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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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As soon as Anne Shirley arrived at the snug, white farmhouse called Green Gables, she knew she wanted to stay forever. But would the Cuthberts send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected -- a skinny girl with decidedly red hair and a temper to match. If only she could convince them to let her stay, she'd try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes or blurt out the very first thing she had to say. Anne was...
2) El dador
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
Español
Description
Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is now in Spanish. ?Ahora disponible en espa?l! Ganador de la Medalla Newbery y un New York Times bestseller, El dador. Diciembre es el mes en el que se celebra la Ceremonia anual, en la que los Doce reciben sus asignaciones vitalicias determinadas por el Comitde Ancianos. Pero Jon, un ni que cumple doce as, ha sido elegido...
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after twenty years of living in America, Amir returns...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
It was a summer like any other in this sleepy southern town, until a mysterious drifter named Eli Cottonmouth charms the townsfolk with a simple proposition for their upcoming anniversary celebration. But behind this picture-perfect community, two boys will now discover a secret world of mysteries, lies and tragedy that will change all their lives forever.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Jeff and his father move to Ludlow to rebuild their lives after his mother dies. Jeff becomes friends with Drew Gilbert, who lives in fear of his cruel stepfather Gus. After Gus cold-bloodedly shoots Drew's beloved dog, the boys bury the body in the local Indian burial grounds--a place rumored to have powers of resurrection. When evil is awakened, the boys realize that sometimes you should just let dead dogs lie.
Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Surrounded by wealth and living in Manhattan, twelve year old prodigy Reggie, lives a solitary life without his frequently absent parents. Estranged from family, Eleanor needs a new place to live and a new job. Fate winds her lovely fingers around these two lives to place Eleanor as the new au pair for Reggie and the music in their hearts intertwines to create this beautiful story about discovery and acceptance.
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Español
Description
On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war...
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When the family business starts to fail, Tommy must hit the road as a salesman with a smug family accountant; a man who makes his living as a wedding singer loses his faith in love until he falls in love with a woman on the eve of her wedding; in order to avoid litigation over a fender bender, a Roxbury club regular puts two B-list guys on the A-list for the club's guest list; an aspiring gubernatorial candidate tries very hard to keep his bumbling...
Author
Series
School for Good and Evil volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
This year, best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to discover where all the lost children go: the fabled School for Good & Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy tale heroes and villains. As the most beautiful girl in Gavaldon, Sophie has dreamed of being kidnapped into an enchanted world her whole life. With her pink dresses, glass slippers, and devotion to good deeds, she knows she'll earn top marks at the School for Good...
11) Freak show
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Billy bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don't understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2002, ©1985.
Language
English
Description
Way up high where the clouds and rainbows live, the Care Bears watch over the Earth and make sure everyone is kind and friendly to each other. So when they see an evil spirit trick a lonely young boy into helping make people mean, the huggable heroes jump into action! Together with the animals from the Forest of Feelings, the Care Bears come to the rescue!
14) Pinocchio
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
With his faithful friend Jiminy Cricket by his side, a wooden puppet embarks on fantastic adventures that test his bravery, loyalty, and honesty until he triumphs in his quest for his heart2s desire: to become a real boy.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A freelance knight turns against the tyrant king he tutored as a boy by teaming with the last dragon on earth; an orphaned stable boy discovers the world's last living dragon and realizes his dream of becoming a knight can come true; after saving a dragon's life, Gareth and the dragon work together to defeat the sorcerer and stop his reign of terror; when King Gareth dies his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon's unique strengths,...
16) Rumble fish
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rusty James is a troubled teen who lives in the shadow of his older brother, "the Motorcycle Boy." He wants to be smart, tough, and cool like his sibling. Trouble is, he seems to only have the tough part down. Rusty isn't a leader like his brother, he's only good at getting people into trouble and trying to kick and punch his way out of it. Everyone around him has given up on Rusty James, and he's going to destroy anybody around him, including himself....
Publisher
TGG Direct, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A young girl is kidnapped and spends the next seven years living a life full of torture and horror at the hands of her abductors, with the only person she can rely on being a boy who was also abducted. When they are abandoned, they have only each other to lean on as they brave the harsh San Diego streets.
18) The Italian
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Russian
Description
A six-year-old boy living in an orphanage in a small Russian village has been adopted by a wealthy Italian couple, but the boy escapes, determined to find his natural mother at any cost. Inspired by true events.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Movie summary:
Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who...
20) After Yang
Author
Publisher
Lions Gate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A father becomes determined to repair the android boy living with his family, who is beloved by his young adopted daughter, when he becomes unresponsive.