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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of...
3) Contagion
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.
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Language
English
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While he may have dreams of becoming a detective, Officer Farnsworth is not your typical member of the force. A bit overweight, more than a bit clumsy and a geek to the extreme, he doesn't mesh well with many of his coworkers who don't even know the difference between Star Trek and Star Wars! However, when he is assigned to a murder investigation, his unique skill set comes in handy. The murderer happens to be a comic book villain copycat. And the...
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Language
English
Description
A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. A radical young Irish monk struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
In January 1914, with an unsuccessful college experience and a broken romance with Joe behind her, twenty-one-year-old Betsy, traveling alone for the first time, determines to enjoy every moment of her long trip around Europe.
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