Gordon Korman
1) Ungifted
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
2) Swindle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palomino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back, planning to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker.
3) Zoobreak
Author
Series
Swindle mystery volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
After a class trip to a floating zoo where animals are mistreated and Savannah's missing pet monkey is found in a cage, Long Island sixth-grader Griffin Bing and his band of misfits plan a rescue.
4) Supergifted
Author
Series
Ungifted volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call "gifted." But his genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it -- Donovan's school. Almost immediately, Noah finds himself on the wrong side of cheerleading captain Megan Mercury and alpha jock...
Author
Series
39 clues volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
A million dollars, or a clue? Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. There's a car and speedboat chase and an angry mob! When there's a clue on the line, anything can happen.
6) Framed
Author
Series
Swindle mystery volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from his middle school's display case, replaced by Griffin's retainer, and the more he and his friends investigate, the worse his situation becomes.
Author
Series
39 clues volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
As they continue their search for the 39 Clues in China, fourteen-year-old Amy is faced with a terrible dilemma when her eleven-year-old brother Dan suddenly disappears--keep on searching for the next Clue or try to find her brother.
8) Showoff
Author
Series
Swindle mystery volume 4
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Accused of ruining a champion dog's career after an unfortunate incident at a mall show, Luthor is sent to the pound, prompting a skeptical Griffin to hatch a daring plan involving a sinister saboteur, a reclusive trainer, and large supply of red dye.
9) Hideout
Author
Series
Swindle volume 5
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 750L
Language
English
Description
Luthor's former owner, Swindle, is back trying to reclaim his dog, and it is up to Griffin Bing, Savannah Drysdale and their friends to hide the Doberman until they can come up with a plan to rescue him from the vicious crook.
10) Jackpot
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Griffin Bing and his friends are trying to locate Mr. Fielder's missing thirty million dollar lottery ticket, and thwart the local bully, Darren Vader, who wants to find it for himself--and Mr. Bing's latest invention may help.
11) Restart
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
12) S.O.S
Author
Series
Titanic volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"Four young characters -- with reasons to hide and secrets to keep -- are in for the journey of their lives in this fantastic Titanic trilogy from mystery and suspense master Gordon Korman.
13) Unsinkable
Author
Series
Titanic volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she and Sophie have been arrested. Juliana's father is an eccentric whose riches can barely hide his madness. And Alfie is hiding a secret that could get him kicked off the ship immediately. The lives of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
15) Masterminds
Author
Series
MasterMinds volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
The first book in a new action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for young fans of James Patterson and John Grisham. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie?they know it?s a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places. Eli has never left Serenity...
16) The fort
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin.
17) Criminal destiny
Author
Series
MasterMinds volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment, and they must find a way to prove it to the rest of the world"--
18) Collision course
Author
Series
Titanic volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
The Titanic has hit the high seas--and moves steadily toward its doom. Within the luxury of the cabins and the dark underbelly of the ship, mysteries unfold--a secret killer who may be on board, a legacy that may be jeopardized, and a vital truth that will soon be revealed. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, life on the Titanic brings both hiding and seeking, as their lives become irrevocably intertwined. And then, of course, an iceberg appears,...
19) Survival
Author
Series
Island volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Six kids. One shipwreck. One deserted island. After their ship sinks, Luke, Ian, JJ, Sharla, Will, and Lyssa must find a way to survive. They have no food and very few supplies. They think they're all alone, but they're not. And that's even worse.
20) Schooled
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie, but when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.