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1) Hamlet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the small city of Strattenburg there are many lawyers, and thirteen-year-old Theo Boone thinks he is one of them, but his inside knowledge of the justice system means trouble when a cold-blooded killer is about to go free and only Theo can stop him.
3) Shadow magic
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
321 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Thorn, a boy sold into slavery who must serve the royalty of Castle Gloom for a year and a day to earn his freedom, and Lilith Shadow, the 13-year-old ruler of Gehenna, who is forbidden to practice the magic that is her heritage, join forces to solve the murders taking place in Gehenna"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jessie spends the summer with her family on Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot, where she develops a star-crossed friendship with independent Terri, and meets a reclusive old lady whose connection to a murder that took place decades ago still informs her present--and affects Terri in ways that Jessie gradually comes to understand the more time they spend together.
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo's quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he's ever been in before. Even when everything is on the line, Theodore Boone will stop at nothing to make sure a killer is brought to justice.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
When twelve-year-old aspiring detective Myrtle Hardcastle learns her neighbor in quiet Swinburne, England, a breeder of rare flowers, has died she is certain it was murder and that she must find the killer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies, create an underground haven for themselves, but when Calvin goes missing Mason finds himself in trouble.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Five murder suspects are invited to the haunted Barclay Hotel for a weekend getaway, and it is up to twelve-year-old JJ and eleven-year-old Penny--and a lonely ghost--to figure out who committed the crime.
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In the small city of Strattenburg there are many lawyers, and thirteen-year-old Theo Boone thinks he is one of them, but his inside knowledge of the justice system means trouble when a cold-blooded killer is about to go free and only Theo can stop him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
346 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When someone commits robbery and murder aboard the luxurious train on which Myrtle Hardcastle, her Aunt Helena, her governess Miss Judson, and cat Peony are traveling, Myrtle is determined to find the culprit.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
196 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When best friends Abbi and Skylar witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman and someone in a dark van, they're thrilled. Finally, a mystery to spice up the summer! Who could these people be? Why are they meeting? Are they spies? Criminals? The two girls are determined to find out. But then a local woman goes missing and is found dead in the woods. And Abbi and Skylar realize that their detective work could hold the keys to solving...
Author
Series
Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 3
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle returns, and now she is on the trail of a serial killer in her hometown of Swinburne.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
179 p.: 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In medieval France, an Irish wolfhound helps solve the murder of his master, the beloved son of the Count de Montdidier and leader of the Royal Bodyguard in the court of Charles V.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Detectives' Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn't one of them. He's only an assistant at his uncle's detective agency, and he's not sure he's even very good at that. Toby's friend Ivy is the best sleuth around -- or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the World's Greatest Detective. But when what was supposed to be a game turns into...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
The story begins with a young orphan running for his life. Lucky for him he runs into Samir, a portly huckster whose silver tongue saves the boy. Samir names him Monkey, and claims him as his new servant. But Monkey, a strict and devout soul, is horrified to discover that his new master is a liar whose dealings have angered every village he's ever passed through.
The villagers have hired a collection of murderers, including a Viking berserker, a...
18) The Egypt game
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Melanie and April turn a deserted lot into an imaginary Egypt where they spend many hours enacting rituals and consulting oracles, but there are real dangers and problems lurking outside their make-believe world that almost bring their game to a disastrous end.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a caf�e and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.
Author
Publisher
Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the death of Denmark's King Hamlet, his ghost appears and tells his son, also called Hamlet, to avenge his wrongful death, which leads to more tragedy. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. A glossary is also included.