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1) Brave Irene
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
2) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
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Language
English
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Description
Discusses how to embrace vulnerability in order to live a whole, courageous life, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections.
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Series
Max (Ed Vere) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
Max is a cute kitten who dreams of becoming a brave mouse-catcher. So he sets off in search of a mouse, and discovers that bravery perhaps is not so important after all.
4) Lone wolf
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Series
Wolves of the Beyond volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by his pack, a baby wolf with a mysterious mark on his deformed paw survives and embarks on a journey that will change the world of the wolves of the Beyond.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
A collection of four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told from Tobias's point of view, that follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions, and the weeks after he meets Tris Prior.
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Language
English
Description
"You have fear. And if you don't face your fear, it can hold you back from enjoying life. Joyce Meyer wants to show you that to break out of fear, you must face it head-on. Here she explains how you can overcome the debilitating power of fear by learning to confront and conquer every fear you have. Blending practical insights, her personal experiences, and inspiring Scripture, this book will teach you how to conquer any fear, reach your greatest potential,...
7) Wringer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
In this skillfully told novel by the author of The Bean Trees, a young woman returns to her hometown to care for her father and, without knowing it, herself. As usual, Codi is seeking to avoid life, but instead she finds plenty of it. She begins a complicated romance with a former boyfriend, corresponds with her sister, Hallie, who is kidnapped and then murdered in Nicaragua, tries to convince her father that his declining mental abilities are interfering...
10) Lines of courage
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish deportations before his own family is taken. Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and working as a nurse--or even a doctor. Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together, despite her father's imprisonment, as the war's longest battle stretches on and on. Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a friend from...
11) Homeless bird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
12) Lie by moonlight
Author
Series
Vanza volume 04
Language
English
Description
Hired to tutor four orphaned girls at remote, ramshackle Aldwick Castle, Miss Concordia Glade is pleased to find her pupils both eager and bright.
14) Secondhand dogs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When a new dog named Decker arrives in Miss Lottie's home and convinces Moon Pie to embark on an impossible journey, Gus, the insecure pack leader, must gather his courage to bring Moon Pie home."--
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Language
English
Description
"By Pushcart award-winning poet Maggie Smith, a collection of quotes and essays on facing life's challenges with creativity, courage, and resilience"--
When poet Smith started writing daily Twitter posts in the wake of her divorce, they unexpectedly caught fire. Here she writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation. Like kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold, she celebrates the beauty and strength on the...
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Language
English
Description
Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives -- experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. Now Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe...
17) The ghostfaces
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Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
When a massive storm at sea blows the Brotherband crew off course to a land so far west Hal cannot recognize it from his maps, they face an unknown enemy.
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Series
Maybe Marisol volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard named Peppina ... but she's way too scared to climb it. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe"--
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Language
English
Description
Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. Ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. While there's a lot of work to do, we know that throughout history and around the globe women have overcome the...
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