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Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
A touching, out-of-this-world graphic novel about a daughter, her father, and the aliens that may or may not be speaking to him.
Julia didn’t always believe in aliens.
It was her father who convinced her otherwise. You see—Julia’s dad believes he was abducted by aliens. And ever since then, he’s been obsessed with the extraterrestrial beings living out there.
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Julia didn’t always believe in aliens.
It was her father who convinced her otherwise. You see—Julia’s dad believes he was abducted by aliens. And ever since then, he’s been obsessed with the extraterrestrial beings living out there.
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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young girl explores her city with her father, taking in all its sensory details. Her city speaks to her in so many ways: "sometimes it echoes," and "sometimes it trills." It "buzzes and tweets and flocks." It's both "busy" and "relaxed," and "smelly" and "sweet." In the end, we discover that the city doesn't just speak to this inquisitive young girl - it also listens ... Author Darren Lebeuf, an award-winning photographer, uses spare text and a...
4) Mango moon
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old Maricela, her brother Manuel, and mother face many challenges when her father is taken away to face deportation, but love binds them close." -- (Source of summary not specified)
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Animal Stories. Inspired by a real-life princess, the unforgettable story of how a truly special horse heals a girl's broken heart. Princess Haya is just three years old when tragedy strikes. A terrible accident leaves her heartbroken. So her father, the King of Jordan, gives his daughter an orphaned foal to care for. Gradually, the princess is brought out of despair by her love for her foal, and an incredible bond grows between them. Haya begins...
6) Climb on!
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a young child reminds her dad about the hike they planned, her father is hesitant --To the tippy top? It's a great day to watch futbol (soccer). But as the two climb on, her enthusiasm is contagious. Filled with setbacks, surprises, and stunning views, this warm and humorous story highlights in vivid colors the bonding power of a shared experience. A list of creatures at the end prompts a second look for keen-eyed readers to make discoveries...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Following their mother's death in the Covid-19 pandemic, twelve-year-old twins Nicky and Josie move with their father to an isolated island in Alaska, where Nicky embraces her new life, learning about the forests from her cousin, but Josie seems determined to turn herself into a radical environmentalist, with little consideration for the people on the island and the economic woes the pandemic has caused.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Robyn Goodfellowe and her father arrive in Kilkenny, Ireland, tasked with hunting the last of the wolves, but Robyn's friendship with Mebh, a girl living in the forests and protecting the wolves, threatens everything Robyn--and her father--hold dear."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Marigold's family owns Flexx Unlimited, a hip-hop lifestyle company, and she attends the elite school Flowered Arms Academy, but she has never felt entirely comfortable in the mostly White school, and she prefers to hang out with Justice, relatively new to the school, but a star basketball player; so enrolling in Style High with him, a trainee program funded by Mari's family, seems like a good way to spend the summer--until she...
Author
Series
Sparkella volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Language
English
Description
"Ella is excited for her first day at a new school. Glimmering pencil case? Check! Shimmering backpack? Check! Glittery ribbons in her hair? Check! She can't wait to meet the other kids and share her sparkly personality. But her first day doesn't go quite as planned: Her new classmates don't like her disco-ball shoes, her PB & J-with-sprinkles sandwich, or her rainbow-y unicorn painting. Ella decides to try to be less sparkly at school the next day...
Author
Language
English
Description
An ordinary summer turns into the adventure of a lifetime when young Katy McLaughlin befriends a wild mustang. But when her father sells the horse to another farm, Katy will risk everything to get her back. With a little help from her new friend "Flicka," Katy will learn the meaning of responsibility, courage, and ultimately, friendship.
12) Loon summer
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While spending the summer with her father, Rainie wishes her parents would stay together, just like the family of loons she sees on the lake.
13) Come what may
Author
Series
Heartland volume 5
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
When Amy finds out her sister, Lou, is trying to get in touch with their estranged father, she doesn't know what to do. She isn't willing to let her father into her life again. Forcing herself to forget about it, Amy focuses her attention on the new horse, Melody. But when complications develop with Melody's unborn foal, it takes nothing short of a miracle to help Amy realize that life is not about the pain you've felt in the past, but the hope you...
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