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Neil Gaiman and Mark Haddon books just quizzed for Accelerated Reader

5th December 2013

Several books from popular authors have been quizzed for Accelerated Reader recently. In this update we bring news about books from Neil Gaiman and Mark Haddon as well as a popular series by Jenny Han set in successive summertimes. Read More

Demon Dentist and other top titles quizzed for AR

28th November 2013

A raft of books from popular authors has just been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. Demon Dentist by David Walliams has been in high demand among teachers and librarians, while new Barrington Stoke books from Chris Bradford and Tom Palmer will be instant hits with ninja- and football-loving struggling and reluctant readers. Andy Robb's witty Geekhood will amuse anyone who remembers being 14 years old as well as those who are 14. Full details of Interest Levels and Book Levels for these and other titles follow. Read More

Action-adventure books just quizzed

14th November 2013

We add new books to the Accelerated Reader quiz list every week. This week we have released a number of quizzes on books in the action-adventure and survival genres; in this post we focus on a few new releases from popular authors and hotly-requested books now available for quizzing. Read More

Pirates and heroes among newly-quizzed Hopscotch books

7th November 2013

We quiz a large number of books in Lower Years reading series. One popular series is Hopscotch, published by Franklin Watts. Quizzes for seven of these books have been released in the last week, including stories about pirates, ancient heroes and brutish Vikings. Details of the newly-quizzed books are below, but you can search for the whole series using the Advanced Search function on AR BookFinder. Read More

Quiz now available: The Screaming Staircase

1st November 2013

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud A Reading Practice quiz is now available for the first book in the brand new Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud. Published by Doubleday, part of the Random House group, The Screaming Staircase is a modern ghost story. Although set in contemporary England,… Read More

A selection of recently quizzed Lower Years books

26th September 2013

Some excellent books for Lower Years readers have recently been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. A range of books from reading schemes, picture books, early chapter books and non-fiction titles are available, with more being released each week. We've picked out a small selection of recent quizzes for this age range to whet your appetite - full details of recent releases can be found using the Advanced Search on AR BookFinder. Read More

Dangerous Games series quizzed for Accelerated Reader

19th September 2013

Dangerous Games from Rising Stars is a high interest / low reading level series specifically aimed at struggling and reluctant readers. Written by Sue Graves, the books tell the adventures of Sima, Tom and Kojo as they test and develop computer games. Nothing ever goes to plan for the gang as their games quickly descend into races against time when they are plunged into peril. Read More

Announcing the Jamie Johnson Quizzing Week

16th September 2013

The Jamie Johnson series by Dan Freedman. We are pleased to announce that October 21st – 25th will be a Jamie Johnson Quizzing Week for AR schools. Students reading any of Dan Freedman’s Jamie Johnson books during that week will be entered into a prize draw if their school… Read More

Popular titles just quizzed for Accelerated Reader

12th September 2013

Three highly-requested titles have just been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. One of this week's new releases is Ally Kennen's Midnight Pirates. Ally recently took part in an event at Renaissance Learning, where we took the opportunity to interview her. Find out what she enjoys and doesn’t enjoy about being an author, hear her advice for aspiring young writers, and much more besides! Read More

Two Doubleday books from popular authors now quizzed

2nd September 2013

Quizzes have just been released for two books by popular authors, published by Doubleday. Noble Conflict is Malorie Blackman's first novel for teenagers since being announced as the new Children's Laureate recently. Also quizzed is a new historical fiction account from Theresa Breslin set in Tudor times. Both books are suitable for Middle Years readers. Read More