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2) Braced
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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When twelve-year-old Rachel learns that her scoliosis has worsened and she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is devastated; afraid that she will not be able to play soccer, and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates--but her mother is determined to spare her the spinal fusion surgery that she herself had as a teenager.
3) El Deafo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!
Winner, John Newbery Medal
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What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!?
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Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Ceceâs class was deaf. Here, sheâs different. Sheâs...
Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!
Winner, John Newbery Medal
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What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!?
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Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Ceceâs class was deaf. Here, sheâs different. Sheâs...
Author
Series
California diaries volume 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
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Description
Dawn and her best friend Sunny aren't speaking to each other -- until Sunny's mother comes home from cancer treatment to die.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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Description
Pulling my radiation mask out of my pocket, my rough hands snagged the fine gauze. How could such a thin weave protect me from death? You can't see radiation, or smell it, or feel it. Could a mask stop it so easily? Nyle's life with her grandmother on their Vermont sheep farm advances rhythmically through the seasons until the night of the accident at the Cookshire nuclear power plant. Without warning, Nyle's modest world fills with protective masks,...
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In I Can Wash Up!, author and illustrator Meg Walters presents parents, teachers, and caregivers with the tools needed to teach the children in their lives about basic hygiene in hopes that they will grow into healthy, smart adults. It's important that children find the right balance between being mindful about cleanliness and the importance of exploring their worlds.
Author
Lexile measure
AD 510L
Language
English
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Description
Bald for most of her life, Bea, helped by her best friend, Shaleah, struggles to find a way to participate in Silly Hair Day during Silly Spirit Week at school. Includes information about forms of alopecia and other causes of hair loss in children, and about temporary tattoos.
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English
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Life for Dinora Diaz, DeeDee for short, is full of D's. Missing her dad, who's disappeared. Being diagnosed with diabetes. Feeling dumb in fourth grade at her new school, which she transferred into-leaving behind Sandro Zapote and all her other friends in Miss Hamilton's class-after her family's trailer burned down. It's so many D's that DeeDee's sure she'll never really fit in, much less find the perfect best friend she's always wanted. Then DeeDee...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
240L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pete gets a case of the hiccups, and he doesn't know what to do! He decides to ask his wisest friends for help, like Grumpy Toad, Callie, and Bob. But Pete is still stuck with the hiccups! Will Pete the Kitty ever get rid of his terrible hiccups?" --
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
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Description
"When scientist-in-the-making Madeline Little starts sixth grade, she soon learns that middle school is nothing like a perfect lab experiment--and that she now has to find the cure for her newly messed-up life"--
12) Sudden impact
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Series
Lexile measure
HL 570L
Language
English
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Tina tries to find a donor to save her friend Kurt's life."--
13) Sorry not sorry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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Description
Janelle and Alyssa used to be friends. Best friends. They knew each other's deepest secrets and went through the hardest times together. But that was then. Now? Their status is somewhere between frenemies and full-on rivals. Janelle is all about making a difference in her community, while Alyssa reigns over the shallowest girls in school. Until the day Alyssa collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Suddenly, everyone knows about her declining health...
15) A-Okay
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Series
Language
English
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A-Okay by Jarad Greene is a vulnerable and heartfelt semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel about acne, identity, and finding your place.
When Jay starts eighth grade with a few pimples he doesn't think much of it at first…except to wonder if the embarrassing acne will disappear as quickly as it arrived. But when his acne goes from bad to worse, Jay's prescribed a powerful medication that comes with some serious side effects. Regardless,...
16) Paralyzed
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Linebacker Reggie Scott is forced to deal with the repercussions of an incident that shakes his belief in the game he loves. When he is persecuted by angry fans for being a "dirty" player, Reggie is forced to confront his own guilt and decide whether he can continue to play his senior season and beyond.
17) At all costs
Author
Series
Red zone volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Description
"Kyle doesn't see much game time. Mike is more successful-even if he's taken some hits. When Kyle realizes a hole in the concussion detection program, he has to decide whether to tell his friend"--
18) Remember this
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
When Lucy is almost sixteen years old, she spends a summer losing her best friend, dating a boy she previously despised, and watching her beloved grandmother fall victim to Alzheimer's disease. Includes author's note with facts about Alzheimer's disease.
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Series
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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"The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many changes into children's lives. Celebrating Virtually gives actionable suggestions to help young readers adapt and learn to celebrate big moments in new ways as we navigate the current outbreak. This book includes science content, based on current CDC recommendations, as well as social emotional content to help with personal wellness and development of empathy. All books in the 21st Century Junior Library encourage...
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