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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18th-century drawing-room intrigues.
2) Little women
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
An unabridged edition of nineteenth-century American author Louisa May Alcott's novel about four New England sisters who come of age during the Civil War, which also includes discussion questions and activity ideas for reading groups.
4) Pollyanna
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When orphaned eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jessie spends the summer with her family on Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot, where she develops a star-crossed friendship with independent Terri, and meets a reclusive old lady whose connection to a murder that took place decades ago still informs her present--and affects Terri in ways that Jessie gradually comes to understand the more time they spend together.
Author
Series
A Front desk novel volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
7) Meet Julie
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
93 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1974, after Julie's parents divorce, she moves to a new San Francisco neighborhood where the school does not have a girls' basketball team, so she fights for the right to play on the boys' team.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This collection of all-new spooky stories is sure to keep readers up past their bedtimes, looking over their shoulders to see what goes bump in the night.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 1
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Colin and Nevaeh find vintage letters that lead to interlocking mysteries from the 1970s and '80s, and they learn about "women's lib," the ERA, and other social issues from that time in history-and the way echoes from that era affect Colin and Nevaeh themselves. When Colin finds a shoebox full of letters hidden in a stranger's attic, he knows he's supposed to throw them away. That's his summer job, getting rid of junk. But Colin wants to rescue the...
10) Dragonfell
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rafi Bywater is unlike anyone else. The people in his village don't trust him because he spends too much time in an abandoned dragon lair. When a stranger, Mister Flitch, accuses Rafi of being "dragon-touched," Rafi sets off to discover the truth about dragons -- and about himself. On his journey, Rafi befriends a brilliant scientist, Maud, who has secrets of her own. Together they search for dragons while escaping from a dangerous dragon hunter,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In early September 1900, twelve-year-old Carrie of Galveston is looking forward to spending Saturday night at her friend's house, until her parents are invited to a very important party and she is forced to stay home and take care of her little brother; but a boring chore turns into a nightmare when the storm surge from the Great Hurricane hits and their house is swept off its foundation--and Carrie must think quickly and not panic if she is going...
12) P.S. Be eleven
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn, where they adapt to new feelings of independence while managing changes large and small, from Pa's new girlfriend to a very different Uncle Darnell's return from Vietnam.
Author
Series
Wild rescuers volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Stacy was raised by wolves. She's never needed humans to survive and, from what she sees of humans, they're dangerous and unpredictable. For as long as she can remember, Stacy's pack of six powerful, playful wolves--Addison, Basil, Everest, Noah, Tucker and Wink--have been her only family. Together, Stacy's pack patrols the forest to keep other animals safe, relying on her wits and each wolf's unique abilities to accomplish risky rescue missions....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
xviii, 156 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
196 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When best friends Abbi and Skylar witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman and someone in a dark van, they're thrilled. Finally, a mystery to spice up the summer! Who could these people be? Why are they meeting? Are they spies? Criminals? The two girls are determined to find out. But then a local woman goes missing and is found dead in the woods. And Abbi and Skylar realize that their detective work could hold the keys to solving...
16) Joss
Author
Series
Girl of the year 2020 volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
142 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When the surf's up, she pops out her hearing aid, hops on her board and paddles out to the lineup. Joss is stoked to enter a surfing video contest with her friend Sofia and Murph, the surfing bulldog. If she can master a killer aerial like the frontside air and get her brother Dylan to catch it on video, maybe she'd even have a shot at winning. But Dylan throws her a curve: he dares her to try out for the cheer team. No way--Joss can't see herself...
Author
Series
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible" --
18) Gold rush girl
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
306 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Victoria (Tory) Blaisdell longs to live a life as adventurous and independent as that of her heroine, Jane Eyre. When Tory's father loses his job and decides to seek a share of the newly discovered gold in California, Tory stows away on the westbound ship carrying her father and younger brother, Jacob. Though San Francisco is mud-caked, frenzied, and full of wild and dangerous men, Tory quickly finds friends and independence until her father leaves...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
134 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Joss Kendrick is always looking for new ways to soar. So when her cheer team needs a new flyer, she can't wait to step up (literally). Her high-flying skills on her surfboard and skateboard make her a natural for the role. But when her skateboarding act at the talent show turns into a total catastrophe--make that a dog-tastrophe--Joss loses her confidence all around, even at the cheer gym. A big cheer competition is coming up fast, though, and her...
Author
Series
Wild rescuers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Stacy would do anything to protect the Taiga where she lives with the pack of intelligent wolves who raised her. But when humans start to encroach on their forest, their only choice is escape to a place no Arctic wolf has gone before: the desert. The Mesa, with its canyons, snakes, and coyotes, will be like nothing the pack has ever seen. Even in this unfamiliar territory, Stacy is determined to rescue animals in need. But as she and her wolves face...