W. R Philbrick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Sam Castine is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone, and finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life, together with a girl, Delphy, from a different camp--finding an old jeep keeps them going, but in the wilds of Maine, there are only logging roads and the deadly crown fire is everywhere
3) Wild River
Author
Language
English
Description
Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers rushing down a raging river on a life-or-death adventure when a white water rafting trip goes terribly wrong!
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna
Author
Publisher
The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Arthur Bash is the school thug-for-hire (paid in candy bars), mostly because he just looks the part, so when orphan Darius Drake offers him three candy bars to accompany him to the run-down Stompanado Housing Complex, and just look menacing, he agrees--and soon finds himself deep in a mystery involving Darius' estranged grandfather, the lost Dunbar Diamonds, and the villainous Jasper Jones
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
"It's Maine, 1924, and the Ku Klux Klan is on the rise. Davy and Jo Michaud have been recently orphaned. Taken in by a distant relative-a famous aviator-they are now working with a group of stunt pilots who spend their time wing walking, leaping from plane to plane, and flying through fireworks! But though the stunts are dangerous, the real threat is building behind the scenes. The KKK is on the rise in Maine that summer, inspired by the racial fears...
9) The big dark
Author
Publisher
The Blue Sky Press, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When something knocks out everything electrical at midnight on New Year's Eve, the world is plunged into chaos, including the town of Harmony, New Hampshire, where Webster Bragg, a vicious survivalist, sees an opportunity to dominate his fellow citizens--but as the town struggles to maintain order and civilization, young Charlie Cobb sets out on a dangerous journey through the snow to find medicine for his diabetic mother