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Ryan, Harley and Miles are very different people-the swimmer, the rebel and the nerd. All they've ever had in common is Isaac, their shared best friend. When Isaac dies unexpectedly, the three boys must come to terms with their grief and the impact Isaac had on each of their lives. In his absence, Ryan, Harley and Miles discover things about one another they never saw before, and realize there may be more tying them together than just Isaac. In...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"Eleven-year-old Kemi Carter loves scientific facts, specifically probability. It's how she understands the world and her place in it. Kemi knows her odds of being born were 1 in 5.5 trillion, and that the odds of her having the best family ever were even lower. Yet somehow, Kemi lucked out. But everything Kemi thought she knew changes when she sees an asteroid hovering in the sky, casting a purple haze over her world. AMPLUS-68 has an 84.7% chance...
3) Rez ball
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...
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Prisoner of night and fog volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
In 1930s Munich, the favorite niece of rising political leader Adolph Hitler is torn between duty and love after meeting a fearless and handsome young Jewish reporter.
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Series
Prisoner of night and fog volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In 1933, eighteen-year-old Gretchen, niece of Adolph Hitler, reunites with her Jewish boyfriend when she leaves the safety of England to return to Germany to investigate a murder and expose the evil of the Nazi regime.
8) The big wave
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
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His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 830L
Language
English
Description
A wealthy dual citizen of Mexico and the United States rebels against his family's strict plans for his future in the aftermath of his older brother's tragic death, an event that compels him to secure a job with his favorite celebrity chef, a relationship that becomes complicated when he falls for his boss's daughter.
10) Auma's Long Run
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Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Auma loves to run. In her small Kenyan village, she's a track star with big dreams. A track scholarship could allow her to attend high school and maybe even become a doctor. But a strange new sickness called AIDS is ravaging the village, and when her father becomes ill, Auma's family needs her help at home. Soon more people are getting sick—even dying—and no one knows why. Now Auma faces a difficult choice. Should she stay to support her struggling...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to realize that she still has a lot to learn and that her actions have consequences for her family as well as herself.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
"Max's first year of middle school hasn't been easy. Eighth-grade hotshot Johnny Pro torments Max constantly, for no other reason than Max is fat and an easy target. Max wishes he could fight back, but he doesn't want to hurt Johnny... just make him feel the way Max feels. In desperation, Max writes to the only person he thinks will understand: imprisoned supervillain Master Plan, a “gentleman of size.” To his surprise, Master Plan wants to help!...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"In this new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series, the Vanderbeekers depart Harlem to celebrate their dad's birthday. But their surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger kids try to keep their family from ever facing change. Our beloved Harlem family is putting the VAN in Vanderbeekers as they hit the highway to give their dad the best birthday surprise EVER! Re-creating a road trip Papa never got the chance to take with his own...
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Jackson friends book volume 04
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
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Pa Lia and her classmates share memories of Stinky Stern, the second-grade bully.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
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In this moving and timeless story, award-winning author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. homefront during World War II, weaving a rich portrait of a family reeling from loss and the chilling yet hopeful voyage of fighting for what matters, perfect for fans of The War That Saved My Life.
Days after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Hitler declared war on the U.S., unleashing U-boat submarines to attack American
...17) Ashes to ashes
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Series
Ashes to ashes volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 750L
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Callie McPhee, a ghost existing in The Prism between Earth and the next dimension, is torn between Nick, the boyfriend she left behind when she died, and Thatcher, the spirit who is teaching her how to haunt.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
The Day of the Dead (or Dia de los muertos) is a special Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed away. Readers will learn about how people celebrate the holiday with the creation of altars and traditional foods. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Written by native Spanish speakers--and...
19) Bump
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts, like her dad not being around anymore, don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: theworld of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new...
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English
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Seventeen-year-old inseparable best friends Jia, Ariel, and Everett navigate first love, grief, racism, and Asian American consciousness during one life-changing summer apart.
Best friends Jia Lee, Ariel Kim, and Everett Hoang are inseparable. But this summer, they won't be together. Everett, aspiring Broadway star, hopes to nab the lead role in an Ohio theater production, but soon realizes that talent and drive can only get her so far. Brainy Ariel...
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