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Author
Series
Willoughbys volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. And for as long as he can remember, the old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. That is, until a new family—with a particularly annoying girl his age—moves into the neighboring house and, without warning, cuts it down. Oak doesn’t understand why her family had to move to Southern California. She has to attend a new school,...
Author
Series
Heaven trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
5) Tell me
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Feeling scared and powerless when her father's anger escalates and her parents separate, twelve-year-old Anna spends the summer with her grandmother and decides to make a difference when she sees what seems to be a girl held against her will.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When Jacob shares about his indestructible power with two of his friends, they decide to use his power for good and save others. But they soon discover that good intentions aren't always followed by positive outcomes. Jacob learns there is a dark side to his power, and he has only thirteen days to figure out how to capture and destroy it.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The FGTeeV family gamers have played hundreds of games together. Which is why Moomy decides to make a new game called My Pet Fish. Just one problem: the game is SUPER boring. And one other problem: Moomy and Duddy accidentally got sucked into it—and now they’re trapped! It’s up to the kids, Lexi, Mike, Chase, and Shawn, to jump into the gaming console and rescue their parents. But first, they have to battle their way through their favorite...
Author
Series
Lotterys volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery is happily living with four parents (one lesbian couple and one gay couple), six siblings from multicultural backgrounds, and five rescue pets. But when Grandpa Grumps, who Sumac has never met because he's been estranged from the family, comes to live with them, his disapproving attitude toward the life Sumac loves is hard to take.
10) Baby
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Larkin returns home to discover a baby sitting in a basket in the driveway of her family's home. A note with the baby's name and age, saying the mom would come back was the only clue.
Author
Series
Llama Llama (Picture books) volume 6
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Llama Llama doesn't want to share his toys with his new neighbors. But when fighting leads to broken toys and tears, Llama learns that it's better to share"--
13) Prized
Author
Series
Birthmarked trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is in the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her when she is captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where she must follow a strict social code or never see her sister again.
Author
Publisher
Point, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Ever since her mother left, Maia's struggled with depression, which has only gotten worse since her father remarried. So she decides run away to Canada to find her mother, together with Billy, a boy who now lives in a group home and has his own family tragedy. But when they finally arrive in Tadoussac, Quebec, Maia discovers that her mother has been keeping secrets.
15) My two homes
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about kids who split their time between two households through everyday and relatable situations. They may just find out that this special family situation isn't so different from their own!"--
Author
Series
David (David Shannon) volume 4
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about military families through relatable situations. They may just find out that a military family isn't so different from their own! Title is complete with sweet, colorful photos and easy-to-read text with bolded glossary terms."--
18) Strays Like Us
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
From the moment Fred (never Winifred!) spots a scruffy little mutt with sad eyes, she knows she's in big trouble. Toby's in bad shape, and Fred longs to rescue him from the old man with the mile-long mean streak who lives next door. But Margery -- the straight-talking woman who is fostering Fred -- says going over to their house is against the rules.
And since Fred will only be around until her mother comes to grips with her dependence, Fred can't...
20) The tower room
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
1998, c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In a modern version of the Rapunzel fairy tale, Megan, who lives at a secluded girl's school where her foster mother is headmistress, falls in love for the first time with the young man her foster mother has chosen for herself.