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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends.
3) Hero type
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Feeling awkward and ugly is only one reason sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity surrounding his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he steps into the limelight to encourage people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean.
5) Batter up!
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Caleb has always batted with the same wood bat until the other team accuses Caleb of cheating by tampering with the bat! Now Caleb is forced to use the aluminum bat. How is he supposed to help his team win when he keeps striking out?
8) Face-off
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate's injury.
10) Striker assist
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Talented striker Jax Cooper has been Most Valuable Player for the Screaming Hawks for four years in a row, but when he joins a traveling league he finds out that he still has a lot to learn about teamwork.
13) Loyalty
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When his father is killed by rebel vigilantes, Noah flees with his family to Boston. Intent on avenging his father, Noah becomes a spy for the British and firsthand witness to the power of partisan rumor to distort facts, the hypocrisy of men who demand freedom while enslaving others, and the human connections that bind people together regardless of stated allegiances. Awash in contradictory information and participating in key events leading to the...
14) Speed demon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"Ninth-grader Tim Beeman, struggling as a newcomer at elite Hilton Prep, is torn between using his special talent for speed by playing on the prestigious football team or by running with the more relaxed track and field team"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai (Three Finger) Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other players did not have. With determination and guts, they didn't just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
In late 1862, young James of Murfreesboro is a proud Southerner who takes on the responsibility of providing for his newly widowed mother and younger sister by working for his neighbor alongside the field slave Eli--an experience that calls into question many of his cherished beliefs about slavery and the War.
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