Nick Lake
1) In darkness
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in the 1804.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
First American edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: From the Printz Award-winning author of Satellite comes a compelling new novel about a girl who must brave the elements to help a lost child with an otherworldly secret.
3) Satellite
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Born and raised on Moon 2, Leo and the twins, Orion and Libra, are finally old enough and strong enough to endure the dangerous trip to Earth. They've been parented by teams of astronauts since birth and have run countless drills to ready themselves for every conceivable difficulty they might face on the flight. But has anything really prepared them for life on terra firma?"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Language
English
Description
A young girl sets out to defeat the evil spirits inhabiting her home in this delightfully dark middle grade adventure perfect for fans of Coraline and Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Strangers.
Lily is used to hospitals-she's spent more time in them than out of them thanks to her recent health issues. But when her mother goes into labor, her parents drop her off at her grandmother's house and rush to the hospital without her. Lily doesn't want the...
5) Blood ninja
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
After his father is murdered and a ninja saves his life, Taro discovers the connection between ninjas and vampires and finds himself being dragged into a bitter conflict between the rival lords ruling Japan.
