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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Cline Alden's grandmother says that music is in the family's blood, but Cline's mother is dead-set against her daughter's dreams of becoming a country music singer; Cline is determined to find the money to attend a Young Singer-Songwriter Workshop in Lexington (not too far from her Paris, Kentucky home), so now she has a lot on her mind--she is hiding things from her mother, she is losing her beloved grandmother to Alzheimer's, and she has begun...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
The love life of an awkward teen takes an unforgettable turn after he brings his grandmother to prom in this funny, offbeat, and smile-inducing contemporary romance that is pitch perfect for fans of Jesse Andrews and Robyn Schneider.
Author
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
With her activist parents off fighting for good causes, Edie Berger is sent off to boarding school by her strict grandmother, Odette, and gets a chance to visit Paris, where she has a series of madcap adventures while trying to figure out her place and purpose in the world.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
"Claudia's sister, Janine, is too busy being smart to be nice to anyone-- even their grandmother, Mimi. But Claudia doesn't have to see Janine too much this summer since the Baby-sitters Club is starting a new play group. It's going to be so much fun! But then Mimi has a stroke, and the whole summer changes. Now Claudia is "Mimi-sitting" and Janine is no help at all. How can the Kishi sisters get along when Janine is always so mean?"--P. [4] of cover....
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tara Doucet is grieving for her grandmother, and her family is falling apart around her, but it seems like her grandmother has preplanned an elaborate itinerary for her to follow which will lead her and her sister Riley from Louisiana to a South Pacific island and into danger--and everywhere she turns butterflies follow.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
In 1952 eleven-year-old Azalea is sent to Paris Junction, Arkansas, to help out her grandmother who has injured her foot, but does not really seem to want her help; Billy Wong is a Chinese-American boy whose uncle owns the local grocery store, in town to attend the "white" school, since the Chinese mission school has closed, but frustrated by the overt prejudice of the local children--and over the summer the two begin to forge a friendship.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Laura Dyson's seventh grade history teacher schedules a class trip to the slave shack on her grandmother's Texas farm, Laura is forced to come to terms with her family's past and what it means for her future.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister. Main series volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Description
Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor. She has five grandmothers eventually. But her new grandmother makes Karen listen to old music and teaches her funny dances too, like the foxtrot.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--
Author
Series
Dead girl volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Temp Lifer Amber's third assignment takes her into the body of her best friend, Alyce, who is involved in some secret project involving cemeteries, and while investigating, Amber encounters Dark Lifer Gabe, who wants to make a deal with her.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie and her younger sister, Grace, have been living with their grandmother since their parents died in a car crash, and Maggie has been taking out her anger on Grace and acting out in their new school--but when Daisy of Daisy's Desserts starts teaching her to bake, she starts to rediscover her better nature.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Leo's grandfather died a year ago, and ever since Leo has been tasked with tracking his grandmother down whenever she wanders away from their home in Allentown, Pennsylvania--but when she abruptly decides to take the trip to Utah that her husband was planning, Leo finds himself on the way to visit dinosaurs, in an old Buick with his grandmother, his seventeen-year-old cousin Abby, and Abby's old, smelly Golden retriever, Kermit, without telling his...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Daniel has been crazy about Mac from the moment she transferred to his school. She's smart, funny, loyal and fiercely independent. The only problem is, when life gets too hard for Mac, she runs away. But she always comes back. Except now Mac's grandmother is dead, their house is about to be torn down and she's been humiliated in front of the entire school. When Daniel finds out Mac has been saying goodbye to her friends, he realizes she's planning...
16) The new girl
Author
Series
Allie Finkle's rules for girls volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.
Author
Series
Hand-me-down magic volume 03
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Noticing her cousin Alma's disappointment when a classmate purchases a beautiful patchwork purse that had been in a shop window, Del uses glitter, glue and other materials to bring homespun magic into Alma's life"--WorldCat.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rosa organizes her friends into the Oak Street Band in order to earn money her family needs because of her Grandma's illness ... Community, family and personal triumphs converge, making unforgettable music for everyone. And the money jar--in which the family saved their change to buy the big red chair and Rosa's accordion--is empty too. Leora, Mae, and Jenny often make music for Grandma. She says their playing makes her feel like a girl again, dancing...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Maisie feels that she has enough complications in her life: her actor uncle has moved in with her family while he recovers from an accident and her father is not pleased, her grandmother is slipping into dementia but wants to remarry, her mom has been laid off, and her best friend Cyrus, with whom she spends Saturdays watching classic movies, has revealed that he is gay--but Gary, the boy he has a crush on, seems more attracted to...
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