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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was...
4) Elevation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
After the brutal murder of her cousin, everything changes for sixteen-year-old Rowan, who must not only seek the evil forces responsible before they destroy her family and village, but also set aside her studies when she becomes betrothed to her best friend, Tom.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"17-year-old Morgan is a black teen triumphantly figuring out her identity when her conservative town deems depression as a lack of faith, and blackness as something to be politely ignored"--
Morgan can't count the number of times she's been the only non-white person at the sleepover, been teased for her "weird" outfits, and been told she's not "really" black. She's spent most of her summer crying in bed; it feels like the whole world is listening...
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