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Author
Series
All-of-a-kind family volume 1
Publisher
Wilcox
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Portrays the joys and troubles of five high-spirited Jewish sisters as they grow up in New York City.
5) Troublemaker
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Trade Paperback Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
215 pages.
Language
English
Description
12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent's expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young black teen, Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Maggie reports that pink monkeys have moved into the refrigerator, her mother and father play along and accommodate the invisible visitors, much to the frustration of Maggie's older, reality-obsessed brother.
8) Odd gods
Author
Series
Odd gods volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Oddonis may be the son of Zeus, but he's a little bit odd for a god. He's so odd, in fact, he's not sure if he has any powers at all. And if that isn't enough, his twin brother Adonis is the most popular, most athletic, and most otherworldly handsome god of them all. Oddonis's future at Mount Olympus Middle isn't looking bright, especially when he makes the last-minute decision to run against Adonis to be class president. With the help of his friends...
Author
Series
Little house books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The story begins with a young orphan running for his life. Lucky for him he runs into Samir, a portly huckster whose silver tongue saves the boy. Samir names him Monkey, and claims him as his new servant. But Monkey, a strict and devout soul, is horrified to discover that his new master is a liar whose dealings have angered every village he's ever passed through.
The villagers have hired a collection of murderers, including a Viking berserker, a...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
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Description
When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead.
13) Walk two moons
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Winner of Newbery Award, 1995. After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
14) The Outsiders
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.