Michael P Spradlin
Author
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Historians tell the stories of tragic and untimely presidential deaths, but often forgotten are the near misses. JFK and his fellow servicemen spent six days on a desert island with only coconuts to eat after a deadly attack during WWII. Abe Lincoln was forced to take a train trip in disguise while America's first female detective worked to foil an early assassination attempt. And when Andrew Jackson was attacked by an upset citizen who had been...
Author
Series
Web of the Spider volume 1
Publication Date
2024
Language
English
Description
With a sense of foreboding, twelve-year-old Rolf witnesses his brother Romer's indoctrination by the Hitler Youth amidst the turmoil of 1929 Germany.
Author
Series
Killer Species volume 2
Publication Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Time has passed since anyone's heard from Dr. Catalyst. Emmet and Calvin have even begun to think that the crazed scientist might be gone for good. But then, on a trip to snorkel off the Florida coast, one of their friends is nearly drowned by an underwater monster, with endless rows of razor-sharp teeth. No one is quite sure what they saw. Was it a moray eel? A giant barracuda? There's only one thing Emmet knows for certain. Dr. Catalyst is back....
Author
Series
Spy goddess volume 2
Publication Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Headstrong Rachel Buchanan and her friends sneak away from Blackthorn Academy and set out to find a mysterious artifact before it falls into the hands of her nemisis, Simon Blankenship, a journey that takes them to the volcanic shores of Hawaii.
Author
Series
Spy goddess volume 1
Publication Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Beverly Hills teenager Rachel Buchanan gets in trouble with the law and winds up at mysterious Blackthorn Academy in Pennsylvania, where she uncovers secrets about the school and becomes entangled in a case of international espionage.
6) Blood riders
Author
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Released from prison, Civil War veteran and former U.S. Cavalry Captain Jonas R. Hollister joins forces with detective Allan Pinkerton, the gunsmith Oliver Winchester, an ex-fellow prisoner, a mysterious woman, and a foreigner named Abraham Van Helsing to investigate the brutal murder of a group of Colorado miners.
Author
Series
Publication Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In 1191, fifteen-year-old Tristan, a youth of unknown origin raised in an English abbey, becomes a Templar Knight's squire during the Third Crusade and soon finds himself on a mission to bring the Holy Grail to safety.
Author
Series
Publication Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Young Squire Tristan, Robard, Maryam and Angel make one last desperate push to deliver the Holy Grail to safety in 1191 Scotland, but the way is full of danger as new enemies are met and Sir Hugh attempts to thwart them at every turn.
Author
Series
Publication Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In the Middle Ages, young squire Tristan of the Knights Templar, King's Archer Robard, and Muslim assassin Maryam work together to protect the Holy Grail as they travel across France toward England, a journey that takes them to the Cathar fortress of Montségur.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication Date
2025
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ansel refutes the false information spread by the Hitler Youth in favor of his father's journalistic principles, and when his father goes missing, Ansel uses his investigative skills to find him and expose the truth.
"Ansel has never been afraid to say what's on his mind. He's always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesn't feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel...
Author
Series
Medal of Honor volume 2
Publication Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts enlisted in the Army when he was seventeen, and was just twenty-two years old when he fought at the Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan, where his heroic actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. On July 13, 2008, Staff Sergeant Pitts was trapped and badly wounded at an elevated outpost, but helped turn back a brutal attack by 200 insurgents and save many of his company in one of the bloodiest battles of the war...
Author
Series
Medal of Honor volume 1
Publication Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jack C. Montgomery was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On February 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery's rifle platoon was under fire by three echelons of enemy forces when he single-handedly attacked all three positions, neutralizing the German machine-gunners and taking numerous prisoners in the process. Montgomery's actions demoralized the enemy and saved the lives of many...
15) Out for Blood
Author
Series
Killer Species volume 3
Publication Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment.
Dr. Catalyst has finally come unhinged. Twice the crazed scientist has released his super predators into the wild to combat invasive species, and twice Emmet Doyle and his best friend Calvin Geaux have exploded his efforts. Now he's out for something more than just snakes and fish. Dr. Catalyst wants...
Author
Series
Medal of Honor volume 3
Publication Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
For middle-grade readers, the true story of a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his great acts of aerial valor.
Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile sites. On a 1967 mission, when his wingmen ejected from their burning aircraft, Thorsness initiated attacks on enemy planes and other daring maneuvers in order to protect them. Two weeks later, he was shot...
Author
Series
Killer Species volume 1
Publication Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A brand-new action-packed series from Michael P. Spradlin. Each book covers a genetically engineered super predator wreaking havoc on the environment.Emmet Doyle is not in the best mood when he arrives in Florida City. His father is a wildlife biologist, and has been summoned to the Everglades, dragging Emmet along with him. Though still in mourning from losing his mom a year ago, Emmet's trying hard to keep a good attitude. Upon their arrival, however,...
Author
Series
Spy goddess volume 3
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
With a traitor in her midst, Rachel faces losing her life and her heart-all in one semester At Blackthorn Academy, a peculiar prep school in the mountains of Pennsylvania, students are concerned with all the usual things: homework, hookups, and how to save the world. For Rachel, studying has taken a backseat to a little problem she's having with a supervillain named Simon Blankenship, who is convinced that he's an ancient Roman god and she's a reincarnated...
Author
Publication Date
2025
Language
English
Description
Washington DC, 1824.A new president is about to be sworn in after a contentious election. Among the celebrants who descend upon the city, are three young men from different backgrounds, arriving there for different reasons. Unknown to them, an evil presence has also made its way to the capital. A presence that will one day be revealed to the world as a powerful and ancient evil. And he aims to destroy the young republic. His name is Count Dracula.These...
20) Ultimate Attack
Author
Series
Killer Species volume 4
Publication Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment.
It's all come to this.Dr. Catalyst has had enough of Emmet Doyle's meddling. Time after time, Emmet and his friend Calvin Geaux have stepped in to ruin his plans, just when he'd released one of his genetically engineered killer species into the Florida environment.This time, Dr. Catalyst is releasing...


