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Author
Series
Sunbearer duology volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
Transgender demigod Teo is unexpectedly selected for the Sunbearer Trials, a fierce competition among demigod heroes where the winner sacrifices the loser to Sol, their blood fueling the Sun Stones that protect Reino del Sol.
2) Grunt life
Author
Series
Task Force Ombra volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Benjamin Carter Mason died last night. Maybe he threw himself off a bridge into Los Angeles Harbor, or maybe he burned to death in a house fire in San Pedro; it doesn't really matter. Today, Mason's starting a new life. He's back in boot camp, training for the only war left that matters. For years, their spies have been coming to Earth, learning our weaknesses. Our governments knew, but they did nothing--the prospect was too awful, the costs too high--and...
3) Blizzard
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experience"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Heromaker duology volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
463 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake is back with an epic duology starter that follows a young woman training to join a fabled order as she attempts to lead a hero to his critical first victory. A must-read for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Victoria Aveyard.
5) Vicious
Author
Series
Villains (V. E. Schwab) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-- brilliant, arrogant, lonley boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm +
Language
English
Formats
Description
Acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul brings the inspirational words from his songs to the pages of a new picture book! Based on his award-winning family album of the same name, The Hero in You introduces kids to thirteen real-life American heroes from United States history, including Nellie Bly, Chief Joseph, Ben Franklin, and others, highlighting their accomplishments and contributions to society.
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 3
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
519 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A tale moving from the final months of World War II to the present, and from the Russian front to contemporary South Africa, follows the dual adventures of a freedom-seeking war martyr and an alcoholic police officer who is drawn into a mystery with past origins.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.
10) Stanley in space
Author
Series
Flat Stanley volume 3
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the residents of a far-distant planet send a message to Earth asking for someone to meet with them, the President of the United States asks Stanley Lambchop, an all-American boy, to be his ambassador.
11) When pigs fly
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fitch and Chip learn that you do not have to wear a cape to be a hero.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After Newt Scamander helps to capture Gellert Grindelwald, the criminal soon escapes custody and begins gathering followers under his ideology of keeping magic for pure-blood wizards only. Albus Dumbledore, Grindelwald's truest friend, has no choice but to resist the charismatic leader and asks Newt to help thwart the plans for (wizarding) world domination.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now a full-fledged Ranger responsible for a sleepy fief, Will finds a new adventure seeking the traitors who poisoned the king, investigating rumors of sorcery, and trying to rescue his friend Alyss, who is taken hostage.
15) Elecopter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fly along with Elecopter as she soars above the savannah, patrolling the skies with her fire-hose nose at the ready. The other animals are safe with Elecopter on the scene--Elecopter is a hero for all"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, true stories just right to carry in your backpack, share with your friends, and read under the covers at night. Follow along as National Geographic Kids Chapters' presents a trio of true stories about incredible acts of animal heroism. Courageous Canine features...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
43 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Emily's stuffed bear Sinclair is a superhero, going out every night and changing himself into different materials, from steel to rubber to glass, to help people all over the world. Includes facts about materials.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 60
Language
English
Description
Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero as he attempts to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm where he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
HL 750L
Language
English
Description
"The four princes erroneously dubbed by Prince Charming and rudely marginalized in their respective fairy tales have to once again save the kingdom from a great threat"-- Provided by publisher.
20) The brain wars
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"With this Level 3 reader, young readers will delve into the thrilling alien and robot wars of LEGO® Hero Factory learning about each character while following them on their adventures."--Amazon.com
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