Allan Stratton
1) The dogs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cameron is used to moving at a moment's notice because he and his mother are always running away from his supposedly violent father, but he is disturbed by their latest refuge, a creepy, deserted farmhouse, haunted by bloodthirsty dogs--and when he sees a boy hiding in the barn, and finds an old picture of the same boy, he starts wondering about the possibility of human ghosts.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Hans, a foundling raised by a grave robber, helps Countess Angela Gabriela, nearly thirteen, when she is torn away from her dream of being a professional puppeteer by an evil archduke out to destroy her and her parents.
3) Borderline
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Despite the strained relationship between them, teenaged Sami Sabiri risks his life to uncover the truth when his father is implicated in a terrorist plot.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Chanda's mother is not herself, her younger sister is acting out, and her best friend needs help. A powerful story set amid the African HIV/AIDS pandemic. In this sensitive, swiftly paced story, readers will find echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird as Chanda, a 16-year-old, astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang in Africa, must confront the undercurrents of shame and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. Through his artful style and...