Margaret Peterson Haddix
22) Among the free
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 7
Lexile Measure
810L
Formats
Summary
When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.
24) Under their skin
Author
Series
Under their skin volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile Measure
760L
Appears on list
Summary
Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn investigate why their mother and new stepfather are keeping secrets, why they are forbidden to meet their stepsiblings, and, most important, why their lives are in danger.
Author
Series
Children of exile volume 1
Lexile Measure
680L
Summary
A twelve-year-old girl raised in a foster village is returned to her biological parents, and discovers home is not what she expected it to be.
27) Double identity
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile Measure
810L
Summary
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
Author
Series
Palace chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2008
Summary
Fourteen-year-old Cecilia has always known she is the true princess of Suala, but when she and her best friend, Harper, decide to speed up her ascendancy to the throne, they find danger and many imposters who challenge her claim.
Author
Series
Children of exile volume 2
Lexile Measure
640L
Formats
Summary
Many surprises await twelve-year-old Edwy Watanaboneset when the Freds return him to Cursed Town, including that he has siblings in Refuge City who he will join in boarding school.
Author
Series
Under their skin volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile Measure
750L
Summary
Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn and their robot stepsiblings, Jackson and Ava, try to save humanity from killer robots.
31) Dexter the tough
Author
Lexile Measure
690L
Summary
A sympathetic teacher and her writing assignment help fourth-grader Dexter deal with being the new kid in school after he punches a kid on the first day.
Author
Series
Children of exile volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile Measure
740L
Formats
Summary
Kiandra Watanaboneset reluctantly takes charge when she, her brothers Enu and Edwy, and some young friends are captured by Enforcers and sent to a prison on the planet Zacadi.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Summary
"Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things. After all, they found each other and became best friends--even though their parents are business rivals. They also found hidden boxes of secret letters, which led them to unravel mysteries about kids from the 1970s. But when they started Mystery Solvers Inc., they didn't expect to be asked to find a ghost. Ree recruits them to investigate a series of old, spooky photos left behind in her family's new...
34) Claim to fame
Author
Lexile Measure
770L
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Lindsay, a former child star whose career ended when she developed the ability to hear what anyone, anywhere says about her and apparently suffered a nervous breakdown, comes to see this as an asset when, after her father's death, she learns that she is not alone.
36) The always war
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Lexile Measure
700L
Summary
In a war-torn future United States, fifteen-year-old Tessa, her childhood friend Gideon, now a traumatized military hero, and Dek, a streetwise orphan, enter enemy territory and discover the shocking truth about a war that began more than seventy-five years earlier.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Summary
New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember!
What makes you you?
The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and
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