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Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.
3) House Rules
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Formats
Description
They tell me I'm lucky to have a son who's so verbal, who is blisteringly intelligent, who can take apart the broken microwave and have it working again an hour later. They think there is no greater hell than having a son who is locked in his own world, unaware that there's a wider one to explore. But try having a son who is locked in his own world, and still wants to make a connection. A son who tries to be like everyone else, but truly doesn't know...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit."--Dust jacket.
6) Moonlight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
7) Night
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During a trip to visit both sets of grandparents in Mississippi, brothers Eli, Cooper, and Peyton, and their father, former NFL star Archie Manning, take advantage of every opportunity to play football, practice plays, or play sports trivia games.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. And so he invented his own alphabet a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.
12) Cave of Bones
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman brings together modern mystery, Navajo traditions, and the evocative landscape of the desert Southwest in this intriguing entry in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series. When Tribal Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito arrives to speak at an outdoor character-building program for at-risk teens, she discovers chaos. Annie, a young participant on a solo experience due back hours before, has just returned...
Author
Series
Young royals volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Mary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII.
15) Wild Bird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When her behavior escalates out of control, fourteen-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Molly McKenzie's bright personality and on-trend fashion and beauty advice have made her a major social media influencer. When her manager-turned-boyfriend tells her of an upcoming audition to host a makeover show for America's underprivileged youth, all her dreams finally seem to be coming true. There's just one catch: she has little experience interacting with people in need. To gain an edge on her competitors, she plans to volunteer for the summer...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
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