Michael Northrop
1) Trapped
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The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive. . . .Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly...
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TombQuest volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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Investigating a string of disappearances amid supernatural occurrences in London, Alex and Ren discover the workings of a powerful Death Walker intent on destroying the city.
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TombQuest volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
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Journeying to the Valley of Kings, Alex and Ren prepare to combat powerful Death Walkers that are causing trouble throughout the world.
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Peek inside the lives of DC's infamous rogues in Dear DC Super-Villains, the sequel to Dear Justice League, in which curious kids write to notorious scoundrels, asking them about life on the dark side.
How did Gorilla Grodd get so smart? Did Harley Quinn ever try a career in comedy? Why does Catwoman always lose to Batman?
Each chapter highlights members of the Legion of Doom in a sympathetic way that is relatable to kids. But look closely and...
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TombQuest volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
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Alex and Ren must confront the Death Walkers, The Order, and an army of the dead in an attempt to save themselves, Alex's mother, and the world--and hope that Ammit, the Devourer of Egyptian legend, will be able to separate the guilty from the innocent.
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TombQuest volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
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Twelve-year-olds Alex and Renata are on the run from the Order, which is on the brink of creating an army of indestructible stone warriors to carry out their evil schemes, and only the Lost Spells which his mother used to bring Alex back to life can stop them--and undoing the powerful magic that created the chaos that is now loose in Egypt might very well kill him.
8) Plunked
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.
9) Polaris
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
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In the 1830s Owen Ward is cabin boy on the Polaris, a ship on a voyage of scientific exploration, when illness and a mutiny off the coast of Brazil cause the adult crew to abandon the ship, leaving the handful of young cabin attendants and deckhands behind. The young seafarers are determined to bring their ship to safety, but when one of them disappears they begin to suspect that there is something deadly on board with them--
10) Book of the Dead
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Tombquest volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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Alex Sennefer's mom used the Book of the Dead to bring Alex back to life, also unleashing five evil ancients and death walkers. Now Alex's mom and the Book of the Dead is missing it is up to Alex and his best friend to find his missing mom and save the world.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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On the first day of vacation thirteen-year-old Davey Tsering wakes up early, slips out of his family's hotel room without telling anyone, and heads for the beach and a swim in the warm Floridian waters--and a fateful meeting with a shark.
12) On Thin Ice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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If I did something risky now, something big - it's almost like it wouldn't even be my fault. Almost like it might even work.
Ked Eakins is about to lose everything. He's just discovered that his dad has gambled away their rent money. They're going to get kicked out of their home. But Ked is determined to fight back. He hatches a plan to save their apartment by rebuilding a vintage minibike in his school's maker space, which he'll sell for a profit.
Still,...
13) Rotten
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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A troubled teen. A rescued Rottweiler. An unlikely friendship.
Jimmer "JD" Dobbs is back in town after spending the summer "upstate." No one believes his story about visiting his aunt, and it's pretty clear that he has something to hide. It's also pretty clear that his mom made a new friend while he was away---a rescued Rottweiler that JD immediately renames Johnny Rotten (yes, after that guy in the Sex Pistols). Both tough but damaged, JD and Johnny...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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A New York Times bestselling novel, the first in an epic Egyptian adventure series from the team that brought you The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals!
Nothing can save Alex Sennefer's life. That's what all the doctors say, but his mother knows it's not true. She knows that the Lost Spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can crack open a door to the afterlife and pull her son back from the brink. But when she uses the spells, five evil ancients--the...
15) Gentlemen
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This debut YA novel combines the wrong-side-of-the-tracks edginess of books like THE OUTSIDERS and FREAK THE MIGHTY and the searingly honest storytelling of authors like Chris Lynch and John Green.
Micheal, Tommy, Mixer, and Bones aren't just from the wrong side of the tracks-they're from the wrong side of everything. Except for Mr. Haberman, their remedial English teacher, no one at their high school takes them seriously. Haberman calls them "gentlemen,"...
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When Alfred attends Gotham Servants School, he is a clumsy and nervous boy going to fulfill his father's last wish-he will become...a butler. But when he suspects that his new school may be involved in a criminal plot, Alfred must look within himself to see if he has what it takes to be not only a butler, but a hero. From New York Times bestselling writer Michael Northrop (TombQuest, Dear Justice League), with striking visuals from artist Sam Lotfi...
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Jump City is full of strange, shambling creatures muttering about sales and dead set on brains. The Teen Titans saw a comet fall from the sky and can think of nowhere better to hang out and see what happens than the mall. If their theory is correct and people start turning into zombies, they want to be prepared-and we all know zombies love the mall! But as the situation grows ever more dire, Robin and his team take to the streets, trying to save the...