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1) War stories
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Twelve-year-old Trevor Firestone loves playing war-based video games and he idolizes his great-grandfather Jacob who came home from World War II a celebrated hero; now ninety-three Jacob wants to retrace his journey in memory and reality and return to the small French village that his unit liberated, and Trevor is going with him--but not everyone in the town want Jacob to come, and Trevor is going to learn an important lesson: real war is not a video...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
After a tragic airplane crash that claims the lives of most of his family, sixteen-year-old Tate goes to live with his wealthy great-grandfather and his adopted black great-aunt Vidalia and he finds unexpected solace in the stories of her childhood spent travelling with a Depression-era Negro baseball team.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Thirteen-year-old Socko and his mother leave their cramped, unsafe inner city apartment and move to a house in a new suburban development where they plan to care for Socko's crotchety great-grandfather, but when they arrive they discover that the rest of the homes are unfinished, they are the only residents of Moon Ridge Estates, and that trouble has followed them.
8) Otherwood
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Stuey and Elly Rose, who are both nine years old and enjoy exploring the nearby woods, become best friends until a family secret results in Elly's disappearance.
Author
Series
The Zack files volume 1
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Zack takes home from the local animal shelter a scruffy tomcat who not only talks but claims to be the reincarnation of Zack's Great-Grandpa Julius.
10) The four Franks
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Frank's great-grandfather gives him a toy sailboat that he made during World War II, and that belonged to Frank's father and grandfather before him. Includes facts about toys.
11) Mystery Isle
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Twelve-year-old Kim and her great-grandfather are alone in their family's mansion on Shag Island when they begin to hear strange music and see bright flashing lights, and realize they might be in grave danger.
12) Any day with you
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
During the summer before seventh grade, Kaia, who enjoys living in Southern California, visiting the beach with her family, and creating movie make-up effects, makes a film with her friends to win a contest and hopefullly prevent her beloved great-grandtather from moving back to the Philippines.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, "terminally shy" boy of eleven when his great-grandfather passes away and leaves Lewis's family with his decaying seaside mansion. Lewis is initially delighted with his new bedroom, a secluded tower in a remote part of the house. Then he discovers that it's already occupied -- by the ghosts of seven dead pirates. Worse, the ghosts expect him to help them re-take their ship, now restored and on display in a local...