The Red House (2013)

The Red House (2013)

by Mark Haddon

ISBN: 9780099570165

  Age: 13+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 3  

Type: Chapter Book, UK Book     Genre: Scary Story 

Summary:Two families. Seven days. One house.

Angela and her brother Richard have spent twenty years avoiding each other. Now, after the death of their mother, they bring their families together for a holiday in a rented house on the Welsh border. Four adults and four children. Seven days of shared meals, log fires, card games and wet walks.

But in the quiet and stillness of the valley, ghosts begin to rise up. The parents Richard thought he had. The parents Angela thought she had. Past and present lovers. Friends, enemies, victims, saviours. (Credits to Amazon UK)

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How They Choked

How They Choked (2014)

by Georgia Bragg

ISBN: 9780802734884

 Interest Level by AR: Middle Grade +   RL by AR: Gr.7.2

IL by Follett: Gr.5-8    RL by Follett: Gr.6.5

        Age: 11+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 3   Theme: History

Type: Chapter Book, UK Book     Genre: Non Fiction

Synopsis: Describes the failures of fourteen historical, famous achievers, including Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Vincent Van Gogh, Ann Boleyn, and Amelia Earhart.    (Credits to Follett)

The Kind of Friends We Used To Be

The Kind of Friends We Used  To Be (2010)

by France O'Roark Dowell

ISBN: 9780545293563

Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.6-8   Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.7.4

IL by AR: Middle Grade    RL by AR: Gr.5.8

IL by Follett: Gr.3-6    RL by Follett: Gr.6.2

Lexile: 950L     DRA: 60   Guided Reading(Fountas & Pinnell)Y

  Age: 11+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage3

Type: Chapter Book, US Book     Genre: Friendship Story, Realistic Fiction

Synopsis: Twelve-year-olds Kate and Marylin, friends since preschool, draw further apart as Marylin becomes involved in student government and cheerleading, while Kate wants to play guitar and write songs, and both develop unlikely friendships with other people. (Credits to Scholastic)

Waiting For Anya

Waiting For Anya

by Michael Morpurgo

ISBN: 9781405229272

Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.3-5   Reading Level by Scholastic Gr.7.1

IL by AR: Upper Grade     RL by AR: Gr.5.1

Lexile: 770L

  Age: 13-15 y/o

Type: Chapter Book, UK Book     Genre: Historical Fiction

Synopsis:  Twelve-year-old Jo helps a Jewish man and Jewish children escape to Spain from France when the village of Lescun is invaded by German soldiers.   (Credits to Scholastic)

Going Solo

Going Solo

by Roald Dahl

ISBN 9780141311425

Interest Level by Scholastic: Middle Grade +  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr7.9

IL by AR: Middle Grade     RL by AR: Gr.6.1

Lexile: 1080L     DRA: 50     Guided Reading (Fountas & Pinnell): T

Type: UK Book     Genre: Autobiography, History

Synopsis: The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life continues in Going Solo, a marvelous evocation of the author's wartime exploits. As a pilot in World War II, Roald Dahl had some wonderfully exciting -- and frighteningly near-death -- experiences including encounters with the enemy, battles with deadly snakes, and incredible dogfights. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this brilliant man. (Credits to Scholastic)

Feeling Sorry for Celia

Feeling Sorry for Celia

by Jaclyn Moriarty
ISBN: 9780312287368

Interest Level by AR: Gr.6-8     Reading Level by AR: Gr.5.7

IL by Scholastic: Gr.9     RL by Scholastic: Gr.7.1

IL by Follett: Young Adult
Type: Fiction, US Book

Synopsis: An epistolary novel about a teenager named Elizabeth, made up of notes and letters from her best friend, a runaway named Celia; Christina, the new pen pal Elizabeth reluctantly takes on for a school assignment; her busy mother; and Elizabeth's own angst-ridden mind.(Credits to Follett Destiny)