Eric Walters
1) The matatu
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
510L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A young boy takes a ride on the matatu bus with his grandfather for his fifth birthday, and along the way his grandfather tells him the story of why dogs chase the bus, goats run from it, and sheep pay no attention to it.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sam and her father scrape by caring for rescued elephants until an offer comes through that may not only save the sanctuary, it may also restore an extinct species. Includes facts about woolly mammoths and cloning.
4) Surfer dog
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this vibrantly illustrated picture book, a boy and a dog share a special friendship and a love of surfing."--
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
116 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Quinn and her friends try to adjust to life during the COVID-19 pandemic."--
Thirteen-year-old Quinn and her friends can't believe their luck when spring break is extended an extra two weekseven if it's because of some virus. But when the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic becomes apparent, everyone, not just the students, has to learn to adjust to their new reality. Quinns father is an ER doctor and has to self-isolate...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sophie graduates from high school, her boyfriend breaks up with her because she's boring, and her best friend challenges her to try ninety different things and share her adventures with the world through social media."--
Author
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers--and the death of her beloved grandmother--Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most...
Author
Series
Rule of 3 volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In a world gone dark, life goes on for Adam and his fortified neighborhood--but the trade-offs made for safety and security are increasingly wrenching and questionable"--
10) Will to survive
Author
Series
Rule of three volume 3
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After a global blackout, teenager Adam Daley and his neighbors have turned their middle American community into a fortress, defending against countless enemies, but what is lurking in the dark is a greater danger than ever before: somebody who wants to destroy the neighborhood and Adam at any cost." -- Provided by publisher.