Written by: Ed Decter
AR Reading Level: 6.6
Interest Level: 3-5
This is the first book in the Outriders series. Join Cam Walker and his gang as they plan to break their friend Shelby out of summer school and journey to Blue Cave. The cave is filled with bioluminescent plankton once every seven years and the group doesn’t want to miss out on seeing it. Unfortunately, they see a lot more than they bargained for….. two robbers burying a stolen relic from the wealthiest man in town. They decide to take the relic (the golden sextant) and try to return it to it’s rightful owner. When the robbers find out, they kidnap Shelby’s little sister Annabelle! Will the Outriders be able to rescue Annabelle and return the golden sextant to Mr. Thorpe? Will Mr. Thorpe think they stole the golden sextant? Read this highly adventurous book to find out.
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Tagged: Adventure, Caves, Fiction, Technology March 29, 2009
Its a very good book. It teaches you how to handle death. It teaches you its ok to be sad when someone dies.
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March 13, 2009
Princess Acadamy is a very good book. Miri is a girl who is 14 years old. She lives in a village with her father and sister, who work at the quarry. Everything is going fine, until a teacher from a town says all the girls 11years old and up have to go to an academy where they will be trained to see the prince. . But when Miri goes back home, surprises are waiting for her…
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March 13, 2009
How awesome would it be to be a kid and have your very own book published by your mom? That’s exactly what happens in this book. Natile gets her teacher and her best friend, Zoey, involved. They’ve got to be very sneaky to get this book published because they want it to be a total surprise to Natile’s mom when she figures out her daughter wrote a book!
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February 27, 2009
Imagine that you are a girl that just made fun of her teacher in her own newspaper. Thats exactly what happens in this book. Cara Landry makes her own newspaper. The first edition is not the greatest, but editions 2-9 are a big hits. The 9th edition though has a flaw in one of its stories. Will Cara and her teacher have to take this story to court? Find out !
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February 27, 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is about Harry’s Seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry doesen’t actually go to hagwarts, but he goes along a dangerous and exciting journy with Ron and Hermionie (his two best friends) to find all of Voldemort’s seven hocruxes and destroy them (read the book to find out what a horcrux is) . Can Harry kill Voldemort or will he take control over the whole wizarding world? Find out along with some other surprises in this book!
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February 27, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is one of the very best Harry Potter books ever. Harry is facing his most challenging year at Hogwarts [he won't be attending his 7th year of Hogwarts at Hogwarts]. Another new Defence Against the Dark Arts professoris at Hogwarts the fun loving Professer Slughorn He is an ok teaher but isnt that serious. Professer Dumbledore has to do something vert dangerous involving Voldemort and Harry has to accompany him. Find out more and read the book! dc15
January 6, 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a very adventurous book. It talks about Harry’s fifth year at Hogwarts. Harry’s summer with the Dursley’s is always a big drag. Ron and Hermionie aren’t sending him letters back after he’s sent a ton of them and there is a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, Professor Umbrige. She is the Minister of Magic’s assistant and the Ministry doesn’t believe that Voldemort is back even though Harry saw the evidence and is telling people the truth. That makes his friends turn back on him [not Ron and Hermionie though] and Umbrige is giving Harry horrible detentions, almost expelling his favorite teachers, and won’t give them proper lessons, so, Harry and the people who believe him start a Defence Against the Dark Arts club. The Order of the Phoenix collapeses after a very,very dear person to Harry is murdered. Who is he? Find out more by reading the book! dc15
December 9, 2008
During the month of December you can earn a ticket for the Jingle Bell Run every time you read and pass an AR quiz on a book. The more books you read……. the more tickets you will have! Don’t miss out on your chance to win a prize on December 19th!! Listen for the bells…………….
December 2, 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban talk abou Harry’s third year at Hogwarts. Sirius Black, a Death Eater and big supporter of Voldemort,has escaped from Azkaban. Dementors are all over the school grounds and there is a rumor that Sirius Black is in the Hogwarts. It is also said that Sirius Black helped Voldemor kill Harry’s parents and that he is Harry’s godfather? Is Black innosent and is he really Harry’s godfather? Find out by reading the book!
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November 21, 2008
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