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Ptolemy's Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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Three years after the events of The Golem's Eye, the young magician Nathaniel is an established member of the British Government.

But he faces unprecedented problems: foreign wars are going badly and Britain's enemies are mounting attacks close to London.

Author:

Jonathan Stroud

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

730L

Length:

15:33

Ptolemy's Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3 (Unabridged)

Island III: Escape (Unabridged Fiction)

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Six Kids. One Shipwreck. A Desert Island.

Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J., Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company--really bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediately. Before, escape was something the kids could only hope for. Now it's a matter of life and death.

Author:

Gordon Korman

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

620L

Length:

02:33

The Ring of Solomon: A Bartimaeus Novel, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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Bartimaeus, everyones favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book four of this best-selling series. As alluded to in the footnotes throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians during his 5,010 year career. Now, for the first time, fans will go back in time with the djinni, to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon in 950s BC.

Author:

Jonathan Stroud

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

820L

Length:

12:38

The Ring of Solomon: A Bartimaeus Novel, Book 4 (Unabridged)

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (Unabridged)

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He holds the secret that can end the world.

The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest alchemist of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty.

Author:

Michael Scott

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

890L

Length:

10:03

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (Unabridged)

Torn: The Missing Book 4 (Unabridged)

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Critically acclaimed author Margaret Peterson Haddix's fourth tale from her popular Missing series finds Jonah and Katherine hurtled through time to 1611. Landing aboard Henry Hudson's ship in James Bay just before a mutiny, Jonah and Katherine struggle to survive brutal weather conditions. They also realize something is wrong.

Author:

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

710L

Length:

08:45

Found (Unabridged)

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With the same heightened suspense and intrigue that made her Shadow Children books - including Among the Hidden - best-sellers, acclaimed young adult author Margaret Peterson Haddix presents the first entry in a thrilling new series. 13 years ago, a plane materialized out of thin air with 36 babies on board and no one at the controls.

Author:

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

750L

Length:

06:58

Sabotaged: The Missing, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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Best-selling and award-winning author Margaret Peterson Haddix delivered an instant classic when she launched her Missing series. Two books ago, a plane landed with no pilot and no adults - and a passenger load of 36 infants.

Author:

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

730L

Length:

08:58

Sabotaged: The Missing, Book 3 (Unabridged)

Among the Hidden (Unabridged)

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Luke Garner has spent his entire life - all 12 years - in hiding. The government has outlawed families with more than two children. As the Garners' third child, Luke's very life is in danger. When Luke meets Jen, another "shadow child," he begins to question the government's policies.

Author:

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

800L

Length:

03:56

Running Out of Time (Unabridged)

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Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother sends her on a dangerous mission to bring back help. But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a world even more alien and threatening than she could have imagined, and soon she finds her own life in jeopardy.

Author:

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

730L

Length:

05:23