February 2021 book talk Page 1

Last Kids on Earth Max Brallier

The Last Kids on Earth Level 4.1 / 3 points

The Zombie Parade Level 4.0 / 4 points

The Nightmare King Level 4.3 / 4 points

The Cosmic Beyond Level 3.9 / 4 points

The Midnight Blade Level 4.3 / 4 points

The Skeleton Road Level 4.4 / 5 points

Last Kids on Earth Survival Guide

June's Wild Flight Level 4.1 / 4 points

Dog and Puppy series W. Bruce Cameron

A Dog's Purpose Level 5.6 / 13 points

A Dog's Journey Level 4.6 / 13 points

A Dog's Promise Level 4.5 / 15 points

Bella's Story Level 4.2 / 6 points

Ellie's Story Level 4.2 / 6 points

Bailey's Story Level 4.5 / 5 points

Molly's Story Level 3.9 / 5 points

Max's Story Level 4.4 / 5 points

Toby's Story Level 4.0 / 5 points

Lily's Story Level 4.2 / 5 points

A Dog's Way Home Level 4.9 / 13 points

Shelby's Story Level 4.3 / 5 points

Lily to the Rescue Level 4.0 / 2 points

Two Little Piggies Level 4.5 / 2 points

The Not-So-Stinky Skunk

Cooper’s Story (2021)

Dog Dog Goose (2021)

Lost Little Leopard (2021)

The Misfit Donkey (2021)

Foxes in a Fix (2021)

The Three Bears (2021)

A Dog's Courage (2021)

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Hunger Games Suzanne Collins

In a future North America, where rulers of Panem maintain control through an

annual survival competition, 16-year-old Katniss's skills are tested when she

voluntarily takes her sister's place. The plot contains graphic descriptions of

violence.

The Hunger Games Level 5.3 / 15 points

Catching Fire Level 5.3 / 16 points

Mockingjay Level 5.3 / 15 points

The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Level 6.1 / 24 points

Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Level 4.8 / 5 points

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Level 4.4 / 5 points

The Gremlins

Sometime Never

James and the Giant Peach Level 4.8 / 4 points

The Magic Finger Level 3.1 / .5 points

Fantastic Mr. Fox Level 4.1 / 1 point

Danny, the Champion of the World Level 4.7 / 6 points

My Uncle Oswald

The Twits Level 4.4 / 1 point

George's Marvelous Medicine Level 4.0 / 2 points

The BFG Level 4.8 / 6 points

The Witches Level 4.7 / 5 points

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Level 4.7 / 1 point

Matilda Level 5.0 / 6 points

Esio Trot Level 4.4 / 1 points

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Level 5.9 / .5 points

The Mildenhall Treasure Level 6.0 / 1 point

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Kate Dicamillo

Three Rancheros

Raymie Nightingale Level 4.2 / 5 points

Louisiana's Way Home Level 4.5 / 5 points

Beverly, Right Here Level 3.5 / 5 points

Because of Winn-Dixie Level 3.9 / 3 points

The Tiger Rising Level 4.0 / 3 points

The Tale of Despereaux Level 4.7 / 5 points

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Level 4.4 / 2 points

The Magician's Elephant Level 5.0 / 4 points

Flora and Ulysses Level 4.3 / 5 points

The Beatryce Prophecy (2021)

Out of My Mind Sharon Draper

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with

cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the

first time.

Out of My Mind Level 4.3 / 8 points

Out of My Heart (2021)

Coraline Neil Gaiman

Level 5.1 / 5 points

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world

that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a

gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Jeff Kinney

It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school,

where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner,

and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely

revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Level 5.2 / 3 points

Rodrick Rules Level 5.2 / 3 points

The Last Straw Level 5.4 / 3 points

Dog Days Level 5.2 / 3 points

The Ugly Truth Level 5.5 / 3 points

Cabin Fever Level 5.8 / 3 points

The Third Wheel Level 5.6 / 3 points

Hard Luck Level 5.5 / 3 points

The Long Haul Level 5.4 / 3 points

Old School Level 5.6 / 3 points

Double Down Level 5.5 / 3 points

The Getaway Level 5.4 / 3 points

The Meltdown Level 5.5 / 3 points

Wrecking Ball Level 5.5 / 3 points

The Deep End Level 5.4 / 2 points

Prisoner B-30870 Alan Gratz

Level 4.9 / 7 points

Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the

Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of

concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.

Wandmakers series Ed Masessaa

Magic is real -- and it runs in the family -- in this charming fantasy adventure

about a boy who must balance his magical education with the demands of big-

brotherhood.

Wandmaker Level 5.7 / 11 points

Wandmaker's Apprentice Level 5.6 / 12 points

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Beyonders series Brandon Mull

Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian,

where he joins Rachel, who was also drawn there from our world, and a few rebels,

to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor,

Surroth.

A World Without Heroes Level 5.1 / 19 points

Seeds of Rebellion Level 5.4 / 20 points

Chasing the Prophecy Level 5.4 / 22 points

Wonder R.J. Palacio

August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from

going to a mainstream school - until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher

Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be.

The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he

convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?

Wonder Level 4.8 / 11 points

365 Days of Wonder

Auggie & Me

White Bird Level 3.5 / 2 points

There's Someone Inside Your House Stephanie Perkins

Level 5.1 / 11 points

It's been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother in

landlocked Nebraska, and she's still adjusting to her new life. And still haunted by

her past in Hawaii. Then, one by one, the students of her small town high school

begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque

flair. As the terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, Makani will

be forced to confront her own dark secrets.

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Big Nate Lincoln Pierce

Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages make getting

detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.

