Gail Shalan
1) Alone
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated...
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become treasure. In The Secret Letters, Colin and Nevaeh find vintage letters that lead to interlocking mysteries from the 1970s and '80s, and they learn about "women's lib," the ERA, and other social issues from that time in history--and the way echoes from that era affect Colin and Nevaeh themselves"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Told in two voices, eleven-year-olds Mimi, who is visiting her wealthy grandparents in Karachi, Pakistan, for the first time and Sakina, daughter of the grandparents' cook, form an unexpected friendship.--
5) Shelter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.
6) Like magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three ten-year-old girls find a mysterious box in the school library and put some of their own precious things inside. The treasures may lead them to something more: true friendship.
8) Uprising
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
While investigating a series of old, spooky photos of a seemingly transparent boy for their friend Ree, who lives above a funeral home, best friends Colin and Neveah follow the clues to solve this mystery from the Great Depression.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this page-turning middle grade series by New York Times bestseller Margaret Peterson Haddix, Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become treasure. In The Secret Letters, Colin and Nevaeh find vintage letters that lead to interlocking mysteries from the 1970s and '80s, and they learn about "women's lib," the ERA, and other social issues from...