P. J Gray
1) Coal Spell
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Themes: Mystery, Ghosts, Small towns, History, Looking Into the Past. Luna thinks it will be boring to stay at the historic Widmark Hotel, while her mom is working to restore it. Then she meets a mysterious woman in the room next door. Unraveling the woman's secrets takes Luna on a dangerous journey into the old hotel's past. Mysteries seem to find Luna Garza, a tween growing up in small-town Ohio. Luna can't help, but get pulled into solving them....
2) Unwelcome
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Themes: Suspense, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo Books. Tia is stuck at home babysitting when all she really wants is to go to a party. She settles in for a boring night at home, but tensions rise when a storm picks up and the lights go out. When strange events start to occur, Tia realizes her evening may become much different than what she expected. Help readers explore a variety of topics with this captivating collection of fiction books. These...
3) Dead Help
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High-Low, supernatural teen fiction-Apartment 4A follows a struggling teen, Bree, who has to take care of herself in a less than ideal situation. Bree is an orphan living with her aunt who is suffering from dementia. She also has a dodgy brother that drinks too much. She has no one to count on but herself, until she starts hearing noises from a nearby empty apartment. Written at a 2.0 reading level, each book contains approximately 2500 words. Books...
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Themes: Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Book 3: The Lab - The worst snowstorm in years means Justin and Troy are trapped in a farmhouse with strangers. They seem nice enough. But things aren't always what they seem. Introduce...
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Themes: Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Book 2: The Accident - Troy found a job and bought a car. It was time for a road trip. Justin tagged along. But a terrible snowstorm changed their plans. Introduce emergent teen readers...
6) Dream Land
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Themes: Mystery, Ghosts, Small towns, History, Looking Into the Past. When her best friend invites her to spend a week at the lake, Luna jumps at the chance. But, what starts off as the perfect summer getaway quickly turns to an unsettling mystery. Can Luna figure out the forest's secrets before it's too late? Mysteries seem to find Luna Garza, a tween growing up in small-town Ohio. Luna can't help, but get pulled into solving them. Middle school...
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Themes: Murder Mystery, Ghost Story, Cold Cases, Small Towns. After listening to a ghost story on a school camping trip, Luna starts to hear strange noises and smell phantom scents. When it happens again at the restaurant, where her friend works, Luna can't help, but wonder what's going on. Will she be able to dig up the truth behind the old ghost story? Mysteries seem to find Luna Garza, a tween growing up in small-town Ohio. Luna can't help, but...
8) Bone Hills
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Themes: Mystery, Horse Ranch, Looking Into the Past, Ghosts, Haunted Objects. When Luna's team wins a trivia competition, she is the only one excited about the prize: a weekend at Stone Hills. Rumor has it that the old horse ranch is haunted. As she tries to piece together the ranch's past, Luna discovers a lot more than ghosts. Mysteries seem to find Luna Garza, a tween growing up in small-town Ohio. Luna can't help but are pulled into solving them....
9) Hindsight
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Themes: Mystery, Ghosts, Small towns, History, Looking Into the Past. The Garza family has just bought a big, old house in a small Ohio town. While helping her mom fix it up, Luna finds a mysterious metal box under the floorboards. This discovery gives her glimpses of the house's past and may hold the key to her family's future there. Mysteries seem to find Luna Garza, a tween growing up in small-town Ohio. Luna can't help but get pulled into solving...
10) Out of Control
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High-Low, supernatural teen fiction-Apartment 4A follows a struggling teen, Bree, who has to take care of herself in a less than ideal situation. Bree is an orphan living with her aunt who is suffering from dementia. She also has a dodgy brother that drinks too much. She has no one to count on but herself, until she starts hearing noises from a nearby empty apartment. Written at a 2.0 reading level, each book contains approximately 2500 words. Books...
11) Art Seen
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Marta is an outsider at school. Partly because she chooses to be. With parents who were once farmworkers, she was used to moving a lot. It was hard to make friends. Though now the family is settled, trouble seems to follow her. To escape, she draws. Her art teacher thinks she has a gift. He signs her up for a program in another city. As she leaves behind the drama back home, she encounters other places, people, and events that are just as dramatic...
12) Apartment 4A
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High-Low, supernatural teen fiction-Apartment 4A follows a struggling teen, Bree, who has to take care of herself in a less than ideal situation. Bree is an orphan living with her aunt who is suffering from dementia. She also has a dodgy brother that drinks too much. She has no one to count on but herself, until she starts hearing noises from a nearby empty apartment. Written at a 2.0 reading level, each book contains approximately 2500 words. Books...
13) Main Stage
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Themes: Mystery, Small Towns, Theater, History, Looking Into the Past, Hidden Treasure. Luna loves old buildings. But, none have ever spoken to her like Apple Glen's old Main Street Theater does. Will listening closely help Luna uncover the theater's mysterious secrets so it can be restored to its former glory? Mysteries seem to find Luna Garza, a tween growing up in small-town Ohio. Luna can't help, but get pulled into solving them. Middle school...
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Themes: Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Book 1: Trippin' - Troy was over foster homes. He decided to run away. It wasn't easy living on the streets. Then he met Justin. Introduce emergent teen readers to the concept of a...
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Theme: Hi-Lo, Lifeskills, Money, Jobs Each flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction...
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Theme: Hi-Lo, Lifeskills, Money, JobsEach flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction...
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Theme: Hi-Lo, Lifeskills, Money, Jobs. Each flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction...
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Theme: Hi-Lo, Lifeskills, Money, JobsEach flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction...
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English
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Theme: Hi-Lo, Lifeskills, Money, JobsEach flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction...
Author
Series
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English
Description
Theme: Hi-Lo, Lifeskills, Money, JobsEach flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction...