Matthew J Kirby
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A 2024 Edgar Award Nominee!
Survival and self-determination collide in this haunting, pulse-pounding science fiction novel from Edgar Award–winning author Matthew J. Kirby that spans both space and time.
“An intense, read-in-one-sitting kind of ride.″—Kirkus, starred review
2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something has gone very,...
Survival and self-determination collide in this haunting, pulse-pounding science fiction novel from Edgar Award–winning author Matthew J. Kirby that spans both space and time.
“An intense, read-in-one-sitting kind of ride.″—Kirkus, starred review
2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something has gone very,...
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Dark gravity sequence volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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The Earth is in the grip of a new Ice Age, and when twelve-year-old Eleanor's scientist mother disappears in the Arctic, Eleanor sets off on a dangerous journey to find her--and uncovers a mystery, a crime, and evidence that Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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As mysterious circumstances bring Giuseppe, Frederick, and Hannah together, their lives soon interlock like the turning gears in a clock and they realize that each one holds a key to solving the others' mysteries.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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On the eve of the French and Indian War, Billy Bartram and his naturalist father travel into the American wilderness in an airship--pursued by a party of French soldiers and haunted by a terrifying bear-wolf--on a quest to find the lost kingdom of the Welsh prince Madoc.
5) Icefall
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortress tucked between towering mountains and a frozen fjord, along with her best friend and an army of restless soldiers, all awaiting news of the king's victory in battle, but as they wait for winter's end and the all-encompassing ice to break, acts of treachery make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Fix the past. Save the future.
What marvels and dangers await Dak, Sera, and Riq when they visit the Golden Age of Baghdad? Praise for Infinity Ring #1: A Mutiny in Time
"Tight plotting, snappy dialogue . . . the story moves at a breathless pace." -Rick Riordan, The New York Times
"Scholastic's 'Infinity Ring' is a multimedia ride through history." -The Los Angeles Times
"[Scholastic has] cracked the code for transmedia success - and they're...
7) Spell Robber
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A magical crime saga filled with marvelous thrills, high action, and extraordinary adventure, from critically acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby.
After Ben Warner is recruited to join a "science camp" led by the eccentric quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, he quickly realizes it's no regular science camp. Along with his new friend, Peter, Ben discovers the secret, powerful art of Actuation -- the ability to change reality by simply imagining...
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A magical crime saga filled with marvelous thrills and extraordinary adventure, from critically acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby. After Ben Warner is recruited to join a "science camp" led by the eccentric quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, he quickly realizes it's no regular science camp. Along with his new friend, Peter, Ben discovers the secret, powerful art of Actuation--the ability to change reality by simply imagining it differently.When...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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When danger lurks in the deserts of Baghdad, which has become a center of learning populated by scholars, merchants, and explorers, Dak, Sera, and Riq must act fast to save the world's greatest library from utter destruction.
10) Last descendants
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Last descendants volume Bk. 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Nothing in Owen's life has been right since his father died in prison, accused of a crime Owen is certain he didn't commit. Monroe, the IT guy at school, might finally bring Owen the means to clear his father's name by letting him use an Animus-a device that lets users explore genetic memories buried within their own DNA. During a simulation, Owen comes uncovers the existence of a powerful relic long considered a legend-the Trident of Eden. Now two...
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Dark gravity sequence volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Desperately searching for the other Concentrators that are fatally disrupting Earth's orbit, Eleanor and her companions are labeled as terrorists by G.E.T. forces that would eliminate all but a few select people.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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In 1888 seventeen-year-old Evelyn Fallow, herself disfigured by the phosphorus in the match factory where she worked, has been hired as a maid to Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man--but when the Jack the Ripper murders begin she and Merrick find themselveshaunted by the ghosts of the slain women, and Evelyn is caught up in the mystery of Jack's identity.
13) The rogue world
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Dark gravity sequence volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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After the shattering new discoveries they made in Egypt, Eleanor and her mother, Samantha, have been separated: Samantha working with the sinister Dr. Watkins to ensure the survival of only a small number of humans, and Eleanor and her friends uniting in the desperate hope of saving the entire planet. They are preparing for a trek to the icy Himalayas, where they believe they'll find the Master Concentrator and a chance to end the threat of the rogue...
15) Fate of the gods
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Owen and his fellow teens travel to Denmark, the site of an ancient Viking battle, to search for the last key to the Trident of Eden and uncover the truth behind their collective unconsciousness.
Isaiah, a rogue Templar agent, has discovered both the faith prong and the fear prong of the powerful Trident of Eden relic. Should he possess the devotion prong, there is little that can stop him from destroying the world. Owen and his fellow teens have...
16) Spell robbers
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Quantum League volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Ben Warner is invited to join a "science camp" led by a quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, and with his new friend Peter he discovers the secret art of Actuation--the ability to change reality by imagining it differently--but he also finds that there are people willing to kill for that secret.
17) Tomb of the Khan
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Last Descendants Assassin's Creed volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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In Last Descendants Book One, Owen and a group of other teens located the first piece of an ancient and powerful relic long considered a legend--the Trident of Eden. This piece was sought by the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order, but before either organization could take the piece, it was stolen by an unknown, third party. The tenuous relationship between Owen and the teens fractured, with some taking sides with the Templars, and others...