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(0)Alison McGhee
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English
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"Called back home to care for her mother, who is slowly slipping into early-onset Alzheimer's, successful writer Clara Winter is determined to know the woman who sent her away all those years ago, while trying to figure out what the future has in store for her since she also carries the gene for the disease"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
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English
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Because their dreams of daring adventures go against the cautious teachings of their nations, Firefly and Cricket set out on their own, find a home with kindly Vole, and together help a grieving "miniature giant" named Peter.
6) Someday
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English
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A mother reflects on the all the milestones, from walking in a deep wood to holding someone else's hand, that her child will achieve during life.
7) Shadow baby
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English
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Clara lives with her mother in the foothills of the Adirondacks and is obsessed by a need for family--or at the very least the knowledge of one. She learns that she had a twin sister who died at birth; she knows she must have a father somewhere; she knows little bits and pieces about her mother's father, whom she's never met; and that's all. In her search for information and attention, Clara meets an elderly immigrant who lives in a trailer park on...
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English
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Twenty-one-year-old Mallie Williams-scrappy, headstrong, and wise beyond her years-has just landed on her feet following a tumultuous youth when the unthinkable happens: she is violently assaulted. The crime leaves her comatose, surrounded by friends and family who are hoping against hopes for a full recovery.But soon Mallie's small community finds themselves divided. The rape has left Mallie pregnant, and while some friends are convinced that she...
11) Snap: a novel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
830L
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English
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Eleven-year-old Edwina confronts old and new challenges when her longtime best friend Sally faces the inevitable death of the grandmother who raised her.
13) Pablo and Birdy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
820L
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English
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Pablo, nearly ten, has many questions about his origins and how he arrived at Isla as a baby, but finding the answers may mean losing his lifetime companion, Birdy the parrot.
14) Making a friend
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 310L
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English
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When the snow falls, a young boy makes a snowman that becomes his friend until the seasons change.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
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After his dad commits suicide, Will tries to overcome his own misery by secretly helping the people around him in this story made up of one hundred chapters of one hundred words each. Sixteen-year-old Will spends most of his days the same way: Working at the Dollar Only store, trying to replicate his late father's famous cornbread recipe, and walking the streets of Los Angeles. Will started walking after his father committed suicide, and three years...
16) Where we are
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English
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Told in the voices of two high school juniors, Micah is held captive by the cult his parents joined and Sesame, his orphaned girlfriend, rallies their friends to save him.
17) Someday
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English
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A mother's love leads to a mother's dream--every mother's dream--for her child to live life to its fullest. A deceptively simple, powerful ode to the potential of love and the potential in life, Someday is a story that you'll want to share today.
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All the apprehension about school "firsts" is playfully presented in these reassuring stories. In Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth, advice from a "knowledgeable" second grader has the first grade worry-wart convinced that her new teacher is really a 300-year old alien who steals baby teeth from her students. This is especially worrisome since she has a secret: her first tooth is loose! A witty, and spot-on depiction of first-day-of-school jitters, this...
19) Making a Friend
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English
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Clean, cold, white snow! Snow for sledding. Snow for catching on your tongue. Snow for making a SNOWMAN! Is there anything as wonderful as SNOW? Is there any better friend than a SNOWMAN? Snow isn't forever, though. The wind shifts, the weather warms and snow melts into spring. The Snowman has become something else - the fog, the rain. But, how can this boy forget his good friend? He doesn't…and he doesn't have to.
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English
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Clean, cold, white snow! Snow for sledding. Snow for catching on your tongue. Snow for making a SNOWMAN! Is there anything as wonderful as SNOW? Is there any better friend than a SNOWMAN? Snow isn't forever, though. The wind shifts, the weather warms and snow melts into spring. The Snowman has become something else - the fog, the rain. But, how can this boy forget his good friend? He doesn't…and he doesn't have to. This title includes Read-Along...
