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Series
Maybe Marisol volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"One of Marisol's least-favorite things is gym class--especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be playing kickball--so Marisol and her best friend Jada ask the best (and stinkiest) athlete they know--Marisol's big brother Oz--for help"--
2) The dot
Author
Series
Creatrilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Description
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small humiliations that come his way. Until the day he learns about the "squip." A pill-sized supercomputer that you swallow, the squip is guaranteed to bring you whatever you most desire in life. By instructing him on everything from what to wear, to how to talk and walk, the squip transforms Jeremy from...
4) Imani's moon
Author
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Little Imani of the Maasai people longs to do something great, like touching the moon, but the other children just laugh at her.
5) Ish
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
Author
Series
Princess Academy trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miri returns to Asland and calls upon all of her knowledge of rhetoric and other useful lessons learned at the Princess Academy when she and the other girls face strong opposition while working for a new, fair charter.
8) Wildoak
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort, but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
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Series
Nathan Abercrombie, accidental zombie volume 1
Nathan Abercrombie accidental zombie volume 01
Nathan Abercrombie accidental zombie volume 1
Nathan Abercrombie accidental zombie volume 01
Nathan Abercrombie accidental zombie volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages.
11) QB 1
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
Jake Cullen, fourteen, lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine.
Author
Series
Gilded magic volume 2
Language
English
Description
When Izzy O'Donnell saved the students at Miss Posterity's Academy for Practical Magic her courage caused the Mayor of New York to allowed new "kindling schools" to open, and open them to any child who wanted to apply, even if they are poor, and that his how Maeve O'Donnell ended up with her older sister at the Manhattan School for Magic; but unlike Izzy, Maeve is terrified of magic because she feels its wildness, and fears that she will never be...
13) One green apple
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young Muslim immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples.
14) To catch a thief
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Amelia thinks of herself as devoid of talent, but when the dragonfly staff goes missing seven days before the Dragonfly Day Festival, she takes it upon herself to catch the thief and save her town."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
No better feeling exists in the world than stepping to the top of a winner's podium and hoisting a trophy high in the air. At least, that's what Allie thinks . . . she's never actually won anything before. Everyone in her family is special in some way -- her younger sister is a rising TV star; her brother is a soccer prodigy; her great-grandfather is a Congressional Medal of Honor winner.With a family like this, Allie knows she has to make her mark...
18) Like Vanessa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
19) Shine bright
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When her confidence is shaken by peers who say they are scared of her because she's "too dark," Imani turns to her sister for a loving reminder that she's smart, brave, beautiful, strong, and just enough. After embracing what makes her truly special, Imani learns to be fearless! Bursting with inspiration and affirmation, Kheris Rogers' debut picture book encourages children everywhere to love the skin they are in."--Amazon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture"--WorldCat.
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