Marina Cohen
1) Mind Gap
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Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Jake MacRae's life is spinning out of control. He's making all the wrong choices - gambling, drinking, hanging around gang members and now he's been asked to make a special delivery. What should he do? Jake knows either way that his decision will seal his fate, but what he doesn't realize is that this choice might not only destroy his life but the lives of those close to him. Before Jake has a chance to make up his mind, he receives...
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Language
English
Description
When Clair discovers a book of spells, she quickly learns that she can't solve her problems with magic. Teased by her older brother, bullied by the popular girls at school, and plagued by a blistering pimple that has surfaced on the tip of her nose, twelve-year-old Claire Murphy wishes she could shrivel up and die or spontaneously combust. But when a mysterious book appears at her feet in the checkout aisle of a grocery store, Claire is confident...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
All Hadley wants is for everything to go back to the way it used to be-back when she didn't have to share her mother with her stepfather and stepbrother. Back when she wasn't forced to live in a musty, decomposing house. Back when she had a life in the city with her friends.
As Hadley whiles away what's left of her summer, exploring the nearby woods and splitting her time between her strange, bug-obsessed neighbor Gabe and the nice old lady that...
4) Ghost Ride
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Sam McLean is less than thrilled with the prospect of moving to a collection of old mansions on the northern fringe of a small town called Ringwood. A nobody at his old school, Sam is desperate to be accepted by the cool kids and latches on to Cody Barns, aka Maniac. Cody's claim to fame is performing wild stunts - the crazier the better - and posting them on his blog. When Sam reluctantly joins Cody and his sidekick, Javon, on their...
5) Shadow grave
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Arlo is afraid of fire, creepy TV shows, and even his own shadow ... During a Thanksgiving road trip, a sudden collision with a strange beast in the middle of the road totals the family's car, and Arlo, his mom, and his sister end up stranded in a small town. There's something off about Livermore ... When he stumbles upon a dark secret that the town's inhabitants will kill to keep, getting out of Livermore becomes a matter of life or death"--
7) Probability
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Ella is trying to decide who to invite over to play. This book helps teach children the concept of probability. Simple activities performed by Ella help children understand how likely it is that a certain result will happen. Activities include flipping a coin, rolling a number cube, and playing a game with a spinning wheel.
8) 3-D shapes
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A grocery store is filled with much more than food. The aisles and shelves hold plenty of fun, too. As Justin helps his mother shop, he explores the variety of 3-D shapes all around him. As Justin can show you, there are always plenty of shapes to see!
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
c2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Step into the desert - a dry, dusty place with little water and vegetation. What could live in this hostile environment? Find out how deserts work as a system, carving out an existence in one of the most extreme biomes on Earth. Learn, too, how deserts are found all around the world and what you can do to help protect these amazing wildernesses.