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James and the Giant Peach

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Copies: 28

Were the green, glowing crystals the little man gave James really magic? Maybe, but it was magic lost to James when he tripped and spilled the crystals by the old peach tree. Now it looked like he'd never escape his hideous aunts. But what was happening to that peach at the tip of the tree? It was growing bigger and bigger... it was as big as a house! And when James crawled inside, he met a houseful of friends: giant Grasshopper, Ladybug, Centipede, and more. Then with one snip of the stem, the peach was rolling away—and marvelous things started happening...

Author:

Roald Dahl

Lexile:

870L

The Almost Awful Play

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Copies: 30

Second-grader Ronald Morgan inadvertently turns a failing class play into a success.

Author:

Patricia Reilly Giff

Lexile:

410L

The Most Dangerous Game

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Evil Russian game hunter, Count Zoroff traps unsuspecting shipwreck survivors on his remote island. Bored with hunting animals, the blood-thirsty count decides his new sport is hunting humans. Upon meeting shipwreck survivors Robert Rainsford and Eve Trowbridge, he decides they shall be the next prey in his insane game. The stranded guests are sent off on the mysterious island and must now find a way to outsmart Zoroff to survive through the night in The Most Dangerous Game!

Director:

Irving Pichel

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:13

Class Clown

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Copies: 29

Lucas Cott is one of the smartest kids in Mrs. Hockaday's third grade—but he's always in trouble. He races pencils, cracks jokes, and calls out in class without raising his hand.

Lucas doesn't mean to be the class clown. He even decides to become the perfect student. But when he tries to change his ways, the most unexpected things happen....

Author:

Johanna Hurwitz

Lexile:

670L

Mr. Putter & Tabby Ring the Bell

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Copies: 7

Dong! Dong! Dong! The school bell is ringing. The fall wind is blowing. Mr. Putter wishes he could go back to school—even for just one day. Then he has an idea: How about a visit during show-and-tell with his fine cat, Tabby? And Zeke and Mrs. Teaberry? The teacher agrees, but there’s one problem. She and the students expect pet tricks. Will Tabby and Zeke be able to deliver?

Author:

Cynthia Rylant

Arthur Howard

Lexile:

370L

Leviathan (Unabridged)

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It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. The Leviathan is a living airship, the most formidable airbeast in the skies of Europe.

Author:

Scott Westerfeld

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

790L

Length:

08:16

So Yesterday (Unabridged)

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Ever wonder who was the first kid to keep a wallet on a big chunky chain, or wear way-too-big pants on purpose? What about the mythical first guy who wore his baseball cap backwards? These are the Innovators, the people on the very cusp of cool. Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque's job is finding them for the retail market.

Author:

Scott Westerfeld

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

770L

Length:

06:33

The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two (Unabridged)

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In The Lost Hero, three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo made their first visit to Camp Half-Blood, where they inherited a quest:

Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall.
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.

Author:

Rick Riordan

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

640L

Length:

13:28

The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two (Unabridged)

The Mark of Athena: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy - after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera - it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon.

Author:

Rick Riordan

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

690L

Length:

15:09