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Accelerated Reader (ATOS Level: 2.0-2.9)

Description: A collection of popular middle grades books that have quizzes on Accelerated Reader for levels 2.0- through 2.9. ATOS Book Levels are reported using the ATOS readability formula and represent the difficulty of the text. #kids #teachers


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Afternoon on the Amazon

by Sal Murdocca and Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tree House! Vampire bats and killer ants?

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.6

Award: AR POINTS: 1.0

Afternoon on the Amazon

by Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.6

Award: AR POINTS: 1.0

Alone in His Teacher's House

by Louis Sachar

The good thing Marvin has going will take him by surprise and help him to grow up. His teacher has picked him as her most responsible student, the boy she can trust to feed and pay attention to her dog, Waldo, and walk him 3 times a day while she's out of town for a week. He'll earn $25.

Waldo is lovable, Marvin is proud of his first job, its cool looking around at his teacher's things, his older brother admires him, His parents support him, and little sister Lindsey loves playing with Waldo.

This job should be easy but Marvin has problems. Waldo doesn't want to eat; his special care makes Marvin late to school. The sub labels Marvin a trouble maker and picks on him. And Marvin's friends think he's stuck up because he won't let them play in his teacher's house. After he's done his very best, his teacher won't be happy when she gets home. She might even hate Marvin. He cries and can't sleep. No one can help him. He must face his teacher and tell her everything.

This is a quick reading chapter book. Marvin finds that being mature means making decisions by himself; should he let his friends inside their teacher's house to see what she has in there? Should he let them play with Waldo? Should he call his parents or the vet for help? Should he eat dog food? Listen to your child read these short chapters written on second grade level but of interest to kids up to 6th grade.

Enjoy the humor together and help your child understand Marvin's frustration when he learns that being trustworthy sometimes means making his friends mad and that there is joy, worry and sorrow in caring for an old, lovable, pet. 3 other delightful Marvin Redpost books are in the collection. The book also contains a long list of other popular high interest, low vocabulary stepping stone books.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.9

Award: AR POINTS: 1.0

Alone in His Teacher's House

by Louis Sachar and Barbara Sullivan

Illus. in black-and-white. Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world when his teacher asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house! But pretty soon it starts to look as if Marvin is not so lucky after all...."From the Trade Paperback edition.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.9

Award: AR POINTS: 1.0

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Every night the rhyme gets read. Every night Dish and Spoon run away. And every night they return--until tonight! Where can Dish and Spoon be? The rhyme can't go on without them, so Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to search for their missing friends. But where to start? Should they go north? East? Northeast? They'll just have to read Fork's map, ask directions, and try not to get lost in Little Boy Blue's haystack or under Miss Muffet's tuffet or in Big Bad Wolf's kitchen--"FEE, FI, FO . . ." Oh no. Could that be the giant?

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.6

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

by Janet Stevens

Every night the rhyme gets read. Every night Dish and Spoon run away. And every night they return--until tonight! Where can Dish and Spoon be? The rhyme can't go on without them, so Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to search for their missing friends. But where to start? Should they go north? East? Northeast? They'll just have to read Fork's map, ask directions, and try not to get lost in Little Boy Blue's haystack or under Miss Muffet's tuffet or in Big Bad Wolf's kitchen--"FEE, FI, FO . . . " Oh no. Could that be the giant?

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.6

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur and the True Francine

by Marc Brown

Francine and Muffy are good friends until Muffy lets Francine take the blame for cheating on a test.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.3

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur Goes to Camp

by Marc Brown

Poor Arthur. He and the boys can't seem to do anything right at Camp Meadowcroak. Awful food, poison ivy, and losing to the girls in every sport are more than he can take. Arthur plots to run away just as the other campers plot to win the big scavenger hunt against their archrivals at Camp Horsewater. What happens when the two schemes collide makes a rousing finale to a funny, reassuring picture book. Arthur Goes to Camp brings more good laughs and learning to the growing number of Arthur fans.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.9

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur Loses a Friend

by Marc Brown

Buster goes away for a month, and Arthur becomes sad and confused when he does not receive even one postcard from him.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.4

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur Lost and Found

by Marc Brown

Arthur and Buster take the bus downtown together for the first time to go to Arthur's swimming lesson. During the ride, they fall asleep and miss their stop, winding up on the other side of town. Then they spend all their money on a snack of chocolate winkies and strawberry sodas. Will Arthur and Buster be able to put their heads together and find their way home? With characteristic humor, this Arthur Adventure will keep fans on the edge of their seats until Arthur and Buster make their way home safely.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.6

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's April Fool

by Marc Brown

Arthur worries about remembering his magic tricks for the April Fool's Day assembly and Binky's threats to pulverize him.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.7

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Birthday

by Marc Brown

Arthur can't wait to hand out his birthday party invitations. But it turns out Muffy is having her party on the exact same day!

