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1) Heaven
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson
Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
6) Monster
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Description
"A boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times.
11) Toning the sweep
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, fourteen-year-old Emmie hears many stories about the past and her family history and comes to a better understanding of relatives both dead and living.
13) Circle of gold
Author
Pub. Date
1984.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
"When Mattie's father was alive, everything seemed perfect. But her world changed when he died. Her mother is always angry and never smiles. Her twin brother seems quiet and withdrawn. And Mattie doesn't know what to do.".
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The core democratic values that enable children to mature into responsible citizens include a dynamic sense of community, history, and social responsibility. This discussion guide, built around books which have received the Coretta Scott King Award, will help teachers and librarians incorporate values lessons into read-aloud sessions or book club discussions.
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