Gary Paulsen
Author
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Philippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When supremely organized seventh-grader, Molly McGinty, loses the notebook she relies on to keep her life in order she spends the day in chaos. Today Molly learned her wacky grandma was coming to spend the day at school with her; Lost her notebook with everything that matters in it, including her homework; got a black eye, tore her skirt. And it's only 9 a.m. Could things get any worse? You bet!
25) Nightjohn
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.
26) The rifle
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A priceless, handcrafted rifle, fired throughout the American Revolution, is passed down through the years until it fires on a fateful Christmas Eve of 1994.
27) Brian's hunt
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2003
Language
English
Description
Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. A powerful novel that re-creates the agony of the Civil War, based on the real-life experiences of a Union soldier who was only 15 when he went to war. In this captivating tale Paulsen vividly shows readers the turmoil of war through one boy's eyes and one boy's heart, and gives a voice to all the anonymous...
29) Road trip
Author
Series
Road trip volume 1
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Dad and Ben haven't been getting along recently and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect. But Ben is on to Dad's plan and invites Ben's thuggish buddy, Theo. The family dog, Atticus, comes along too and the story is told by Ben and Atticus. When their truck breaks down, they commandeer an old school bus, along with its mechanic, Gus. Next, they pick up Mia, a waitress escaping a tense situation. Only sharp-eyed...
30) Snow dogs
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.