W. R. Philbrick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sam Castine is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone, and finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life, together with a girl, Delphy, from a different camp--finding an old jeep keeps them going, but in the wilds of Maine, there are only logging roads and the deadly crown fire is everywhere.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.
8) The Big Dark
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
After a solar flare knocks out electricity in the world, panic occurs in Harmony, New Hampshire and Charlie Cobb sets out on a journey through the snow to find medicine for his diabetic mother, despite being stalked by wild animals and confronted by angry citizens.
When something knocks out everything electrical at midnight on New Year's Eve, the world is plunged into chaos, including the town of Harmony, New Hampshire, where Webster Bragg, a vicious...
10) Max the Mighty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Fourteen-year-old Max helps a younger girl escape from her abusive stepfather by running away with her to the distant town of Chivalry, Montana, searching for her real father.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a hugh bluefin tuna.
14) We own the sky
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"It's Maine, 1924, and the Ku Klux Klan is on the rise. Davy and Jo Michaud have been recently orphaned. Taken in by a distant relative-a famous aviator-they are now working with a group of stunt pilots who spend their time wing walking, leaping from plane to plane, and flying through fireworks! But though the stunts are dangerous, the real threat is building behind the scenes. The KKK is on the rise in Maine that summer, inspired by the racial fears...
Author
Series
The house on Cherry Street volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"After surviving the wrath of the house that wants them dead, Jason and his four-year-old sister, Sally, face a new challenge: a week without their mom and dad. When their parents are called away to deal with a work crisis, Jason and Sally are left with Katie, a seventeen-year-old babysitter. Katie doesn't believe in spirits, but that doesn't matter to Bobby, the ghost of the child who was murdered in the house. Bobby's become closer than ever to...
Author
Series
House on Cherry Street volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Jason, his little sister, Sally, and his parents plan to spend the summer in the perfect seaside vacation home. But as soon as Jason steps onto the porch, icy air grips him, and he feels the stare of an invisible being. Although he can't explain it, he knows children aren't welcome in this house. Jason soon meets Steve, a friendly kid who teases him about the so-called haunted house and the witch who used to live there. Jason tries to ignore him,...
Author
Series
House on Cherry Street volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"While his parents are away, Jason looks for clues to the house's mysterious history--especially the 'accidental' fall that killed Bobby, the ghost who still fears his terrifying nanny and whose body was never found. Maybe if Jason and his sister can right the wrongs of the past, the house will no longer be haunted. But that means they'll have to go back inside... Can Jason and Sally survive the evil spirits in the house on Cherry Street until their...
18) The Mighty
Pub. Date
2011
Description
With his loving and supportive mother, 13-year-old Kevin moves in next door to another teen, Max. Though both have problems that label them as outcasts, Kevin and Max discover that by proudly combining their strengths on uniting as one, they can overcome their individual limitations and triumph over any adversity. As the two set out on a series of courageous adventures, they find the mightiest treasure of all is friendship!