SLAB
Book Spotlight
Recommended Books from the Evergreen
Student Library Advisory Board
Genre |
Title |
Author |
Review |
AR Level |
AR Points |
Adventure |
Alanna: The First Adventure
|
Tamora Pierce |
Alanna is a fiery 10 year old girl who dreams of becoming a knight. The only problem is that girls are not allowed to become knights. Willing to do anything to get her way, Alanna makes a switch that will change her life. |
4.5 |
7.0 |
Fantasy |
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|
Stephanie Meyer |
Bella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad for the first time in her life. She doesn’t know what she is expecting there. When she meets the Cullen’s, a very strange family, her life changes forever. She finds out that the Cullens are not normal people. She falls in love with Edward Cullen, but would she want to be with him after she finds out what he and his family are? |
4.9 |
18.0 |
Fantasy |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
J.K. Rowling |
When a young boys miserable life turns out to be beyond ordinary, when he attends a witch craft and wizardry school. |
6.8 |
32.0 |
| Historical
Fiction |
Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale
|
Cheyrl Alyward |
This book is about a boy named, Koji. He is a twin in feudal Japan. It is bad luck to have a twin there. When his brother Taro saves a dye maker, the dye maker comes to reward his twin. His parents force Koji to take dye markers reward instead of his bother. |
5.2 |
8.0 |
Real
World Fiction |
The Maze
|
Will Hobbs |
Just fourteen, Rick Walker is alone, on the run, and desperate. Stowing away in the back of a truck, he suddenly finds himself at a dead end, out in the middle of nowhere. The Maze. In this surreal landscape of stark red rock spires and deep sandstone canyons, Rick stumbles into the remote camp of Lon Peregrino, a bird biologist who is releasing fledgling California condors back into the wild. Intrigued by the endangered condors and the strange bearded man dedicated to saving them, Rick decides to stay on. When two men with a vicious dog drive up in a battered old Humvee, Rick discovers that Lon and his birds are in grave danger. In the story's heart-stopping climax, Rick risks his own life flying Lon's hang-glider in a dramatic attempt to save his friend. |
5.0 |
7.0 |
Mystery |
On the Street Where You Live
|
Mary Higgens Clark |
Emily Graham, a criminal defense attorney, accepts a job in Manhattan. While installing a pool in the backyard, the skeleton of a woman named Martha Lawrence is discovered. Emily is soon being stalked by a killer. This is a really good mystery book! It is full of twists, turns and surprises! Recommended by Melissa Rodriguez |
6.3 |
14.0 |
Science
Fiction |
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
|
James Patterson |
“Maximum Ride:The Angel Experiment” is about a group of children who had their DNA mixed with bird DNA. The bird DNA gives them wings, an accurate sense of direction, and they are stronger than humans. When one of them is kidnapped the entire flock has to journey to the place they escaped from, The School. |
4.8 |
10.0 |
Series Recommendation |
Fablehaven
|
Brandon Mull |
These books are about two kids named Seth and Kendra. While they are visiting their grandparents mysterious things happen. Seth goes exploring and see creature that he has never seen before. Their grandfather explaines everyting: why their grandmother is missing, what Fablehaven really is, and who their enemies are. |
4.8 |
11.0 |