The Heights
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1) Camp
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When the Silva men go camping in Montana, they encounter bears and have to outrun a forest fire.
2) Crash
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When a storm brings down the plane carrying the Silva family to California, their pilot teaches them how to survive until they are rescued.
3) Dive
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After Franco Silva passes his scuba test, he and his father go diving off the coast of Florida.
4) Neptune
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When the boat they are on is hijacked by terrorists, the Silva family must work together to save themselves and the pipeline the terrorists are threatening to blow up.
5) River
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When their boat runs out of gas, the Silva family treks through the jungle encountering quicksand, deadly ants, and jungle animals.
6) Twister
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Antonio slid down the rope. He held on for dear life. It got darker as the twister moved closer. It was loud. Like a giant freight train!
7) Blizzard
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While traveling to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the Silva family gets caught up in a blizzard when their car goes off the road, and they must survive until they are rescued.
8) Dam
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A man shows up at the Silvas' home with a mysterious flash drive containing a video of a dying man's last wish. Little does Rafael Silva know that he will soon become involved in a mystery involving a dam in Mexico.
9) Heist
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Rafael and his colleagues uncover preparations that someone has been making in the Fargo Building for a heist. Police arrest Rafael's friend Jake, believing he was the one planning the burglary, and now Rafael must convince them that his friend is innocent.
10) Jump
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Two thieves stage a daring burglary and make their escape by parachuting from the top of a building.
11) Sail
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Again and again, the shark hit the raft. Again and again, Rafel and Franco hit the shark. It kept coming back. The shark lifted its head out of the water.
12) Score
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In his senior year, Franco Silva is the star of his high school football team until a pair of gangsters decides to kidnap him.
13) Swamp
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While on vacation in Florida, the Silva family is kidnapped by an escaped prisoner. They later work to get the convict a new trial and otherwise assist him.
16) Creature
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Themes: Family Life, Adventure, Travel, Fiction, Tween, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Neither one noticed the large creature in the woods. It quietly ran alongside them. Its red eyes stared at them. Lilia thought she heard a scream. She stopped and...
17) Mudslide
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These traditional reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive values--but with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on to your hats! Written expressly for the middle grade struggling reader, the series does not contain strong language, edgy themes, or dysfunctional families. In fact, family is the main theme of these titles. And one particular Latino family is the focus with their uncanny knack for finding humor, hope, and colorful...
18) Ransom
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While on the way home from a track meet, the Rockdale Heights track team bus is highjacked and the kids held for ransom. Will they find the kids in time?
19) Shelter
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They were trapped. Then Ana remembered the old stone church. It was nearby. She knew the old building was the safest place for her family. It could withstand the high winds and rising water.
20) Treasure
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When Franco Silva and his father help Todd Bardo arrange a salvage dive in Ecuador they are hopeful they will find sunken treasure.