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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes...
82) Over the river
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets when her father returns from the war in 1947 to claim her from her grandparents with whom she has been living for the past five years.
83) Leaping Lizzie
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Tabitha Catarina is staying at her grandparents' farm/cat hotel for the summer, and she is thrilled when the owner of Queen Lizzie's Pizza Palace brings Queen Lizzie, a Sphynx cat, to Tabby Towers to stay because Lizzie keeps jumping up on the counter too close to the food--but her owner is sad, so Tabitha sets out to research this bad behavior and come up with a solution that will allow Lizzie to remain in the store that is named after her.
84) The Danger Box
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Since a tragedy she cannot remember, thirteen-year-old Louise has changed her name, given up gymnastics, moved in with her grandparents, and locked her feelings inside but through her friends Reni and Hen and notes from a secret admirer she begins to find herself again.
86) The Doldrums
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Series
Doldrums volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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An eccentric like all Helmsleys, eleven-year-old Archer escapes his overprotective mother and recruits two friends, Oliver and Adelaide, to help him plan a rescue of his long-lost grandparents, world-famous explorers who disappeared atop an iceberg in the Antarctic.
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Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Grandpa finds a mysterious compass washed up on the seashore, Phantom Finders Abby and Theo review museum artifacts and brave a raging storm to discover whom it belonged to and what it means for their town, Murky Creek.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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In 1947, twelve-year-old Pattie Mae is sustained by her dreams of escaping Rich Square, North Carolina, and moving to Harlem when her Uncle Buddy is arrested for attempted rape of a white woman and her grandfather is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor.
90) A brighter dawn
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Series
Amish memories volume 1
Language
English
Description
"When Ivy Zimmerman's Mennonite parents are killed in a tragic accident, her way of life is upended. As she grows suspicious that her parents' deaths weren't an accident, she gains courage from her Amish great-grandmother's time in pre-war Germany in 1937. With the inspiration of her great-grandmother, Ivy seeks justice for her parents, her sisters, and herself"--
When her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Ivy Zimmerman's way of life is upended....
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Language
English
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Shares the story of the author's relationship with her remarkable grandmother, describing the latter's youth in the Jim Crow South, devotion to black causes, and management of her own business until age one hundred.
Cary journeys through stories of her time with her Nana Jackson, and of five generations of their African American family. Nana was a fierce, stubborn, and independent woman, who managed a business until she was 100. She had an impulse...
93) Love is kind
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English
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This heartwarming story about Little Owl and his quest to buy his grammy a heart-shaped box of chocolates for her birthday is based on the real meaning of love as described in 1 Corinthians 13. Even though Little Owl is thwarted at every turn, this story is ultimately a sweet reminder that real love isn't found in a box-even one filled with delicious chocolates.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Ella loves visiting her grandparents in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina every summer, and this year her grandfather announces they are going catfish noodling--but Ella is unsure about catching a fish with her bare hands.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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While his father is missing in action during World War II, Jay moves with his mother to Utah, where he sees prejudice from both sides, as a part-Navajo himself, and through a friendship with a Japanese American from the nearby internment camp.
96) Eco Girl
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Series
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English
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Emulating her favorite baobab trees, Eve contributes to the beauty of the forest by nurturing her very own baobab seedling, becoming an environmental steward to express her love for all things leafy and green.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thanks to her Ye-Ye's epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his death, she feels lost, and it seems like everyone--from her best friends to her older sister--is abandoning her. After Ruby gets in major trouble at school, her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center, with her grandmother, Nai-Nai, and Nai-Nai's friends for company. When a new boy from Ruby's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Neva and her older brother Clayton have been left with their grandparents for the summer, and she is having a difficult time dealing with change: the changes to her body, changes with her relationships with her brother who is becoming involved with social activism and their multicultural community (and with Michelle, the sexy girl across the street), and with her best friend, Jamila, whose father is from Ghana--Neva is growing up and...
100) As brave as you
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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"When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires--literally"--
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