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1) Hamlet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
321 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in between. And especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the way in which every hole is a puzzle to be solved. Or the whimsy of the...
Author
Series
Penderwicks volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
c2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
215 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Ava writes in her diary about her family, losing her best friend to a new girl, and adopting an injured, skittish, and very special cat.
Author
Series
The One and Only Ivan volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Author
Series
Family tree volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Far and near. Lost and found. Four girls. Four generations. Georgia cannot figure out what's going on in her family. Her mother, Francie, is extremely overprotective. Her grandmother, Dana, and her great-grandmother, Abby, don't speak to each other. And Georgia's great-great-grandmother also had some secrets that nobody else knows about. Georgia knows this because she's found her great-great grandmother's diary hidden in a wall in the family's house...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sophie's parents run a secret shop where dreams are bought and sold. When Sophie dreams, her dreams become real, so she is forbidden to have any. Sinister events are set in motion when she is accidentally seen by one of her parents' customers, and it's up to Sophie to save her family"--
11) Words with wings
Author
Publisher
WordSong
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
84 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about...
12) Wish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related--they are simply people who love you for who you are"--
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biracial girl finally gets the chance to meet the African American side of her family"--
14) Amina's voice
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.
16) Ava and Pip
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Ava uses her writing talents to help her older sister overcome her shyness, both girls learn the impact their words and stories can have on the world around them.
17) Squirm
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father. Carl Hiaasen tells a wickedly funny, slightly twisted tale about families, figuring out what's really important, and knowing when (and when not) to let things go."--Amazon.com.
18) Cress Watercress
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone's business. Can a dead tree full of annoying...
Author
Series
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
As her family gathers for the wedding of her sister Anna, fourth-grader Cassie Witting sees the many changes brought about by everyday life and finds comfort in the love of those around her, especially her grandfather.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2011, c2009
Edition
Reinforced library bound ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[34] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
On Halloween, when her father cancels their plans, Amelia and her Aunt Tanner throw a party that brings out the little monsters.