In a Class by Himself Level 3.1 / 2 points

Strikes Again Level 3.0 / 2 points

On a Roll Level 2.9 / 2 points

Goes for Broke Level 3.1 / 2 points

Flips Out Level 2.8 / 2 points

In the Zone Level 3.1 / 2 points

Lives It Up Level 3.3 / 2 points

Blasts Off Level 3.3 / 2 points

Big Nate Comics

From the Top Level 2.5 / 1 point

Out Loud Level 2.5 / 1 point

Big Nate and Friends Level 2.4 / 1 point

Makes the Grade Level 2.6 / 2 point

Makes a Splash Level 2.9 / 1 point

Game On! Level 2.3 / 1 point

I Can't Take It! Level 2.8 / 2 points

Great Minds Think Alike Level 2.9 / 1 point

The Crowd Goes Wild! Level 2.9 / 1 point

Dibs on This Chair Level 2.9 / 1 point

Big Nate's Greatest Hits Level 3.3 / 3 points

Say Good-bye to Dork City Level 2.8 / 1 point

Welcome to My World Level 2.8 / 1 point

Thunka, Thunka, Thunka Level 2.8 / 1 point

Revenge of the Cream Puffs Level 2.9 / 1 point

What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? Level 2.8 / 1 point

A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie Level 2.8 / 1 point

Silent But Deadly Level 2.8 / 1 point

Goes Bananas Level 3.0 / 1 point

Payback Time! Level 3.1 / 1 point

Hug It Out! Level 2.9 / 1 point

Blow the Roof Off! Level 2.7 / 1 point

The Gerbil Ate My Homework Level 2.9 / 1 point

In Your Face!

Pray for a Fire Drill Level 3.2 / 1 point

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Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

1. The Lightning Thief Level 4.7 / 13 points

2. The Sea of Monsters Level 4.6 / 9 points

3. The Titan's Curse Level 4.2 / 10 points

4. The Battle of the Labyrinth Level 4.1 / 12 points

5. The Last Olympian Level 4.3 / 13 points

Kane Chronicles

1. The Red Pyramid Level 4.5 / 18 points

2. The Throne of Fire Level 4.8 / 17 points

3. The Serpent's Shadow Level 4.8 / 15 points

Heroes of Olympus

1. The Lost Hero Level 4.5 / 19 points

2. The Son of Neptune Level 4.7 / 17 points

3. The Mark of Athena Level 4.8 / 20 points

4. The House of Hades Level 4.8 / 19 points

5. The Blood of Olympus Level 5.2 / 17 points

Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover

1. The Son of Sobek

2. The Staff of Serapis

3. The Crown of Ptolemy

Trials of Apollo

1. The Hidden Oracle Level 5.1 / 13 points

2. The Dark Prophecy Level 5.3 / 14 points

3. The Burning Maze Level 5.3 / 15 points

4. The Tyrant's Tomb Level 5.5 / 16 points

5. The Tower of Nero Level 5.5 / 15 points

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

1. The Sword of Summer Level 4.8 / 18 points

2. The Hammer of Thor Level 5.1 / 17 points

3. The Ship of the Dead Level 5.1 / 15 points

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Misadventures of Max Crumbly Rachel Renée Russell

Questioning his resolve to attend public school after being homeschooled when he

is targeted by a bully, Max aspires to become like his favorite comic book heroes

and finds an unexpected opportunity to be the hero his middle school needs.

Locker Hero Level 4.6 / 4 points

Middle School Mayhem Level 4.5 / 2 points

Masters of Mischief Level 4.5 / 3 points

The Dreamer Level 4.6 / 4 points Pam Muñoz Ryan

A fictionalized biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who

grew up a painfully shy child, ridiculed by his overbearing father, but who became one

of the most widely-read poets in the world.

Esperanza Rising Level 5.3 / 6 points

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in

Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt

to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great

Depression.

Echo Level 4.9 / 13 points

Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself

entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children,

Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves

caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century,

struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same

harmonica.

Mañanaland Level 4.5 / 5 points

Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical

gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a

dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed

with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only

guides.

Paint the Wind Level 5.3 / 6 points

After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her

extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother's family on a remote

Wyoming ranch.

Riding Freedom Level 4.5 / 3 points

A fictionalized account of Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an

orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her

appearance.

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I Survived… Lauren Tarshis

The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this series .

The Sinking Of The Titanic, 1912 Level 3.9 / 1 point

The Shark Attacks Of 1916 Level 3.9 / 1 point

Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Level 4.0 / 2 points

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 Level 4.3 / 2 points

The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Level 3.8 / 1 points

The Attacks of September 11th, 2001 Level 4.5 / 1 points

The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 Level 4.6 / 2 points

The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 Level 4.6 / 2 points

The Nazi Invasion, 1944 Level 5.1 / 2 points

The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 A.D. Level 5.1 / 2 points

The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Level 4.8 / 2 points

The Joplin Tornado, 2011 Level 5.1 / 2 points

The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 Level 5.0 / 2 points

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 Level 4.4 / 2 points

The American Revolution, 1776 Level 4.6 / 2 points

The Children's Blizzard, 1888 Level 4.3 / 2 points

The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 Level 3.9 / 2 points

The Battle of D-Day, 1944 Level 4.7 / 2 points

The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 Level 4.4 / 2 points

The California Wildfires, 2018 Level 4.5 / 2 points

The Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (coming 2021)

Non-Fiction (363.340922)

I Survived True Stories #1: Five Epic Disasters Level 6.3 / 2 points

I Survived True Stories #2: Nature Attacks! Level 6.4 / 2 points

I Survived True Stories #3: Tornado Terror Level 5.9 / 2 points

I Survived: Extreme Weather! Level 5.7 / 1 point