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1) The Wright 3
Author
Series
Chasing Vermeer volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers cross paths. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, culminating in heroic turns-of-heart and the most epic musical ever to grace the high school stage.
3) Ghost boys
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
HL 360L
Language
English
Description
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till."--Provided by publisher.
"Twelve-year old Jerome is the latest victim, shot by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see...
Author
Series
Chasing Vermeer volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
When thirteen high-value pieces of art are stolen from a secret museum, Calder, Petra, and Tommy are grouped with two new companions to solve puzzles that are complicated by the clever Mrs. Sharpe.
Author
Series
Simon B. Rhymin' volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls Notorious D.O.G. But for now, he's just a Chicago fifth grader who's small for his age and afraid to use his voice. Simon prefers to lay low at school and at home, even though he's constantly spitting rhymes in his head. But when his new teacher assigns the class an oral presentation on something that affects their community, Simon must face his fears. With...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
T'Challa is training to inherit Wakanda, a technologically-advanced African kingdom ruled by his father, when he is unexpectedly sent to a Chicago public school with his best friend where he encounters an ancient evil that he must destroy.
Author
Series
Amira and Hamza volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
A genie informs twelve-year-old Amira and her younger brother Hamza that they are the chosen ones who must defeat a monstrous demon of Islamic folklore to save the Earth and a parallel dimension.
8) Divergent
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Language
English
Description
In dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue -- Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice Prior, the decision is between staying with her family and being...
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