Tim Jessell
1) Falcon
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy imagines himself as a falcon, soaring in flight over sea and city in faraway places.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A Hidden Door. A Magical Staricase. Discover the World of Droon! Eric, Julie, and Neal have just found something magic in Eric's basement. They have discovered a staircase to another world! The world of Droon is amazing - full of magic, flying lizards, and fun, furry creatures. But how will Eric, Julie, and Neal find their way home? Maybe their new friend, Princess Keeah, can help?
5) Rolf
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 10
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A dachshund loses his hind leg in an accident and finds his life's calling as a therapy dog.
6) Home court
Author
Series
STAT volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Between sports, school, and working for his father, eleven-year-old Amar'e's life is full and he is not yet ready to concentrate on basketball--but when a group of older boys start hogging the local basketball court he knows that he has to do something to help his friends.
7) Sweetie
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 6
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
George Washington's foxhound Sweetlips narrates the story of her master's transformation from farmer to Father of our Country.
8) Fido
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A stray dog's moving tale about life with Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth American president and a true animal lover!
9) Fala
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 8
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Fala, the Scottish terrier, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pet, shares his story with readers, from his puppyhood spent chasing squirrels through his adulthood spent chasing dignitaries around the world with FDR.
10) Tiny Tim
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Charles Dickens' dog Timber tells the story of his life with the great writer."--
11) Barry
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.
12) Sunny
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 14
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Sun Yat-Sen-aka Sunny-enjoys the finer things in life. Noble canine companion to globe-trotters Henry and Myra Harper, Sunny doesn't even like to walk, preferring instead to be carried! Sunny and the Harpers are traveling on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic-the biggest, finest ship in the world. So imagine Sunny's horror when he learns he must stay in the Titanic's kennel with eleven other dogs, not in the Harpers' luxurious stateroom! It's ....
13) Buddy
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A German shepherd describes her life as the first guide dog trained to serve the blind.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Prince Maliban is the creepy ruler of the Turtle City, and Maliban's mysterious mask maker, Hob, is crafting an awesome new mask. The mask is very cool but very powerful. So Eric, Neal, and Julie have to make sure the mask doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Otherwise, it could mean serious trouble for Droon.
15) Stubby
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S. --Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Neal turns into a giant bug, Eric, Julie, and Princess Keeah must race against time to find the cure on the mystical City in the Clouds before it disappears for an entire year.
17) The moon scroll
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In order to defend himself in Lord Sparr's evil underworld, Galen needs the powerful wand of Urik, a magic tool that's been hidden for years. Keeah and her Upper World friends attempt to find the wand by following the Moon Scroll, which has the power to take anyone who reads it back through time.
18) Susan
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 12
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Susan--the corgi presented to Princess Elizabeth on her eighteenth birthday--reveals secrets of life in Buckingham Palace"--
19) Dash
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"An English Springer Spaniel's tale of the Mayflower voyage and the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony"--
20) The golden wasp
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eric, Neal, and Julie have a big problem on their hands. Galen the Wizard had warned them never to bring anything from Droon into the Upper World. But Julie has brought a bracelet by mistake, and it's turned Eric's dad into a ghost in Droon! Now the kids must find him. If they don't, he'll end up in the Land of the Lost - forever.