Chris Mould
1) The icy hand
Author
Series
Something wickedly weird volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Spending the winter at Candlestick Hall, the home he inherited from his great-uncle Bartholomew, young Stanley encounters a headless ghost, a talking fish, and a female companion who joins Stanley in a battle against "deadly" pirates bent on stealing a magical family heirloom.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Stanley Buggle, happily anticipating a long summer vacation in the house he inherits from his great-uncle, discovers, soon after arriving in the seemingly peaceful village of Crampton Rock, that along with the house he has also inherited some sinister neighbors, a talking stuffed fish, and a host of mysteries surrounding his great-uncle's death.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"A new kind of evil has darkened the doorstep of Stanley Buggles. It's the Darkling Family and they bring threats of evicting Stanley and his friends from their beloved Candlestick Hall. Could it be true? How could this strange family be the rightful owners of the old and mysterious house."--p.[4] of cover.
Author
Series
Pocket pirates volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
In an old junk shop sits a dusty ship in a bottle. And when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew comes out to explore. They're smaller than a teacup, but these scurvy sailors have a HUGE appetite for adventure! Up on the Pocket Pirates' shelf, the summer heat is rising. Flies are swarming around Button's pirate ship. And Mr Dregby, the house spider, has got his six hungry eyes peeled and his eight hairy legs ready for action ... but Button...
Author
Series
Pocket pirates volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
In an old junk shop sits a dusty ship in a bottle. And when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew comes out to explore. They're smaller than a teacup, but these scurvy sailors have a HUGE appetite for adventure! The pocket pirates have left the safety of their shelf to search for gold ... but dangers await them. The skirting-board mice are on the prowl, and the shopkeeper has an unwelcome surprise in store.
Author
Series
Pocket pirates volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
In an old junk shop sits a dusty ship in a bottle. And when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew comes out to explore. They're smaller than a teacup, but these scurvy sailors have a HUGE appetite for adventure! When the junk-shop dog moves in underneath the Pocket Pirates' shelf, their route to the kitchen is blocked! The noise of rumbling stomachs is keeping everyone awake, and their last few stale breadcrumbs won't keep them going long....
Author
Series
Pocket pirates volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
In the junk shop at the end of the street is a dusty old ship in a bottle. And when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew come out of the ship to explore. They aren't much bigger than a matchstick, but they have a HUGE appetite for adventure ... When the skirting-board mice kidnap Jones, the ship's cat, and ransom him for cheese, the Pocket Pirates spring into action. But to get the cheese, they must venture to the freezing cold place where...
Author
Series
Something wickedly weird volume 5
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Stanley has trouble discerning between friend and foe when retired pirate MacDowell, claiming to be a friend of Stanley's great-uncle Bart, assists Stanley on a treasure hunt which leads them to the basement of the Darkling family home.
Author
Series
Boy called Christmas volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong....
11) Hank the Clank
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hank the ghost and his fiendish cohorts try to find a friend who will not be scared of them.
12) Duperball
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
When Charlie buys a "Duperball, " he has no idea what it can really do nor the commotion he will start while playing with it.