Tim Curry
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 11
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A breathtaking thriller featuring "political and amorous intrigues, cold-blooded murder, and financial crises" (San Francisco Chronicle), from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Column of Fire
In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine...
In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine...
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 10
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."
7) The end
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 13
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 7
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
9) Sabriel
Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 6
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esme Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 9
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 12
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and by others.
13) Abhorsen
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Description
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Dear Reader,
You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages.
I can think of no single reason why anyone
...Author
Series
Old Kingdom volume 2
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies.
17) Valiant
Publisher
Walt Disney/Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[c2005]
Language
English
Description
Valiant and his feathered friends take to the sky as they work their way into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Together this rag-tag squadron of carrier pigeons engages in aerial adventures at a spitfire pace. From the first bumbling day of basic training through the final feather-raising mission, the flock of friends swoop their way toward victory. Against the odds and an evil German falcon, Valiant is called upon for a very important assignment....
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Great news--Kevin McCallister is spending the holidays in New York City. Bad news--his parents are spending them in Florida! Separated once again from his family, Kevin manages to find food, lodging and fun using his dad's credit card. But his big-spending solo act takes a dangerous turn when the Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv escape prison and also land in the Big Apple. Now, Kevin must outrun and outprank them again"--Container.