Joseph
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Series
Last apprentice volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The continuing adventures of Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son and apprentice to the local Spook, who faces danger and death daily in his job protecting the region from evil.
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Series
Last apprentice volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
As the Spook's apprentice, Tom Ward must protect the country from the creatures of the dark, but now a dangerous ancient witch, Ordeen is about to rise.
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English
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Originally published in 1892, this beautifully written collection of Celtic fairy tales is bound to enrapture. Filled to the brim with, as Joseph Jacob says, "both the best, and the best known folk-tales of the Celts," this is the first of his two collections of Celtic folklore. Included in this charming collection are tales of romance, tales that will make you laugh, and tales with sadness intertwined. The twenty-six story medley includes:
"Guleesh"
"Conal...
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English
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A collection of some of the most famous stories in all of English literature
Classic fairy tales endure from generation to generation. The source of countless adaptations and reimaginings, this collection is remarkable in its scale and diversity. Featuring familiar tales like “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The History of Tom Thumb,” and “The Story of the Three Little Pigs,” as well as more...
Classic fairy tales endure from generation to generation. The source of countless adaptations and reimaginings, this collection is remarkable in its scale and diversity. Featuring familiar tales like “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The History of Tom Thumb,” and “The Story of the Three Little Pigs,” as well as more...
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Series
Last apprentice volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Apprentice Tom and the Spook for whom he works flee to Ireland, where a powerful witch has joined forces with the dark mages trying to call forth ancient powers to destroy Tom.
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English
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Excerpt: "From the extreme West of the Indo-European world, we go this year to the extreme East. From the soft rain and green turf of Gaeldom, we seek the garish sun and arid soil of the Hindoo. In the Land of Ire, the belief in fairies, gnomes, ogres and monsters is all but dead; in the Land of Ind it still flourishes in all the vigour of animism. Soils and national characters differ; but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in...
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Series
Last apprentice volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties.
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Series
Last apprentice volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Now thirteen years old, Tom Ward continues his apprenticeship with the Spook as they confront a dangerous bane who can control people's thoughts.
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Series
Last apprentice volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Tom and the Spook return from Greece to find that their home, including the Spook's precious library of knowledge, has been burned to the ground, and that their battle against the denizens of the dark must continue.
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Series
Last apprentice volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
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Provides insights into the life of Grimalkin, one of the deadliest witches in the country, if not the world, whose uneasy truce with the Spook's apprentice, Tom, unites them against the ultimate evil of the Fiend.
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English
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Take a trip to the rodeo, and learn to count along the way! This nonfiction math reader builds mathematics and literacy skills, combining informational text, problem solving, and real-world connections to help first grade students explore math in a meaningful way. Let's Do Math! sidebars feature clear diagrams that provide students with opportunities to practice what they've learned. The Problem Solving activity enhances the learning experience and...
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English
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Have you ever thought of building a robot? Follow along with the students in Miss Lopez's class, and use 3-D shapes and plenty of imagination to learn how to build a robot! Along the way, you'll learn 3-D shapes. This math book combines math and reading skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning 3-D shapes and STEM topics...
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English
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There are one, two, three, four, five dogs to walk. But there is only one dog walker. Collect data on dogs, their leashes, and their names! This nonfiction math book combines math and reading skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning how to collect data easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a glossary,...
14) Lure of the dead
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Series
Last apprentice volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tom Ward, a seventh son of a seventh son, must vanquish a god and avenge the Spook, all while protecting his beloved Alice from himself.
15) Rez dogs
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Malian lives with her grandparents on a Wabanaki reservation during the COVID-19 pandemic"--
16) Skeleton Man
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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A chilling middle grade novel featuring a brave young girl, missing parents, and a terrifying stranger, based on a Native American legend. R.L. Stine, New York Times bestselling author of the Goosebumps series, raved, "This book gave ME nightmares!"
Molly's father, who grew up on the Mohawk Reserve of Akwesasne, always had the best scary stories. One of her favorites was the legend of Skeleton Man, a gruesome
...17) Bearwalker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Although the littlest student in his class, thirteen-year-old Baron Braun calls upon the strength and wisdom of his Mohawk ancestors to face both man and beast when he tries to get help for his classmates, who are being terrorized during a school field trip in the Adirondacks.
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Series
The last apprentice volume 13
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Thomas Ward faces his ultimate test as he and his master prepare to deal with the Fiend once and for all--
19) Two Roads
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
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A boy discovers his Native American heritage in this Depression-era tale of identity and friendship by the author of Code Talker
It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their farm in the Great Depression. Cal likes being a "knight of the road" with Pop, even if they're broke. But then Pop has to go to Washington, DC—some of his fellow veterans are marching for their...
It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their farm in the Great Depression. Cal likes being a "knight of the road" with Pop, even if they're broke. But then Pop has to go to Washington, DC—some of his fellow veterans are marching for their...