All of his friends are split between the two parties so Arthur and Francine hatch a clever scheme to make sure Arthur and Muffy have the best birthdays yet!

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.3

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Chicken Pox

by Marc Brown

This adventure revolves around whether or not Arthur will get over his chicken pox in time to go to the circus with his family. In the meantime, D.W. makes her own plans to invite a friend to go as Arthur's replacement and feigns chicken pox herself in a bid for attention from her family. At the end of the story, in a nod to justice, Arthur recovers in time, but D.W. comes down with spots on the morning of the circus.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.9

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Computer Disaster

by Marc Brown

Arthur wants to play Deep, Dark Sea on the computer every chance he gets. He's hooked! When his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, Arthur can't resist the temptation. Disobedience leads to disaster when Arthur and his friend Buster both reach for the mouse -- and the computer screen goes blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home from work? Once again Arthur, D.W., and friends lead us on a hilarious adventure kids won't want to miss.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.4

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Eyes

by Marc Brown

None of Arthur's friends wear glasses and his classmates tease him! But when he stops wearing them, he gets in all kinds of trouble. Maybe four eyes really are better than two.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.2

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Family Vacation

by Marc Brown

Arthur is unhappy about going on vacation with his family, but he shows them how to make the best of a bad situation when they end up stuck in a motel because of rain.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.7

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's First Sleepover

by Marc Brown

Children can read about Arthur's antics in his own backyard with Buster and the Brain.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.7

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Jelly Beans

by Marc Brown

Muffy is having a Spring party with games and prizes. Arthur is so slow he is late to the party, and slow at the games. Will he win a prize? Includes a jelly bean game you can play at the end of the book.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.0

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Teacher Moves In

by Marc Brown

Arthur is overcome with dread when he hears that his teacher is coming to stay at the Reads' house. But soon Arthur discovers that Mr. Ratburn wears casual clothes like everyone else, loves cartoons, and actually knows how to have fun. Arthur thinks his problems are over, until he gets an A on his next test and his friends call him a teacher's pet. In the end the joke's on them, as Arthur and Mr. Ratburn set the record straight once and for all. Here's another Arthur Adventure that will tickle the funny bones of Arthur fans old and new.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.4

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Teacher Trouble

by Marc Brown

Arthur is amazed when he is chosen to be in the school's spellathon!

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.7

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Tooth

by Marc Brown

Arthur is the only one in his class who hasn't yet lost a baby tooth. Will his loose tooth ever fall out?

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.8

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's TV Trouble

by Marc Brown

It all started while Arthur was watching The Bionic Bunny Show... When Arthur sees the commercial for the amazing doggy Treat Timer, he knows it's the perfect thing for his puppy, Pal. He can't get it out of his mind--in fact, every time he turns around, another ad is staring him in the face! Arthur's attempt to earn money just gets him into more trouble. Arthur's TV trouble gets worse before it gets better. Will Arthur and his family ever find a solution? Stay tuned.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.6

Award: AR POINTS: 1.0

Arthur's Underwear

by Marc Brown

No matter how much Buster reassures him, Arthur keeps having nightmares that he'll forget to put his pants on before going to school. So he and Buster devise a number of schemes to keep him from falling asleep. After all, he can't have bad dreams if he doesn't go to sleep! Or can he? This hilarious twenty-fifth Arthur Adventure is sue to strike a chord with adults and children alike.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.9

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

Arthur's Valentine

by Marc Brown

Who is Arthur's secret admirer? It is a real mystery.

It might be Fern.

It could be Buster playing a joke.

Or maybe even Francine. She is always teasing Arthur.

Arthur hopes it is the new girl, Sue Ellen.

Whoever it is makes Arthur's life miserable ... until Arthur neatly turns the tables, proving that he knows how to take a joke and play one as well.

Marc Brown has created an irresistible sequel to the ever popular Arthur's Eyes and Arthur's Nose.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.5

Award: AR POINTS: 0.5

The Barking Ghost

by R. L. Stine

Everyone thinks Cooper Holmes is a scaredy-cat. But when he moves into a new house deep in the woods, scary things really do start to happen.

Date Added: 04/09/2020


Category: ATOS LEVEL: 2.9

Award: AR POINTS: 2.0


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