Showing posts with label Key Stage 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Key Stage 3. Show all posts
Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods (2015)
Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods (2015)
by Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9780141358680
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.4-8 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.5.6
Interest Level by AR: Middle Grade Reading Level by AR: Gr.5.6
Lexile: 780L DRA: 50 Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):V
Age: 9+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage 2-3
Type: Chapter Book, UK Book Genre: Fantasy Story, Classic Story Theme: Myth and Legends
Summary:The son of Poseidon adds his own magic — and sarcastic asides — to the classics in this collection of myths, retold in Percy's unique voice. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus, and he doesn't hold back. Dramatic full-color illustrations throughout by Caldecott honoree John Rocco make this volume as stunning to look at as it is entertaining to read.(Credits to Scholastic)
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.
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)
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)
Thirteen
Thirteen (2009)
by Lauren Myracle
ISBN: 9780142413708
Interest Level by AR: Middle Grade + Reading Level by AR: Gr.4.1
Interest Level by Follett: Grade 3-6 Reading Level by Follett: Gr.4.1
Age: 9+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage 3
Type: Chapter Book, US Book Genre: Family Story, Realistic Fiction
Synopsis: Winnie's thirteenth year brings many joys and challenges as she
negotiates her relationship with her first boyfriend and realizes that
change is inevitable in her friends, family, and even herself. (Credits to Follett)
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil (2013)
by Soman Chainani
ISBN: 9780007492930
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.5-8 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.5.2
Interest Level by AR: Middle Grade Reading Level by AR: Gr.5.2
Lexile: 830L DRA: 60 Guided Reading(Fountas and Pinnell): X
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage 2-3
Type: Chapter Book, US Book Genre: Adventure Story
Synopsis: Welcome to the School for Good and Evil, where best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she'll earn top marks at the School for Good and join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.
The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed; Sophie is dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication. But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are? (Credits to Scholastic)
The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed; Sophie is dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication. But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are? (Credits to Scholastic)
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)
Hilda and the Midnight Giant
Hilda and the Midnight Giant (2013)
by Luke Pearson
ISBN: 9781909263178
Interest Level by AR: Middle Grade RL by AR: Gr.2.7
IL by Follett: Gr.3-6 RL by Follett: Gr.3.0
Age: 7+ UK Equivalent: Upper Key Stage 2
Synopsis: Hilda's world is upset as she faces the prospect of leaving her
snow-capped birthplace for the city when her mother, an architect, is
offered a job. As Hilda tries to make a case for staying where they are,
she must find a way to befriend the tiny elves who have recently been
causing trouble for the household, and at the same time, find out about
the giant she keeps seeing at night. (Credits to Follett)
Ashes, Ashes
Ashes, Ashes (2013)
by Jo Treggiari
ISBN: 9780545255646
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.7-9
Interest Level by AR: Middle Grade + Reading Level by AR: Gr.5.4
Lexile: 810L DRA: 70 Guided Reading(Fountas & Pinnell)Z
Age: 11+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage 3
Synopsis: In a future Manhattan devastated by environmental catastrophes and
epidemics, 16-year-old Lucy survives alone until vicious hounds target
her and force her to join Aidan and his band, but soon they learn that
she is the target of Sweepers, who kidnap and infect people with plague. (Credits to Scholastic)
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
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)
The Bar Code Tattoo
The Bar Code Tattoo (2007)
by Suzanne Weyn
ISBN: 9780545470544
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.7-9 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.4.8
IL by AR: Middle Grade + RL by AR: Gr.5.0
Lexile: 720L DRA: 70 Guided Reading(Fountas & Pinnell)Z
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage3
Synopsis: Kayla is ostracized at school because she refused to get the required
tattooed bar code and now she and her family must run to avoid the
dangers threats against them. (Credits to Follett)
Peter and the Sword of Mercy
Peter and the Sword of Mercy (2011)
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
ISBN: 9781423130703
IL by AR: Upper Middle Grade RL by AR: Gr.5.2
IL by Follett: Gr.5-8 RL by Follett: Gr.5.2
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage 3
Synopsis: James, one of Peter Pan's original Lost Boys, asks George Darling and
his wife Molly to help him find a secret cache of startstuff, which is
hidden in a vault that can only be opened with a secret key kept with
the crown jewels, but when Molly disappears, it is up to her daughter
Wendy and Peter to rescue Molly, protect the treasure, and defeat
Captain Hook. (Credits to Follett)
James, one of Peter Pan's original Lost Boys, asks George Darling and his wife Molly to help him find a secret cache of startstuff, which is hidden in a vault that can only be opened with a secret key kept with the crown jewels, but when Molly disappears, it is up to her daughter Wendy and Peter to rescue Molly, protect the treasure, and defeat Captain Hook.
Inkspell
Inkspell (2007)
by Cornelia Funke
ISBN: 9780439554015
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.4-7 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.2.4
Type: Chapter Book, US Book Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Book to Movie
IL by AR: Middle Grade RL by AR: Gr.5.6
IL by Follett: Gr.5-8 RL by Follett: Gr.5.6
Lexile: 890L DRA: 60 Guided Reading(Fountas & Pinnell)X
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Upper Key Stage 2
Synopsis: When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to
Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind; but Farid seeks out
Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book.
(Credits to Follett)
Inkdeath
Inkdeath (2008)
by Cornelia Funke
ISBN: 97804398662865.4
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.3-7 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.5.4
Type: Chapter Book, US Book Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Book to Movie
IL by AR: Middle Grade RL by AR: Gr.5.4
IL by Follett: Gr.5-8 RL by Follett: Gr.5.9
Lexile: 830L DRA: 60 Guided Reading(Fountas & Pinnell)X
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Upper Key Stage 2
Synopsis: As Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double--tries to keep the Book of
Immortality from unraveling, Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the
kingdom, and demands that Bluejay either surrender or doom the children
to slavery in the silver mines.
(Credits to Follett)
The Dark is Rising
The Dark is Rising (2007)
by Susan Cooper
ISBN: 9780590135207
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.5-9 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.7.1
IL by AR: Middle Grade + RL by AR: Gr.6.2
IL by Follett: Gr.5-8 RL by Follett: Gr.7.0
Lexile: 920L DRA: 60 Guided Reading(Fountas & Pinnell)X
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Key Stage 3
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