William Dufris
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
Author
Language
English
Description
All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull thief John Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over. From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first
...Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Fearing a violent confrontation between Earthmen and Spacers, Detective Baley and his new partner, a robot, investigate the murder of a Spacetown scientist.
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. "The Caves of Steel" is the first title in AIsaac Asimov's Robot series, which chronicles the unlikely partnership between a New...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.
Author
Series
patrick mclanahan volume 17
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When the nation's economy collapses and thousands of Americans turn against their own government, Patrick McLanahan must enlist the aid of his son and fellow citizens to hunt down terrorists any way they can.
8) Starfire
Author
Language
English
Description
While leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant, James McLanahan Bradley is caught in the middle of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global war for control of space after the U.S. President ignites an arms race.
"With the death of his heroic father, bomber and space warfare veteran Patrick McLanahan, Bradley McLanahan must now fly solo, leading a team of young engineers designing...
9) Crusade
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 2
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Hurtled through time and space from the World War II Pacific, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker find themselves in a strange alternate world where they ally theselves with the Lemurians in their battle against the warlike reptilian Grik.
10) Distant thunders
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 4
Language
English
Description
Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy waits for his destroyer, the Walker, to be repaired after battling alongside their Lemurian allies to repel the savage Grik, and questions the loyalties of Commodore Jenks, who may be devoted to those representing an even greater danger.
11) Rising tides
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 5
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Reddy and Jenks are united in their desire to hunt down the traitor who abducted two women both men would die to protect-- but first they have a new battle to win. They must navigate a tempest of politics, deception and betrayal when it becomes obvious that the ruthless Company is attempting to overthrow the Imperial Throne.
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 11
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Taylor Anderson's enthralling New York Times bestselling series of alternate history continues as game-changing revelations upend the Grand Alliance in a potentially cataclysmic war. Ever since the USS Walker came from another world war to defy the terrifying Grik and diabolical Dominion, Matt Reddy and his crew have given their all to protect the oppressed Lemurians. But with the Walker in desperate need of repairs just as the Grik's First General...
13) Straits of hell
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 10
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Matt Reddy's old Asiatic Fleet destroyer USS Walker has been mysteriously transported to an alternate version of earth. Here WWII is no longer raging, and Reddy and his crew have been trying to find a new place for themselves in this strange new world. Now, along with the felinoid Lemurians and Imperial allies, they fight to keep the reptilian Grik, a race growing in supremacy, from reconquering the Lemurians' ancestral home on Madagascar"--Amazon.com....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the Siberian tundra, Russian president Gennadiy Gryzlov descends into an impenetrable base to witness the test of a terrifying new weapon--the Thunderbolt. This technological marvel is powerful enough to change the world. Decisive new American president, John Dalton Farrell, will challenge Russian aggression head on. Brad and Patrick McLanahan and the formidable Iron Wolf Squadron--including recently injured Nadia Rozek, back to fighting form thanks...
15) River of bones
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 13
Language
English
Description
Commander Matt Reddy and his crew are afraid it may finally be the end of the USS Walker. Ever since their ship was transported to another world, and they became embroiled in a deadly conflict between the Lemurians and the vicious Grik, the Walker has been taking a pounding. With Walker out of commission for repairs, Reddy takes command of a different ship and joins a desperate battle to block the Grik swarm. Meanwhile, the humans and their allies...
16) Replay
Author
Publisher
Tantor
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Through a bizarre cycle of dying and coming back to life again and again, Jeff Winston receives six chances to change his life, correct previous mistakes, and find the happiness that has long eluded him.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Taking advantage of a severe drought and the long-standing distrust between two tribes, the demonic Saint Dane attempts to take over Loor's home planet of Zadaa, opposed once again by the teenaged Pendragon and other Travelers.
19) Black water
Author
Series
Pendragon volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Just when 15-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler he is faced with an impossible choice.
Author
Series
According to Humphrey volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
When summer arrives, Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, is surprised and pleased to learn that he will be going to Camp Happy Hollow.