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1) Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

Author

Grabenstein, Chris

Series

Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

Description

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"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever Library Olympics ... but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--

2) Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library

Author

Grabenstein, Chris

Series

Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

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NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback

Description

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"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--

3) Kind of a big deal

Author

Hale, Shannon

Pub. Date

2020.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Dropping out of high school to pursue her Broadway ambitions, a talented performer lands in a directionless job before a visit to the library catapults her into the plotlines of the books she reads.

4) Small spaces

Author

Arden, Katherine

Series

Small spaces quartet volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Description

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"After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive. She must stick to small spaces"--

5) Mr. Lemoncello and the titanium ticket

Author

Grabenstein, Chris

Series

Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 5

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

Description

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Four lucky boys and girls are about to win the chance to go inside the building on a spectacular scavenger hunt that will take them through bigger-than-life live-action games--towering, skyscraper-size Jenga; dizzying real-life Chutes and Ladders; death-defying games of Rush Hour; plus ball pit moats and more! Each game will get the players closer to the titanium ticket. But the real secret? Mr. Lemoncello is thinking about his legacy, and whichever...

6) One girl

Author

Beaty, Andrea

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2020]2020.

Language

English

Description

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Inspired by the idea of empowering girls around the world to demand their right to education, one girl lights a small spark which catches fire and eventually lights up the whole world.

7) Shhh! I'm reading!

Author

Kelly, John

Publisher

Tiger Tales

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

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Nevada Reading Week 2024: Read Alouds

Description

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Shhh! Do not disturb! Bella is busy reading. Please come back when she has finished this UTTERLY AMAZING and TOTALLY INCREDIBLE book! A fantastically funny tale, celebrating imagination and the joy of reading.

8) The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

Author

Appelhans, Lenore

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Riley lives in TropeTown, where everyone plays stock roles in novels. Riley, a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, is sent to group therapy after going off-script. Riley knows that breaking the rules again could get him terminated, yet he feels there must be more to life than recycling the same clichés for readers' entertainment. Then he meets Zelda, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Geek Chic subtype), and falls head over heels in love. Zelda's in therapy too, along...

9) Anna's book

Author

Baker, Barbara

Publisher

Dutton Childrens' Books

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Anna loves her new book, so after her mother reads it to her three times, she starts reading it to her teddy bear.

10) The book hog

Author

Pizzoli, Greg

Publisher

Disney Hyperion

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Nevada Reading Week 2024: Read Alouds
Picture Books About Libraries

Description

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The Book Hog loves books and has a large collection, although he never learned to read.

11) Nothing ever happens at the South Pole

Author

Berenstain, Stan

Publisher

Harper

Pub. Date

c2012

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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When a little penguin receives a blank book in the mail he is eager to fill it up with exciting things, but while he is seeking adventure he misses the action right before his eyes.

12) Bears make the best reading buddies

Author

Oliver, Carmen

Publisher

Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Read Description

Adelaide explains to her teacher why bears make the best reading buddies.

13) The story of Fish & Snail

Author

Freedman, Deborah

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Every day, Snail waits for Fish to return and tell him a story but their friendship is tested when Fish asks Snail to take a leap out of their book to actually see a new pirate book in the library.

14) Princess wannabe

Author

Lammle, Leslie

Publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2014]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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After magically entering her bedtime fairy tale book, Fern discovers what it is like to be a princess.

15) My pet book

Author

Staake, Bob

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

[2014]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A boy's search for the perfect pet leads him to the bookstore, where he finds a bright red book that becomes his best friend.

16) Poppleton

Author

Rylant, Cynthia

Series

Poppleton volume 1

Publisher

Blue Sky Press

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Poppleton the pig makes a friend, reads a library book about adventure, and helps a sick friend get better.

17) Mr. Lemoncello's all-star breakout game

Author

Grabenstein, Chris

Series

Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 4

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Description

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Mr. Lemoncello is going live with a brand-new televised BREAKOUT game! Discover what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world" in the fourth puzzle-packed adventure in Chris Grabenstein's New York Times bestselling MR. LEMONCELLO series!Greetings, boys and girls, gamers of all ages--are you ready to play Mr. Lemoncello's BIGGEST, most dazzling game yet? After months of anticipation, Mr. Lemoncello is taking his games out of the library...