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own as he works out his feelings about life and his uncle.
5.0
F
31318
N
N
-
-
N
A diary of a passenger on board the "Titanic."
6.5 11.0
F
63738
N
N
-
-
-
Luaine, the daughter of the Ulster's mightiest warrior, must find her own path through grief, pain, and wonder.
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Sorted by: Title Quiz
Word
Title Well Witched
Author Hardinge, Frances
When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson
Denenberg, Barry
17648
EN
The Whisper of Glocken
Kendall, Carol
35639
The Whispering Mountain
Aiken, Joan
White Lily
Ye, Ting-Xing
The White Mountains
Christopher, John
The White Stag
Seredy, Kate
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Coville, Bruce Juliet
Number Lang IL 123099 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.2 13.0 F
Count Book RP 79244 N N
RV -
LS -
MG
6.6
3.0
F
20827
N
EN
MG
6.1 10.0
F
60181
23354
EN
MG
6.8 12.0
F
58746
EN
MG
6.3
1.0
397
EN
MG
6.2
96
EN
MG
32710
EN
MG
N
-
-
N
The diary of a fictional fourteen-year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.
N
N
-
-
-
Prompted by a terrible flood, a seemingly unheroic group of little people sets out on a quest to restore an ancient treasure and make the valley of the Watercress safe again.
72898
N
N
-
-
-
In the small town of Pennygaff, where Owen has been sent to live after his mother's death, a golden harp has been found. Owen must prevent the magic harp from falling into the evil clutches of its reputed owner, the sinister Lord Mayln.
F
6252
N
N
-
-
-
White Lily had a happy childhood until, at age four-and-a-half, she was deemed grown up enough to have her feet bound. Unwilling to suffer the loss of mobility, not to mention the pain, she enlists her older brother in a plan to defy tradition.
7.0
F
44763
N
N
-
-
N
Giant Tripods control men's minds and rule the future world.
6.6
2.0
F
14415
N
N
-
N
N
The Huns and Magyars migrate from Asia to Europe, where they hope to find a permanent home.
6.7
1.0
F
3851
N
N
-
-
-
Simplified prose retells Shakespeare's play about two young people who defy their warring families' prejudices and dare to fall in love.
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VP Description - Three friends fall prey to the demands of the Well Witch when they trespass in her wishing well and steal some coins.
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6th Grade Award Winning Books Friday, November 25, 2011 4:59:25 PM Emmaus Lutheran School
Sorted by: Title Quiz
Title The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
Author Cameron, Eleanor
The Word for Home
Clark, Joan
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman
Word
Number Lang IL 6449 EN MG
BL Pts F/NF 6.3 6.0 F
Count Book RP 36243 N N
RV -
LS -
VP Description N Two boys and the mysterious Tyco Bass, a mushroom grower, collaborate in the making of a space ship and plans for a wonderful space adventure.
63939
EN
MG
6.5 13.0
F
80992
N
N
-
-
-
It is 1924. Sadie and her little sister, Flora, are struggling with the challenges of a new school, a new town, and a life without their parents.
100
EN
MG
6.4 10.0
F
59742
N
N
-
N
N
In the 1920's a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling city offers adventure and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith brings good fortune.
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