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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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Young Francie Nolan, having inherited both her father's romantic and her mother's practical nature, struggles to survive and thrive growing up in the slums of Brooklyn in the early twentieth century.
2) Turning red
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Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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13-year-old Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, and somewhat overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter - an unfortunate reality for Mei. And as if changes to her body, interests, and relationships weren't enough, whenever Mei gets too excited, she "poofs" into a giant red panda.
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Mortal instruments volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
4) Blubber
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.
5) Matilda
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Set in South Carolina during the summer of 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lilys fierce-hearted zstand-in mother,y Rosaleen, insults three racists in town, they escape to Tiburon, South Carolinaa town that holds the secret to her mothers past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily finds refuge in...
7) True grit
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Language
English
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Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America's foremost writers. True Grit is the basis for two movies, the 1969 classic starring John Wayne and the Academy Award® winning 2010 version starring Jeff Bridges and written and directed by the Coen brothers.
True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith,...
True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith,...
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To all the boys I've loved before volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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"Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent"--
9) Red queen
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess...
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English
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1988. Charleston, South Carolina. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinnydipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act--different. She's moody. She's irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she's nearby. Abby's investigation leads her to some startling discoveries--and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and...
11) Random in death
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English
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"Jenna's parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It's the best night of her life. It's the last night of her life. Minutes later, Jake's in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick...
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English
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"1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright. Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William Pride...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Friendship to the max! At Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's camp for hardcore lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves. Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five rad, butt-kicking best pals determined to have an awesome summer together-- and they're not gonna let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way!" --
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, Scout, as her father, Atticus Finch, a crusading local lawyer, risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime
Author
Publisher
Tfutza Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Batya Adler was a normal tenth grader - giggling during assembly, fighting with her sister, and doing her fair share of complaining. Until that day. After a fainting spell in class and all kinds of tests, the diagnosis was revealed: kidney failure. The shock was total: to Batya, to her family, to her friends and classmates. She would need dialysis at least three times a week, while keeping up with schoolwork, social life, and responsibilities at...
17) Skin like mine
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Skin Like Mine is a fun, easy-to-read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Guaranteed to make you smile and a bit hungry."--Page [4] of cover.
18) The betrothed
Author
Series
Betrothed (Cass) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked--and thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power...
19) Damned if you do
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Seven years ago, Cordelia Scott's abusive father left without a word, and life has been normal ever since. The seventeen-year-old spends her days stage managing the school play (which is going great, if anyone asks), pining over her best friend, Veronica, and failing one too many pop quizzes. She's never been sad that her father left, but she knows something is... missing. When her school guidance counselor, Fred, reveals during a session that he's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Judaica Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A story about patience "When will we get there already?" complains Yael as her family travels on a long car trip to visit her Uncle Chaim and Aunt Miriam. Join Yael as she learns how to make waiting much easier! Yael is a Lite Girl, and you can be one, too!