Katherine Applegate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. -- adapted from back cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly...
4) The only
Author
Series
Endling volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
A trilogy conclusion finds Byx and her friends discovering that the same extinction facing the dairnes is threatening all living species, prompting the team to recruit creatures throughout the world into their revolution.
5) Odder
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Appears on list
Description
Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, she dive-bombs. She doesn't just somersault, she triple-doughnuts. She doesn't just ride the waves, she makes them. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry...
6) Crenshaw
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan... again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He's been gone for four years, but has come...
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of "pig-napping" and gets even by taking the bully's teddy bear.
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The wildly popular books by K.A. Applegate are back! The Animorphs return in this update of the classic series.
When Tobias and his friends were given the power to morph, they were also given an important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. But Tobias broke the time limit, and now he's trapped in the body of a hawk -- forever. When he discovers an important Yeerk secret, Tobias knows he has to do everything in his power to destroy...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
A New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of the action-packed Animorphs series and the award-winning The One and Only Ivan. In this first book of an epic middle grade series, Katherine Applegate takes us on an unforgettable journey.
Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted
...Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When first-grader Roscoe Riley goes on a school field trip to an apple orchard carrying his sister's fortune-telling ball, the outlook is cloudy.
12) The predator
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The wildly popular books by K.A. Applegate are back! The Animorphs return in this update of the classic series.
Marco never wanted to be an Animorph. He didn't want the ability to change into any animal he touches. And he certainly didn't want to be one of a handful of kids that are the planet's only defense against a secret alien army. His friends know why he feels the way he does. He's worried about his dad -- the only family Marco has left. If...
13) The visitor
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The wildly popular books by K.A. Applegate are back! The Animorphs return in this update of the classic series.
Rachel is still reeling from the news that the Earth is secretly under attack by parasitic aliens known as the Yeerks. And that she and her friends -- five kids who stumbled onto a downed spacecraft and were given the power to morph into any animal they touch -- are the planet's only defense. But Rachel has always been a daredevil. When...
14) The invasion
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1996
Description
Jake, an average suburban kid, is confronted one night by a creature from space who teaches him how to morph into the forms of other creatures. This fantastic, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat series can best be described as an "X-Files" for kids--plus a whole lot more! Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco are the Animorphs--five kids who can change into any animal they touch. The bottom of each page is animated with "flip-book" images, so as kids...
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HaperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016, 2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest.
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 7
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten.
17) The stranger
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Okay. Rachel and the other Animorphs have finally found the new entrance to the Yeerk pool. They've even figured out a way to sneak in. The infamous roach morph. But they didn't count on roaches being a Taxxon delicacy. This time escape doesn't look so good.
18) The message
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The wildly popular books by K.A. Applegate are back! The Animorphs return in this update of the classic series.
It all started with the dreams. But Cassie didn't pay much attention to them. She and her friends have been having nightmares ever since they acquired the power to morph. But when Cassie discovers that Tobias has been having dreams too -- the exact same dreams -- about the ocean, and a voice that's calling to them for help, she decides...
19) The android
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 10
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When Marco runs into his old friend Erek he doesn't think too much of it. He's got more important things to do, like helping to save the world. But then Marco finds out Erek's been hanging with some of the kids at the Sharing, and he starts to think that something just a little weird is going on.So Marco, Jake, and Ax decide to morph and check old Erek out. Just to see if he's been infested with a Yeerk. The good news is that Erek's not a human-Controller....
20) The capture
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The wildly popular books by K.A. Applegate are back! The Animorphs return in this update of the classic series.
It was bad when Jake found out his brother was one of them. A Human-Controller. A slave. But that was nothing compared to this.When the Animorphs decide to visit the Yeerks' new base, it seems simple. But then they get caught and Jake falls -- just for a moment -- into the Yeerk pool.Now they're out, and his friends can't see it. To them...