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Forced to leave medical school in order to care for her young siblings after their mother is placed in a nursing home, Sara Elliott is thrust into the role of becoming a mother figure and finds her situation challenged by a love interest with questionable family ties and the reappearance of her long-lost brother.
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2024.
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English
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When her dad is diagnosed with cancer, Klara begrudgingly agrees to run his construction company while he undergoes treatment and, way out of her comfort zone, meets Alex, a carpenter whose life has been upended by his brother’s untimely death, and together they navigate life, family and unexpected changes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
820L
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English
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"Chase has been reunited with his younger sister, Lilli. He doesn't remember his past, but Lilli does--she remembers their parents, and life before their planet was destroyed"--WorldCat.
5) The breakout
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English
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"James Murphy is a Marine Corps sniper. He's done two tours in Afghanistan. He's considered an American Hero. And James is out for revenge. Alejandro Rocha, a massively powerful drug kingpin who operates out of La Paz, Mexico, is responsible for James's sister, Layla's death, and he intends to make Rocha pay for it. James goes AWOL from his unit and travels to Mexico, ready to enact bloody vengeance, but before he can go through with his plan, he...
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Foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart. Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, is used to looking after children from difficult home situations, but she finds herself struggling when she agrees to take in Taylor and her younger brother, Reece, for a short while. Taylor tries desperately not to fit in, to be the tough young teen that she has had to become, making it clear that she cares...
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Wild Survival volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
890L
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English
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Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called "Wild Survival!" The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. Their latest adventure takes them to Mexico. There they are tracking an injured and endangered jaguar. Packed with animal facts and illustrations, as well as non-fiction backmatter, Wild Survival...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Isaac is struggling to prepare for his Bar Mitzvah when his older brother Josh, a self-proclaimed "Super Jew" and undefeated wrestler, forces him into a quest to become a man by shooting a gun, riding a motorcycle, falling in love, and more.
9) La línea
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
650L
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English
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When fifteen-year-old Miguel's time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister's determination to join him soon imperils them both.
10) Lucky strikes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Set in Depression Era Virginia, this is the story of orphaned Amelia and her struggle to keep her siblings together"--
12) When evil lurks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
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The residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late.
13) What we buried
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Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"It’s been years since Daniel Kennicott’s brother, Michael, was shot and killed the night before he was about to depart for Gubbio, Italy. The case, never solved, has haunted Daniel ever since. Long suspecting the killing was tied to Michael’s planned trip but overwhelmed with grief, Daniel has put off going there—until now, the tenth anniversary of the murder. As he’s about to leave, Daniel learns that his two mentors, detectives Ari Greene...
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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'Karma' should be a four-letter word. Just ask Earl, the lovable loser with a hilarious laundry list of dirty deeds that need undoing. He has done everything from stealing a children's bookmobile to getting his babysitter pregnant, the hard way. While Earl's brother Randy starts a karmic list of his own, his ex-wife, Joy, and her husband are movin' on up to the suburbs. Trouble is, you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take...
15) Yumbo gumbo
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[2024]
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English
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Annabelle and her little brother, Beau, cannot decide which kind of gumbo to cook, so Annabelle suggests taking a family vote, but when some family members are not happy with the results, Annabelle comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone. Includes a glossary of Louisiana Creole terms, a cultural note, and math activities for developing data literacy.
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