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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: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Clayton feels most alive when he's with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, and the band of Bluesmen -- he can't wait to join them, just as soon as he has a blues song of his own. But then the unthinkable happens. Cool Papa Byrd dies, and Clayton's mother forbids Clayton from playing the blues. And Clayton knows that's no way to live. Armed with his grandfather's brown porkpie hat and his harmonica, he runs away from home in search of the Bluesmen, hoping...
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Series
Nancy Clancy volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's Nancy Clancy's time to shine as she takes center stage in the school play! There's no way Nancy will get stuck in the chorus again this year--she's been practicing guitar for months and her audition was superb. So when Nancy gets a callback, she's overwhelmed with joy! But after Nancy's performance during the play is captured on a video that gets posted on YouTube, it seems her stardom has gone viral. Will Nancy's humiliation get the best of...
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Series
Aven Green volume 03
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to choose an instrument to play. When she decides to try the piano, Aven is disappointed she can't master Mozart in one whole day. To cheer up Aven, her parents take her to see a musician who was also born without arms. With new inspiration and a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven is ready for the school talent show. Will she take center stage? Or will she blow her big...
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Language
English
Description
"There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers or your face. You can dance because you're happy or even because you're sad. But what's the best way to dance? Exactly how you want to!" --
7) Echo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, as the second World War approaches, the lives of three children -- Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California -- become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the only T. rex in her school, Penelope is often overlooked but when she loses her confidence after signing up for the school talent show, her father and some friends help her find her courage"--Verso page.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to keeping her thoughts to herself--in school, where her boyfriend does the talking for her, and at home, where it's impossible to compete with her older siblings and high-powered parents. When she mistakenly walks into a stand-up comedy club and performs, the experience is surprisingly cathartic. After the show, she meets Mo, an aspiring comic who's everything Izzy's not: bold, confident, comfortable in her skin. Mo...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.
14) Jo's boys
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
Jo's boys, and how they turned out: A sequel to "Little Men" is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1886. The novel is the final book in the unofficial Little Women series. In it, Jo's "children", now grown, are caught up in real world troubles. The book mostly follows the lives of Plumfield boys who were introduced in Little Men, particularly Tommy, Emil, Demi, Nat, Dan, and Professor Bhaer and Jo's sons Rob and Teddy,...
Author
Series
My weird school volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
When boring Mr. Loring retires, A.J.'s class gets a new music teacher who raps, break-dances, and thinks he has what it takes to become a famous musician.
16) Jacky Ha-Ha
Author
Series
Jacky Ha-Ha volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Jacky "Ha-Ha" Hart is a class clown with a penchant for pranking--and when she's required to act in the school play to appease her frustrated teachers, she must conquer her stutter."--
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A bear finds a piano in the woods, learns to play it, and travels to the big city to become rich and famous, but ultimately discovers that his old friends in the forest back home are still the best audience of all"--
19) The Marvels
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits...
Author
Series
My weirder school volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's time for the annual Ella Mentry School talent show, and this year Principal Klutz has hired a wacky professional, Mrs. Lane, to help the kids with their talents." --
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