Nancy Farmer
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy. Lucy has been stolen by the lady of the lake.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Two years after their adventures in The Land of the Silver Apples, the apprentice bard, Jack, and his Viking companion, Thorgil, confront the malevolent spirit of a vengeful mermaid and begin a quest that casts them among the fin folk of Notland.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
As the teenage ruler of his own country, Matt must cope with clones and cartels in this riveting sequel to the modern classic House of the Scorpion, winner of the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Printz Honor.Matt has always been nothing but a clone-grown from a strip of old El Patrons skin. Now, at age fourteen, he finds himself suddenly thrust into the position of ruling over his own country. The Land of Opium is the largest territory...
Author
Publisher
Orchard
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
Newbery honor book: 1995.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Newbery Honor Book: 2003.
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.