Sisters in time
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Times are tough for Anna Harrington. But times are even tougher for some of her friends, who've been devastated by the Great Depression. Dot's family is hungry nad may lose its home, while Chet, riding the rails as a hobo in search of work, is in trouble with the law. Twelve-year-old Anna and her cousin, Fred, watch in sorrow as others suffer, wondering what they can do to show God's love to their friends. Soon, they come up with some clever ideas...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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In 1775, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the British siege brings increasing hardships and growing resentment to the community, eleven-year-old Kate decides to go against her Loyalist parents and help her cousin spy for the Patriots.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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In 1939, in Seattle, Washington, as the Japanese invasion of China increases general hostility towards Japanese Americans, nine-year-old Mandy finds the adjustment to her new school as well as the prejudice against her Asian friends extremely difficult to bear.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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In 1914, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the war in Europe increases general hostility towards German Americans, twelve-year-old Maria Schmidt finds inspiration in the women's suffrage movement and decides to join the cause.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In 1621, newly arrived at Plymouth Colony, eleven-year-old Rebekah and her family find themselves facing a difficult winter with little food, inadequate shelter, sickness, and little hope for the future until help arrives with an unexpected visitor.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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"Sarah Smythe has lived in Holland her entire life. But that's about to change. He rparents are taking her and her brother, John, on a journey to America - the New World - with plans to stay permanently. Sarah must leave behind the town, the home, and the friends she loves, for an uncertain and dangerous new life across the ocean. What does her future in America hold? How will she adjust to life with the other Pilgrims? Will God bring their ship,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"Why did her friend receive a young female slave as a Christmas present? And why does Maggie's friend so mistreat the miserable girl? When the spiritual revival known as the Great Awakening comes to Boston, Maggie's tender heart is stirred - and she knows she must dare to help the slave, so far from her home in the West Indies. In her act of compassion, Maggie learns that we best serve God by serving others." - from back cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Ten-year-old Cincinnatian Grace Morgan is fed up with the unkempt boy who harrasses her quiet cousin, but she sees things differently when their town is hit by a serious drought and she and her family get a taste of poverty.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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As World War II draws to a close, Laura comes to admire her Japanese American neighbor whose father is fighting for the U.S. Army in Europe, but will she be strong enough to defend her new friend from the persecution of schoolmates?