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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the risk is thrilling. But when he is accosted by Partisans--covert members of the anti-Nazi movement--thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his...
Author
Language
English
Description
"For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella's childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents-moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella's own mother is convinced that her daughter is cursed or haunted.In her rugged Italian village, Stella is considered an oddity-beautiful and smart, insolent and cold. Stella uses her peculiar toughness to protect...
5) Me and you
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Pretending to his socially conscious parents that he has been invited to an exclusive ski vacation with popular kids, 14-year-old misfit Lorenzo anticipates a week of welcome isolation at a family apartment building only to endure psychological confrontation at the hands of his estranged half-sister.
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