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"Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore apartment building, cautious to a fault behind the steering wheel, he seems content leading a steady, circumscribed life. But one day his routines are blown apart when his woman friend (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a "girlfriend") tells him she's facing eviction, and a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son. These...
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Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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In this inspirational collection, CBS News anchor Couric calls upon leaders and visionaries in the fields of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business--all of whom share heartfelt, humorous, and useful insights about success and fulfillment. Includes contributions by Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Martin, and Michael Bloomberg.
3) Cowboy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Text and photographs trace the history and lore of cowboys around the globe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Growing up on his family's farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder wishes for just one thing -- his very own horse. But Father doesn't yet trust him with such a big responsibility. Almanzo needs to prove himself -- but how?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becomes a target of her attacks. While others have always seen Toby's strangeness, Annabelle...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"Laura's teaching position forces her to live away from home for the first time. Only one thing gets her through the lonely weeks - every weekend, Almanzo Wilder arrives at the school to take Laura home for a visit"--P. [4] of cover..
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Laura and her family find a new home in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the nearby creek and swimming hole lure Laura with dangerous, yet thrilling adventures. Too soon, their life is threatened when prairie fires and other strange events jeopardize their crops."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Laura and Almanzo have married and begun their new life together. They must face storms, sickness, and provide for their new baby, Rose. Their pioneer lives have trained them well, however, and they are determined to succeed"--P. [4] of cover.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A bear--or so the mysterious narrator leads a young girl to believe--comes all the way from the forest into a city park, where he discovers a sandwich alone on a bench. Being hungry the bear eats it, but a pack of dogs notices him and he high-tails it out of the city before the sandwich owner can catch him--or so the narrator says.
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Candlewick Press
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2016.
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English
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Will Shaun turn to the dark side when three llamas arrive at Mossy Bottom Farm? A hilarious retelling of the TV special. When a mix-up at the auction leads to a surprise win, the Farmer brings his prize animals – a trio of llamas – home to the farm. Shaun is thrilled, but are the new residents a baaad influence? Based on a one-off, half-hour TV episode, this junior novel includes full-color stills from the special.
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Vanderbeekers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
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Not a drop to drink volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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In a barren world where water is a precious resource, Lynn protects a pond on her property from other people and wildlife alike, preserving every drop for her own use. When large groups of people begin approaching and leave threatening messages, however, Lynn realizes they will stop at nothing to obtain her water, and she will have to fight with all she has to protect it.
14) The long winter
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.
16) Before the fall
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English
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On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the passengers disappear into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs--the painter--and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of a wealthy and powerful media mogul's family. With chapters weaving between the aftermath of the tragedy and the...
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"A glimpse into a day in the life of the different residents who live alongside one another in an apartment building at 3 Biscuit Street. Centring on the Bunny family, readers will also discover another 11 mini-narratives in the illustrations, where they'll see what the apartment building's other residents are up to on every floor, track the antics of passersby, and observe the Bird family in the neighbouring tree. This multilayered (and multilevel!)...
18) Florette
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Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, but it is also exciting as they make their own homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and visit town. And every night Laura and her family are...
20) Wait for me
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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On her father's farm in Scotland in 1945, Lorna Anderson's life consists of endless chores, rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. So when Paul Vogel, a German prisoner of war, is assigned as the new farmhand, Laura is appalled. How can she possibly work alongside the enemy when her own brothers are risking their lives for their country? But as Lorna reluctantly spends time with Paul, she feels herself changing....