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1) Jingle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester mansion is a long standing tradition in Cedarville, however Griffin, Ben, and Antonia are not happy to find that they have been volunteered as elves by their friend Logan and can not get out of it--but this year the pageant seem plagued by frequent electrical outages, and during one of them the valuable antique known as the Star of Prague disappears from the giant Christmas tree, and as they are...
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Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report of Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie - he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the end?
After refusing to do a rewrite, his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play Old Shep, My Pal, forces him go to the rehearsals as punishment....
3) Ungifted
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
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The sequel to Gordon Korman's SWINDLE---the Man With A Plan is back!When Griffin Bing's class goes to a floating zoo, they don't expect to see animals being treated so badly. They don't expect to find Cleo, Dog Whisperer Savannah's pet monkey who's been missing for weeks. And they really don't expect to have to hide the animals once they've rescued them! Hilarity ensues as Griffin's team once more pulls off a heist . . . trying to break the animals...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Jason and his two friends are about to have the ultimate summer experience, because they've just taken over Jason's cool older brother Joe's apartment for the summer. Now all they have to do is just say no: No parents. No rules. No problems. Right? Wrong. And Jason's brother hasn't even found out what happened to his apartment. Yet. Praise for Losing Joe's Place:
"This zany romp through a city summer is proof again of Gordon Korman's prolific...
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Ocean's 11 . . . with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman!After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive -- but Griffin...
7) Unleashed
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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The seventh installment in #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman's Swindle series!
UNLEASHED: freed from restraint, running wild, not being held back by anyone or anything . . .Luthor, a former attack dog, is supposed to be on his best behavior now that he's in the care of Savannah, a girl who's easily a dog's best friend. But every time a certain truck passes by Savannah's house, Luthor goes into attack mode - and chaos follows.Meanwhile,...
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From #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman comes another sidesplitting tale chronicling the misadventures of the boarding-school boys of MacDonald Hall.
Intending to use MacDonald Hall as a location and the "locals" as scenery, the film crew of a new Hollywood movie find the not-so-ordinary Bruno and Boots getting into everything, as the beleaguered headmaster Mr. Fish could have warned them. Praise for the Macdonald Hall series:
"Korman...
9) Level 13
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Cameron Boxer, king of the slackers, has found something worth his time. By playing video games online in front of an audience he can find both fame AND fortune - especially with Elvis (a beaver who seems to love video games as much as Cam) at his side.
The only problem? Things keep getting in Cam's way. Like school. And the club he accidentally started. And the misguided people in his life who don't think beavers should be playing video games.
It's...
10) Showoff
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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After acting out at a mall dog show, Luthor is accused of ruining the career of a three-time best-in-show beagle, and Griffin springs him from the pound with a plan involving the dog, New York City, and a sinister saboteur.
11) The Hypnotists
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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An all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful Gordon Korman!
Jackson Opus has always been persuasive, but he doesn't know that he's descended from the two most powerful hypnotist bloodlines on the planet. He's excited to be accepted into a special program at the Sentia Institute -- but when he realizes he's in over his head, Jackson will have to find a way to use his powers to save his friends, his parents, and his government. Praise...
12) Hideout
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Luthor's former owner, Swindle, is back trying to reclaim his dog, and it is up to Griffin Bing, Savannah Drysdale and their friends to hide the Doberman until they can come up with a plan to rescue him from the vicious crook.
13) Framed
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from his middle school's display case, replaced by Griffin's retainer, and the more he and his friends investigate, the worse his situation becomes.
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English
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Best friends Jeff and Wiley are legends. There is practically no one in their school who hasn't been nicknamed by the duo. They've dubbed their own underachieving class "The Dim Bulbs"; their pop-eyed principal is better known as "Deer in Headlights"; and their enormous new English teacher, Mr. Hughes, is "Mr. Huge."But now some of the nicknames that Jeff and Wiley have invented are backfiring on them. Will the nicknamers be able to get it together...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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The third entry in the mesmerizing adventure series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman!
The government has promised to protect Jax Opus and his family from enemies that want to use his hypnotic power to bring more evil into the world. Jax has reluctantly agreed to be protected. But protection has its price -- and soon Jax learns that if the government is going to help him, it's going to want some help in return.The...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
The second entry in an all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman!
Jax Opus knows he's not like other kids. And it isn't his skill on the basketball court or his test scores that set him apart. No, Jax is different because he can hypnotize people. In fact, he might be the best hypnotist the world has seen in a very long time.You would think Jax would be happy about this. But really? It's...
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Lucas and his friends are still reveling in their city-wide middle school basketball championship when the trophy they won goes missing. Foul play is afoot, and it's going to take all their basketball and detective skills to find it. This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
18) Jackpot
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Swindle volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Griffin Bing and his friends are trying to locate Mr. Fielder's missing thirty million dollar lottery ticket, and thwart the local bully, Darren Vader, who wants to find it for himself--and Mr. Bing's latest invention may help.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Oliver Zahn, spitball champion and self-declared rule-wrecker of Brightling Middle School, is not a fan of his new homeroom teacher, Mr. Aidact. The guy is sort of stiff, never cracks a smile, and refers to them as �pupils.� The worst part is he catches Oliver before he can pull any of his signature pranks! It�s time for Oliver and his best friend, Nathan, to show the new teacher who's boss. But as the weeks go by, they start to realize that...
20) The unteachables
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year.
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