Monique Polak
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Mandy dreams of a career in the circus, working as an aerialist who specializes in rope climbing. When she is accepted into the prestigious Montreal Circus College summer program, she feels that she is finally on her way to fulfilling her dreams. At circus camp she is befriended-and challenged-by young circus performers from around the world. Circus camp turns out to be a magical combination of work and play, but when a veteran aerialist is killed...
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English
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For fifteen-year-old Rosetta Wolff, the war in Europe seems very far off from her home in Canada. Then Mr. Schwartzberg comes to tea and asks Rosetta's parents if they will take in a young war refugee. Isaac joins the family and becomes a ready-made brother to Rosetta and her two sisters.
Isaac's arrival brings change. Her best friend's handsome brother doesn't seem as attractive after he reveals himself as anti-Semitic, and Rosetta begins to suspect...
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English
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What is feminism? Why does it still matter? What exactly does intersectionality mean? In order to answer these (and many other) questions, I Am a Feminist first examines the history of feminism and then addresses the issues girls and women continue to face today. The book also looks at the ways in which people, especially young people, are working together to create a world where gender equality is a reality, not a dream. The author shares stories...
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English
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Tabitha is thrilled to be attending a summer forensics camp, even if she has to go with her sort-of friend Mason. Soon she is learning to dust for fingerprints, photograph a crime scene and take footprint impressions. Even though the camp instructors have set up a "crime" for the kids to solve, Tabitha longs to use her newfound skills to solve a real-life mystery. She's pretty sure a dognapping ring is active in her Montreal neighborhood, and when...
25) So Much It Hurts
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English
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Iris is an aspiring actress, so when Mick, a well-known visiting Aussie director, takes an interest in her, she's flattered. He's fourteen years older, attractive, smart, charming and sexy-in other words, nothing like her hapless ex-boyfriend, Tommy. But when Iris and Mick start a secret relationship, she soon witnesses Mick's darker side, and his temper frightens her. Before long, she becomes the target of his rage, but she makes endless excuses...
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During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women. Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and...
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English
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It is 1945, and thirteen-year-old Gwen has been a prisoner at the Weihsien Internment Camp in northern China for nearly two and a half years. Gwen is one of 140 children who were enrolled at a boarding school in Chefoo when the Japanese Imperial Army invaded China.
Life in the camp is difficult. There is not enough food or water, and even the children are forced to do hard labor. But Miss E., one of their teachers from Chefoo, has come up with an...
28) 121 Express
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English
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The students of the 121 Express are infamous for bad behavior and Lucas knows his role on the bus will determine his social standing at his new school. Lucas is tired of being one of the nerds. When he attracts the negative attention of the cool troublemakers, he saves himself by teasing another kid. His ploy works and soon Lucas is right in the center of the mayhem on the bus. He loves his newfound popularity, but when the fun and games push the...
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English
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Angelica just can't help herself! In this third book in the series, Angelica, aka Jelly, is confused for a junior reporter and decides to make the most of her mistaken identity to learn what it's like to be a real journalist. Jelly and her bestie, Joon, are soon busy with problems at the new library, trouble in the lap lane at the local pool and a predicament in a rare-book room. With her keen observational abilities and a knack for creative solutions,...
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English
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Antisemitic hate groups have been persecuting Jews for a very long time. The most famous historical instance of anti-semitism was the Holocaust. Antisemitism is on the rise in the world. It's more important than ever to understand what it is and how you can stand up against it.
Level 3 readers are aimed at children who are reading by themselves and can grasp new concepts. Key words and captions help readers understand new vocabulary and more challenging...
31) Scarred
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Distributed in the U.S. by Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Fifteeen year old Becky Sanger, battles through the emotional ups and downs of why she cuts and burns herself, while coaching young ice skaters to have the confidence and self-assurance she is missing and frighted to find.
32) All in
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Publisher
J. Lorimer
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Feeling he needs large sums of money to gain Claire's attention, Todd enters into a high-stakes world of gambling.
33) On the game
Author
Series
Publisher
J. Lorimer
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When Yolande's new boyfriend asks her to go out with another man, she finds that her boyfriend's love comes at an awful price when she is plunged into the world of teenage prostitution.