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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
H.G. Wells' "scientific romance," published first in serial form and then as a book in 1898, attained perhaps its greatest fame in another form, the infamous realistic 1939 radio broadcast "Invasion from Mars" by Orson Welles. It was also made into an early 1950s science fiction adventure movie. Stover (emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology) describes Wells' story as "a prophecy of startling originality foreseeing the coming of totalitarianism...
2) The invasion
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Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Andalite is dying, he gives Jake, Cassie, Marco, Tobias, and Rachel the power to "morph"--to transform into some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth, in an attempt to save humanity from a silent attack.
3) Target
Author
Series
Rebel force volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
The Death Star has been destroyed, but back at the Rebel base the celebration is over. The Alliance has intercepted a coded transmission, indicating that the Empire is determine to discover which pilot was responsible for the destruction of the Death Star. New security protocol is in effect, and the details of the Death Star mission are now top secret. No one is to know that Luke fired the decisive shot.
4) Hostage
Author
Series
Rebel force volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
The deadly assassin contracted by the Empire, X-7, is closer than ever to discovering the identity of his target. He's already infiltrated the top levels of the Rebel Alliance and gained Princess Leia's trust but he still hasn't been able to get Leia to give up the classified information he desperately needs. After all, Leia Organa is unbreakable: the youngest, toughest member of the Galactic Senate, and, since its dissolution, the fiercest opponent...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forced to leave behind his beloved Jedi Temple archives for a mission on the undeveloped frontier, padawan Reath Silas and his traveling companions are knocked off course by a galactic event and forced to shelter in an abandoned space station, where strange things begin to happen.
Long before the Clone Wars, the Empire, or the First Order, the Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in a golden age known as the High Republic! Vernestra Rwoh is a new Jedi...
7) Stowaway
Author
Series
Icarus chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
To save his father, a Coalition scientist protecting a precious resource, after their ship is attacked, Leo stows away on a strange ship of mercenary space pirates and must decide who to trust- human or alien-to stay alive.
When scientists discover a rare and mysterious mineral buried in the Earth's crust, it's not long before aliens show up to our little corner of the galaxy offering a promise of protection, some fabulous new technology, and entry...
8) Firefight
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Series
Rebel force volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Deadly assassin X-7 has never failed to complete a mission--until now. Unmasked and unarmed, he narrowly escapes from the Rebels with his life and little else. His cover may be blown, but he's not returning to Commander Rezi Soresh until his target has been eliminated. THis time, he has a new plan. He'll gather six of the best pilots in the galaxy--all of them roguish mercenaries who care only about money--and turn them loose on Red Squadron....
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Series
Join the resistance volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Usually, Mattis Banz and the other members of J-Squadron would be flying away from a First Order ship, not toward one. But this ship has their friend and squad mate Jo Jerjerrod aboard as a prisoner, and J-Squadron won't stop until Jo is safely back with the Resistance. Their pursuit takes them to Starkiller Base, a planet that has been turned into a headquarters for the First Order--and a weapon capable of destroying entire star systems. Mattis...
10) Cobalt Squadron
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the harrowing story of the courageous bomber pilots and technicians of Cobalt Squadron.
Author
Series
Join the resistance volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mattis Banz has a chance at fufilling his dream of being a hero when he is recruited by General Leia Organa's resistance, but he will have to learn how to work with his squad mates if he is to become the next Poe Dameron.
12) Breakout squad
Author
Series
Secret missions volume 1
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Immediately following the destruction of the Separatist battleship Malevolence, a small team of Clones and their Jedi General are sent deep into the dangerous Wild Space to uncover the secret of the mysterious ships origin.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A villain profile for middle-grade Star Wars fans introduces the notorious Darth Maul, tracing the story of his embrace of the dark side through his eventual defeat, in a portrait that also reveals previously undisclosed character secrets.
18) Best story ever
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Peter Quill and Rocket recall an epic story from their jail cell. Meanwhile, Gamora, Drax, and Groot embark on a mission to find a special item and also break their companions out of prison"--
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Silver Surfer and Dawn Greenwood offer to help Groot rescue Rocket, but their plans change when they come across a cosmic storm threatening a planet, and it's up to the trio to save it.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"In this story, set between Star Wars: The empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia must lead a ragtag group of rebels on a treacherous decoy mission against the evil Galactic Empire."--page 4 of cover.
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