Louis Sachar
1) Holes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
"Stanley Yelnats’s family has a history of bad luck, so he isn’t too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys’ juvenile detention center, Camp Green Lake. But there is no...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL–You can imagine the confusion at Wayside School when the builder made a terrible mistake. Instead of building 30 classrooms side-by-side, he built them one on top of another. Maybe that accounts for the wacky goings-on in Mrs. Jewls' class. Where else will you find children being turned into apples, dead rats wearing raincoats, and little girls who try to sell their toes?
WAYSIDE SCHOOL IS FALLING DOWN–...
WAYSIDE SCHOOL IS FALLING DOWN–...
Author
Series
Wayside School volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Author
Series
Wayside School volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a large, gloomy cloud that has settled over Wayside School.
Author
Series
Wayside School volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell.
6) Fuzzy mud
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world" -- Provided by publisher.
9) Small steps
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Afraid of his new mountain bike, third-grader Marvin finds himself in a desperate situation when he accepts a challenge to ride down Suicide Hill.
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Sideways stories from Wayside School: Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Wayside School is falling down: More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during show and tell. Sequel to "Sideways Stories...
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 6
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior.
15) A magic crystal?
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 8
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Marvin Redpost's new friend Casey shares with him her magic crystal that can make wishes come true, things get out of control.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes.
Author
Series
Wayside School volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Join Mrs. Jewls's class and try solving over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.