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Elsie Dinsmore series volume 1
A Burt book
Elsie books volume 1
Original Elsie classics volume 1
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A Burt book
Elsie books volume 1
Original Elsie classics volume 1
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Living with her uncle's family on a southern plantation in the mid-nineteenth century, motherless eight-year-old Elsie finds it difficult to establish a relationship with her worldly father who seems indifferent to her religious principles.
3) Homecoming
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dubbing his new triplet sisters "the Trips," nine-year-old Jacob studies them for a science project by watching them grow and realizes they aren't just "the Trips" anymore, but individuals he has come to love"--WorldCat.
5) Fast break
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game.
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Elsie Dinsmore series volume 3
Original Elsie classics volume 3
Elsie books volume 03
Original Elsie Dinsmore collection volume 03
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Original Elsie classics volume 3
Elsie books volume 03
Original Elsie Dinsmore collection volume 03
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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"As Elsie Dinsmore grows up and becomes a young woman, her family undergoes major changes. Her father, Horace Dinsmore, falls in love and marries sweet Rose Allison, whom Elsie has loved since childhood. Soon two new members-Horace, Jr., and Rosebud-join the happy family. Elsie spends a summer with her eccentric Aunt Wealthy and experiences the joy of first love and the deep pain of betrayal. In an attempt to cure her broken heart, Elsie's family...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Assistant district attorney Nina Frost has always prided herself on the fact that she protects the city's children from abuse and crime, but when her own son is sexually abused, she finds herself overcome with rage and sets out to find his attacker and exact justice for her son.
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Elsie Dinsmore series volume 4
Elsie books volume 04
Original Elsie Dinsmore collection volume 04
Elsie books volume 4
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Elsie books volume 04
Original Elsie Dinsmore collection volume 04
Elsie books volume 4
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Elsie and Edward marry and take over her inherited estate in the Louisiana Bayou, where they struggle to raise four children in a country on the brink of civil war.
10) Elsie's children
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Elsie Dinsmore series volume 6
Elsie books volume 06
Original Elsie classics volume 6
Original Elsie Dinsmore collection volume 06
Elsie books volume 06
Original Elsie classics volume 6
Original Elsie Dinsmore collection volume 06
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elsie, Edward, and their children spend the summer in upstate New York with the Ross family, whom they share their love of Christ with, and must trust the Lord when their youngest daughter falls ill.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
"Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
Elsie shares her faith with her three stepgrandchildren, Max, Lulu, and Gracie, teaching them lessons about good character and obedience while their father is away at sea; and the family continues to grow as young Elsie and her husband Lester become parents to a son, and Violet gives birth to a daughter.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
"Alix and her older sister, Jools, have never been to the ocean. When their parents take them to spend a week by the shore, Alix is nervous about leaving home--but excited, too. At the beach, the sisters make friends, go exploring, and have adventures big and small"--
14) My friend Flicka
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
The story of an eleven year old boy whose one intense desire is that he have a colt of his own. The whole action of the story takes place against the pattern of a ranch devoted to raising blooded horses, out in Wyoming. At last his wish is granted, and he chooses his yearling, against all advice. The story is centered on the process of winning 'Flicka' and of proving the rightness of his choice.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
16) Tumble
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
"Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family" --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Language
English
Description
Tiger, sixteen, has been pushing away from her overprotective mother, but when her mother dies suddenly Tiger must learn to live when it feels she is surrounded by darkness.
It's always been Tiger and her mother against the world. And sometimes Tiger has been pushing away from her mother's over-protectiveness. Then, on a day like any other, her mother dies--and now Tiger is alone. To her it feels like it's the brightest day of summer, but it's dark...
Author
Series
Ryan Hart novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Ryan is caught between two friends who both want to be her best friend, her brother ruins her latest baking project, and a classmate keeps teasing her at school, yet Ryan still looks for a way to see the bright side of things and not let anything steal her joy.
19) Trouble magnet
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
410L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old. Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly, fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
"Ryan Hart and her family are back in another installment of stories about a Black girl finding her way and her voice as she grows through change and challenges. In this book, Ryan finds herself waiting on lots of things -- like for her new sister to be born healthy, for her new recipes to turn out right, for that summer camp trip to go better than she fears! And of course Ryan is facing these new challenges and new experiences in her classic style...
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