Jerry Spinelli
2) Maniac Magee
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they're invisible--as if they weren't even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it's a free pass to get away with anything. Worm Tarnauer feels invisible every day. He's perfectly...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Waking up ready to celebrate his favorite holiday, a young boy excitedly helps with cooking and preparing for a picnic in the park, which will include face painting, sack races, a talent show, a band concert, and fireworks.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
208 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Captures the hardships and cruelty of life in the ghettos of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of World War II, through the eyes of a Jewish orphan who must use all his wits and courage to survive unimaginable events and circumstances.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
274 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.