Margaret Peterson Haddix
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, as Finn, Emma, and Chess Greystone and Natalie Mayhew, ages eight to thirteen, continue their quest to rescue their mothers they must return to the alternate dimension where truth is illegal.
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best--acting silly and being adored. They've been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom.But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they're shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids...
Author
Series
Greystone secrets volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
The Greystone kids have their mother back from the evil alternate world, and so does their friend Natalie. But no one believes the danger is past. Then mysterious coins begin falling from unexpected places. They are inscribed with codes that look just like what the Greystones' father was working on before he died. And with the right touch, those symbols transform into words: PLEASE LISTEN. And FIND US, SEE US, HELP US. . . . The coins are messengers,...
Author
Series
39 clues volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan Cahill have uncovered history's greatest mysteries and their family's deadliest secrets. But are they ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that's taken them across five continents, Amy and Dan face the most the difficult challenge yet -- a task no Cahill dared to imagine. When faced with a choice that could change the future of the world,...
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save themselves and others like them.
Author
Series
Running out of time volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Zola thinks she has the perfect life. She thinks everyone does, now that it’s 2193, and humanity has solved all its problems. Insta-Closets deliver new clothes every morning, Insta-Ovens deliver gourmet meals on demand, and virtual reality goggles let her have any adventure she wants, with friends from all over the world. Then one day Zola finds a handwritten note in her Insta-Closet: "If you want to see things as they really are,...
10) Among the enemy
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.
11) Among the Barons
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real. That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He'd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it-and what it means-remains a mystery. Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable. Until the summer after fifth grade, when Josie disappears, leaving only a note, and whispering something about "whatnot rules." But...
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Out of hiding. Into the danger. Luke Garner is an illegal third child. All his life has been spent in hiding. Now, for the first time, Luke is living among others. He has assumed a deceased boy's identity and is attending Hendricks School for Boys, a windowless building with cruel classmates and oblivious teachers. Luke knows he has to blend in, but he lives in constant fear that his behavior will betray him. Then one day Luke discovers a door to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember!
What makes you you?
The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and
...15) Sent
Author
Series
Missing volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex suddenly find themselves in 1483 at the Tower of London, where they discover that Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by their uncle, King Richard III, but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to happen proves challenging. Author's note includes historical facts about the princes and king.
16) Revealed
Author
Series
Missing volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
After returning the missing children from history to their original time periods, thirteen-year-old Jonah must save time itself when aviator Charles Lindbergh mysteriously appears and kidnaps Jonah's sister.
17) Under their skin
Author
Series
Under the skin volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn investigate why their mother and new stepfather are keeping secrets, why they are forbidden to meet their stepsiblings, and most important, why their lives are in danger.
18) Redeemed
Author
Series
Missing volume 8
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Jonah was able to save all of time from collapsing but in doing so gained a twin brother, Jordan, who must learn what has happened and do his own part to save time--and his parents.
Author
Series
Children of exile volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Many surprises await twelve-year-old Edwy Watanaboneset when the Freds return him to Cursed Town, including that he has siblings in Refuge City who he will join in boarding school.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things. After all, they found each other and became best friends-even though their parents are business rivals. They also found hidden boxes of secret letters, which led them to unravel mysteries about kids from the 1970s. But when they started Mystery Solvers Inc., they didn't expect to be asked to find a ghost. Ree recruits them to investigate a series of old, spooky photos left behind in her family's new house....