The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch Book Trailer
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Old Gregory's time as the county Spook is coming to an end. Who will take his place? Twenty-nine apprentices tried and failed. Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, is chosen to be the Spook's next apprentice. Tom begins his training to keep the living safe from ghosts, ghasts, boggarts and witches. But Mother Malkin, an evil witch, escapes her prison while the Spook is away. Can Tom succeed where other apprentices failed and fight the evil witch? The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch Book Trailer Author Website Lexile 790
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Imagine living in a city where there is no sky, sun, moon or stars. The only source of light comes from huge flood lights mounted around the city. The needs of the citizens of Ember are met through huge storerooms where people can obtain everything from baby food to light bulbs. But people are starting to notice something is wrong in the City of Ember. The lights of Ember are beginning to flicker and shut off completely for minutes at a time, leaving the city in complete and utter darkness. The storerooms are almost empty. The light bulbs are almost gone. No one is permitted to leave Ember and no one knows what lies beyond. Two hundred years ago, the original Builders of Ember left a secret message in a time-locked box with instructions on what to do when it is time to leave the city, but the box and the message are all but forgotten.
It is Assignment Day. Twelve-year-old Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow are ready to draw their work assignments for the next two years. Lina wants to be a messenger and have the freedom to run around the city. Doon wants to be assigned as a pipe worker, far below the city where an underground river powers a generator that provides electricity to the city. They each eventually get the job they want. Lina discovers the message left by The Builders of Ember, but the paper is full of holes and parts of the message are missing. Doon discovers a hidden, secret door underneath the city. Can the two decipher the message from The Builders and find a way out to save Ember before the lights go out forever? Jeanne DuPrau - Author Website City of Ember - Movie Trailer Reading level: 5.1 Other books in the series: The People of Sparks, The Prophet of Yonwood, The Diamond of Darkhold "Will loves to dig. So when his father suddenly disappears down one of the tunnels he's dug, Will knows he's got to go after him. But he has no idea how many surprises wait for him underground."
Strange, pale, musty-smelling men in long coats, hats and sunglasses are appearing around town. An unexplainable glowing orb turns up at the museum that Will's father works in. The tunnel Will and his friend, Chester, are digging is mysteriously blocked. Will's father discovers that a row of townhouses has an extra flue between each house that extends far into the ground. Will's father disappears one night down a tunnel he was secretly digging. Will and Chester go in search of Will's father. What awaits them below the town of Highfield? What happened to his father? Read Tunnels to discover the dangerous secrets living below London. T unnels - Book Trailer Tunnels - Scholastic Video Book Talk Tunnels - Website Reading Level: 8.4 "Ryan has to keep writing, no matter how much it hurts. He has to explain what happened that night."
Ryan is trying to remember what happened that night. He is secretly writing the full story in a journal. He's forbidden, since the accident, to see his best friend, Sarah. While Ryan is isolated and laboring to write the story in his journal, Sarah continues to investigate the mystery surrounding Skeleton Creek with her video camera. She secretly sends password-protected links to the videos to Ryan through email. "Do I wish we hadn’t gone into the woods? Do I wish Sarah hadn’t shot the video, as if that might have kept everything from happening? Sure. But that didn’t change anything. We kept working to find out the secret of Skeleton Creek’s name. And we ignored all the danger signs. We went too far, we asked too many questions. And we found out things that we’d never wanted to learn." Here is the super-cool part about this series! The reader can view Sarah's videos through a link and password provided in the story. This unique combination of reading and watching aids in drawing readers into the story. Read more here about Sarah's videos and how to access them (About Sarah's videos). Skeleton Creek Scholastic Book Trailer Skeleton Creek Website Other books in this series: Ghost in the Machine, The Crossbones, The Raven Reading level: 4.8 |