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"The Maines were a middle-class, hard-working, politically conservative New England couple whose lives felt complete when they adopted identical twin sons. As toddlers, Jonas was the son Kelly and Wayne Maines expected, but Wyatt was only interested in girls' clothes and toys. By age five, this conflict was tearing Wyatt--and the family--apart. Today, Wyatt is Nicole. She and Jonas are now graduating from high school. This is the story of a journey...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
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1030L
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English
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"At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number. Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 14
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1110L
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English
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"When they were born on May 28, 1934, quintuplets Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie captivated the world, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the quints, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with depth and subtlety,...
4) Too much fun
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Little Lulu volume 13
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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Collects the humorous adventures of seven-year-old Little Lulu and her friends and family.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26
Lexile measure
1010L
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English
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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father₇ figure he knows more as a myth than as a man₇as been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey₇irst to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
840L
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English
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...this writing thing was some kind of magic trick I didn't yet understand... Nikki Grimes discovered the power of writing at the tender age of six, when, alone in her room, she poured her fears, anger, and tears onto a piece of paper - and felt sweet relief. Words and faith were her most enduring companions as life flung her headlong from one harrowing experience to the next through her childhood and teenage years. Words, spilled into notebook after...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
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1050L
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English
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"Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government...
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Born into a family of privilege and wealth, Donald J. Trump was sent to military school at the age of 13. After an unremarkable academic career, he joined the family business in real estate and built his fortune. His personal brand: sex, money and power. From no-holds-barred reality TV star to unlikely candidate, Trump rose to the highest political office: President of the United States of America. Brockenbrough provides a researched, and provocative...
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