THE SCHOOL OF GOOD AND EVIL series reading level information (Soman Chainani)

Soman Chainani has penned a series which stands the fairytale tropes on their heads.  Though written for Middle-Graders these books also have adult fans.

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THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL   
(The School for Good and Evil #1)
by Soman Chainani
Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno

3.93 avg rating — 8,502 ratings

Sophie and Agatha find out where all the lost children go: the fabled School for Good and Evil.  A school were regular kids are are trained to be heroes... or villains.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 105,365
Page Count:  488
Accelerated Reader: 5.2 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 161269
Lexile: 830L

A WORLD WITHOUT PRINCES
(The School for Good and Evil #2)
by Soman Chainani
Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno

4.20 avg rating — 1,285 ratings

Sophie and Agatha are back in the real world... for a while.  But not everything is resolved and they continue to think about the nature of good and bad, and about their relationship.  

Page Count: 400
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updated August 2014

HOUSE OF SECRETS series reading information

CHRIS COLUMBUS and NED VIZZINI have joined forces to write an action thriller for Middle-Graders.  

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HOUSE OF SECRETS
by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini
Illustrated by Greg Call

3.69 avg rating — 2,636 ratings

Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia had a great life.  Loving parents, plenty of toys, and a fun life in San Francisco.  Then their dad lost his job.  And they all had to move to creepy Victorian house that used to belong to an occult novelist

If that's not bad enough one of their neighbors has 'plans' for them.  And before they know it, they find themselves in a primeval forest along with medieval warriors and supernatural pirates. 

As they struggle to survive, the kids discover that they are part of a legacy that threatens not only their family... but the entire world. 

Reading Information:
Word Count: 88,600
Page Count: 496
Accelerated Reading level: 4.6 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 158093
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BATTLE OF THE BEASTS

Expected publication: March 25th 2014

Page Count: 384
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THE LAND OF STORIES reading information (by Chris Colfer)

The LAND OF STORIES series from Chris Colfer is a popular one with middle-graders.  Action and fantasy fun. 

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THE WISHING SPELL
(The Land of Stories, #1)
by Chris Colfer
Brandon Dorman (Illustrator)

4.07 avg rating — 8,236 ratings

Alex and Conner are twins.  On their 12th birthday, after a tragedy, their grandmother gives them a book of fairy tales. They start to read them only to find themselves falling into the tales, with no clear cut way to get out.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 98,248
Page Count: 438
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 15.0
AR quiz:154,466
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THE ENCHANTRESS RETURNS
(The Land of Stories, #2)

4.49 avg rating — 576 ratings

The twins are drawn back into the Land of Stories when they find out that the Enchantress has kidnapped their mother.
 
Word Count: 123,485
Page Count:  528
Accelerated Reader:  5.3 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 160688
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updated June 2014