Smith Roland
1) Shatterproof
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Amy and Dan Cahill are no strangers to impossible tasks. After seven of their relatives were kidnapped, the siblings scoured Europe for the priceless artifacts Vesper One demanded in exchange for the hostages. But then the Cahill kids are given an assignment that pushes them to their breaking point-a journey to a legendary city. Amy and Dan know they can't afford to fail, yet they're running out of options. . . and running out of time.
2) The surge
Author
Series
Storm runners volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
After barely surviving a terrifying hurricane, Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have made it to the safety of Nicole's family farm, which is also the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, where flood waters are rising and dangerous circus animals are on the loose.
3) Eruption
Author
Series
Storm runners volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
The explosive conclusion to Roland Smith's fast-paced action series!Chase Masters and his friends have made it through the longest night of their lives, but their adventures are far from over. Now they're headed south of the border to track down the missing Rossi Brothers' Circus. With a volcano about to erupt after a massive earthquake, Chase has never faced such a serious threat to his survival! Roland Smith first worked with animals at the...
4) Chupacabra
Author
Series
Cryptid hunters series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Searching faraway world regions for Grace, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless grandfather who has also stolen two dinosaur hatchlings, Marty and his cryptozoologist uncle, Travis Wolfe, are distracted by a sighting of an elusive blood-drinking cryptid.
Author
Series
Storm runners volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book one in Roland Smith's middle-grade action-adventure series—now in paperback!Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined....
6) Alcatraz
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After thwarting the ghost cell's chemical attack in Chicago, Q and his stepsister Angela arrive in San Francisco to continue their parents' concert tour. They find themselves helping Boone and the S.O.S. team in the final showdown with the ghost cell and its leader, Number One"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Q and his half-sister Angela are spending the night in the White House. What should have been a great honor turns into an incredible nightmare of intrigue with bombings, kidnappings, spies, terrorists, and ghosts. Behind it all is Angela's mother, Malak, who is supposed to be dead. Whose side is Malak on? How will Q and Angela stop the ghosts from destroying the United States of America?"--Page 2 of cover.
8) Tentacles
Author
Series
Cryptid hunters series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, Marty and Grace go to live with their scientist uncle and accompany him on, what soon becomes, an increasingly dangerous expedition to New Zealand to track a giant squid.
9) Kitty Hawk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The president's daughter has been kidnapped by the elusive and lethal Ghost Cell. Quest (Q) and Angela are in hot pursuit with vicious winds and blinding rain thwarting them at every turn. It's a desperate high stakes chase"--
10) Mutation
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
Marty and his best friend, Luther, have managed to rescue Marty's cousin Grace from the clutches of the nefarious pseudo-naturalist Noah Blackwood, but their most dangerous mission lies ahead of them. Marty's parents have been missing in Brazil for months, and their trail has all but run cold. With time running out, Marty and the Cryptos Island crew race off for Brazil where they discover that Noah Blackwood has twisted the natural order of things...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Quest and his stepsister Angela are thrust into the dangerous world of the American Secret Service and the Israeli Mossad when they learn Angela's real mother was a former Secret Service agent who was killed by a terrorist group.
13) T is for Time
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
T is for a Time Alphabet uses poetry and expository text to explore the concept of time, from explaining basic units of measurement to showcasing important scientific achievements. Topics include famous inventors (Albert Einstein and John Harrison) and important structures and landmarks (Kulkulkan Pyramid and Big Ben). Budding scientists will discover what world-famous stone structure is believed to be an early calendar, follow the voyages of explorer...
14) The switch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
A thrilling dystopic story from Roland Smith about how far people will go to survive - perfect for fans of Dry and Distress Signal.
On the morning of Henry Ludd's thirteenth birthday, the power goes out. No phones, no news, and planes are literally falling out of the sky. Henry's father was away from the family farm and he has not returned. It's worrisome as people descend into lawlessness.
Four months later, the electricity still hasn't come back....
15) Elephant run
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
Author
Series
Cryptid hunters series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twins, Grace and Marty, along with a mysterious uncle, are dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search of their missing photojournalist parents.
17) Sasquatch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Step-siblings Q (Quest) and Angela are thrust into the work of the U.S. Secret Service and the Israeli Mossad when Angela realizes she's being followed, and Q learns the secret about Angela's real mother--a former Secret Service agent who was supposedly killed by a terrorist group. But who are the good guys and who are the bad guys"--Cover, P. [4].
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2013].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When Quest (Q) and his stepsister Angela head to Texas for their parents' concert, they discover traces of the terrorist group Ghost Cell in the Lone Star state"-Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
I Q volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Step-siblings Q (Quest) and Angela are thrust into the work of the U.S. Secret Service and the Israeli Mossad when Angela realizes she's being followed, and Q learns the secret about Angela's real mother--a former Secret Service agent who was supposedly killed by a terrorist group. But who are the good guys and who are the bad guys"--Cover, P. [4].