Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Series
Shadow children volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong
Author
Series
Running out of time volume 1
Language
English
Description
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan Cahill have uncovered history's greatest mysteries and their family's deadliest secrets. But are they ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that's taken them across five continents, Amy and Dan face the most the difficult challenge yet -- a task no Cahill dared to imagine. When faced with a choice that could change the future of the world,...
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best--acting silly and being adored. They've been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom.But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they're shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids...
Author
Series
Running out of time volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Zola, who has a surprising connection to Jessie, discovers that she is stuck in a fake utopian future, and that those around her are counting on her to help them escape
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Series
Greystone secrets volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, as evil forces from the parallel world invade their home, the Greystones, their doubles, and friends must return to the alternate dimension to save both worlds
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for the entire twelve years of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and is forced to face his fears
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, as Finn, Emma, and Chess Greystone and Natalie Mayhew, ages eight to thirteen, continue their quest to rescue their mothers they must return to the alternate dimension where truth is illegal
10) Remarkables
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Marin and her neighbor Charley hope that by preventing a disaster that occurred twenty years ago, they can save Charley's dad from a future of guilt and self-destructive behavior
11) Among the free
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Series
Shadow children volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom
12) Found
Author
Series
The missing volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thirteen year old best friends Jonah and Chip, who know that they are both adopted, begin receiving threatening notes in the mail and as they investigate they uncover very complicated circumstances surrounding their adoptions
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death
14) Among the Barons
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken
As a third child in a society that allows only two children per family, Luke Garner was in hiding for the first twelve years of his life. Then he was given the freedom of an identity card that had belonged to Lee Grant, a Baron (a member of the highest class of society), and was sent to boarding school...
15) Among the brave
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Series
Shadow children volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save themselves and others like them
16) Among the enemy
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system
17) Sent
Author
Series
The missing volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex suddenly find themselves in 1483 at the Tower of London, where they discover that Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by their uncle, King Richard III, but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to happen proves challenging. Author's note includes historical facts about the princes and king
18) Sabotaged
Author
Series
The missing volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things. After all, they found each other and became best friends--even though their parents are business rivals. They also found hidden boxes of secret letters, which led them to unravel mysteries about kids from the 1970s. But when they started Mystery Solvers Inc., they didn't expect to be asked to find a ghost. Ree recruits them to investigate a series of old, spooky photos left behind in her family's new...
20) Just Ella
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Being a princess isn't all that....
You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after...
Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and — worst of all — a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly not charming.
As soon-to-be princess Ella deals with her newfound status, she comes to realize she is not "your majesty" material. But...
You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after...
Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and — worst of all — a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly not charming.
As soon-to-be princess Ella deals with her newfound status, she comes to realize she is not "your majesty" material. But...